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Old 07-16-2015, 09:47 PM
 
Location: The Wild Wild West
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Just stucco your side, it's your half.
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Old 07-17-2015, 04:17 PM
 
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And the point is..? Where's the pic? I painted and it looks fine, better than without.
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Old 07-17-2015, 05:18 PM
 
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Why paint brick? The beauty of brick is its almost maintenance free, now you will have to paint it every few years, and once the paint gets thick enough it will start peeling off in huge chips. Then it will cost someone thousands to strip it back to plain brick again
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Old 07-17-2015, 05:53 PM
 
Location: Sonoran Desert
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The walls in my sub-d are all painted. Many of us have repainted them to match our repainted houses but many others are 20 years old and look fine.
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Old 07-17-2015, 08:35 PM
 
Location: prescott az
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I painted my backyard bricks a salmon color in concrete paint 10 years ago and it still looks like it did that day. Never had to repaint it.
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Old 07-18-2015, 10:51 AM
 
Location: Oxygen Ln. AZ
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Had to paint the side block wall here...the former owners painted it Pepto Bismo Pink.....
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Old 07-18-2015, 11:47 AM
 
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Painted backyard block walls do look better than unpainted (if they are a neutral color) but stucco and painted does look 10X better than just painted.
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Old 07-18-2015, 11:48 AM
 
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pics please? I'm considering this. Thanks.
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Old 07-18-2015, 12:14 PM
 
Location: Valley of the Sun
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I would consider this but our neighbor on the backside has seepage to our side that is visible in large sections most of the time. Not sure why but I think his grass butts up right to the wall. I would guess that effects stucco and even just paint?
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Old 07-18-2015, 01:28 PM
 
Location: Amongst the AZ Cactus
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I think block walls "painted" with shrubs and vines, ie covered/blocking the wall, looks even better. Lots of different shades of green, textures, flowering, etc. And pick the right shrubs and maintenance is a non-issue and water use can be ultra-low.
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