Software
Houzz Logo Print
nina_thomas44

Has anyone done an exposed brick look on an interior wall?

7 years ago

And if so, what product did you use, and were you happy with it? Approximate cost per square foot would be appreciated.


We will be expanding the wall of one room of our house. Rather than trying to match the rest of the room, which is painted paneling, I was thinking of doing an exposed brick finish. It would make sense, as this wall was originally the exterior of our brick house. I know there are "thin brick" products, but searching the boards for that term brought up mostly threads from people who were using it on their home exteriors.

Comments (22)

  • PRO
    7 years ago

    Yes, but it was a wall in an addition which actually was the exterior brick wall of the house, pre-addition.

  • 7 years ago
    We did it on a wall in our home salon. It is thin brick. It was about $1300 for materials and I installed it myself.
    Addition Planner thanked csant87
  • 7 years ago

    @MissiSmith -- That's beautiful! Do you know what kind of product it was? Was each brick piece individual, and were they real brick or brick-look tile? Did it just go on with thinset or did it need more support?

  • 7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    That looks surprisingly good, csant.

    What is your exterior material?

  • 7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    @csant8 - That looks great! Any particular brand of product you recommend? I guess I'd ask you the same questions I asked Missi -- did it go on just like a backsplash, or did it need more support? Was each brick an individual piece, or was it like interlocking tiles?

    Also, thanks for including the price...I think our walls would be about the same square footage (mine will have two doorways cut out of it) so that helps me get an idea. Although DIY installation is probably not in the cards for me.

  • 7 years ago
    Belden Brick makes real brick,then slices the front and sells the resultant 3/4” bricks. There are many patterns and the cost for the colors we chose was $.75 per brick.
  • PRO
    7 years ago

    It is the Brickweb

    Castle Gate Thin Brick Panel -

    Addition Planner thanked Missi Smith Design Co.
  • PRO
    7 years ago

    It comes in sheets - it is a thin brick veneer and goes on the wall just like tile.

  • PRO
    7 years ago

    $7.99 a square foot

    Addition Planner thanked Missi Smith Design Co.
  • 7 years ago
    The exterior of my home is also brick. The brand of thin brick I used was old mill. They are individual bricks. For installation I primed the drywall, nailed metal lathe over the entire wall, did a scratch coat on the lathe, then mortared the bricks on.
  • 7 years ago

    We have an exposed brick wall. It is made of bricks, real, actual bricks.

  • 7 years ago

    Same here. Exposed REAL BRICKs behind a wood burning stove.

  • PRO
    7 years ago

    The bricks on tile sheets are also REAL bricks ... they are just thin cuts. Much easier to install. I have done real sized bricks on an arch in our basement and it was gorgeous but expensive and very time consuming to install.

  • PRO
    7 years ago

    If budget is a problem, have you considered a wall-size photo of bricks...?

  • 7 years ago

    General Shale thin brick on drywall. This is only photo I have of a 42” wide “chimney”. Don’t know actual footage used, but about $350 for bricks I believe.

    Addition Planner thanked ulisdone
  • 7 years ago

    I would think thin-cut bricks would be fine, but I would not like a faux brick painted finish. In the 1950s, the I Love Lucy show had what I assumed was brick wallpaper that always looked wrong at every corner, where it was obviously fake.

    How many walls in the room are you doing? For me, corners are the tricky part, but that would not be an issue if you are doing one wall.

  • 7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    Fake brick and real brick was a popular look at one time. Today’s fad isn’t going to look any better in hindsight either. It might as well be wallpaper as to how most people use it. And that is completely wrong. If it doesn’t look truly structural, skip it completely.


    Fake brick walls just look stupidly fake.

    Signs · More Info

    Design Gems · More Info

    Design Gems · More Info

    Design Gems · More Info

    Design Gems · More Info

    Design Gems · More Info

  • 7 years ago

    @Lars -- No, I wasn't thinking about a painted finish. :-) I was talking about applying either thin brick products or brick-looking tiles. It's just one wall, and will have two big doorways cut out of it, so I don't think square footage will be a big issue, and I shouldn't have to deal with any corners.

  • 7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    I have done brick interior walls twice.

    Thin brick is ridiculously expensive, so I made my Higgins jig and cut regular brick with a 20" brick saw that I rented. I ended up paying a bit less than a dollar per square foot for brick slips.

    The second time I just used queen brick as I was installing over a footer and the engineer approved full brick. Once you factor in time it was even cheaper.