Best product for outside block look?
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What is the best product to use if wanting to change the look of my outside stone block/brick on my house? I hate the color. Thinking of like a faux look of browns/tans? Just need help!!!
7 answers
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Use a solid stain for masonry/concrete. We used solid stain on the ugly orange brick on our house. We stained our brick seven years ago and it still looks like we just did it. Use a thick nap roller or sprayer.
Debi53
on Apr 07, 2016
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You can use either stain, like debi53 says, or you can use latex paint. To get the look of stone in browns and tans you would need three shades of brown. Dark brown for the base coat. Like debi53 suggests, use a thick nap roller or sprayer. Second color would be a medium brown, thinned with water, 3 parts paint/stain to 1 part water. Use a sponge and randomly dab the blocks to get the look of texture (don't over do it you've got a third color). Step back and see how it looks to you.Third color would be a tan, also thinned down and randomly dabbed on the blocks with a sponge. Step back and see how that looks to you. You can go back and touch up at any time with the medium brown and tan to get the effect you want.
William
on Apr 08, 2016
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While William is certainly correct about being able to use latex paint, a couple of things to keep in mind. With latex paint, you would be able to achieve a realistic "mottled" effect that would be very attractive; however, even with a good sealant you will most likely need to repaint every so often. A marine grade sealant could be used, but you'll get a very high sheen that will scream "I'm a faux finish". With concrete stain, unless you're proficient in working with it, you won't get the depth as with the paint, but you will most likely never have to re-do it... or at least not for many, many years. Good luck! :-)
Tammy Sea
on Apr 08, 2016
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Yes, you need to use latex paint because the stone has to breath
Recreate
on Apr 08, 2016
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You mention changing the look. Did you want to keep the formal and more modern look or change to a rustic style? You could consider covering it with a thinnish layer of hypertufa. This is a compound of peat, dry cement and perlite pressed into the bricks by hand. You can also change the shape of whatever you are covering and from experience it lasts for years and years....my sink garden was created 15 years ago and still looks perfect! It breathes and gives a really natural rustic look to anything you cover. I have covered a small retaining wall, some mismatched plastic flower pots and anything I think would be improved by a less formal look. People are amazed, as they think I've bought really expensive English stone urns. Recipes are found online, and Martha Stewart has a particularly good set of instructions. Google hypertufa. As for colour, it's a naturally brown taupe, but you can paint it. For me, when mine is dry, I paint it with slightly watered down yogurt and it gradually ages with a real moss finish. I have also painted it with chalk paint as well as ordinary emulsion etc. Like I said, this would only be useful to you if you want a more radical change, but well worth it.
Christine Millership
on Apr 09, 2016
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I'm on vacation at the mo, but I will send some pics when I return.
Christine Millership
on Apr 12, 2016
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Hi, just found some photos for you......
Christine Millership
on Apr 12, 2016
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