The following benefits can be seen when clay bricks are combined with good building design and practices.
Clay bricks have stood the test of time, and for good reason. They offer greater durability than concrete bricks, not only keeping their colour for longer, but also resisting weathering and maintaining their structural integrity over time.
Clay bricks also have excellent thermal properties, so they can regulate temperatures and provide better insulation. They are a natural product and can be recycled at the end of their life cycle, making them a more sustainable and long-term choice.
Bricks are incredibly versatile. There is a brick to fit your needs, whether you want to build a modern home, add an addition to an existing one, or restore a period structure. Different bond patterns and/or mortars can dramatically alter the architectural appearance after choosing a brick’s colour and texture.
The options are unlimited when you combine a variety of brick colours and textures with various mortars and bond patterns.
Our bricks are mainly manufactured in metric (65mm) sizes with a limited range also available in imperial (73mm) sizes
Modern Metric Sizing (1965 onwards)
215 x 102.5 x 65 (mm)
The British Standard for Imperial Brick Size:
20th Century Imperial
85⁄8 x 41⁄8 x 25⁄8 (inches)
The Snowie Heritage Range and In Touch with Brick Range, are available in both 65mm and 73mm
Our bricks undergo the strictest quality control procedures throughout our manufacturing process. Each product range we produce is also independently tested to ensure compliance with the relevant British and European Standards.
We also have set procedures to maintain our certification in Quality Management ISO9001:2015, Health and Safety Management ISO 45001:2018, and Environmental Management ISO 14001:2015. All operations comply with Industry BAT and are covered by SEPA PPC Permit.
Before undertaking any building work, it’s important to know whether the brick you’ve chosen can withstand exposure to frost. F1 bricks are only moderately frost resistant, so they should not be used in conditions where they’ll be subject to repeated freezing and thawing (i.e. they should not be used for below ground-level DPC, garden or retaining walls, landscaping or parapets, coping or capping).
F2 bricks on the other hand are suitable for exposed building details where freezing and thawing will happen (i.e. they are suitable for below DPC level, external walls with high risk of saturation, parapets, chimneys, and freestanding boundary walls).
You can find more information about your requirements from the Brick Development Association by clicking the link below.
