I’m trying to source a supplier for thin brick veneer for interior application. I’m looking to install onto existing drywall. Any advice on installation issues would be appreciated too.
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Boy I am feeling old. The first thing that came into my mind was z-brick. The last time I probably saw it was when I worked at Hechingers part time when I was in college back in 1971 !!!! I am surprised to see it still exists, not sure how good it is but worth a look:
http://www.z-brick.com/
Bill Koustenis
Advanced Automotive Machine
Waldorf Md
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It's in the details. Faux brick--of any type--will look odd if set, say, on a wood floor. Changing from the "regular" wall to the new "brick" wants planning, too. Or, it looks like what it is--an add on. Do not forget the ceiling--it can be a bear.
I have found the "trick" of it is to detail the "whatever it is" just like it was "real." Making a chimney breast? Cut the DW, and bring the faux brick "through" it the way it would be done in a masonry chimney. Get the finish floor up, so it can abut, as well.
While working from existing DW can be done, I've always been happier with a CBU-type product, if only for the depth change (and the simple, easy, changes in the plan--add the sconce lights, or the portrait lamp in the middle, or "oh let's insulate that esterior wall while it's open" kind of make it a "might as well as" . . . )
Check with your local cultured stone folks, they usually have a line of bricks in various colors. They will also stock pre-cut corners, water tables, hearthstone and the like.
The cultured stone, if you've neverdone it before is best done "upside down." That is, from the top down, not bottom up. That's because the lightweight concrete used does not clean up well if you miss a bit of thinset dropped on it (it will chip off, but then show the untinted interior).
Here's a company we've talked to and plan to use in an upcoming project: http://www.thinbrickbyowensboro.com/