Summary: Matching brick for a room addition may be close to impossible. Look for
color over texture if your brick is discontinued. From a distance no
one will notice a different brick texture but color differences will be
seen a mile off.
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Larryann Willis
10 Mar 2008, 12:45
I have new red bricks that I want to make a walkway that matches the reused
brick on the front of my house. Is there any way to treat the new bricks
to make them look old with black and white blotches etc on them. Thanks,
Larryann Willis
AsktheBuilder
13 Mar 2008, 08:18
Larryann,
You might try whitewashing them. Read my past columns about that.
Peter
31 May 2008, 09:11
I would argue that if you are really keen on getting a close match, you
should choose texture over colour and get a company who specialises in
brickwork makeovers to make the final colour adjustment. Brick Image Ltd
for example use non toxic, permanent masonry dyes to achieve a very natural
result. The website is http://www.brickimage.co.uk/services.htm
Doreen
23 Jul 2008, 14:20
fi, we're renovating a double apt. area into a loft and some of the
external wallsare brick previously cover by plaster, the are dirty from the
plaster, an old fire (smoke) ther is filler brick partly involved with
regular brick and some holes. we would like to keep the brick even with the
rough look but need to clean it up repair it and add some depth of color
what do u recommend, (m. acid would be difficult as some of the new
hardwood is down (before we made this decision) HELP.
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