Brick fireplace
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Brick fireplace
The "antique" bricks on my fireplace (not the firebox) are starting to spall and crumble. Not too bad yet, but enough for me to start looking for a way to seal them.
We like the look of the old brick so we don't want to paint. Is there another product for sealing bricks?
We like the look of the old brick so we don't want to paint. Is there another product for sealing bricks?
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Brick fireplace
Wayne -
Are you talking about the interior surfaces or the exterior of the fireplace/chimney?
What is your climate? Do you have an idea of the brand/style of the brick. "Antiqued" brick have a wide range of properties.
Dick
Are you talking about the interior surfaces or the exterior of the fireplace/chimney?
What is your climate? Do you have an idea of the brand/style of the brick. "Antiqued" brick have a wide range of properties.
Dick
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You are looking for a consolidator, not a sealer, but they are not generally DIY. Explain the environment a little more, because you should not have spalling brick as a rule.
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The bricks are the face of the fireplace not the chimney. The environment is my living room. The spalling is minor but there always seems to be a small amount of brick "dust" on the hearth.