Painting small area of brickwork and removal

twopenny

I have a glass porch on my 'new' place. I also apparantly have a very expensive new door that I can't stand. Time isn't making that any different.

It would cost over £1000 to replace so trying to see if I can improve the appearance by some method.

It occoured to me that if I could paint the orangey brickwork half way up to the same colour as the top of the wall it would improve the colour of a mid brown door with multi coloured glass against the brown/orange brick and make it more a feature and a 'room'. I'd replace the old fashioned light as well.

I'm cautious because the brick is rough so paint once in will be hard to remove should it look awful - or would it?

It's not exposed to weather so I could use emulsion or exterior paint.

I can't get further back for the photo than this.

FreeBear

Glue a thin(ish) board over the bare brick with a grab adhesive, then pain in a colour of your choice. Should you ever wish to revert to the original brick, the grab adhesive will be a little easier to remove.

twopenny

I had thought of that FreeBear but cutting into the trim of brickwork half way up would be mindbending for me. I could do it but could I do it well enough for a front door.

Ah, that does't show in the photo, darn. I'll try and do a blow up.

Hadn't thought of the adhesive being easer to remove though. Good point.

twopenny

It has a crenulation effect between the render and the exposed brick which would be tricky.

FreeBear

Cut some spacers the same thickness of the crenelations, glue them at regular intervals across the wall, then stick the board on top. With the right thickness, you'd end up flush with the oversailed (corbelled) course of brick.

mi-key

I actually like the glasswork in that door, but the brown colour would annoy me ! Have you thought about painting the door and frame white or another colour ? Zinser do a range of paints that are suitable 

https://www.rawlinspaints.com/popular-colours?q=Suitable+For+Use+On-uPVC&gclid=CjwKCAjwov6hBhBsEiwAvrvN6KNn9NA9cxpxmZpwBRqjiba3giPznh2N1CUAzF2xC2S7JAaL3URL-BoCe9sQAvD_BwE

A white door and the lower wall boarded and painted would look pretty nice I reckon

Spinybif

For a UPVC spray company to spray that door would be about £300 in any colour you wish.

mi-key

Spinybif said:

For a UPVC spray company to spray that door would be about £300 in any colour you wish.

Or about £40 to do it yourself. Satin paints give a really good finish

twopenny

But the door is what is called 'wrapped' which is aparantly a good finish but sounds like a flim of something on it

And it needs no attention. I'm thinking painted is going to be ongoing but I will check the colours above against the glass and see.

Essentially it is the colours that annoy me. The blue is gorgeous but not against mid brown. Don't like the opaque stuff. Most are ok but don't go together. I've been an artist/designer and it makes you picky.

Also you can see through from front to back in a small place.

I have looked at replacing the glass but the ones I like are classy and the longer I look the more lovely and more expensive!

EssexExile

twopenny said:

But the door is what is called 'wrapped' which is aparantly a good finish but sounds like a flim of something on it

And it needs no attention. I'm thinking painted is going to be ongoing but I will check the colours above against the glass and see.

Essentially it is the colours that annoy me. The blue is gorgeous but not against mid brown. Don't like the opaque stuff. Most are ok but don't go together. I've been an artist/designer and it makes you picky.

Also you can see through from front to back in a small place.

I have looked at replacing the glass but the ones I like are classy and the longer I look the more lovely and more expensive!

I saw a window I liked on the internet, I phoned the company and they said about £2000 to design and make one for me. I told my local double glazing company and they made me one for about £200.

sugar-walsh

If it were mine I would clad the brick (if you're worried about painting the brick) with horizontal wood slats.

I'd paint the floor a nice blue and I'd look at painting the plastic of the frame.

I'm assuming the stained glass is raised, if not, you can get a film to cover it.