Some folks think painting a brick wall is heresy because the authentic, rugged look of the brick adds character to a room. But others see exposed blotchy bricks as a rough surface that detracts from ...

Your question takes me back to my student days, when I was living in a narrow Victorian house with a peeling, crumbling, dusty brick wall separating us from the person next door. There was no acoustic ...

Sometimes, even despite attentive maintenance and care, brick masonry fireplaces amass a fair amount soot, mildew, and efflorescence that cumulatively dates a modern home. While a teardown of this ...

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 but ...