Hi, has anyone any ideas what I can do with fireplace red brickwork, it was popular in the 80's/90's but we need to get rid. Could I perhaps cover it with something? I've attached a photo. Thanks Lordford.
Pretty sure they are brick slips, usually stuck with a tile adhesive, might loose a bit of plaster removing them, but as Dobs said just skim & make good afterwards.
I've seen a lot worse - these are quite nicely dark and rustic . Consider a paint job before hacking them orf, depending on your intended colour scheme and style. A dark slate/charcoal colour, for instance, might look quite striking. Or it might look complete pants. Try a Google images search for summat like 'painted bricks'.
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This ought to be called the Screw Loose Community!! I'm thinking I might go with the paint option to waste some more time and money then when that doesn't work get some dynamite, which might just sort some other issues at the same time!
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo It will look even worse with paint!!! Think public lav and thats what it will look like! lol
Some people (not me I hasten to add) rather enjoy pubic lavs! Perhaps youre right, my main concern is that if I start hacking they turn out to be bricks instead of slips. The job then quickly goes from being something I can do myself to having to get a builder in and we all know what happens then!!!
I have always had a few screws loose, and i will take it as a complement! Although the brick slips can look nice, they often make a room feel cold (IMO) and can be an outright hazard with little ones running about. Well you did say you would put loads of it up to cover the wall cracks!
Looking at the edge corner bricks, that don't look like two slips together to make a corner! You might be better off hacking a lump of plaster out and seeing where the bricks go to. Plaster is easier to repair. Mr. HandyAndy - Really