Painting Exterior Brick?
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Comments (30)One of the greatest cautions to painting brick is that the paint, if not carefully selected can trap water and moisture in the wall assembly, causing deterioration to the brick and mortar and adjacent wall construction. This is especially true for historic and older structures where softer bricks and mortar, solid masonry construction, or veneer walls without modern cavity detailing and weeps, where paint could drastically and negatively effect the wall system. Similarly a wall that is showing signs of deterioration should not be painted as that means that water is already getting into the wall and can be trapped further with paint. The hardness of modern bricks, mortars, and cavity wall detailing has made this less of an issue in new construction, but it is still something of which everyone should be aware. It's something that would be worth discussing with the brick and paint manufacturers to make sure that the two are a good match both for durability and for maintaining the appropriate level of breathability....See MorePainting exterior brick
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Comments (6)IMO the fastest way to devalue tyour home is to paint the brick. What oyu need is the right color of green to work with the brick remove the shutters , get anew front doot use this shade of green for the siding trim and garage door and then go to work on some reallly nice landscaping all of that will have a lot more impact on curb appeal than painting the brick. remove the brick "wall on th left too....See Moreelcieg
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