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Has anyone installed a DIY exposed brick wall?
Posted on 5/10/19 at 8:30 am
Posted on 5/10/19 at 8:30 am
I am looking at potentially adding an exposed brick wall to our house. Has anyone ever tried doing this themselves? I came across this Brick It! installation system that looks fairly painless, but I was curious if I might be missing something. Has anyone used this or something similar before?
This post was edited on 5/10/19 at 8:39 am
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Posted on 5/10/19 at 8:49 am to Drunken Crawfish
I bet that is expensive as shite.
Posted on 5/10/19 at 9:25 am to Drunken Crawfish
There is no way in hell I would try to tackle that myself. But that’s just me
Posted on 5/10/19 at 9:28 am to CottonWasKing
Doesn't seem too bad besides handling areas around the windows. OP, tackle it and track your progress in this thread.
Posted on 5/10/19 at 9:33 am to Drunken Crawfish
Just did it in my kitchen as a backsplash. Didnt use Brick it. Went to General Shale in my area because it was cheaper. Didnt use a metal bracket system either. Just leveled them ourselves. But if you are doing an entire wall you may want something like that. Looks great though.
Posted on 5/10/19 at 9:53 am to Barracuda
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Just did it in my kitchen as a backsplash.
How difficult is that to clean?
I’ll be putting in a backsplash in a couple of months. Brick would look awesome but I’m worried about it being a pain in the arse to clean
Posted on 5/10/19 at 10:01 am to Drunken Crawfish
We did a very small one around our gas fireplace. It wasn't too bad. My wife was a lot better at it than I was. The thin brick was surprisingly expensive. I think it ended up being like $150 for what you see in the picture below. You might find it cheaper. I got a cheap tile saw from Harbor Freight to cut the pieces. We glued the brick to the wall and then "caulked" or "piped" the mortar in the joints by filling up a bag and clipping the corner to squeeze it in the cracks.
Before:
Afterish before painting. The mortar looks pretty rough in the picture, and it was, but since we were painting it we didn't worry too much. Looks great now that it's painted.
Before:
Afterish before painting. The mortar looks pretty rough in the picture, and it was, but since we were painting it we didn't worry too much. Looks great now that it's painted.
Posted on 5/10/19 at 10:34 am to BottomlandBrew
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The mortar looks pretty rough
You said you were painting so doesn’t really matter but the guy who installed my thin brick floors said the secret to a good mortar job was 1-2 coats of sealer before grouting. Said this makes the grout much easier to remove from the brick.
Posted on 5/10/19 at 12:42 pm to CottonWasKing
Haven't had to clean it yet. Another thing i will say is I used the 3/8" spacers and the mortar bag to put mine up:
Mortar Bag Spacers
Mortar Bag Spacers
Posted on 5/10/19 at 12:50 pm to Whatafrekinchessiebr
Here is what it looks like
Posted on 5/10/19 at 1:23 pm to Barracuda
Looks great
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