My house is a 1950s terrace, with a brick shed about half a meter from the back door. The previous owners enclosed the space between the house and shed to create a type of lean to porch. I am taking this down and leaving open as it restricts access to the side alley.
They have painted the exterior brick all around the back door, on the 'inside' of the porch. The paint is layer upon layer, flaking etc. Even if the paint was fine, it will still look odd to have a random block of the brickwork painted.
I'm not a fan of painted brickwork in general so I want to avoid painting the entire back of the house so it is atleast one colour, but I am not sure what else to do with it. I have read that removing the paint can be incredibly difficult, and you might not be able to get it off completely. Chemicals for removal can apparently can cause damage to the brick.
Has anyone got any experience of removing exterior paint, or any ideas on what else I could do to cover it?
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What to do with the painted brick at back of the house
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Whatisapension · 04/09/2020 21:08
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