HOW TO WHITEWASH BRICK ON YOUR OWN: PAINTING THE EXTERIOR OF OUR HOME: FARMHOUSE FIXER UPPER

Welcome back to Farmhouse Fixer Upper! This episode is a tutorial all about HOW WE SAVED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS whitewashing/lime washing the exterior of our home on our own. In this video I will be sharing with you why we chose lime wash/whitewash over paint, tips, tricks and mistakes we have made while vlogging the entire experience for you. Keep watching until the end to see the final result!
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[@gg4more]

Y’all are freaking awesome! Wow, your house looks amazing! Thank you so much for sharing! Just purchased a brick Greek revival. And you just pointed us in the right direction!

[@staceyburge1408]

I am happy to have found you through Kelly’s korner. My goodness friend, I wish I had some of your energy. It is beautiful. From one Texas girl to another!

[@juanitov214]

I just did my home solo with a roller, brush and a hopper. I ended up using a DIY lime wash from a site from MX since its whats common in MX and EU. Which consists of hydrated lime(type S*48cups), salt(1cup) white glue(1.5 cups) and water(4 gals). It was a consistency of watery pancake batter. If you strain the mix you can run it on a hopper used for texture. The hopper will have a lot of over spray but its a great way to knock out a large wall. Don't forget the PPE, especially if you use a sprayer or hopper.

[@citizn-xh7rv]

The home depot store that I work at sells this paint and I didn't know anything about it. Super informative video about the product and how to apply it!

[@porkchop0711]

Very beautiful results 😍 and I like the idea that we can do it ourselves for less money than paint. You did a great job.

[@christinavargas1658]

Aw, it looks great! White lil house with a white picket fence. Livin’ the dream!

[@thesimplifiedsaver7052]

thank you!

[@minter66]

Boom - 1000th like. Thanks. We're limewashing our 2000sqft home, thankfully it is a one story. Appreciate all the information.

[@vduubgirl]

Thank you for the inspiration! We did ours 2 years ago and we couldn't get it to come out right...trying to convince the sig other that it was our practice run!! We are going from light yellow siding to dark grey siding, and the front of our house is brown brick. It will have to be done....so I am glad I found your video to convince me to try it again!

[@susityson2701]

Great job of explaining the concept and how to do it

[@brady1268]

My wife and I have the same exact brick and the same “spray gun” haha when we got to the AC and all that stuff, we just sprayed everything on the wall and then wiped it all down afterwards. We tapped off the big and easy stuff. Like the AC unit. It was a pain but worth it!

[@gameoflife7235]

Very cool! Just rolled my roof and already a 40 degree surface temperature difference! Was going to spray like you but didn't want to damage my airless sprayer. The lime is such a simple but effective coating.

[@evetteodhiambo]

Thank you so much for this!!!! Definitely the most detailed video for limewash!

[@bzeissel]

Absolutely love this!! Idk how I missed this video on ur channel!! Wanting to do this so bad just trying to figure out how to get around all the bushes!!

[@buynsell365]

Looks GREAT !!! I REALLY love the color of your door. Keep up the great job.

[@valkyriesardo278]

You do excellent tutorial. Subscribed. Suggestions: It may be easier to remove the window screens rather than taping them up before paint spraying Use a paint brush around all the wall mounts by the central air unit. Consider detaching the cable brackets for the duration. For future reference...You could probably set up a removable screen to hide all those wall units, perhaps a trellis panel. That might not be possible if it blocks the utility person from reading the meter.

[@jessicaslayton6485]

LOVE IT!! We literally have the same taste! Can’t wait for the next video!!

[@thesimplifiedsaver7052]

WOOHOO! I'm so happy others are liking too. thank you!

[@rebekahcurtis538]

you are ado0s rable! thank you for sharing your journey! I am a single grandma fixing up a 70's ranch style home in NW Arkansas!!

[@kayharvill2055]

It looks awesome!

[@MrBerett315]

I only found your video from looking up the limewash brand. I was searching to see if I could limewash with your exact sprayer. Add more tags! It was so useful. I was in agony over thinking about hand painting almost an entire interior /exterior of a house

[@The.Branch.Ranch5]

I can’t wait to see the shutters!! I literally asked my husband the other day if they are hard to make, because I think they just add so much to a house.

[@thesimplifiedsaver7052]

From what I have researched they are really inexpensive! We are going to go with the cedar wood and just stain them.

[@missbunni6604]

Sooo freakin much better...I HATE any brown and red bricks! You've done amazing things to the house. It looks cute and interior too! When lst started looking @ houses even no matter how decent interior was I was 100% turned off w/ brick. I'm so damn picky and hated everything on market until we went to new home division looked @ 1yr old home but our offer was beat, had multiple offers w/in 24hrs on market...so we went to same builder and built 3 houses down lol...CRAZY part it was only 2k more w/ waaaay more upgrades and my idea of perfection. It even wasn't that much more at all surprisingly to old homes and everything was picked by us! We've been in 1yr August and I don't think Id ever by a preexisting house now. I just don't see the point of fixing up for me..thought about it w/ 1 house that was 2014 but everything had that basic brown cheap builder grade finishes. By the time to do complete new kitchen and flooring it cost same as our build. It's actually shocking what ppl think they can sell their outdated af home for as if it's a "comp" to updated homes. Idu lol if it's been on market 1yr and not sold look at actual comp home values. Sure cost of homes go up but not if you haven't updated it it at all. Our house isn't huge either but it's very open floor plan w/ tons of huuuuge windows...it's only 1600sqft, w/ 2 car, full basement 3bd 2bths just me n hubby w/ 1st 👶 due in August.

[@brandongiles578]

Great video and looks awesome

[@merrydixon2273]

Looks great!!

[@connerhill999]

Looks awesome! Any chance you can link your spray gun as well? Seems like a lot of people have issues with traditional airless sprayers.

[@kathyl5610]

LOVE IT!

[@lanamorris6536]

It looks great! we are considering this on our 60 year old brick. How has it held up in inclement weather, and how is the maintenance?

[@farmhousesprinkles7705]

I love it!!!!!!

[@railman4390]

Great information thanks!

[@duhon01]

Thank you for sharing. Most videos I have watched mixed the product like you did. However the Romabio website says to dilute it 50-70%, meaning 1 gallon of product mixed with 1/2 gallon of water (50%) up to 1 gallon of product mixed with 70% of a gallon of water (70%). The website has a picture diagram explaining the mixing ratios.

[@angelaopland6009]

Looks fantastic!! Nice job

[@thesimplifiedsaver7052]

thank you!

[@angelaknott7331]

I’m about to start my house with same color. I didn’t think about a spray gun. I might just do that too.

[@michaelyoung758]

I just came across this as i was looking on how to paint my stucco/brick house. I love the way you explain things. I’m going to try this, thank you for your detailed yet simple instructions! Mike from Minnesota, your newest subscriber :) PS…hope you were extra careful around all those electrical wires behind your house 🙏🏻

[@shelleydee]

Wrap the wire and meter with newspaper to protect them while spraying. Cheap solution.

[@thesimplifiedsaver7052]

oh thats a GREAT IDEA! thank you

[@spankyMH60M]

@@thesimplifiedsaver7052 Back at the dollar store, grab a role of cheap aluminum foil for those lines. It holds in place and most of the time doesn't need to be taped.

[@mimiwatson7970]

you did a great job

[@dalehodgins1456]

There's going to be a huge amount of limewash in my future. I'm building ferro cement campground buildings in the Philippines. The walls and roof all from the same material, which will be the color of Portland cement. No glass in the windows, just thin ferro cement shutters. There's no need for heating or air conditioning, so every portion of these buildings will be the same material, that can be whitewashed without covering anything for protection, except the polished concrete floor. I'm not sure what type of sprayer we will settle on but I'm keeping an eye on options and on what you are doing.

[@karendare2642]

I want to use this on my red brick chimney. I like having the white with no brick color showing through. Using the 1 to 3/4 ratio how large an area did that one bucket of whitewash cover? I apologize if it was in the video if I missed it. Thank you this was information I was looking for.

[@kimjosh8547]

I saw your husband putting 12 cups of romabio to 9 cups of water, meaning 4:3 ratio. Couldn't you just have filled the old 1 gallon empty romabio bucket with romabio and then fill 3/4 of that bucket with water in to the Homer bucket and mix it so you don't have to scoop each cup? Just wondering if there was a reason why he measured out each cup with a measuring cup.

[@jacquelineteague3545]

Awesome

[@michellefeaster5585]

Did you wet the limewash already on the brick before applying 2nd coat?

[@aprilconrady4685]

I’ve bought two sprayers now. Thought the cheap Amazon version was just bad. But I bought the Wagner And I can’t get anything out of it! Can you do a how to on it??

[@dadpool0077]

What paint color are your exterior doors? It looks like that Tiffany blue color.

[@rebeccamartin730]

Looks great. We are going to limewash our house in the fall. Cant wait.

[@JayZoop]

Is there some sort of primer coating to spray on first?

[@wjaillett]

How many buckets of the lime wash did you end up using?

[@kreed6609]

Would you mind telling me your door color? I love it!

[@jaimehernandez2342]

How many gallons of lime wash did u use for first coat? and looks really nice

[@cindzz47]

Love the house❤️ question…why would you not want the lime wash on the cement at the bottom of your brick?

[@goingbacktoourroots]

Did you say the cost? Sorry if I missed it. How many lime wash buckets did you buy (and what size is your house)

[@richardvelasquez4807]

Thanks

[@Kricura]

Hi great video, One question; can l repaint using limewash on a brick wall that was painted.

[@Jeremytakesonlife]

How many gallons total did you use?

[@susityson2701]

We are going to try it on our pavers 😅

[@reddrako6958]

Use Saran Wrap or tape packing paper round the electrical wires/boxes.

[@connorpope6702]

What spray gun did y’all use?

[@sebastinarun]

How often you paint like like this. Normally paint will absorb all paints right .. do we need to lime wash regularly ?

[@sarahgirard1405]

I love it too! I would totally do this too if I got a brick house!

[@thesimplifiedsaver7052]

thank you!

[@stephaniarredondo3079]

What’s the update on your house? Are you able to pressure wash? Is it a lot of work to keep white? Thank you 😊

[@misterwallace3479]

I'm going to roll and brush our entire house to get a really good application.

[@karenstillman9152]

Hello there, It came out awesome & thank you for all the details. I do have a question. Do you think I should power wash my brick house 1st before. Lmk, Thanks Karen

[@nicklee7521]

Yes. Pressure was your brick maybe a week or so before. This will get all the green gunk off the house and get rid of other debris that may be on the brick.

[@greenregime1784]

GO CRU!!!

[@wendy911]

You can buy 50 lb bags of lime at the livestock feed store near you . Any Farm supply store .

[@priscijennings1191]

We are going to paint our trim black possibly. Should we do that first?

[@aprilpond2107]

I have wondered that myself about trim

[@colbyparr6349]

How did it hold up over time?

[@haleyhunt2855]

What kind of paint sprayer do you use?

[@danielcomeaux7480]

Which Wagner sprayer did you used to spray the lime wash with? I haven't had good luck with them in the past.

[@thesimplifiedsaver7052]

www.homedepot.com/p/Wagner-Control-Stainer-350-HVLP-Handheld-Sprayer-0529041/300922937

[@troyclemmons]

Looks great. Did you have any issue with the sprayer getting clogged?

[@thesimplifiedsaver7052]

yes. had to make sure the liquid was very very well blended

[@patriciapaquette3700]

Looks so good!! Do you know if you could use this inside on a fireplace?

[@thesimplifiedsaver7052]

yes! totally can! on their website they said its safe for indoor use too

[@alexmichalas2000]

easiest way is to get an airless spray machine from harbor freight (for under $200. with coupon, or wait for ad discount price), mix a few 5 gallons buckets (box them together), then spray everything (like you would with regular paint). when it comes to wires, pipes, etc. Use a spray can of Kilz, or Coverstain, after masking off only the face of electric or other boxes, and throwing a drop cloth over the air conditioner. It will look better, and go way faster. When using spray cans, use a guide (cardboard, plastic, or metal), against the bricks as to not saturate with oil primer, otherwise the brick will not accept the lime wash. This method only works with white lime wash. If you were to use a different color, you would have to paint the pipes, cords, etc. with an actual color matched paint, because the lime wash wouldn't adhere to metal, plastic, and other non-porous surfaces.

[@reginaldstellaanddoomagedd7495]

Limewash needs to be worked in to adhere properly. Would love to know how well it's lasted?

[@sethhall7554]

Was thinking this as well. We're going to limewash our house but definitely aren't going to use a spray gun. Not knocking anyone that does that because it's so much faster, but working it with a brush leaves a better appearance in my opinion.

[@goingbacktoourroots]

Hey there any updates? How’s it holding up and looking 2 years later 😃

[@jeremysimpson1432]

Anyway to get an update video on what the line wash looked liked after a year? We are about to tackle the same project

[@thesimplifiedsaver7052]

Sorry we moved this past year! I can say that you need to make sure there aren't any areas around the house where mud splashes when it rains. We had to clean it off then added mulch or rocks to limit the splashing.

[@jeremysimpson1432]

@@thesimplifiedsaver7052 awesome thank you. I have watches this video about 20 times and am about to start just didn’t know if there was any “ if I was to do it again” tips

[@blumhousetv4422]

We are through a 4 gallon bucket and just about finished with one side. Pray for us.

[@lifestylekasanova]

How is the paint holding on now

[@KatieHaseloff]

Do you know the name of the color you used on your exterior doors?

[@elizabethcongo7815]

Following!

[@xanadu1jw]

I wonder if I could do my roof with this….cool my house.

[@rayvenegas07]

How big was your home and how many .67 gallons did y’all use?

[@thesimplifiedsaver7052]

the inside square footage is a 2100...so maybe that will help with the outside guess? we used 5 .67 gallons and then had to go buy another full gallon to finish one coat

[@rayvenegas07]

TheSimplifiedSaver thanks!

[@Thatsbananas1289]

You remind me so much of Casey Holmes!

[@maryloubegay5190]

Can you double coat it?

[@1890cooper]

yes but wait 24 hrs until dry, then wet with water again before applying second coat. Wear Goggles.

[@eileensolberg7007]

Looks amazing.

[@thesimplifiedsaver7052]

thank you for watching!

[@davidhumphrys1827]

Why not just make it with water quicklime and tallo?

[@MrDojo]

Your teeth are perfect

[@felixdzerjinsky5244]

Safety glasses will keep the lime, which is caustic, out of your eyes. The glasses are a pain to wear but lime in your eye could really ruin your day.

[@michellefeaster5585]

Update - how’s it withstanding?

[@thesimplifiedsaver7052]

doing good! we just finished a 2nd coat this past week and it made a huge difference

[@michellefeaster5585]

TheSimplifiedSaver sounds great! Did y’all leave it solid? Or did you spray some areas with the water hose? Currently trying to decide it I want to go with the Linewash or Masonry Flat

[@timcalandrino743]

Is it Hydrated lime? With water and fat? Because it’s really super cheap and historically correct

[@cindycorrell8861]

By brush

[@Deodexidus]

Why buy premixed limewash? A 50lb bag of hydrated lime is 11 dollars, add 10% salt by weight to your mix, add water at a 2 to 1 ratio to the dry ingedients and 10% raw linseed oil by volume to the overall mixture for a durable and very cheap limewash. Total cost $11 for lime, $35 for a gallon of linseed oil and $5 for 40 pounds of salt. So for around $50 bucks you can whitewash your entire house (depending on how big it is of course).

[@TheShawnBusse]

I was kind of wondering the same. However, sometimes it's just easier to go with the product that's already put together.

[@HeavyBells]

How do you recommend adding color when making your own limewash?

[@rehoboth_farm]

I would white wash a brick house but I would NEVER paint it. After you paint a brick house you have to constantly paint it. If you white wash a brick house and don't like it you can always just let it wear off over time. It won't peel and look horrible like paint. You can buy hydrated lime at a feed store in 50 lb bags for a lot less money.

[@otallono]

If the material is "getting everywhere", it is also getting in your lungs. You're breathing in over spray. Any time you spray anything, you need to wear a respirator.

[@summertime8879]

Ok where the final finish???

[@ICEW0LF137]

bahahaha the way she says cement

[@-mejor-que-nostradamus-6152]

I Had 4 Wife Bossy Like You.

[@grassabrutta]

It isn't Frugal to buy limewash in a bucket .... truly frugal people mix their own from NHL or putty

[@scruffybillmurray]

very nice teeth!!!

[@metteojacobs6422]

Aren’t you sopose to have some brick esposé look like the hole house was painted black

[@metteojacobs6422]

Whit I meant

[@Matthew-rp3jf]

Please don't do it. I'm looking for a video to remove white paint from the pretty brick that was under the paint 8 months ago...ugh..

[@1890cooper]

Typical of the husband to jump to help you with your backside. Maybe he misinterpreted.

[@DANIAC262]

Just an ad for romabio. Waste of money.

[@magnificent6668]

You're bragging about "only" spending hundreds on LIME PUTTY...lol. I could whitewash your neighborhood for $600.

[@duhon01]

I guess it all depends on the individual. A few hundred dollars is nothing compared to the convenience and reputation of this product. Even more so when you realize you are saving possibly $8,000+ from doing it yourself as opposed to hiring a reputable professional painter.

[@estebanrocha3245]

You talk so damn much!

[@kevinalay7595]

To much talking