How to Whitewash Brick with Masonry Supplies | Ask This Old House https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/6e7c9110-3ca4-44dd-8f7d-bfe5e5cb6493 Ask This Old House mason Mark McCullough demonstrates a way to whitewash brick with masonry materials SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Time: 2 hours Cost: $20 Skill Level: Moderate Tools List for Brick Whitewashing: Trowel Mason’s Brush Shopping List: Portland cement Lime Buckets Steps: Create a loose slurry mix of roughly 80% Lime, 20% Portland Cement, and water., Dab a mason’s brush with the slurry mix and wipe it on the brick thickly., Dip the mason’s brush in clean water and dab off some of the slurry. Over time, weather will continue to wear down the finish., Resources: Mark likes to use a masonry-based whitewash material for exterior brick because it’s more durable against the elements. The lime and Portland cement he used can be found at masonry yards and some specialty home centers. About Ask This Old House TV: Homeowners have a virtual truckload of questions for us on smaller projects, and we're ready to answer. Ask This Old House solves the steady stream of home improvement problems faced by our viewers—and we make house calls! Ask This Old House features some familiar faces from This Old House, including Kevin O'Connor, general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, and landscape contractor Roger Cook. Follow This Old House and Ask This Old House: Facebook: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseFB Twitter: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTwitter http://bit.ly/AskTOHTwitter Pinterest: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHousePinterest Instagram: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseIG http://bit.ly/AskTOHIG Tumblr: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTumblr For more on This Old House and Ask This Old House, visit us at: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseWebsite How to Whitewash Brick with Masonry Supplies | Ask This Old House https://www.youtube.com/user/thisoldhouse/ Sun, 17 May 2026 04:29:32 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co How to Whitewash Brick with Masonry Supplies | Ask This Old House https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/6e7c9110-3ca4-44dd-8f7d-bfe5e5cb6493 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.