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    Help! I have blown bricks. Should I paint and seal them?

    Yes they are the yellow bricks, they would be lovely (and luckily still are on the front) but are in v bad condition on the back so need covering somehow unfortunately. at least there's no stone cladding involved I guess :lol: Have tried to upload images three times but when i do it tells...
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    Help! I have blown bricks. Should I paint and seal them?

    thanks footprints, very useful advice and i think you're right about the blown bricks being rendered initially because of a damp issue at some point. i've spoken to the builder and it's a primer not a sealer that he suggests using, before usign breathable masonry paint. the walls are...
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    Help! I have blown bricks. Should I paint and seal them?

    Hi there. First post so thanks in advance for any help! I have recently renovated a Victorian terrace. The bricks on the front of the house are in excellent condition but the whole of the back of the house has spalled/blown bricks. I need to do something about it but don't know what...
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