ALDI Supermarket
Tinting discoloured bricks to achieve the desired outcome.
Tinting, staining, brick paint for bricks, mortar and concrete
We offer a comprehensive and long lasting colour changing solution for bricks, mortar and concrete.
This technology is used by clients to improve, upgrade or modernise the aesthetics of existing bricks & mortar, to match to extension and renovation work or blend colours between different batches of bricks and mortar.
We can match virtually any colour and we offer a process of developing test patches on your site or home to ensure that you are completely satisfied. Further to this, we can clean, prepare and repair any surface prior to applying our tint. Our product can even repair smoke damaged surfaces to their original condition. We can re-colour chipped or damaged masonry to blend into its environment.
Chemistry is at the heart of the incredible durability possessed by mineral based stains/paints. Our process allows mineral silicate paints to soak into the treated surface and petrify within it.
Our tinting is undertaken on an individual job-by-job basis, as no two site requirements are the same. As suitable materials do not always guarantee a successful result, the skill of the technician applying the materials is of prime importance. We have access to trained tinters with the ability to create virtually unlimited colours and we have every confidence that we can resolve any brick or masonry colour problem you may encounter.
We offer up to a 25 year warranty (see terms and conditions) on the work that we carry out.
In summary our tinting solutions can:
- Recolour mortar, bricks and concrete
- Recolour mortar and concrete to blend in repairs
- Match different sands in mortar
- Tint and blend colour variances on concrete walls/slabs
- Work in the architectural and heritage markets where new bricks need to be homogenised
- Create desired custom effects, e.g. a distressed look effect etc
- Harden mortar surfaces
- Waterproof and harden surfaces
For more information on the history and chemistry of our product click here and for examples of our work click here.
History and Chemistry of Brick & Mortar Tints
The chemistry and art of brick commenced with the development of the original “Water Glass” potassium Silicate chemistry in Germany in 1860. After viewing the beautiful lime frescoes of Northern Italy, King Ludwig I. of Bavaria (Southern Germany) began applying similar paints to the buildings of his kingdom. However, the much harsher winters in Bavaria caused the paints to quickly fail, so he ordered his team of scientists to develop a product that would last in their climate. Mineral stains/paints were invented and their durability is proven by buildings in Europe that were coated in the 1890s and have never required any maintenance (The city hall in Schwyz, Switzerland and Gasthaus Weiber Adler in Stein am Rhein, Switzerland as well as others in Oslo, Norway and Germany). Since their invention, mineral based stains/paints have been used widely across Europe and are understood to be the environmentally superior coating for exterior and even interior building surfaces. This knowledge is only now slowly transferring to North America, but in Australia builders/architects are largely unaware of their benefits.
Of further importance, is the high resistance to UV light – mineral stains/paints do not rely on organic resins (as standard paints do) that dry out over prolonged exposure to UV light causing failure. The potassium silicate binder in mineral stains/paints is exceptionally resistant to UV light and remains stable through decades of exposure as mineral stains/paints are coloured only with inorganic mineral pigments which do not fade in UV light.
The result is a product that is incredibly durable and will never fade.