Bricks, Masonry, Asphalt and Concrete - staining brick?

Hello all,
My son just bought a ranch house that has some blond colored brick, full size brick, but like a veneer, underneath the picture window.
He wants to stain this brick to better match the color of the siding.

He does not want to paint the brick, because that might cause a constant maintenance headache......but if he stained it, I would think the stain would last longer......no peeling, etc.

What type of stain could he use, and how would it be done?

thank you......Frank D.

usually but, occasionally, mortar jnts,,, any brickyard should be able to help in buff-roch,,, our mtls're proprietary but there are stains avail, frank,,, just be sure they're uv-resist AND that the brick'll accept 'em,,, new bricks're oven-fir'd harder'n old brick.

Thank you......I'll try checking with thruway supply or miller brick.....the bricks are a light blond/yellow and they are over 20 years old......

There are companies that do brick staining. Anything you as a homeowner will be able to buy is paint, no matter what they may call it. Fired clay does not accept normal stains.

Hi,

We used Dyebrick on our brickwork and was very pleased with the natural colour change it produced.

www.dyebrick.com

They deliver their products worldwide..free of charge.

They were able to suggest some ideal colours from photos we sent them.

We added photos to their Customer Gallery at: http://www.dyebrick.com/gallery2/v/Extensions/Chris/

I hope this is of assistance.

Kind regards,

Chris

Excellent! I have that bookmarked now.

we have it here, too !