When your brick needs a facelift, staining or painting the surface can seem like good options. However, Mike Holmes says ...

Painting tired or out-of-place brick, whether inside or outside your home, is an inexpensive, fairly quick route to an updated—or just cleaner—look. Follow our how-to paint brick guidelines here.

For painting a brick wall, you should invest in an elastomeric or 100 percent acrylic latex paint. This paint comes in a wide variety of colors, giving you the opportunity to choose the right ...

There are a host of reasons that homeowners choose to paint brick: • If a brick fireplace is out of sync with the decor of a room, it's less expensive to paint it than it is to replace the brick ...

Q: I live in a brick house from the 1880s. Thirty-five years ago, it was painted for the first time. I have continued to paint it. I have always wanted to return the house to the original brick ...

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 ...

It can be three parts water to one part paint for a lighter wash or up to 50/50 water and paint. This water/paint blend will be absorbed into the brick, allowing the bricks to continue to breathe.

Brick walls pose a unique cleaning challenge, so you need a unique approach. Here's how I cleaned mine.

Mortar is generally not as strong as brick, and in exposed brick, it will need to be replaced periodically (typically about every 15-20 years, depending on environmental conditions).

Painting brick walls and more can transform your home's interior or exterior. We consulted paint experts to help you prep smart and do it right the first time.