Dull brick facade

[Balkis]

I have a house from the 50s with a dull combed brick that the previous owner wasn't very kind to. (Paint spills from windows, etc.) Does anyone have any good tips for freshening up the facade a bit easily? I've thought about painting it but want some texture in the whole thing!

 

[Gutte]

Don't know anything simple, but you can smear over the brick. Then it will have texture and you'll also get the house colored in the bargain

 

[Reveljen]

Structure... but the brick will still be visible if it's not smooth plastered first?

 

[Gutte]

Yes. But as mentioned, you can first smooth plaster. Our facade consisted of plaster 95% and one corner of the house in brick (had previously been an "open corner" with a porch). When they remodeled the house, they bricked in the corner. We just spray plastered over it so you can see the structure. Looks awesome!

 

[joi]

We have thin, white plaster on our brick facade. You can see the texture, but on this "modern" 60s house, it fits well. Much more sober, and not as kitschy as mexi (now I guess I'll have all the mexi-house owners after me ;-))

Many churches built in the 50s and 60s have white-plastered brick + copper details. Danish Uniqhus has adopted this too.