Painting interior brickwork.

[manofsteel]

I've acquired a new porch to my outside door. I now want to paint the brick back wall containing this door. As the brickwork is now internal can I use a decent quality interior emulsion paint......I'm open to suggestions......thanks !

[carrust]

As the outside has now become the inside, you might have problems with salts in the brickwork & mortar coming to the surface. I'd suggest you use 'contract matt emulsion'. This paint contains no added chemicals such as vinyl, this allows any salts to permeate through the paint layer to the surface. If any salts do come through don't wash them with water, just brush them off.
Contract matt is widely available, & is very cheap, about �15-00 for 10lts. However, it only comes in 2 colours, white & magnolia.

[manofsteel]

Thanks carrust, can I rephrase the question as I didn't make it clear that the wall in question has been "inside" for about 40 years and the new porch has replaced a previous one and is of the same dimensions ! sorry about the confusion !

[carrust]

You can use any good quality emulsion then.

[manofsteel]

Thanks carrust for your patience and help. the use of interior emulsion will obviously give Mrs Manofsteel a much better choice of colour !!!

[weeal]

shouldnt you first 'prime' the brickwork?? I would put on a diluted coat of PVA first before painting bare brickwork, maybe I am wrong tho.