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Bricks

Bricks are a staple product for most building projects, usually installed using mortar to create walls and building structures. Choose from our huge stock of bricks, or we can quickly source a suitable brick to match pre-existing structures through our brick matching service.

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    Terca PL7.2 External Return Right Hand Red Plinth

    Right hand external return plinth brick designed for durable and attractive masonry detailing.

  • Terca PL7.2 Olde Essex Plinthe External Return Brick 23mm

    External return plinth brick completes Olde Essex masonry detailing with a professional finish.

  • Terca Sandown Solid Class B Red Brick 65mm

    Terca Sandown solid Class B engineering bricks offer excellent strength, durability and low water absorption.

  • Terca Warnham Red Stock Brick 65mm (500 Pack)

    Warnham Red Stock facing bricks deliver a traditional handmade appearance for quality developments.

  • Wienerberger PL4.2 Warnham Red Internal Cover Plinth 23mm

    Internal cover plinth brick designed to complete Warnham Red plinth detailing with a professional finish.

  • Wienerberger PL7.2 Warnham Red Plinth Stretcher 23mm

    Wienerberger Warnham Red plinth stretcher brick creates neat stepped plinth detailing for quality brickwork.

Bricks

Bricks are an integral part of most building projects; they are installed with mortar to create the brickwork for a building or wall. Typically, they are manufactured from sand, clay, lime, iron oxide, and magnesia, and then fired in a kiln.

Types of bricks

Here at Howarth, we carry approx. three-quarters of a million bricks at any one time, including:

Facing Bricks
Facing Bricks are manufactured to have an attractive appearance, designed to be seen, and therefore are a popular choice for external walls of commercial and domestic properties.

Engineered Bricks
Engineered Bricks are stronger and less porous than Facing Bricks, making them an excellent choice where strength is more important than appearance. These bricks are ideal for retaining walls.

Common Bricks
Common Bricks are bricks designed to be functional and hardy, capable of withstanding harsh conditions including freezing temperatures. These are often red bricks as the colour is not controlled, allowing the red pigment to pull through from the iron content in the clay. Common bricks are suitable for above and below ground installation.

Our range of bricks are available in a wide variety of colours, textures, and brick dimensions. We also offer an excellent brick matching service to ensure that you get the bricks that you are looking for and compliment any bricks already installed.

Why use a brick matching service?

Brick choice is very important as although it may not be the first thing people look for, they are a big part of the overall first impression when looking at the exterior of a building. Our brick matching service may be particularly useful in the following scenarios:

Extension work: When constructing an extension to an already in place building, it is important for the new bricks to match the existing bricks for an aesthetically pleasing finish.

Renovation work: There are times when you may need to replace bricks, for example when repairing a wall. Similarly to building an extension, it is important for the new bricks to blend with the bricks around them for an aesthetically pleasing finish.

Local architecture: Some areas of the UK require new buildings to compliment buildings already in place, a large part of this is often the bricks use to construct a building.

For help and advice, or to make use of our brick matching service, get in touch with your friendly local Howarth branch.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are engineering bricks?
Engineering bricks are a type of brick used where strength, low water porosity or acid resistance are needed. They have high compressive strength and low water absorption.