text:  Maintenance-free, sometimes we get cracked bricks and missing mortar, but when we put a coating of paint on it, it can be subject to maybe peeling. That's why we want to make sure we do it right. So, you know, if you want to paint brick, paint brick. I don't have a problem with that. We're seeing more and more people doing it. Even in my neighborhood, we've got a lot of brick homes, and I've seen several of them.