Add faux brick panels to your space for a new look.
Faux panels have gained popularity with budget-conscious consumers due to the constricting economy. They come in a variety of shapes, sizes and styles. One style that is increasingly popular with homeowners is faux brick, or a "brick look," to panels such as walls, doors or even cabinetry. Faux brick can be made with Spackle and rubber as a coating to the panel for an authentic look. Making basic faux brick panels for your home is tough work but can be worth the effort.
Instructions
Making the panel
1. Place the 2-by-4 feet wood on a work table.
2. Lay the wood planks so the grain patterns are running in the same direction.
3. Line the lengthwise edges of the middle board with glue. Apply an ample amount but not too much so that it is leaking out the sides.
4. Place a clamp at the top of the board closest to you. Place a second clamp near the center of the board, slightly off-center to the top of the board. Place a third clamp about 1 foot from the end of the board.
5. Screw each clamp tight so a few drops of glue squeeze from the joints. Flip the board over.
6. Repeat Step 4 with the clamps off center in the opposite direction. Allow the glue to dry overnight.
7. Remove the clamps from the board. Scrape away excess glue drops. Place the board on the work table and affix it in place. Connect clamps at the top, middle and end of the board to the work table.
8. Use a plane to shave down one-fourth of an inch of the board's surface. Cut the board to your desired length and width creating your panel. Wipe the board clean. Repeat the process for additional panels.
Applying rubber coating
9. Apply a coat of liquid rubber to the panel with the textured paint roller. Allow the rubber to dry and apply a second coat to the panel.
10. Use the paint roller to apply primer to the surface of the wood panel. Allow the primer to dry.
11. Outline the bricks with a ruler, measuring each brick at 7 inches long and 3 inches wide. Leave a space of three-fourths of an inch for the grout line around each brick. Stagger the bricks to look natural.
12. Place painter's tape within each brick. Apply Spackle to the in-between lines designated as grout lines.
13. Use the trowel to apply the Spackle at approximately one-eighth of an inch thick on the panel's surface. Wipe away any excess from painter's tape. Allow four to six hours drying time.
14. Peel away the painter's tape from panel. Proceed to carefully paint each square using a sponge and a layer-painting technique.
15. Apply black paint to each square. Let it dry and apply white paint. After the white paint dries, apply red paint. This will give a more realistic look to the brick's appeal than if the panel only is done with red paint.
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