DIY mom: Facebrick walls - by @altacbotha
I don't know why, but most of the suburbia houses built in the 90's all have one unplastered (facebrick) wall in the living area. Well, it took me a while to decide what to do to spice up the wall a bit. Google and Pinterest have many ideas. I discovered a wonderful product by the name of Cemcrete (South Africa - http://cemcrete.co.za/). It is a ready-mix cement based plaster.
So, here we go;
Step one:
Clear the wall from dust and loose cement with a soft brush.
Step two:
Mix ready mix cement as per instructions and apply to the wall as per image below;
Step three:
So, I struggled a bit with this part, because I bought a product from Cemcrete with a terracotta color that was too bland for my taste, so I have painted over the color with a normal water based color from Plascon and it worked quite well.
And the end result...
The new look is much more classic-modern and takes away that conservative effect when one walks into the house.
Let me know what you think!
A ready-mix cement based plaster?
Interesting. The outcome is incredibly beautiful.
Did you get the color separately? Does the Cemcrete have other applications too?
Good day, I think it is mostly just cement and plaster sand. Thank you, yes, I have used a plascon paint, seperately. Cemcrete have products for floors, swimmingpools and walls. I will soon post some diy ideas on my own cement floors. It depends on your local hardware store, but the normally have their own products similar to Cemcrete's product.
Wow, I thought they were mainly for walls. How wrong I was!
I'll keep a tab on your blog for more of your ideas. Peace ✌.
Wonderful post....after finishing all the three steps,,,,the result is amazing. Really it looks classic and modern. Thanks for sharing...and its so effective...keep it up.
Thank you
I think this process makes it look so much better. Thank you for sharing!
For sure. Pleasure.
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It turned out very interesting! Sadly, we do not have such material ...
Thank you. You can use normal cement with plaster sand, together with a bonding liquid (sometimes called, plaster key)
Thanks, I'll keep it in mind.
Looks great! Also love the tones of greens you used on the wall hanging frames as well- totally changes the vibe of the room ;)
Thank you. I've used burned orange before but was too bright.
I could see that, that sage green is really peaceful and natural feeling, almost like it's moss growing- really beautiful!