When polled about their preferred home exterior, 34% of homeowners said brick home exterior would be their first choice. Brick has always been a long standing favorite since the third pig saved the day. Brick is low maintenance, environmentally friendly and weather resistant.<\/p>\n
But all home exteriors require maintenance and upkeep. And maintaining & rejuvenating your brick home\u2019s curb appeal can add significantly to your home\u2019s bottom line at resale.<\/p>\n
So if your exterior is brick, how do you update it\u2019s surface so it will hold its beauty and curb appeal for years?<\/p>\n
Here are three ideas that will give your bricks a new, updated look:<\/p>\n
Painting your brick will create a solid, opaque in any color of\u00a0 your choice. You will, however, have to repaint it every 3-5 years to maintain its color and prevent fading. Also, make sure you love it because it\u2019s an irreversible process.<\/p>\n
2. Stain<\/span><\/p>\n Staining acts like a dye. When you stain brick you\u2019re letting the color absorb and bond with the brick. Make sure you check to ensure your brick absorbs water and isn\u2019t covered by a sealant before considering staining your exterior.<\/p>\n 3. Whitewash<\/span><\/p>\n Farmhouse style has been extremely popular over the past few years. Homeowners can achieve a farmhouse look by white washing the brick exterior. To white wash brick, a watered down version of paint is applied and then whipped away. It creates a vintage, rustic feel.\u00a0 The wash can be applied as heavy or as light as you like.<\/p>\n 4. Clean and Brighten your Brick<\/span><\/p>\n If you aren\u2019t sure about making a drastic change to your home\u2019s exterior, you could start with cleaning the brick. Water based pressure or power washing is a great option to get rid of years of dirty build up on the bricks themselves. It is a relatively easy process, but you may want to hire professionals to complete this job because too much pressure can cause damage to the brick exterior.<\/p>\n Any of these ideas will have your home looking updated and make it stand out beautifully in your neighborhood.<\/p>\n Start your home painting project today. Call your Certapro Painters<\/a> for an estimate<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When polled about their preferred home exterior, 34% of homeowners said brick home exterior would be their first choice. Brick has always been a favorite <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","categories":[48],"tags":[216,200],"class_list":["post-1805","community","type-community","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exterior","tag-brick","tag-exterior"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/st-augustine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/community\/1805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/st-augustine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/community"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/st-augustine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/community"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/st-augustine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/67"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/st-augustine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1805"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/st-augustine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/community\/1805\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/st-augustine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/st-augustine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/st-augustine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}