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Painting brick exterior - Should I do it?

Folks,

I am trying to come up with DIY projects around my house for the summer, and had this crazy idea of painting the brick walls on the exterior of our house. As you can see from the picture, the exterior of our house is both brick, and wood and I feel painting the brick may bring a bit more curb appeal. I did a bit of research, and came across couple of articles that said painting brick may not be a good idea. I probably won't use latex paint, but something like milk/chalk paint or white wash. Can painting brick cause structural damage to the house (in this case not all of the house is made of brick) ? Can we turn away potential buyers?


Would love to get some inputs from folks who have had experience with painting brick houses, or who are living in a painted brick house. Thanks.


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