Masonry expert Andriy Boyko tells us that staining brick can be a fantastic way to boost curb appeal and revitalize your home's exterior, but he also points out that it's crucial to do it right.

A stain has the advantage of being breathable ... to create a new path are all ways to improve the look of your exterior. Brick can get grimy over time, picking up dirt, moss, and soot.

“As a penetrative stain, Brick Transformations is a quite ... you should use on indoor brick (it can also be used on exterior brick). As with ammonia, make sure your workspace is well ventilated.

The water sometimes gets sprayed on my brick exterior. White stains appear. I’ve tried scrubbing with water and a water/acid mix. Nothing is working. What’s going on and how do I stop it?

Vanadium stains are evident by a yellow- green discolouration on the face of a brick resulting from the vanadium salts which are naturally present in most clays used to produce light coloured bricks.

I have a couple of questions myself. I always heard that if you cover your home’s exterior with stain you must stay with stain going forward. We have been in our home 22 years and had it stained ...