Mortar first. If you're going to paint your mortar first, then how do you color the brick? Drybrushing is a valuable technique, but it's not one I've been terribly successful with.

Brick might seem impervious to the elements, but eventually you’ll need to repoint it. Here’s what that means.

Your job, or that of the workman you hire to repoint your brick, is to take time and find sand that matches the sand in your existing mortar. You need to match both the color and grain size ...

Your job, or that of the workman you hire to repoint your brick, is to take time and find sand that matches the sand in your existing mortar. You need to match both the color and grain size. Ask ...