How To Build An Exposed Brick Veneer On An Interior Wall
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2016
- In this video, I'll show you how to get a cool vintage look inside your space by building a brick veneer wall using reclaimed old Chicago brick. I did this a little differently by cutting the brick in half, which cuts the amount of brick needed by 1/2, while giving you the exact same look of a full brick wall.
*NOTE: This was built on a concrete slab on grade. If your floor is elevated - like over a crawl space, on an upper floor, or you have a basement, you very likely will need to add some support to your floor or it may sag. This veneer weighs around 1,500 pounds so it is EXTREMELY HEAVY. Also, make sure to mechanically fasten the veneer brick to the wall structure behind them. I did this with screws into each stud every 18" vertically, which protrude approximately 1" into the mortar joint. You can see my solution at the 12.07 mark in the video. DO NOT rely solely on the tile adhesive to keep the bricks secured to the wall structure.
I spent around $400 for the brick. So with mortar and other minor expenses I probably spent around $500 (in 2014 dollars). - Jak na to + styl
Fantastic job! When my wife and I have a decent home, I'd like to do this! love exposed brick.
This looks amazing. I've been wishing I had a brick wall to use as a video background for a long time - now I know how to build it. Just need to actually own a home now :P
Thomas Frank hahaha me too 😄😂
Yea same
Great video man! I'm doing a similar project on a wall in my basement, so thanks for the tips!
Outstanding creativity! Thank you for sharing....beautiful.
Hahaha you and my dad would be best friends.
In all seriousness though, I think I just found a cool project for him and I to do together.
Thanks Lee.
10/10 Video
Started watching your video cause I like what you're doing to the man cave there, and I saw the beefy king shirt and that just totally made my day (orlando born & raised here). The genesis was icing on the cake. thanks!
I am a bricklayer by trade and I always enjoy watching these videos!
wow you really did it the right way and it paid off. looks fantastic and real unlike fake stone. totally worth your effort.
This looks simply amazing! And here I was thinking about using faux brick. ..... hmmmm I should be able to knock this out with your fantastic instructions. Thanks for the pointers.
This looks so amazing thank you for sharing your skills.
Thanks youuuu definitely gonna come back to this video when I’m ready to do this for my living room once I buy my house !!!!! 😊😊😊
Great job. This is inspiring and gives me some ideas. Thanks for sharing.
This is awesome! I work at projects in a very similar way. I like the thinking here. The screws being used as ties for the bricks is a great idea
Thanks! I should have emphasized the screw attachments a little more in the video because a lot of people miss it. Many commenters have warned me that the tile adhesive alone is not going to keep all those bricks attached to the structure, and I have to tell them to go watch the video again, and to pay attention this time LOL!
Beautiful. Wow. CLEVER and lovely project skillfully done. I love exposed old brick.
Too cool! Awesome job and thanks for sharing this video.
Looks like you live in a beautiful neighbourhood my man. Great job on the wall!
Wow, beautiful results! I want this done in my living room on the wall where we have our wood-burning fireplace.
Yes that would look awesome!
This looks great!
Awesome renovation and the Atari 5200 is the icing on the cake! Nice!
good job sir, planning on doing something similar, will also have some wall lights on the brick wall.
wow, that looks awesome. well done good sir. GOD BLESS you.
I've had this video saved forever. I'm doing exactly this today. Thank you
One thing I did not mention in the video is that I built this on a concrete slab on grade. If you plan to do this on a floor that is elevated (like on second floor or above a crawl space or basement), take into consideration the weight of the brick. You may need to add some structural support to the floor below or it may sag. Also make sure to do the mechanical fastening of the bricks to the wall. Don't just rely on the adhesive for that. Go to 12.06 in the video and you can see how I tied it back to the wall.
Let me know how it turns out!
Awesome job Lee, it looks many times better than the faux wall finishes that are so common. And I'm sure knowing that it's real brick, you enjoy the result a lot more. Truly inspiring.
Thanks. I completely agree but one thing to keep in mind is the kind of return are you going to REALISTICALLY see from what ever kind of home improvement you are considering. In my case, I'm in a really good neighborhood where it would be really difficult to over-improve your property. If I were in a neighborhood where the property values are not so good, or if it was a rental house (either one that I owned or was renting from someone else), I would definitely consider doing a faux finish in lieu of all this work.
Awesome wall and great tips and ideas so want to try this
Fantastic job.
Goes really well.
Very cool idea man! Thanks for sharing
" like one of them Hollywood stars you see going to rehab ALL the time " 😭😭😭
This is exactly how they watch their monster truck racing.
😂 😂
Brilliant job. Respect to you sir from the UK.
that looks really good and my wife is nuts about brick... so I might have to do this as an accent wall for brownie points.
Goddammit Sawyer, give your lady what she needs.
Omg it’s gorgeous!!! I love how it changed the vibe of the room!!! 🤍
Thanks!
Looks fantastic! Great job.
This looks so good. Well done.
Dude, This is awesome! I'd love to do something like this one day.
Fantastic man. Looks great. 👍🏻👍🏻👊🏻
hi sir.. it looks beautiful... amazing... ms.gayle here from philippines.. i loved watching DIY..Godbless to your family
Great result! Thank you for sharing.
Damn that's a nice house. The wall looks awesome!
You have the patience of a saint to attempt that...nice job, really like the look just don't fancy attempting that myself. I've got a chimney breast not even centered on main wall where I have a 65 inch which nearly covers the width, unless I strip back the plaster board down to the brick 😏😁
Really cool video and a great result. Well done.
great project and very well made video thanks
This is fantastic. Well done!
I like that style of brick. I like to do something like this for my future man cave.
Nice job....Looks great!!
I'm so glad you put in those screws into the studs. The painted drywall is not load bearing, so it could rip off any time. I did mine by screwing in cement board over the drywall, the screws went into the studs also. The cement board is load bearing and will hold the weight of the brick without having to stack them, just stick them on.
Yes I get a lot of comments from people that don't watch that far into the video and tell me the wall is going to fall down. I should have said something about the mechanical attachment earlier in the video.
That is some truly amazing work. Great job. Thumbs up! 😀💯💯💯💯
That was awesome and well done!
Dayum, that's a lot of work, but it looks like a lot of fun and seems quite fulfilling when you finished! Fantastic work; it's great to be self-sufficient.
Oh yeah! I love doing this kind of crap. My wife on the other hand...
This was brilliant, will be using this for my own project soon!
Thanks!
thanks for the time to share this build! owwwwwsummmmm!!!
That looks awesome man great job and video 👍
you are a good carpenter. I did this kind of work with my father for 10 years and I loved it. We did everything u could think of as far as custom building.
my former boss has brick in his kitchen, some comes up to the chair rail trim and some is the whole wall. it looks really good too. he cut 4 slivers from 1 brick and made tiles. it took him a month to do everything lol.
Yeah that's a thin brick veneer. You can buy it that way but it's kind of expensive.
Excellent video. Very informative.
This video gives me some ideas about my living room. Really good job bud!
Tracy Gun'z Thanks brotato chip!
Really great work, and a nice idea..
Saw u on reddit, liked and subscribed..
woah awesome project! i am absolutely going to try this. i love it. great work! 🤘🏽
Get 'r done son!
The wall looks beautiful. You did a fantastic job.
Thanks!
Damn! That looks really good!
Beautiful work.
That is SWEEEEEETTT BRO!!!! I couldn't afford bricks.. So I impervised and put floor carpet on my wall.
Dude, that is seriously bitchin' brah!!!! I need to do that in my van, but with bricks. I'd be crushing all the poon for days.
Great video! Looks amazing
Great work. Next project must have been that jeep in the driveway👍🏾
That's my son's car and I can tell you I was pretty hot about that. He had this wreck right when I started building the wall build. He went without a car for a good while but I still had to delay the brick to fix it. I drug him down to the junkyard with me and everything. Good times.
Looks fantastic brother! Was considering doing this in a similar office space and this confirms it.
Git 'r done!
That looks bloody brilliant. Good job!
Thanks!
looks good....great idea on the break cutting
Good Job!!
Beautiful job Mr 👍
Looks really great!
Great work looks good
well done mate, looks great !
Excellent finishing
good job ! it looks perfect
Dude nice job! Very informative and you think ahead very well. Thx for posting
Glad you enjoyed it!
never thought I'd get tired of the word "brick" lol cool video!
That look good !! Good job !!!
Amazing work !!!!
great job sir.
This looks amazing!
Man ! Hope you like it. That's a lot of work ! Looks good.
@Hello Timothy Heasman, How are you doing?
Great job!!
Well done!
i admire people like you that just get things done it looks great mate :D
Thanks!
I'm working on a desktop set up this will be dope to have as the wall !
Word!
That intro.....LMFAO, I swear I watched it about 7 or 8 times before I even made it thru the video, then watched it again after finally watching the entire video lol, that was great. I'm thinking about doing the same thing to a wall in my house. Wanted thin brick but your idea sounds cheaper.
Thin brick would be just a little more expensive but a whole lot easier to install. And I don't know where I come up with these jokes, but I got a million of them.
One thing you missed, wall anchor ties. You need to add as you go up every 4th or 6th course. Critical to attach your brick to the existing wall so it all becomes one.
That is correct and I installed screws into the wood stud that protrude 1" to 1-1/4" into the mortar joints at every fifth course. You can see what i did at 12.07 in the video.
great job! well done!
Great job. It looks beautiful.
Thanks!!
Great work ! 😍
Awesome job !
Great job mate.
I'm assuming this was a side project for yourself and you don't do it for a living. The ultimate WEEKEND WARRIOR! Great job man. My next project is making a contemporary carbon steel gate(s) with a patina using the existing cinder block walls so that how I came across your video. Amazing what we can do. You gave me some ideas to incorporate. Thanks man 👍🏻
Thanks - yes I am in the construction business but I am not a tradesman or a mason.
I achieved a similar effect by simply knocking the plaster off my wall, then again I live in the UK where brick built houses are the norm and form part of the structural integrity of the house. Nice job BTW
That probably looks pretty cool. Thanks!
Wow great job i love it
Nice job all around and great job on the video. Thanks for sharing!
Looks great!
Beautiful!
nice work! love the sega genesis too!
great job and i like the break down on brick cost.
The brick costs around 75 cents per brick if you buy by the cube (500 bricks or so) or $1 per brick if you buy loose.
amazing work
You did an awesome job
This is really great work, I was thinking about doing it myself, after watching this I have decided to pay someone to do it :)
Yes this isn't an easy project to tackle.