Fifteen services, each with its own page
Aurora Limewash: Finishes and Masonry Work in Aurora
From a single fireplace to a whole brick house, with typical prices and what each finish does to the wall underneath.
- Aurora and ten towns within 20 miles
- Written price before work starts
- Licensed, insured local contractors
- Historic district rules covered
Aurora Limewash covers the full range of brick and stone finishing work around Aurora through local contractors. Every service below has its own page explaining what the work involves, what it typically costs here, and what has to be true of the brick before it can start.
Limewash, inside and out
Whole brick exteriors, brick fronts on houses that are partly siding, stone and fieldstone, chimneys, fireplaces, interior walls and commercial buildings. Same lime, different preparation and a different price for each.
The other ways to change how brick looks
German smear, whitewash, brick stain and mineral silicate paint. Each solves a different problem, and the right one depends on whether you want texture, colour, permanence or the option to change your mind.
Not sure what your brick will take? Describe the house, the brick and the look you want, and get a straight answer on coats, prep and a typical price.
Call (630) 528-2808The work that comes first, and after
Stripping old paint, tuckpointing loose mortar, touching up a limewash that has weathered, and taking one off. Limewash only bonds to bare, sound masonry, so this is often half the job.
Not sure what your brick will take? Describe the house, the brick and the look you want, and get a straight answer on coats, prep and a typical price.
Call (630) 528-2808Every service, with its own page
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Exterior brick limewash
A breathable lime finish over the whole brick exterior, from a faint wash to near-solid white.
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Brick front limewash
The brick front that makes a newer house look dated, softened to sit with the siding instead of fighting it.
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Stone limewash
Lime on stone is the oldest pairing there is, and it settles into the joints in a way paint never can.
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Chimney limewash
A breathable finish for the one piece of masonry that takes the worst of the weather and the heat.
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Fireplace limewash
The quickest way to change a room: a soft lime finish on the brick everyone looks at.
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Interior limewash walls
The soft, cloudy movement of a lime finish on a wall, which flat paint cannot fake.
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German smear
A heavier, more permanent cousin of limewash, with mortar left thick on some bricks and wiped off others.
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Whitewash brick
The cheaper cousin of limewash, and the one that is harder to undo.
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Brick staining
The finish to choose when you want different brick, not white brick.
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Mineral paint for brick
For the owner who wants painted brick, without the peeling that ordinary paint brings.
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Brick paint removal
Limewash cannot bond to paint, so on painted brick the job starts here.
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Tuckpointing
Limewash will not hold a crumbling joint together. This is the masonry work that has to come first.
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Limewash touch-up
The advantage of limewash: when it wears, you add to it rather than strip it.
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Limewash removal
Easy in the first week, harder after that, and never as hard as getting paint off.
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Commercial limewash
A lighter, softer brick facade for a building that wants to look cared for, not repainted.
Talk it through before anyone opens a bucket
Say what the brick is, whether it has ever been painted or sealed, and how much of it shows from the street. You will hear what the job usually involves, what it tends to cost, and whether your town needs a sign-off first.
Call (630) 528-2808