Hello!
We live in an apartment from 1904 and have just removed the tiles in our kitchen. Underneath was a brick wall that we now want to expose. We have an L-shaped kitchen, and the long part of the "L" has a brick wall behind it that will be exposed and painted white. However, behind the short "L-part" is a wooden wall. Today, we had a craftsman here who suggested two options:
1. Where the brick wall is missing, he creates fake brick from plaster, which is painted white to match the original brick.
2. Where the brick wall is missing, he makes a white smooth plastered surface.
The question is, what do you think will look best? Is it possible to "recreate" brick, or will it be noticeable what is original and what is fake?
Thank you very much for the help!
We live in an apartment from 1904 and have just removed the tiles in our kitchen. Underneath was a brick wall that we now want to expose. We have an L-shaped kitchen, and the long part of the "L" has a brick wall behind it that will be exposed and painted white. However, behind the short "L-part" is a wooden wall. Today, we had a craftsman here who suggested two options:
1. Where the brick wall is missing, he creates fake brick from plaster, which is painted white to match the original brick.
2. Where the brick wall is missing, he makes a white smooth plastered surface.
The question is, what do you think will look best? Is it possible to "recreate" brick, or will it be noticeable what is original and what is fake?
Thank you very much for the help!
It's clear that it will be noticeable, but it depends on how precise you are and how much you cover the "fake brick" with shelves, towel hooks, etc. It feels like you should consider removing the partition wall entirely and putting proper brick instead. It will certainly be more expensive and take a bit longer, but on the other hand, it will be a real wall. Just check that the floor can support the weight of a "half-brick" or "single brick" wall. It's obvious that a carpenter would suggest fake brick. Check what a mason would suggest.
Footnote: I'm allergic to fake solutions.
Footnote: I'm allergic to fake solutions.
There is imitation brick and there is real imitation brick. The most common imitation brick is the ready-made tiles you buy at hardware stores, and you can immediately tell they aren't real. When I bricked our kitchen, I contacted a reconstruction depot. They had all kinds of real bricks salvaged from old buildings in stock, which they split into 20mm thick pieces. Then I layered them with adhesive and grout. If you paint them, they will most likely resemble the existing wall. It's also cheaper than buying imitation brick in the form of tiles, and it goes up quickly.