brick / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Repainting and refinishing brick facades
Exterior cladding

All about painting brick, is it a good idea and what paint to use?

...bricks and masonry - before and after © Perma Tint   How mineral paint for brick works: Rather than forming a coating on the brick, these waterborne mineral paints cause a chemical reaction that permanently binds them to the brick substrate. These are silica-based products that are biocompatible with bricks an...

Alternative wall coverings to drywall
Walls and Roofs

The best alternatives to drywall for finishing interior walls

...Bricks and masonry interior walls  Using reclaimed bricks or stone as wall finishing will add thermal mass to your home and help balance temperatures. Bricks and unprocessed natural stone should not have or need any finish on it. Hiring a mason to build an interior wall of brick is not the cheapest wall you will ever h...

How to Insulate Exterior Walls from the Outside US Canada Ecohome
Walls and Roofs

The easiest way to insulate walls from the exterior in older homes

...brick and stone - neither of which are known for their outstanding insulating properties either.  Of course we all want to limit using energy (and losing money) while decreasing our carbon footprint as much as possible, so be mindful of the way you fasten any insulation when refinishing and upgrading outside walls - as...