Recommendations for washing brick exterior

Call a brick company that sells bricks. They know.

I would check what this says about brick. I know that this works very well on painted wood siding that we have. Haven't tried brick.

I imagine you can just pressure wash brick no problem.

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I imagine you can just pressure wash brick no problem.

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I've actually read that this is not a good idea unless you know there are no gaps/cracks/etc.

Pretty much have to fix all of those first or you risk pushing water between and behind the brick, or damaging any cracked mortar even more.

We have a brick home as well, and I pretty much just figured on using a giant arse brush and spend a nice Saturday working on it.

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I imagine you can just pressure wash brick no problem.

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I did this at my old house when I was younger. Be very careful. I actually blasted the finish off the bricks and was left with red bricks 2 feet up from slab.

Depends on the brick and mortar.

I have pressured my brick home and brick rental properties. Most are ok with 2600 PSI. But some brick may be soft and the mortar also. Not sure how to test other than trying it out.

"Soft Washing" is the new buzz word for using strong bleach and soap without the high pressure. That process is commonly used on roofs and the results are amazing. YouTube has videos showing the process on roofs and houses.

It's unpainted red brick.....