While a number of exterior finishes may look fabulous on grand opening day, many age badly and quickly. At best, their appeal can be extended with regular reapplication and/or cleaning, erasing the installation cost savings that made them attractive options in the first place, and creating an annuity for a maintenance provider. Masonry does not look dated or dog-eared after ten years, but instead looks great after twenty, or fifty, or hundred. It fequently looks better over time. With no painting. With no washing. Still standing and looking beautiful long after its alternative has passed through its dated embarrassment phase, through its eyesore phase, and into its demolition and replacement phase.