Brick Painting & Limewashing · Irving, TX
Irving masonry: brick near Old Town, stone and stucco out west.
Irving masonry work splits by geography. The older streets near Old Town are 1960s and 70s brick; Las Colinas and Valley Ranch are stone, stucco and tile. The right coating is not the same for both.
Here is what brick painting & limewashing in Irving actually involves.
On the older brick a mineral coating is what we recommend, and for a specific reason: it bonds into the masonry and stays vapor-open, so the wall releases moisture from within rather than trapping it behind a film. That is the failure mode people have heard about — a sealing paint lifting off brick — and it is a problem with film-forming paint rather than with the idea of coating brick at all. Romabio backs their masonry products for twenty years.
Out at Las Colinas the surface is usually stucco rather than brick, and the questions change. Cracks at window corners are frame movement, not coating failure, so they get opened and patched with a compatible mix and primed rather than bridged with caulk and coated over. Those neighborhoods also tend to have architectural review, so the color submittal goes in and gets approved before anything permanent is applied.
Here is what the price covers.
- Thorough cleaning of the masonry to remove all mold, dirt and debris first
- Romabio Mineral Masonry Paint, which lets the brick breathe naturally
- A finish that releases moisture from within while blocking moisture from outside
- Application by masonry brush, worked both horizontally and vertically into every seam
- Classico Limewash where a whitewashed or softened effect is the goal
- Resistance to mold, peeling and sun damage, backed by a 20-year product warranty
These are the questions we hear most about brick painting & limewashing in Irving.
We have stucco rather than brick. Is it the same job?
No. Stucco cracks are usually frame movement and need opening, patching with a compatible mix and priming first. Bridging them with caulk and coating over holds for a season and then splits again.
Will a mineral coating peel off our brick?
That failure comes from film-forming paint sealing the face of the wall. A mineral coating bonds into the masonry and stays vapor-open, so the moisture has somewhere to go.
Do you have to clean brick prior to painting?
Yes, and it matters more than people expect. The surface must be thoroughly cleaned to remove all mold, dirt and debris — if it isn’t, the paint struggles to adhere, which compromises both the quality and the service life of the job. We do all of that preparation for you.
What is the best way to apply paint to brick?
We use a masonry brush, stroking both horizontally and vertically. That works the paint into all the small holes and seams in the brick surface rather than bridging over them.
How many coats of limewash do I need?
For a whitewash effect, a single coat of Classico Limewash. For a solid-colored finish it takes two to three coats before it becomes non-transparent and reads as a solid color.
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