Paint On Outside walls

Hi there

when i bought my house a few months ago the survay revealed that the paint on the outside stopped the house breathing so to speak.
My brickwork on the outside has been painted white but i would like to remove the paint and have it back to brick as its a lovely victorian place and would look good back the way it should be.
How is this done i have heard about sandblasting what is this is it messy ?

Any info would be good.

believe it or not its blasting sand at it.

you can get an attachment for certain pressure washers (mine you can)

Although the term still survives, sand is banned from use in commercial applications as the very fine glass/silica particles caused during the process are a serious health hazard. Basically, it will be some other form of blasting media (plastic beads, crushed coconut shells etc) mixed with water. This process is used to clean historic buildings (& Nelsons column) but it’s a bit specialised; apply too much pressure & you could destroy the brickwork underneath. It’s extremely messy, can be laborious & I suspect, quiet expensive!

Depending on what sort of paint it is, it may be possible to use some form of paint stripper & a commercial pressure washer to jet off the softened paint. There may be specialist companies doing this who could give you a quote (again, probably not very cheap) but if your thinking of DIY, then you will need a commercial pressure washer; the 100 quid one you clean the car with will never cope!