We have an extensive brick library at each branch consisting of different types of brick including engineering, facing and reclaimed bricks. We have a wide range of colours from red bricks to brown bricks including blue engineering bricks, and a wide range of textures from traditional to contemporary. Whether your looking for house bricks or garden bricks or reclaimed bricks we stock brick ranges from all the leading and local suppliers. We also offer a brick matching service from each branch and will even come out to your site to match a brick.
Natural colour
Bricks are made from clay from different areas of the country. Local clays give distinctive colours to the brick, and different production methods give varied textures and finishes; making brick a versatile and ever popular construction material.
Versatile
Brick can be manufactured in special shapes and sizes to complement the surrounding environment, especially important in conservation areas. This additional flexibility allows for refurbishment or creation of the distinctive architectural features and ornamental designs typical of period houses.
Strong and durable
Brick has been around for thousands of years. With our constantly changing weather bringing extremes such as floods and high temperatures, brick is substantially more robust than many alternative building materials. Resilient to water, wind and fire, brick also has inherent sound insulation properties, reducing the outside noise of modern society.
Brick has a high thermal mass, which retains warmth in cold weather and heats up only slowly in hot conditions enabling easier maintenance of a comfortable temperature. Brick is solid, permanent and low maintenance, providing enduring beauty and extensive durability. Our bricks are manufactured to exacting standards and have a long life expectancy, guaranteeing a lifetime of comfort and protection.
Environmentally sound
Bricks have low embodied energy (the amount of energy required to manufacture and supply to the point of use), due to their anticipated lifespan of 150 years.
A very small footprint
The Green Guide scores all brick construction A+, the best rating. The clay brick component of 1 square metre of brickwork produces 28kg of carbon dioxide by the time it is delivered to site.
In context, the energy used to produce and deliver brickwork for an average semi-detached home is less than 2% of what will be spent heating that home over a lifespan of 150 years. Brick also has excellent thermal insulation properties, allowing the reduction of energy consumption when heating or cooling your home.
An extended lifespan
The lifespan of brick extends well beyond 150 years. A recent survey of 900 homes found that brick structures can have a lifespan of 500 years and more. Maintenance is minimal. In contrast to other materials, wind and rain and snow will not damage brick. Weather merely mellows it. And, when the time comes to knock down brickwork, it can be recycled on site – and old lime mortar bricks can be cleaned up and used again as bricks. So as brick ages its looks improve and the embodied energy becomes insignificant.
