I would like to cover my brick wall in the basement with ceramic tile, but I have heard that covering brick causing the brick to deteriorate is this true?

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I own a 1914 home in New York where rear, exterior brick walls are covered with a stucco-like coating. During the winter, apparently after water seepage and freezing, large sections of…

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I am currently finishing a basement, and we are going to lay brick for two of the walls in the family room. My question is how to run electrical and TV cables between the concrete exterior walls and the interior brick walls. Are there any special codes or considerations?

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I own a relatively old house with 12" thick brick walls (3 layers of brick). I want to install a 4" diameter dryer vent in the wall but am not sure if it is good enough to just core drill a 4" hole and hope the wall stays up or if there is a better method. Thanks!

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I need to paint my newly rehabbed loft apt. interior that has a mixture of drywalled and red brick walls. I want to leave the brick "as is," but would prefer "cool" vs "warm" colors for the drywalled areas. The floors will…

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We are remodeling an old apartment in New York and decided to expose one of the brick walls. Our contractor used muriatic acid to clean the wall and it is now black. He is stating there is nothing else he can do. From…

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I suspect all useful answers will be to cover up the brick in some way. If you want to keep the brick walls from being permanently covered, you could use heavy cloth wall hangings/tapestries like they did in the old stone castles…

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…private spaces where you can feel cozy, despite the open floor plan. Embrace the original materials of the space, such as brick walls, concrete floors and exposed ductwork. Remember that no walls means no outlets to plug in lamps. For new construction…

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…plaster. In the Manhattan Brownstone, a variety of methods were employed, including plastering directly over the existing brick walls that were first treated with a blue bonding agent. In areas where the brick had deteriorated, wire lath was used to create…

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…tools and some mortar to make an old brick wall look like new. Step 1: Remove the…
…with mortar, place it up against the brick wall, and pack the mortar into the cracks…
…Step back and admire your repointed brick wall! Clean the bricks with a wire brush…

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