{"id":4871,"date":"2024-07-09T12:09:58","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T12:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hookedhome.com\/?p=4871"},"modified":"2024-10-14T10:57:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T10:57:48","slug":"german-smear-gone-bad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hookedhome.com\/german-smear-gone-bad\/","title":{"rendered":"German Smear Gone Bad? A Step-By-Step DIY Fixes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I was always charmed by the rustic yet pleasing look of german smear(also called german schmear) and I decided to have in my living room, particularly on fireplace. At first, my german smear looked awesome – just like how I imagined before. The white mortar was perfectly blended with the red bricks – giving an awesome look. Fast forward to week, my german smear gone bad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, it was looking horrible to be very honest. Even though I did everything properly, still it kept going worse, days-after-days. The white mortar that I smeared on bricks began cracking and a few started falling off. And, that’s not enough – the bricks were started to be visible just like how it was before. In fact, worse than before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was highly disappointed and sad. However, I decided to fix it. After doing some close inspection, I noticed I have made a lot of mistakes. I didn’t properly mixed the sand and mortar. I also noticed some bricks had dirt and stains that I didn’t clean it before. Last but not least, I couldn’t smear the mortar evenly – while few spots had too much mortar while others less than nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast forward, I was able to fix it. My german smear looked awesome and great again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this post, I am going to discuss common mistakes that I did while doing this german smear project. Very soon in this post, I will also discuss how you can fix a badly gone german smear. While for me, it was tough. For you, I will keep it simple and straightforward – step-by-step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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