A comprehensive range
Our re-introduction of the woodfiring process ensures our range of bricks to be one of the most comprehensive in the market. Our bricks are perfect for high end new builds, extensions, conservation and restoration, and our woodfired bricks also enable authentic matching of pre-19th century buildings.
Colour of the brick
Colours are determined by the temperature the brick reaches during firing, this varies considerably depending of the location of the brick within the kiln. The bricks which are set at the edge of the kiln where temperatures reach around 900°C will be orange. At the centre the temperature reaches up to 1200°C and results in a brown brick. The middle ranging colours come between these two limits. In order to ensure consistent and even colour blends all our bricks are re-blended by hand after being removed from the kiln. This gives greater consistency of colour with our standard ranges and also enables extremely accurate matching to existing brickwork.
What makes our bricks unique
While investing in some of the latest technology in order to remain efficient we have vehemently maintained the essence of what makes our product unique. We act to keep the hand making skills alive as well as firing in traditional updraft Scotch kilns which are fundamentally unchanged in design since Roman times. Above all what makes our bricks unique is the clay they are made from. This clay, found only in the Chiltern Hills, has been used for centuries because of the beautiful colours that it lends to the finished brick. It is hard to find and extract as it is only found in small isolated pockets thus making very large scale brickmaking impossible in this area.
Brick Specials
Many architectural features such as bay windows, arches and plinths require special brick shapes in order to achieve a quality finish. When bespoke work is necessary, we are able to create our own moulds and fire the bricks in such a way that the colours will match as closely as possible to the original brickwork. We have undertaken such work on many well known buildings around the country. We typically hold stock of British Standard specials and bespoke shapes are produced to order. Please contact us for more information about our specials.
