On May 23, 10:27*pm, willshak wrote:
leza wang wrote the following:



Hi, my house front wall is made from faux brick (not real bricks).
They are falling off now and I have to fix them. Today a guy who does
brick work told me that there is a problem that the depth is around 4
inch and that is barely hold the bricks but he said it is doable and
in worse case scenario he would installed (I can not remember the term
he used) but something to hold these bricks which is made from steel
and he will make holes in foundation to hold that steel thing.

The brick guy also told me I have another option is to install a
stucco (cost the same price almost). He mentioned in both cases he has
to remove what is on the wall now and then he might take the plywood
off too if he found them they are in bad conditions.

My questions for you:

1) is it good idea to install bricks in this case or I should go with
stucco?
2) About the stucco, do they usually remove everything from the wall
and then out the stucco or they can put the stucco on the faux brick?
3) Can I remove the faux bricks by myself (I can do the physical work
with help of friends but I have no any experience whatsoever, can an
average person do that)?

Thanks a lot for your help in advance.

Where are you?
Up here in the NE, 'New Jersey Brick and Stone' is the dominate
installer of faux brick or stone.
They tack the metal grid to the wall sheathing, *spread a mortar colored
coating to the metal *grid, then a brick or stone colored coating to the
mortar colored *coating, and carve mortar joints into the brick or stone
colored coating.
I would assume that the metal grid is still attached to the sheathing.
Find *out who did the original and ask them.

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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
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Thanks a lot for your reply. I live in Toronto/Ontario/Canad. The
house is around 80 years old.