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Would you do it? Would you buy a brick house that has been painted?
Something about it is kind of unsettling for me. I do know that there are some ugly brick colors that need to be painted over and have seen some paint jobs that look ok... but I think there's definitely a right way and a wrong way to paint brick.
I would "do it" if the look I was trying to achieve mandated it. But I'd only do it with the material that Boral Brick has come out with.
I wouldn't "do it" with Latex house paint- and I wouldn't buy a house with painted brick- because it probably is latex. Especially if its more than 5yrs old.
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Would you do it? Would you buy a brick house that has been painted?
Something about it is kind of unsettling for me. I do know that there are some ugly brick colors that need to be painted over and have seen some paint jobs that look ok... but I think there's definitely a right way and a wrong way to paint brick.
It depends on what the brick has been painted with. The idea of painted brick is not offensive to me, but if the wrong type if paint was used, you're looking at massive costs to get it off there and get it repainted (or returned to brick).
If I was sure it's been painted with a product that was made especially for brick, then I wouldn't have any problem with it. Otherwise...I'd be wary.
To anyone considering painting brick....especially a fireplace....please don't. It took me all summer a few years ago to scrape a god awful color of paint off a beautiful fireplace. I still have nightmares about it.
To anyone considering painting brick....especially a fireplace....please don't. It took me all summer a few years ago to scrape a god awful color of paint off a beautiful fireplace. I still have nightmares about it.
Heh...I would have put stone or some sort of other nice facing over it before I'd try to take it off
painting brick forces one to create a maintenance issue where one did not exist. those that do it are often cursed by the owners that spend the money sandblasting the paint off wondering why anyone would ever paint brick to begin with. If you don't like the look of brick.. sell the home and buy what you like. Don't paint it.
Everything comes back around. The problem is, there is a difference in "old" and "vintage." Some brick is plain ugly. It was cheap and ugly when it was installed......and it still is.
There is a low cost solution to ugly brick. Some brick is horrid brown. I've seen brick that is horrid red. To reface brick with new stone, or cultured stone, is costly, but, admittedly the best way to get rid of it. However, for plan B......there is a way to paint brick and make it look so much better.
If you have a wall of brick, or a fireplace surround in ugly brick.....by all means, paint it. There is a way. Like anything, it takes a bit of time, and a couple of layers of paint to "texturize" it so it looks mottled in nature, and not just painted over with a thick coat of latex using a roller. That look is awful......
I guess it could be called "faux" finished......when you paint over natural stone...but I have done it myself and it's looked fabulous, and has been a good alternative to live with until I could reface.
and you can see a couple of examples of how to paint brick to make it look better. If you don't know how to blend colors, or use multiple colors, a product like this is your best bet because the Kit comes with everything you need. It is more expensive than buying your own, but it has a better no-fail rate than experimenting. The photos don't do it justice, actually. It really looks nice in person. I think the most natural look for brick is to use the Taupe colors. You can modify it to darker or lighter looking.
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