Whitewash Brick House Roof

Tape and cover any surfaces you wish to protect.

Whitewash brick house roof.

After you wash the brick thoroughly remove any peeling paint and protect your other surfaces use a 50 50 mixture of white latex paint and water and brush the surface of your brick with a masonry brush or dab with a rag. You can use a mister to keep it from drying. And the other requires paint and water yes i love paint. If it gets dirty just wash it off using certified organic stain solver oxygen bleach and some liquid dawn dishwashing soap.

Whitewash doesn t need to be sealed and it doesn t need to be re applied. If you want more coverage use the 50 50 solution do two coats and scrub lightly after you hose it down. One requires a mixture of lime and water. See more ideas about brick white wash brick house exterior.

It works best to work in small sections as the paint dries quickly. Brick that is exposed to all the elements of living in minnesota. Welcome back to farmhouse fixer upper. Jan 7 2018 explore linda beck s board whitewashed brick homes followed by 219 people on pinterest.

This episode is a tutorial all about how we saved thousands of dollars whitewashing lime washing the exterior of our h. The whitewash is a thin coat of rock on the brick. But remember my plan wasn t to whitewash inside our house my task was to whitewash the outside brick. There are two techniques for whitewashing.

First lightly mist the brick with water from a spray bottle. Be sure to whitewash any drips you may leave. There s no maintenance for whitewash brick. We used the bianco white.

Apply the whitewash with a wide paint brush then lightly dab with a cotton cloth as you go. Remove all lingering paint from the paint surface. An alternate method is to use a cotton cloth to wipe the whitewash onto the brick.