The process of building a brick wall involves several steps, including calculating the number of bricks needed, ordering them, preparing the foundation, marking guideposts, mixing mortar, laying the first brick, cutting a brick in half for the next row, and repeating the process. Thin brick can add a stylish and durable finish to any wall, both inside and outside your home. Modern design trends feature the timeless look of exposed brick interior walls, creating a focal point for any room.
To install thin brick on an interior wall, you can use a system like Speedymason Peel n’ Stick, which allows you to stick most thin brick directly to the backer panel and add mortar to complete the installation. This technique can be used on any accent wall, including fireplace walls.
Adding exposed brick to your home is a great way to add character and charm. To install a faux brick wall, clean your drywall, draw level lines on the wall, and spread a thin layer of mastic on it. The formula for this “exposed” brick wall is: Spackle + Brick Veneer + Omnigrip Adhesive + Sanded Grout + Misc.
To install an interior faux brick wall, remove the baseboards and window base molding of the wall you’ll cover, working right to left and bottom to top. Follow these step-by-step instructions for a successful brick wall installation project.
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Thin brick can add a stylish and durable finish to any wall, both inside and outside your home. But if you’ve never installed thin …
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Modern design trends feature the timeless look of an exposed brick interior wall, creating a focal point for any room. Using thin …
Installation guides say to use a scratch coat of thin set and then a bonding coat on the brick itself; however, it seems a lot of people are using the really advanced adhesives (liquid nails, loctite, etc) and having great results without the hassle. I’ve prepped two walls in my basement and plan to use the same approach. Looks great!
Thank you SO much for this. This is the clearest article I’ve seen on this. I’ve been going back and forth for over a year about whether I should attempt this myself or have someone do it for me, and this actually makes me think I can handle it. I’m doing an interior wall in my home. Right now, it’s just covered with a coat of paint. Do you have any tips for prepping that? Should I just strip the paint and let loose?
Great article! Just about to tackle a similar project putting thin brick on a cinder block wall. The only difference is my thin brick has ridges on the back and not flat so need to make sure the adhesive covers both areas of the brick. Will the adhesive still stick even though the cinder wall is painted? I presume it’s so strong it’ll stick to anything! Thanks!
Yep,,best article. Help. I have to fix two mistakes. A. I had two runny bags and made the brics cloudy in the floor??? How do i sand off the cloudy white and get back to red ?? B. I over looked three lil 3inch sections i was supposed to press down on with the lil anvil 3/8 thingy. How do i get rid of those three humps???
If i may adds a couple of ideas for the rookies out there: i used a scale and stayed around 2-3lbs for weight due to MY age and was around 1-1.5 cups for water. Too solid is better than too runny. Cutting the bag at an angle and proper size is important. I used a tomato cage in a bucket with alligator clips for the mortor bag. Used a couple clothespin at the cone to keep it closed. Thx again and good luck everyone
THANK YOU ! ! ! This article, nor anything half as comprehensive, existed a year ago when I started planning a lounge in our house. This is exactly what I want to do in our lounge. The only reason I didn’t pull the trigger was because there were no DIY articles available at the time, and the professionals can be tight lipped about installation (they want you to contract them for the job). This article basically confirms what I expected… but now I won’t have to wonder if I am making a mistake and ruining expensive material. AWESOME !
@homeprohero I really want to thank you sincerely for this article. We are just about to order this exact brick from Lowes in the Carbon color. We want to do an fireplace that my husband just built with it. This article is so helpful and just so well done!!!! Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!! God bless you for taking the time to show others how. You are very much appreciated!!!😊
Thank you for this very thorough article! I’ve been wanting to find a article like this. NICE WORK! IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL! ❤❤ I have a question for you. I would like to have those type of bricks put on the bottom of my cinder block foundation around the outside of my house, but the previous owner painted the cinder blocks. Is there anything additional that I will have to do to the comcrete cinder blocks being they’re painted to make sure the bricks stick to the concrete cinder blocks?
Thanks so much for this easy to follow article. I’m from Indiana as well…little ‘ol Avilla. I currently live in Massachusetts and everything is so expensive so I love DIY projects. I want to cover the cement foundation portions of my house. Can I use these same materials and steps for exterior foundation project? Thank you!
We do this here in England, but we use a laser as a level (spirit levels can be out), and make the odd ‘mistake’ here and there, because regular brickwork isn’t engineering. An intentional miss-match looks much more realistic and compliments the differing brick slips. If you don’t mind me saying, this was too uniform. Brickies make mistakes! It’s difficult to do intentionally, as your mind is telling you to do it perfect, like yours.
I appreciate your thorough article. I’m planning on redoing my fireplace which currently has 12×12 tile, and your instructional cierro will help me a lot. Do you think I can adhere the brick to the tile, or would I have to remove the tile first. I can’t seem to find answers to this question anywhere. Thank you!!!
Great article! I’ve been wanting to add a brick finish on a wall in a powder room, and I’ve looked at the faux brick panels as an option, but I think this gives a nicer finish. Is the process the same on a drywall surface vs concrete? And did you use furring strips as your ledger board & spacers? Thanks for sharing your expertise!
I might suggest that thinset adhesive mortar of your choice of colors and applied with a 3/8 notched trowel will go a lot faster provided you can mix it to a uniform and plastic consistency. When the thinset gets dry enough, you can thumb it or brush it, and there won’t be a need for grout. Just don’t smear up the face of your brick with the mortar.
This is a great reference article. We had a brick wall professionally installed, but I’m now doing another one myself. This really helped me. The grouting is the part I’m not looking forward too. But I used adhesive mix and was concerned about consistency and got it right first time which took the stress away. Much more expensive brick slips in the UK 🇬🇧
Looks awesome! I purchased three full boxes of facing brick at the good Will. Seven dollars a box. I’m going to use them until I run out around my sink area. If I don’t care for the reddish look, I’m going to give them a white wash with chalk paint and then seal all of it. I loved your article. Very well explained. Thank you