Tag: brick restoration

• Removing Paint from a Brick Fireplace: pt. 3

  

  The process of removing paint from bricks was a series of trial and error, with the final success coming from using Citristrip. The method involved patience and effort, but yielded satisfying results.

  saltandrook

  March 13, 2017

  fireplace, living room, Year 1

  brick, brick restoration, citristrip, fireplace, fireplace restoration, living room, nitty gritty, paint removal, vinegar, water, wire brush

• Removing paint from a brick fireplace, pt. 2

  

  We don’t recommend sandblasting your brick to remove paint, but oven cleaner is promising.

  saltandrook

  February 20, 2017

  fireplace, living room, Year 1

  brick, brick fireplace, brick restoration, fireplace, fireplace restoration, masonry paint, masonry paint removal, nitty gritty, oven cleaner, paint removal, painted brick, sandblasting, soda ash, walnut shells

• Removing paint from a brick fireplace, pt. 1

  

  Removing paint from brick? No biggie! Oh wait, actually this might be the world’s most tedious project.

  saltandrook

  February 3, 2017

  fireplace, homepage, living room, tutorials, Year 1

  brick, brick restoration, citristrip, citristrip brick, fireplace, fireplace restoration, homepage tutorials, living room, paint removal

• The first post, the first project

  

  The start of the blog, and the start of our projects.

  saltandrook

  January 29, 2017

  fireplace, living room, Year 1

  1915 colonial, brick, brick restoration, centrury homes, dutch colonial, dutch colonial revival, fireplace, fireplace restoration, living room, old homes, paint