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Anyone here install brick pavers in their house?
Posted on 4/30/16 at 1:23 pm
Posted on 4/30/16 at 1:23 pm
Just looking for costs for those who hired someone as well as the DIY costs. Before and after pictures are welcomed as well. I just bought a home and it's one of the things I'm looking to change in it. Current kitchen and dining area floor is ceramic. My home is in the Dutchtown area FYI.
Posted on 4/30/16 at 1:35 pm to dualed
I'm really confused about your avatar and your posting here on the OB.
Posted on 4/30/16 at 1:41 pm to dualed
Please tell us that your account got Tunsiled
Posted on 4/30/16 at 1:47 pm to dualed
My brother logged into my account the other day and I haven't gotten around to changing my avatar back. Sorry guys
. Let's try and stay on task
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Posted on 4/30/16 at 2:44 pm to dualed
I have them in the form of a three car wide driveway. They look good but, there is maintence involved. Constant weeds and you need to put sealant on them every few years. They also settle over time and you get low spots.
I did not install them.
I did not install them.
Posted on 4/30/16 at 2:50 pm to dualed
Had them on my last house. Would not have them again. It was a pain in the arse with the weeds growing in the cracks. I did have a lot of pavers though, double driveway that would fit 6 cars, around pool, side patio, front patio.
Posted on 4/30/16 at 3:05 pm to dualed
Indoor brick floors are a huge pain in the dick but they look awesome. We have them in our kitchen and we are getting ready to take them out.
Posted on 4/30/16 at 6:29 pm to dualed
You want brick floors?
I want to make sure everyone understands your question.
I just put down brick pavers outside but not sure about putting them inside.
I want to make sure everyone understands your question.
I just put down brick pavers outside but not sure about putting them inside.
Posted on 5/1/16 at 4:20 pm to dualed
We did a renovation last year and replaced tile with Old Chicago thin brick in the Kitchen, laundry room, and hallways. It looks amazing, the bricks have great character and we have received plenty of complements. While some compare the ease of installation to tile and claim it is a good DIY project I would not suggest it unless you have a lot of tile/brick experience. Tile is typically one exact shape, size, and color. Bricks (especially reclaimed) are basically a uniform thickness but the colors/shades/markings vary widely from brick to brick. It really takes an experienced eye to lay bricks from multiple packs and blend them together properly. Luckily our guy is a perfectionist and really took a lot of time laying them out and blending them in properly.
A couple of things he mentioned while installing were:
1) Blending: Don't just lay one pack at a time, pull from 3-4 boxes at a time. Make sure to pay attention to both sides of the brick. While tile typically only has 1 side that should face up you can use both sides of the thin brick. The pieces of thin brick that were on the outside of the original brick will have much more character (old grout/colors/markings) than the pieces cut from the middle of the brick. Properly blending everything together is almost an art.
2) Seal the brick two times before adding the grout. This will make it easier to get the grout cleaned off the face of the bricks. Set asside a couple of test bricks that match the predominant colors in the pattern. Apply the sealent to the test bricks before applying to the entire floor. Peoples tastes and every floor in general is different so there is not a set number of coats of sealer that should be applied. Utilize the test bricks to decide how many coats to apply.
A couple of things he mentioned while installing were:
1) Blending: Don't just lay one pack at a time, pull from 3-4 boxes at a time. Make sure to pay attention to both sides of the brick. While tile typically only has 1 side that should face up you can use both sides of the thin brick. The pieces of thin brick that were on the outside of the original brick will have much more character (old grout/colors/markings) than the pieces cut from the middle of the brick. Properly blending everything together is almost an art.
2) Seal the brick two times before adding the grout. This will make it easier to get the grout cleaned off the face of the bricks. Set asside a couple of test bricks that match the predominant colors in the pattern. Apply the sealent to the test bricks before applying to the entire floor. Peoples tastes and every floor in general is different so there is not a set number of coats of sealer that should be applied. Utilize the test bricks to decide how many coats to apply.
Posted on 5/2/16 at 8:50 am to dualed
I have about 1200 square feet of my house done in brick pavers. I used Magnolia brick out of Prairieville. I want to say somewhere around $7/sq foot installed. We have the Savannah pattern.
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