Thank you!!! Thank you!! Thank you!!! It's so easy! I should have thought of that, but I'm not that sharp!!! You saved my day!! I have had a gap in the room for years and did not know how to fix it!!! Your the best!!! Looks great too!!
Hello, I have a 2-family building that I am working on in Saint Louis Foxpark neighborhood. I have expose brick as well. When I removed the plaster to get to my exposed brick there is aa 1.5" gap between the window trim and the brick. I have the same issue with my historic baseboards. What did you do to close the gap around the window trim to brick and the baseboard to brick once the plaster was removed? The same as you as I am trying to get a very good rehabbed look. My rehab dumpster will be showing up in about 2 weeks so I can finishing gutting the old doors and ceiling.
Steven, that's awesome, I love Fox Park and was just over there the other day. Unfortunately, you have to either use a GIGANTIC caulk line, which will look just fine if done well, or scribe a piece of wood to go into the gap. In the above house, every exterior wall had exposed brick, but I do believe it's best to only expose brick on a select few walls, and preferrably ones with few windows and doors for that reason. Feel free to email me jeff@transformstl.com -- I'd love to drop by and see your Fox Park project!
Do you seal the brick, if so with what. I have a 1860’s house ALL my interior walls are brick. I’ve exposed some. I’m working on my bathroom wall right now.
Thank you!!! Thank you!! Thank you!!! It's so easy! I should have thought of that, but I'm not that sharp!!! You saved my day!! I have had a gap in the room for years and did not know how to fix it!!! Your the best!!! Looks great too!!
This is helpful, thanks!
How do you do the same but for windows instead? that finishing is always hard specially if you have metal framed windows...
Great tip. Now how to you make the brick look great?
Put drywall over it ;)
Great idea thaere. Thanks a ton!
Hello, I have a 2-family building that I am working on in Saint Louis Foxpark neighborhood. I have expose brick as well. When I removed the plaster to get to my exposed brick there is aa 1.5" gap between the window trim and the brick. I have the same issue with my historic baseboards. What did you do to close the gap around the window trim to brick and the baseboard to brick once the plaster was removed? The same as you as I am trying to get a very good rehabbed look. My rehab dumpster will be showing up in about 2 weeks so I can finishing gutting the old doors and ceiling.
Steven, that's awesome, I love Fox Park and was just over there the other day. Unfortunately, you have to either use a GIGANTIC caulk line, which will look just fine if done well, or scribe a piece of wood to go into the gap. In the above house, every exterior wall had exposed brick, but I do believe it's best to only expose brick on a select few walls, and preferrably ones with few windows and doors for that reason. Feel free to email me jeff@transformstl.com -- I'd love to drop by and see your Fox Park project!
Do you seal the brick, if so with what. I have a 1860’s house ALL my interior walls are brick. I’ve exposed some. I’m working on my bathroom wall right now.
I know you're probably not looking for an answer to this question anymore however it might help someone to know that the answer is waterproof PVA.
Hey, im in st. Louis too!
Lol why wouldn't you just put real trim up?
What kind of profile would you use up there? something like a crown moulding on the brick, or something on the ceiling, like he's done?
I thought the same thing…something like a crown molding.
Yes basic maybe 1 inch
I got one step up better for you on this
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