Anonymous wrote:Many of the mansions in Northeast are painted brick.

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Anonymous wrote:I would look into replacing the vinyl with hardboard, and painting the brick to match.

dumb idea, don't ever paint brick

most houses built after 1920 aren't built with brick including your precious rowhouse. The brick is just veneer.
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Wrong. Our house was built in 1964 and it is brick, not veneer. Like the previous poster, we gutted and it is definitely brick. It was a high end house when it was built.



I call bullshit or ignorance on this, in the 60s brick was veneer over stick, cinder block. Went away in the early 50s

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My dad, who was from Italy, was a stonemason and bricklayer. He's rolling over in his grave now.

You don't paint brick.


DC is not Italy. And in DC, we do.

And I guess you speak for all of DC. ?? I'm sure there is someone in Italy who has painted their brick as well.

I didn't say EVERYONE does it in DC. My point simply is that it is done.

And no, it is not a trend. Most brick rowhouses all over the city, including Georgetown, have been painted for decades. Same as in Annapolis.

You guys can call it tacky all you want, but I love my painted rowhouse. I think it's certainly a lot nicer than the faux brick front exteriors you see all over the country or vinyl siding.

Let's see what your house looks like.

most houses built after 1920 aren't built with brick including your precious rowhouse. The brick is just veneer.

You clearly know nothing about DC row houses.

My rowhouse was built in 1905. Most houses in DC are this old or older. Thanks. And it's definitely not brick veneer. I've gutted it, including repointing and replacing plaster on 2 of the interior walls.

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most houses built after 1920 aren't built with brick including your precious rowhouse. The brick is just veneer.
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Wrong. Our house was built in 1964 and it is brick, not veneer. Like the previous poster, we gutted and it is definitely brick. It was a high end house when it was built.

most houses built after 1920 aren't built with brick including your precious rowhouse. The brick is just veneer.
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My dad, who was from Italy, was a stonemason and bricklayer. He's rolling over in his grave now.

You don't paint brick.


DC is not Italy. And in DC, we do.

And I guess you speak for all of DC. ?? I'm sure there is someone in Italy who has painted their brick as well.

I didn't say EVERYONE does it in DC. My point simply is that it is done.

And no, it is not a trend. Most brick rowhouses all over the city, including Georgetown, have been painted for decades. Same as in Annapolis.

You guys can call it tacky all you want, but I love my painted rowhouse. I think it's certainly a lot nicer than the faux brick front exteriors you see all over the country or vinyl siding.

Let's see what your house looks like.

most houses built after 1920 aren't built with brick including your precious rowhouse. The brick is just veneer.

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Anonymous wrote:

My dad, who was from Italy, was a stonemason and bricklayer. He's rolling over in his grave now.

You don't paint brick.


DC is not Italy. And in DC, we do.

And I guess you speak for all of DC. ?? I'm sure there is someone in Italy who has painted their brick as well.

I didn't say EVERYONE does it in DC. My point simply is that it is done.

And no, it is not a trend. Most brick rowhouses all over the city, including Georgetown, have been painted for decades. Same as in Annapolis.

You guys can call it tacky all you want, but I love my painted rowhouse. I think it's certainly a lot nicer than the faux brick front exteriors you see all over the country or vinyl siding.

Let's see what your house looks like.

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painted brick screams cheap and make maintenance


So all of those multi million dollar row houses with painted brick in Georgetown look "cheap" to you?


My dad, who was from Italy, was a stonemason and bricklayer. He's rolling over in his grave now.

You don't paint brick.


DC is not Italy. And in DC, we do.

We all know that trends come and go. The problem with painting brick is that you cannot undo it. It's like painting the woodwork in your house (which was popular for a time and then not popular again). My opinion is that the natural brick or stone look is nicer. But it's just my opinion.

It's funny that George Washington could not afford brick so he used pine siding that had been beveled to create a brick look. He then painted it and threw sand on it to make it look textured. I'm sure he would not have painted his brick if he had been able to afford to use it.

We're considering painting the brick on our 1937 N. Arlington cape. The brick is an ugly color and in bad condition. It has been repointed in the past and needs to be repointed again in several sections that werent done previously. I can't imagine a case where mismatched mortar would ever be in style, so I think our best bet is going to be a quality paint job after fixing the mortar. It's one thing to avoid painting quality brick, but sometimes brick deserves to be painted. No shingles or landscaping will fix it.

if the brick is truely bad painting isn't fixing the root of the problem

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My dad, who was from Italy, was a stonemason and bricklayer. He's rolling over in his grave now.

You don't paint brick.


DC is not Italy. And in DC, we do.

And I guess you speak for all of DC. ?? I'm sure there is someone in Italy who has painted their brick as well.

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painted brick screams cheap and make maintenance


So all of those multi million dollar row houses with painted brick in Georgetown look "cheap" to you?


My dad, who was from Italy, was a stonemason and bricklayer. He's rolling over in his grave now.

You don't paint brick.


DC is not Italy. And in DC, we do.

We all know that trends come and go. The problem with painting brick is that you cannot undo it. It's like painting the woodwork in your house (which was popular for a time and then not popular again). My opinion is that the natural brick or stone look is nicer. But it's just my opinion.

It's funny that George Washington could not afford brick so he used pine siding that had been beveled to create a brick look. He then painted it and threw sand on it to make it look textured. I'm sure he would not have painted his brick if he had been able to afford to use it.

We're considering painting the brick on our 1937 N. Arlington cape. The brick is an ugly color and in bad condition. It has been repointed in the past and needs to be repointed again in several sections that werent done previously. I can't imagine a case where mismatched mortar would ever be in style, so I think our best bet is going to be a quality paint job after fixing the mortar. It's one thing to avoid painting quality brick, but sometimes brick deserves to be painted. No shingles or landscaping will fix it.

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Anonymous wrote:painted brick screams cheap and make maintenance

So all of those multi million dollar row houses with painted brick in Georgetown look "cheap" to you?

My dad, who was from Italy, was a stonemason and bricklayer. He's rolling over in his grave now.

You don't paint brick.

DC is not Italy. And in DC, we do.