How to Brick Veneer a Fireplace | Ask This Old House
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- Опубліковано 30 чер 2024
- Ask This Old House mason Mark McCullough replaces a homeowner’s sloppy fireplace surround with a clean, thin brick veneer
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Time: 4-5 hours
Cost: $400
Skill Level: Difficult
Tools List for Brick Veneer: [YT]
Safety glasses [amzn.to/35zUZ8k]
Chisel [amzn.to/2pj15JD]
Hammer [amzn.to/31ozqo8]
Brick ruler [amzn.to/31ghgoj]
Trowel [amzn.to/32lpRaO]
Level [amzn.to/31e3oLb]
Tuck pointer [amzn.to/2MlyxZf]
Masonry brush [amzn.to/2MgRnjS]
Shopping List: [YT]
Thin brick [amzn.to/33CG77A]
Painters tape [amzn.to/2MiQWG4]
Thinset [amzn.to/2nOpYwt]
Type N mortar [amzn.to/2q9tuCf]
Steps:
1. Start by removing the old veneer. Take a chisel and a hammer and try to cut the thin stones until you can get the chisel behind it. Then, use the chisel and hammer to pry it off from behind. This process sends chips of stone flying, so wear safety glasses to protect your eyes.
2. Template for the new thin brick. Mark used a brick ruler to get the spacing just right and also save time, but it’s possible to also eyeball it as long as you mark each individual thin brick. Painter’s tape can be used to mark each spot.
3. Apply the thin bricks with a thinset, same as with tiling, and a trowel. Check for level every few bricks.
4. Fill in the joints with Type N mortar and a tuck pointer.
5. Brush off any excess mortar using the masonry brush.
Resources:
Mark installed General Shale French Quarter thin brick [amzn.to/2MhYJnd] as a veneer over the old fireplace. He ordered both flat and corner thin bricks to make sure the fireplace opening looked fully covered. He secured the veneer to the wall using Quikrete Type N mortar [amzn.to/2oMjy1b].
To template the brick placement, Mark used a brick ruler, which can be found at masonry supply stores.
The materials Mark used to install the thin brick, including tuck pointers, trowels, and painter’s tape can all be found at home centers.
Expert assistance with this segment was provided by the Spaulding Brick Company (spauldingbrick.com/).
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How to Brick Veneer a Fireplace
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I never knew this was an option. Makes me feel better after seeing so many homes on the market with jacked up fireplaces. Gives me confidence that it can at least look better than what was left.
Really nice finished look with the mantle too.
I do some landscaping at work. I did some carpentry at an old job. I do some plumbing and electrical at home. I know next to nothing about masonry work and I think that's why I enjoy watching Mark in this episodes so much.
4:26- "what we're gonna use is a thin brick veneer."
6:00- "it's not thin brick veneer.. its thin brick."
first is "thin brick veneer (verb)" second is "not 'thin brick veneer' (noun)" learn the English language or learn to search dictionary.com/homedepot.com
Liked the “masonry” ruler w/ the different layouts & numbers, etc...cool little tool to have on the job.
Like learning new things everyday 👍🏻
several versions of brick rulers he is using a standard spacing rule a modular rule is more common on new construction. a 6 on standard rule is not the same as 6 on modular rule .modular 6 3 courses = 8 inches or 2.6666666666 per coarse
A modular ruler is what we use first, always. Bricks are also referred to as modular. If you're spacing is off, then you use a spacing rule to get back to modular.i am a masonry Contractor 30years in the trade
They make diamond abrasive thinset removal wheels for angle grinders. You basically grind to new surface. Those in combination with various course wire wheels would clean that thinset right up, then acid wash it afterwards. It creates a lot of dust and you have tarp the entire area, but it works good. And above all else, reclaimed/weathered brick is definitely a thing too.
Yup I would go with the original brick
Definitely didn't know about the folding tape. Now I'm gonna go buy one.
am addicted to this channel
nice work on the mantle
Hi TOH , wow that's a nice place , I like the fireplace myself ! 👍😃🛠
At 3:42, she’s thinking: I should’ve just hired someone to do the demo.
That’s a really nice look.
Great video! God bless!
You could always go over the the whole fire place with thin brick that you make out of old reclaimed brick and then you could finish the joints with a recessed wire brush finish and it would match the original fireplace. I did that before when I couldn’t save the original brick. I know not everyone has experience with working on restoration masonry just something that could work
Max G love doing wire brush finish
Perfect content! Thanks for sharing I will be using these tips to apply my thin brick wall
PRETTY COOL
Amazing 😉
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Why didn't they start taking that off in the corner? Seems to me it would have easier. That brick was salvageable.
Agree with both of your statements. The sloppy installer left them a perfect corner to start at, and the brick can definitely be resurfaced for a weathered/reclaimed appearance.
Bobby Brady if you took a tool it would of became weathered
He couldn’t just sanded half in off the brick and it wouldn’t move been fine
Sometimes the surface underneath is painted and can be saved. I had a job where a brick fireplace, a concrete porch, and three brick columns and a concrete walkway were all painted long ago and a flipper covered them up with flagstone, and the flagstone and thinset ripped right off the surface and it was all able to be saved. So you never know until you start pulling it off, don't assume it's ruined. This guy doesn't always have the best advice.
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previous owner painted the brick fireplace, other than harsh chemicals is there any other way to restore the brick? maybe sanding?
Wire blade on a grinder but you’ll damage the brick face texture and leave it smooth
Mortar in joints was still way too wet when he swept the brick. Smears mortar onto face of bricks. Wait longer. Mortar will fall off of brick and leave no stain.
The rest of that mortar is simple to get off.🤦🏼♂️ It’s all about the right tool for the right job. WOW The Boston accent says it all. 😂
I fookin love youse guys. Chick was so cute, she wanted to do a good job, you did homie, you did.
I have wood plywood that goes for the top to the fireplace to the ceiling and to be honest it’s ugly and I’m in the middle of home Renovations and I was thinking this would be a great idea.
Id suggest taking the ring off so you dont lose the stone.
I like the stone than the brick look
I personally do think that the thin coat could have came out with a couple of rough grinding....
Then, personally, I think that's what YOU should do in YOUR house. What someone else does with their house is up to them.
@@buckhorncortez That *IS* what the homeowner wanted to do, but Mark McCullough said it couldn't be done.
Yeah, that small amount of masonry to clean up would definitely been worth the effort. I'd pop out the gas insert, tarp off the room and break out a course wire wheel on an angle grinder. But just a mason wouldn't go to that effort and he already brought the thin brick. He and the producer's went in with a plan and opted to continue with that plan. Plus the original masonry looks WAY better than the veneer work he did IMO.
Here's another case of some JackAzz covering original brick and ruining it, SMH. The flippers that is.
That jackass's name is Mark and he said that there's no way to restore the original brick. There's nothing else he can do other than covering it.
And this is the easy part to see. Just imagine what's lurking behind the walls with plumbing, electrical, and shoddy carpentry. I'd be scared if I were her.
Aurva Roy I believe he means the original flippers
@@markdoumert4840, Yes, yes I do. Thanks.
I don’t think it looked bad from go.
Flipper mistake, paint it white call it a day save the $$$ they just turned to rubble lol
if they painted it white, it may have sold for a lower price. so it depends on how much they spent to have the stone installed.
I'm just gonna stuff it in 😁
wow he made that hard, trowel the wall 1/2 x 1/2 and go to town. butter back is for ok but slow.. . everyone has there own way
I think it looks good but I would rather had saved that brick and not veneered the thin brick. I also realize it would have took a lot more time in a day or so to clean up that brick and clean it up with acid. People making comments about it should understand that this is for the DIY who couldn't grind off the thinset properly and then apply acid. This video is not for the professionals.
Those people at Ask This Old House are professionals and they see what ameuters do that they would not do at all.
Step one...remove engagement ring...
Who is the idiot that covered that beautiful brick originally? I like the original looks.
That original brick is fine.
I thought some wire brushing or whatever could have made it presentable - but I wasn't there.
A very handsome, period correct look.
Can’t you sand brick? I would think it’s like wood with stain and if you want the stain of you sand it off. Not the same technique?
You could (possibly) grind it off, or use an wire or abrasive wheel. Might leave you with a texture problem, and would make quite a mess.
I woulda just used the original brick with an acid wash and low luster seal on it but I see what she wanted
Hi
En vez de empezar por el centro para quitar el requerimiento podia perfectartamente empezar por la esquina. Y que porqueria de trabajo, una vez quitado la piedra falsa podia perfectamente quitar el cemento con un quita cemento, rellenar las llagas y tendria el tocho original. Pero claro rascar con un quitacemento te lleva mas trabajo y no le puedes facturar la colacacion de ese ladrillo falso.
What you can’t take off with a chisels you could ether grind it off with a sander or a angle grinder to smooth it off to the original bricks and mortar ok dude.
Or with some determine wire wheel work
That would make a real mess, even if you put up a Zip wall. But, if you really wanted to do it, it's doable.
I must be crazy, but i don't think the stone veneer looks all that bad.
The folks who installed it thought it was, at least, okay looking. It probably wouldn't bother me. That TV above the fireplace would bother me more (at least it's not sky high).
Same here, I would have just left it.
I was thinking the same thing.
What the hell is wrong with people? You never cover up bricks.
Cinder blocks, yeah. But never bricks.
I would have taken my time going over it with the chisel and a sander. And expose as much of the old bricks as I can.
You may not be able to remove all of the mortar. But you will get at least 99% of it off.
At least he made it look better then that hideous mess.
Where are the safety gloves at? Or the ear plugs? Or the mask??!
I thought it funny when said he'd leave the woodworking to the carpenter. Seems the carpenter is the only trade that knows how to do every one else's job, and usually better than they do.
Remove the fireplace glass door then install the brick then reinstall the door .
It turned out ok, but a little more time and TLC could have easily refurbished the original brickwork. The crap they chiseled off was truely hideous.
There is something for everyone on Woodglut website.
I was the one who did that fireplace. I think I did an pretty good job.
I'm sure her husband was happy to see her working with that diamond ring on her finger.
He's probably still making payments.
-Cue all of the keyboard masons critiquing his work-
Wish they would show the final product. They keep finishing the videos early.
You missed it at 8:17?
Chiseling that fake Chinese stone with no mask. She should Google that one
Even though it was done bad I still like it better you could of made it better
Hate the music better when they didn’t have it
Should use electric SDS drill have done in no time
They took off 1 veneer and put another veneer on his job wasnt much better than the first
If you're talking about the "job," then the brick veneer job is much, much better than the stone veneer job. If you're mostly concerned about the "look," then it depends on your taste.
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Piece of advice Laura: When working in demo, remove your diamond ring, wear gloves, and tie your loose hair !!
I'm no expert but shouldn't he have told her to start removing brick from one of the ends first where its already open and she has room to get behind the stone without kinking her wrists in odd fashions. A thousand times easier....just say'in
Jj
Mal trabajo
The plural of "brick" is 'bricks", dunces!
Oh, really? Who taught you that? Uh...nevermind.
As a professional tile guy this is painful to watch haha
This could have been saved without a doubt. Took the lazy way out instead of cleaning off that existing brick.
The new thin brick was the wrong shape, much too long and nothing like the original. Laying it stacked instead of having staggered joints made it look even more like it was fake.
Why on earth did he not start knocking off the stone veneer from one of the corners?
This video seems to show how to do a second bad job on this fireplace, rather than fix the first botch job!
Man, if only they made abrasive acids that ate away that thin set or a grinder with a steel wire wheel to remove that thin set off the ORIGINAL brick. Can’t believe nobody has invented that. Well let’s go spend lots of money on this thin brick crap
From a slopy job. Another ugly job done.
She rubbing that diamond ring on the stone as she's pounding. If her husband is any kind of man, she's going to be sore for a few weeks. But, she'll be a better woman for it.
WTF?!?
@@mandyjbird
I'm saying she disrespected the ring and should be punished. Do you disagree?
I understood what you meant and am saying WTF to it. God bless.
@@mandyjbird
I'm actually just joking around. I like to throw out some simulated chauvinism or patriarchal stuff, just to keep society on it's toes. I however do think the woman was mistreating her jewelry and if I were her spouse, I'd ask her "WTF?".
Hey homeowners, do yourself a favor, DONT DO ANYTHING YOU SEE ON THIS GARBAGE SHOW. EVER. you’ll thank me later
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