Brick Painting in New Orleans

Brick painting across Greater New Orleans is a moisture-management and hurricane-exposure job. Fired brick and painted-brick accents show up across the French Quarter, Uptown, Garden District, and Mid-City, mid-century chimneys across Lakeview and Kenner, and brick-veneer facades across Old Metairie, Mandeville, and Slidell. Each substrate behaves differently under Gulf Coast humidity and wind-driven rain, and the film that works on a shaded chimney will fail on a north wall within a season if the joints are not right. Our starting point is a full pressure wash to strip chalk and mildew, then a look at the mortar joints before we open a can.

Older French Quarter, Uptown, and Marigny brick usually needs joint repair and spot re-pointing before coating, because a coat of paint over a failed joint traps moisture rather than sealing it, and humid Gulf air will push the film off from behind. Historic district review through VCC or HDLC is required for any color or coating change on protected facades. Newer painted-brick accents on Mandeville and Slidell builds are typically sound and only need cleaning plus a bonding primer. On chimneys we favor a breathable masonry system so vapor can still escape rather than push the film off the wall from behind, and our field notes on whether you can paint a brick house walk through the trade-offs before you commit.

Color trends on painted brick across Old Metairie, Mandeville, and Slidell lean into warm whites, sandy greiges, and deep charcoals. On homes where the client wants texture kept rather than blocked out, limewash is often the better call and we walk through both options at the estimate. Every brick project is backed by our 3-year transferable warranty.