Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Feb 26, 2012 8:30 pm Hey all, On Grand Designs tonight they are using fake bricks to cover the outside of their house - it looked so cool and means we wouldnt have to lay bricks! anyone worked with a product like that before? If so, would you share a picture?tell me where you got it from? Thanks December 2011: plans drawn. June/July 2012: Phase 1 begins: raising and restumping. Concrete slab to replace current slab . Build back deck including roof. Build downstairs external wall. fake brick facade, used on Grand Designs show 2Feb 26, 2012 9:00 pm I saw that episode it was such a good idea lightweight and really looked authentic --- I am here: http://tapatalk.com/map.php?lrdszv Re: fake brick facade, used on Grand Designs show 3Feb 29, 2012 12:33 pm The only ones Ive seen here were many years ago called Gidgee brick. They were for interior use and honestly, they looked like crap and thankfully soon disappeared from use Arfur Re: fake brick facade, used on Grand Designs show 4Feb 29, 2012 2:20 pm I saw that too. My parents had some back from the 60's and they were U.G.L.Y lol. Possibly they aren't available over here yet? My DH and I love the burnt larch that so many do on GD, put just couldn't source Larch at a half decent price. Good luck with your search Re: fake brick facade, used on Grand Designs show 5Feb 29, 2012 3:52 pm The Gidgee bricks as the others say were indeed ugly as sin and looked totally plastic. There are some others on the mrket though that are a lot better. They are basically 15mm slivers of real bricks and when laid and grouted properly can look as real as a normal brick wall. They are usually glued onto timber or steel studs that have been sheeted in fibre cement sheets. Others are laid with metal bracket or channel systems I think the range of bricks would be rather limited though. Try here http://www.sbbv.com.au/home.html Stewie Would anyone on this forum know of a builder/company in Brisbane with house designs for a shallow block. I have a block 20 x 20 so with front and rear set backs I need a… 0 4743 Your best bet might be to go visit the display homes and walk around in them, and take photos. Get a feel for it in person instead of deciding from the floor plan. There… 1 21436 As title suggests, looking at using the interlocking Pentablock stacked stone products to replace failing timber retaining… 0 17864 |