Q How can paint be removed from exterior brick? My daughter and her husband bought a century home and want to restore the exterior. A Besides aesthetics, there’s a practical reason for removing ...

Q: I live in a brick house from the 1880s. Thirty-five years ago, it was painted for the first time. I have continued to paint it. I have always wanted to return the house to the original brick ...

And to do a good job of it, that often requires removing layers of decades-old paint. From adjusting doors to fit, to rejuvenating painted shut windows—I’ve dealt with it all.