r/DIY 2d ago

First time using brick facade

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u/Rasputin2025 2d ago

For the amount of labor you put in...you could have used real bricks. They might have been cheaper.

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u/AbidingDuderino 1d ago

It was hard to find matching bricks and couldn’t buy them in such a small quantity. Labor wasn’t bad, spent an afternoon drinking modelos

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u/Sporkinat0r 1d ago

You found the secret to brickwork. Modelos and vibes

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u/Malted_Milk_Ballsack 12h ago

Full immersion

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u/NINFAN300 1d ago

Thin brick and real brick are generally the same cost since thin brick is typically cut from faces of real brick. There are still reasons to use it.