Sometimes, even despite attentive maintenance and care, brick masonry fireplaces amass a fair amount soot, mildew, and efflorescence that cumulatively dates a modern home. While a teardown of this ...

Don’t be tempted to skip this step because a primed surface allows paint to adhere better. “Masonry and brick are porous,” says Mundwiller. “Primer seals the surface and wicks into the masonry to seal ...

One of the simplest ways you can improve the exterior of your home is by painting. While it's more common to paint siding, even if you have a brick exterior you can apply a couple of coats of paint to ...

Think carefully before you paint your home's exterior with a bold new color -- Skipping prepation or plaster can cause ...

You face a few different issues: how to prep brick and tile so paint sticks, which paint to use and how to apply the paint evenly to such textured surfaces. There’s considerable disagreement about ...

There are two distinct views about painting a brick house. One view is a newly painted brick house looks fresh, trendy and new. There is anecdotal evidence that well-done, painted brick houses, ...

Thinking about painting your brick house? Think again ... and even a third time. While coating brick walls with a shade of sunny yellow or crisp white will certainly brighten the appearance of your ...

House flipping can be a great way to get a good ROI and make homes more appealing to buyers. But if you are a buyer, chances are a flipped house may come with a few renovations you would have rather ...

Brick was used to create many of the stately residences we wish we lived in, but for all those successes, there are times when the material just looks wrong. Perhaps it's the color you detest and you ...

September 17, 2011 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google If you're remodeling a room and the new colors don't match the brick fireplace, painting the fireplace is an ...