Here s how it s done.
How to add brick siding.
Remember to start at the bottom of your home and then work your way upward as you apply the siding.
To do this apply construction adhesives to the back of the panel and align the bottom edge of the brick siding to the bottom edge of your house exterior.
Be sure your strips will be plumb when attached by using a plumb bob or carpenters level as you mark the locations for each strip.
Mark on your brick wall at the location you ll need for each furring strip.
Leave a 1 2 inch airspace between the brick and the foundation.
Step 1 mark your strip locations.
Press on the brick siding panels to stick the panels on the wall.
Then nail one side to the framing and embed the other side in the mortar.
In this case it s expected and you have no choice.
This can present a challenge because siding cannot be fastened directly to these walls.
Lay first brick align the first brick with the edge of the foundation ledge and press it into the mortar.
The final finishing touch of adding brick siding to your home is filling the grout lines.
When installing the brick siding to the house exterior start at the bottom first and then work your way up.
The next step is to apply a layer of construction adhesive to the back of the first brick siding panel.
Always match your home design to the buyers your selling to.
If we were building a spec home here we d use cedar shake too.
When you get near the roof add weep holes to the first or second course down from the top.
Adding brick siding to the community may just look weird and local buyer could reject it.
However it can be done by first attaching furring strips to the brick wall.
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As the brick laying continues place a 1 x 6 piece of corrugated metal every 16 vertically and horizontally to keep the brick face from falling away from the house.
Although different products can vary most brick siding panels are manufactured to lock into one another.
For veneer bricks a separate grout is.