What is the best way to remove paint from brick?

The jokers who owned our home previously pained the brick on the sides of the home. It looks bad and we really want to remove the paint, especially since we want to put a brick addition on the home. What is the best way to remove the paint without damaging the brick underneath.

How to remove paint from brick?

What is the best way to remove paint from brick without damaging the brick itself? Thanks.

What is best way to remove old, dried latex paint from a brick surface?

Have tried muriatic acid, wetting to soften and then scrubbing – nothing seems to work.

What is the best way to remove paint from interior brickwork?

I have a brick fireplace and a stove archway that would be beautiful if it was not covered with white paint. Sandblasting, I was told, would damage the brick (is this correct?) and Jasco/ wire brush scrubbing is unbearably labor intensive. Any suggestions that would make this project more efficient would be greatly appreciated! Thank you.

What is best (user-friendly) product to remove many layers of paint from exterior brick and stone?

We are purchasing an old (over 100 yrs) brick home that has been painted multiple times. I firmly believe in no paint on brick. We are trying to find an affordable way to “clean” the brick without damaging it. Any help would be appreciated

Would a Brick Wall Block Neighbor’s Car Noises?

I live next door to a family that repairs a lot of cars in their driveway/backyard. There’s a lot of engine noise, power tools, etc. and our house apparently has thin walls. Would building a brick or masonry wall between the properties block much of this noise? Are there any restrictions on how close a wall can be to the house? The houses are very close together. Thanks in advance!

What is the Likelihood that there is Brick Under the Plaster Wall?

I live in an old home in a historic neighborhood (German Village in Columbus, OH). My home was built around 1920, and the walls of my upstairs have not been changed to sheet rock from the original plaster. In my bathroom, it appears as though there is plaster on top of brick. The plaster seems thin there and I can see the outlines of what look like bricks. I would love to take the plaster off and expose the brick, but I am terrified of taking some off, and finding concrete or something else instead of brick and being left with a huge, costly repair job. Anyone have any ideas??

will gas remove paint from brick?

i need to remove paint from a brick wall outside very quickly!
i dont have a pressure washer
i dont have paint thinner
and i dont have time to go buy anything.
can anyone tell me why gas wont work?

sound insulation what will stop sound coming through a wall in a house?

right i live in semi detached house theres a cavity wall between the two houses ive got this cheap easy idea to block the sound coming through from next door in to my house and vise versa, im thinking of filling the entire cavity wall with concrete making the whole wall a thick solid wall instead of two brick walls separated by a gap of air, do you think if i do this it will stop sound better than paying loads of expense and hassle paying for the thin layers of sound insulation that put on the insides of you walls?
yeah i dont just mean fill it all in one go it will be done incrementaly allowing it to set hard in stages then fill it up higher once that bit setts yeah concreate not cheap but neither is sound insulation and can cut the cost down by mixing stones with the concrete.

was thinking doing a bit of an experiment on this and building a brick wall right around one of my loud hi fi bass speakers then putting a thick wood top on the square box built of double brick walls then playing prodigy out of the speaker in side the brick structure measuring the sound and then take the wood lid off and fill the cavity up with concrete put the lid back on and measure any sound reduction. personally i think it could reduce the sound by up to 50%.

How to remove carpet glued to wall?

Hi we bought a house a while ago and the previous owner has glued a thin carpet like material half way up 2 adjoining walls. I am assuming it is supposed to be like a feature but we hate it and want to totally do up our place as it is currently rented out but we will be either moving back in or selling it. It is a brick/plaster wall, what would be the best way to remove it, other than just ripping it off as it will probably take the plaster off too? We really want to do it ourselves or should we get in a professional, as you can see I really don’t know much about this.

Now that Obama is running into a brick wall with health care will that affect his cap & trade plans?

Hasn’t he about used up his honeymoon period?

How may Democratic politicians are willing to throw away their careers for Obama’s half baked plans?

What up with the capricorn girl? Scorpio running into brick wall.?

Well been dating a cap for about three months now, i have gotton no where. We discussed it prior, i’m often called a very attractive man, so i told her that i am use to being chased…believe it or not, i have not had to approach many women. All my exes initiated my prev relationships, but i did initiate this one with the cap.

It seems she has a brick wall up, so i told her this, she admitted that she does have a brick wall. I asked her why, she told me it was because of her husband. I been trying to get closer to her, told her its not about sex, i am soon going to law school, and i wanted to just kick it as friends first and see what happens. I like her and all but nothing is working. Is it something i can say or do that may penetrate something in her…how do i get her to open up? I am getting frustrated, like i said, she is not making it easy, never dated a cap…so i dont know much about them. My sister is a cap….had 5 kids, then decided she was tired of men and became a lesbian. To be honest….i think she is either still in love with her husband or she is leaning toward being with a woman. Last night she told me she is trying to “figure out what she wants.” I’m confused because she does call me, and when i call her she calls me back…so if she was not interested…why the contact. Any advice or insight into what i can do….i am getting frustrated
hubby in jail, says she wants divorce

How to remove termite damaged studs from load bearing external brick wall?

I’ve got some termite damage in an external load bearing wall. Much of it surrounds one window and includes the header over the window and some of the 2×4′s around the window. My external wall is brick and there is gypsum board on the other side of the 2×4′s between the brick. How can I best remove the rotten wood and not affect the brick wall. I assume there are straps attaching the brick to the 2×4′s. I may have to replace part of the cap plate as well. I thought about building a temporary wall with some floor jacks and 2×4′s. I would only have to replace about 6 feet of the header. The header is a double plate header. I’m a little concerned that all this stuff is attached to the brick wall and it’s going to be difficult to remove.

What would be the cost of raising a brick fence/wall?

I have a brick wall in my backyard that faces a public road. The wall is roughly 5′ tall. It bothers me how easily people walking by and cars driving by can see what I’m doing in my backyard, so I’d like to raise this wall. City code allows me to raise it to 6′ without a permit and the wall is 100′ long. The top row of bricks are those with the fancy holes in them, plus they have caps on them. All of the bricks are red and are 4″ wide.

My question is… what would it cost to remove the top row of bricks, and then add two rows of bricks along the length of this wall? There are two masonry companies in my town that can do this, but before I call for a quote I want to see if a project like this is even within my price range. Thanks!

How can I stop a drainage leak with corroded metal drainage pipes.?

My cleanout for the washer is leaking I replaced the cap and used teflon tape but it is still leaking a little bit. Where the cap screws on the piping is corroded and stipped. The problem is its one inch in the brick wall and can not replace the metal pipe with out knocking brick out. Should I use plumbers putty or is there any type of adhesive to stop the leak.