Brick matching
- Thread starter Karl1234
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Take a close up pic or if you have a brick, take it to the merchants or a reclamation yard. Must be some local.
Lots on https://matchingbrick.co.uk/ but most should offer something close
Lots on https://matchingbrick.co.uk/ but most should offer something close
Bricks come in and out of fashion as do brick kilns/manu's. Your only hope is to find a willing and competent builders yard bod who is experienced enough to know what is out there and available. Always tone down not up and it's as important to match the mortar as it is the brick.
You don't need the same bricks, and steer clear if reclaim yards as the house is not old enough.
Find some similar in shade/colour if PD or if there are no planning conditions you can use contrasting bricks if suitably designed.
Find some similar in shade/colour if PD or if there are no planning conditions you can use contrasting bricks if suitably designed.
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Buildbase matched some for me recently against a brick that I took to them (it's easy enough to get one out if you don't have a spare). I only wanted 40 bricks but they made an effort to match them even though they didn't have any to sell me.
It was then a search of other builders merchants until I found one with a stock of the bricks that Buildbase recommended. The match is not perfect but is good enough to blend in.
Even if you could find the exact same brick it will not be an exact match as each batch varies in colour slightly.
It was then a search of other builders merchants until I found one with a stock of the bricks that Buildbase recommended. The match is not perfect but is good enough to blend in.
Even if you could find the exact same brick it will not be an exact match as each batch varies in colour slightly.
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