Exposing brick - why is it black?
We are renovating an apartment in Windsor Terrace, and are exposing a few brick walls throughout the place. We have opened the walls, and to our surprise saw that brick on external walls is black, as if painted with something (see links to pictures below). An internal wall is of regular red colored brick. We…
We are renovating an apartment in Windsor Terrace, and are exposing a few brick walls throughout the place. We have opened the walls, and to our surprise saw that brick on external walls is black, as if painted with something (see links to pictures below). An internal wall is of regular red colored brick. We like both colors, and would like to keep the black wall exposed.
Does anyone know what was the brick coved with, and whether it is toxic or not? How can we clean the black walls to retain the color? Will the acid solvents ruin the color, or just strip it and expose the red underneath?
Any help/advice will be greatly appreciated!
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11:37, what’s wrong with being judgemental about vandalism on this scale? How is this different than protesting the teardown of say the Ward Bakery? If those fools didn’t want negative comments, they should not have posted the photos.
I’m in shock over what they did to that apartment. All those gorgeous details, gone, and they are smirking and mugging for the camera. Enjoy your cheesy exposed brick, idiots.
Oh my god, what a shame. I can’t believe they did that to that apartment. The moldings were beautiful.
Oh my god! That is the funniest photo album I have ever seen on this site. You go…rip down that cloying detail!
Is your name Ratner?
you’re right, i didn’t see any of those photos. still, no need to be so judgemental. maybe they are doing a modern renovation. it’s their apartment, and they should do what makes them happy, not what the Brownstoner Bible says they have to do.
Here in case you couldn’t figure it out
http://www.gaylweb.com/photos.html
WOW Yes…because I went to their website with the dozens of photos, not just the two you looked at. Wow thats pretty impressive how you are so narrow not to dig any deeper than the surface. Wow you are dense.
I have heard of instances where asbestos was mixed in with tar in the feeble attmept to provide fireproofing.