The Pros & Cons of Painting A Brick Home

One of the latest, most cost-effective ways to skyrocket your home’s curbside appeal and completely transform the look of it is painting the exterior brick. Even though the benefits often outweigh the downsides of this project, it’s still important to consider the upkeep, price, and other factors that can impact your ability to maintain the results down the road. Read on to learn the pros and cons of this project.

Count the Benefits—There Are A Lot!

If you live in a neighborhood where all of the surrounding homes are a similar color of brick as yours, you may feel an itch to make your home feel as unique as you are. Painting the exterior brick is an inexpensive way to truly transform the outside of it and make your home stand out among the rest in a good way. It makes a big impact and can dramatically revive a home that you couldn’t pick out among a sea of red brick homes in your area.

Different shades of gray, beige, white, light blue, and even gray-greens are great choices. Plus, whether you’re in the city, suburb, or country, you can choose to allow your home to blend in with the landscape or truly standout. To get the wheels in your head turning and understand just how amazing  the results could look when you paint your exterior brick, check out some of these HGTV homes for inspiration!

Weighing All of The Cons

No matter what home project you take on, there will always be cons, and it’s important to recognize them. Once you paint your brick home, there’s no going back, because the process is irreversible. This means that you need to do ample research to make sure that you’re 100 percent dedicated to the look. For some homeowners, this may not be a con; however, if you’re on the fence about painting your exterior brick, you might want to think twice before tackling the project.

The painted brick on your home will be exposed to all types of weathering that can cause them to look dirtier than unpainted brick. That means that regularly power-washing the outside of your house is an absolute necessity to make sure that it continues to look great and you stay happy with the results. Lastly, you’ll also need to repaint your home every five to seven years to ensure that the paint doesn’t peel away, crack, and trap moisture.

This Isn’t a DIY Project

There is a lot of work and skill that is involved in the preparation and painting of brick on homes. That’s why you should also factor in that if you want results that look great and last, you’ll need to hire a professional to get the job done.

Now that you know all of the pros and cons of painting the exterior brick on your home, you can make a decision that you feel confident in. Once you see the final results, you won’t regret your choice!

About the Author

At Platinum Painting of Frisco, our team has ample experience painting exterior brick on homes and making their curbside appeal skyrocket. We are completely bonded and insured, and we take so much pride in our work that we also offer a satisfaction guarantee. If you would like to learn more about painting exterior brick or are interested in scheduling a free estimate, visit our website or call 972-372-0404.