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Elephant Brick Co
- Sep 7, 2020
- 1 min
Brickfields Hill - ca. 1823 Cleveland House and Francis Greenway
It is truly amazing when you get to be involved in a special project.......and that special project is Cleveland House in Sydney. Built in 1823-1824 and designed by the convict architect Francis Greenway, Cleveland House is a testament to the beauty of Colonial Georgian style. All the bricks used in the original building are hand pressed sandstocks, due to original bricks not being available, we are making these bricks. How we do this is very simple, we make them exactly the
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Elephant Brick Co
- Aug 30, 2020
- 1 min
Classic Heritage Reds
Great example of the use of the classic red brick. These are our Heritage Soft Reds, a genuine handmade sandstock brick characterised by soft red tones and elephant skin textures. These bricks have been used in a beautiful Federation style house. #Heritagebricks #Sandstocks #Sandstockbricks #redbricks #oldredbricks #bricks #handmadebricks
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Elephant Brick Co
- Aug 27, 2020
- 1 min
Black Hawthorn
Just a great photo showing the dramatic difference black mortar can make to a brick facade. Here black mortar has been used in conjunction with our Hawthorn Blend bricks. The black really makes the textures pop and the colours more vibrant. #Sandstockbricks #Hawthornbricks #Architecture #Handmadebricks
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Elephant Brick Co
- Aug 23, 2020
- 1 min
Avoid mass produced "old reds".....they simply don't look right!
Getting that reclamation look is really important, you don't want to end up using those faux varieties that just look fake. The classic look below is created using our Reclamation Heritage Reds, these are 100% handmade bricks made using techniques from the 19th century. As make the effort to use these traditional techniques the results are authentic "old reds".....genuine sandstock bricks! Below is a great example of genuine sandstock bricks that bring that authentic look and
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