Whitewash brick lighten and brighten surfaces in your living spaces with this easy to master painting technique that mutes the dark tones of red brick walls or fireplaces.
White wash brick with siding.
Last year we spent a great deal of time trying to spruce up the exterior of our home.
After you wash the brick thoroughly remove any peeling paint and protect your other surfaces use a 50 50 mixture of white latex paint and water and brush the surface of your brick with a masonry brush or dab with a rag.
I wanted more coverage with just a little bit of the black bricks showing through.
We started with a solution of 25 lime and 75 water.
The day you paint your brick is the day that the paint starts to degrade and maintenance begins.
You can expect to repaint your brick every 3 5 years according to the brick industry association.
That gave the brick a more translucent look.
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My husband and experimented with it on the brick under our deck.
Hubby started the long and tedious process of painting the house he still has some trim on the second floor to finish while i focused my attention on the concrete front porch floor and our deck.
Whitewash will have better results applied to clean interior brick instead of dirty brick.
You can use a mister to keep it from drying.
This is due to common adhesion problems associated with painting brick like efflorescence that white salt deposit that forms on the surface of old brick.
It works best to work in small sections as the paint dries quickly.
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Apply a cleaning solution of dish soap or all purpose cleaner and water with a clean cloth or rag.