Brick Painting in Scranton

Brick painting across NEPA is a moisture-management and freeze-thaw job. Fired brick, painted brick, and stone show up across Scranton and Wilkes-Barre rowhomes, downtown Victorians, and brick-veneer accents across Clarks Summit and Waverly. Each substrate behaves differently under Lackawanna Valley freeze-thaw, and the film that works on a shaded chimney will fail on a north wall by spring 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 Scranton and Wilkes-Barre 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 one freeze-thaw cycle will pop the film. Historic district review is required on some downtown Scranton and Wilkes-Barre facades. Newer painted-brick accents on Clarks Summit and Waverly builds are typically sound and only need cleaning plus a bonding primer. On chimneys we favor a breathable masonry system, and our field notes on whether you can paint a brick house walk through the trade-offs.

Color trends on painted brick across Clarks Summit and Waverly 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.