Any experience of brick slips?
Milly Moo
5 years ago
Hi all
In the process of decorating our kitchen/diner
We have a range in the kitchen and we have removed the wood cladding from it, plastered and painted it white. We are debating whether to paint the walls the same colour as the rest of the kitchen (Hague Blue)
OR
I have been looking at brick slips online to make it look like a brick fireplace
What do you think?
2 top pictures are before and the one painted white is now
I also attach a picture of the other half of the room so wall colour can be seen
In the process of decorating our kitchen/diner
We have a range in the kitchen and we have removed the wood cladding from it, plastered and painted it white. We are debating whether to paint the walls the same colour as the rest of the kitchen (Hague Blue)
OR
I have been looking at brick slips online to make it look like a brick fireplace
What do you think?
2 top pictures are before and the one painted white is now
I also attach a picture of the other half of the room so wall colour can be seen
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Milly Moo
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Comments (3)Shan Hi Nice visualisation. If we are talking about real brick slips that are cut from real bricks they need to be bonded to the wall and then the joints need to be pointed with mortar as one would do with real bricks. This can be quite a messy exercise and is essentially a semi wet trade Ideally one would apply the slips before you fit the kitchen, that way worktops and units can be templated against the finished surface. One should also consider taking the slips all the way down to the floor, if you want to future proof the design and if you have any open backed units. If one attempts to do it the other way around you would need to protect everything as mortar can be very unforgiving and gets every where. If you were going to apply a finish afterward or to an existing kitchen I would consider tiles as opposed to brick slips above the worktop. Also in terms of sequencing of the works the kitchen units and work tops are one of the last things to go in. So it makes a lot of sense to fit the slips before the units go in, whilst all the other messy work is going on. Imperial Bricks make the best and loveliest hand made bricks and brick slips so they are worth looking at. https://www.imperialhandmadebricks.co.uk ....See More
Misha M
5 years agoHi Milly, similar to comment above, recommend reclaimed brick slips...surprisingly easy to put up too. Available in a lot of shades. Don't look at bricks in isolation...try to see on wall...e.g. our brickslips looked yellow when we first saw them but up they don't.
Good luck!
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