How to Avoid the 3 Most Common Problems of Brick Slips

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How to Avoid the 3 Most Common Problems of Brick
Slips
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• Installing brick slips are an excellent way to
  get an exposed brick look for your home or
  business.
• Instead of having full brickwork, you can create
  a beautiful design using only small sections of
  brick that offer the same aesthetic.
• When people want to install brick slips, they
  often come across tutorials that guide them
  through the DIY approach.
• However, brick slips can present a number of
  problems, so its important to be aware of the
  things that can go wrong when you install a new
  design.
• If you know the issues you can face, you can be
  prepared and take precautions to prevent them.

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Problem With Brick Slips 1 Bad Design

• Designing a brick slip wall requires some
  forethought. Even when simply creating rows of
  tiles, you still need to be careful to measure
  the space where they will be applied and have
  brick slips that are the right size.
• The tiles are unlikely to fit exactly without
  having some that are cut to size at the edges of
  the wall or other surface.
• In addition, some people want to come up with a
  more complicated design, which requires some more
  planning to ensure that the brick slips will be
  tessellated properly.
• If this isnt done well, the wall could end up
  looking like a mess and not the beautiful surface
  you want it to be.

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Problem With Brick Slips 2 Poor Bonding

• Brick slips need to adhere to the surface they
  are applied to for a smooth and stable design. If
  they are not applied well, they could start
  to crumble, fall off or crack.
• To apply brick slips properly, its important to
  know what sort of surface youre dealing with and
  the best adhesive to use.
• If youve decided to do the job yourself, you
  might be unsure about the best way to apply brick
  slips.
• Getting it wrong could mean that whats meant to
  be a beautiful new feature wall for your home or
  business ends up not lasting as long as you
  expected it to.

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Problem With Brick Slips 3 Paying Too Much

• Theres always the potential to end up paying too
  much if youre installing brick slip cladding.
• You might choose to do it yourself, hoping to
  save money by not having to hire a
  professional brick slip installer to do it for
  you.
• However, taking the DIY route could mean you end
  up paying more. You might have to pay more for
  materials if you cant find a good deal on your
  own, and any mistakes you make could mean you
  have to redo parts of the design.

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How to Avoid These Potential Problems

• If you want to ensure that you install brick slip
  cladding without any issues, you should make sure
  you hire a professional to do it for you.
• Trying to do it yourself could save you some
  money, but it will take up a lot of your time and
  might not save you as much as you had hoped.
• Professional brick slip installers knows what
  theyre doing and they can avoid any of the
  potential issues that can arise from a bad
  installation.

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