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Brick Colours, Mortar & Profiles
Brick is a very versatile building material that gives you thousands of options to express yourself. With over 800 different brick colours, a wealth of mortar colours and every size from large square bricks to small rounded ones, you’re sure to find the ideal brick for the look you want.- Colour. Express Yourself.
- Mortar.
- Types of Mortar Joints.
- Profiles and sizes.
- Texture. An important element in home design.
Brick Colour. Express Yourself.
Because clay bricks are a natural material, made naturally in a kiln, each one has a unique character.This allows you to design a home with a very distinctive character – all yours. Your brick home never needs to be a “cookie cutter” copy.
There are more than 800 different brick colours, from the lightest of whites and creams to the darkest blues and purples – and an unlimited opportunity to blend or accentuate. New generation colours offer a range of monochromatic tones for a more subtle appearance.
To see how different brick colours impact the overall look of a Brick home, check out our interactive Brick Vision colour tool which lets you experiment with different brick colours, mortars and profiles.
Brick Mortar
Generally the mortar represents about 15% of the total visible brickwork area and can dramatically change the look of the brick and your home. For example, mortar coloured to match the brick will give the impression of a large area of one colour, whereas a contrasting mortar colour will highlight the shape and colour of the bricks. The overall appearance is also determined by the joint, with raked and rolled joints being most commonly used to achieve the ‘character’ look in a new home.
To see how different mortar colours impact the overall look of a Brick home, check out our interactive Brick Vision colour tool which lets you experiment with different brick colours, mortars and profiles.
Types of Mortar Joints
The combinations are almost endless which means you can proudly stamp your style and individuality on your home.
- RakedRolled
- Flush
- Struck
- New Roll
Texture. An important element in home design.
When you’re looking at colours for your home design, make sure you also look at texture. The right textured surface can enhance a design and add a lot of character to a new home.
Bricks come in many natural textures that can set your home apart. Textures can add contrast or define a feature like an alcove or porch. Textures can bring out the natural colours of bricks.
Textures can add dimension throughout the day as the sun highlights them.
Bricks give you many many more textural choices than flimsier building materials. Here are just a few examples, from modern and sleek to more traditional quarry styles.
Thrown bricks are cast in sawdust-lined moulds which produce a rather unique texture – for a look from Australia’s colonial times.
Smooth bricks have crisp, squared edges and a very consistent texture.
Wire Cut bricks have straight edges with a slightly rough texture on their face.
Hewn bricks have had their faces specially chipped to resemble masonry or quarried stone.
Slurried bricks have a pigment on some or all of the surfaces.
Tumbled bricks have a “hand made” look, with round, uneven edges.
Rolled bricks can have a variety of textures – they’re treated with a patterned cylinder prior to firing.
Profiles and sizes
Although the most common face brick size is 230mm x 76mm x 110mm, you can order square bricks, elongated 50 mm bricks, double height bricks or modular sized bricks. There are rounded bricks, bricks for window sills, bricks for lintels, lightweight bricks and accent bricks.
To see how different profiles impact the overall look of a Brick home, check out our interactive Brick Vision colour tool which lets you experiment with different brick colours, mortars and profiles.
The choice is up to you and your architect, designer or builder. Just tell them what you’re thinking of and ask them to show you how it can look. There’s a brick for every home in every suburb, town, city, bush or beach. There’s a brick for every style: Colonial, Federation, Contemporary, Georgian, Mediterranean, single or double storey.
To see how different brick colours, mortar colours and profiles impact the overall look of a Brick home, check out our interactive Brick Vision colour tool and let your imagination go wild.
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