Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jul 02, 2009 9:44 pm Hi there, Was wondering if anyone is using Selkirk Ironstone color bricks? We have chosen this, but it's so hard to tell what it will look like based on the little brick sample at Studio M. Does anyone have pictures you are able to share with me? Re: Anyone using Selkirk Ironstone color bricks? 2Jul 02, 2009 10:10 pm Hey Rinny, the besy way will be to either call Selkirk or Melbourne bricks and ask them if they can give you some reference homes which are using these bricks... you can drive there and see for your self... dono but i was thinking to use graystone bricks if not then i will go for the ironstone( my 3rd option ) as well Re: Anyone using Selkirk Ironstone color bricks? 3Jul 02, 2009 10:32 pm kamranshakil Hey Rinny, the besy way will be to either call Selkirk or Melbourne bricks and ask them if they can give you some reference homes which are using these bricks... you can drive there and see for your self... dono but i was thinking to use graystone bricks if not then i will go for the ironstone( my 3rd option ) as well I actually did do that and saw 2 houses, but was disappointed because they had orange mortar used which made the whole house look orange which i didn't like. I'll post a photo of the bricks from studio M, compared to the houses I saw.... Re: Anyone using Selkirk Ironstone color bricks? 4Jul 02, 2009 10:44 pm I have a couple addresses for ironstone in south morang... we had picked ironstone but had to change as we couldn't get the selkirk couldnt get one of the additives for the brick... this was only 3 weeks ago so I would be checking you could definately get them! 2nd build here we come in Whittlesea! https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=92617 1st Build - Henley - Cooper in Doreen! (2009) https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=17354 Re: Anyone using Selkirk Ironstone color bricks? 5Jul 02, 2009 10:48 pm CiNnY I have a couple addresses for ironstone in south morang... we had picked ironstone but had to change as we couldn't get the selkirk couldnt get one of the additives for the brick... this was only 3 weeks ago so I would be checking you could definately get them! Oh really?? Do u know if that's a temporary thing? What have you chosen instead? Re: Anyone using Selkirk Ironstone color bricks? 6Jul 02, 2009 10:57 pm We upgraded to Boral Raheen bricks as selkirk said they couldn't get the additive for the ironstone and then we chose other selkirk bricks and they weren't able to keep up with demand as one of their plants is not back up to full production since it had an explosion a few months ago.... they did say they were only anticipating 12-16 week delay on the bricks... 2nd build here we come in Whittlesea! https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=92617 1st Build - Henley - Cooper in Doreen! (2009) https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=17354 Re: Anyone using Selkirk Ironstone color bricks? 7Jul 02, 2009 11:05 pm Hi Rinny, We have chosen Ironstone as well and I know what you mean - it is hard to get a feel for how it will look in the end! Check out Phoenix's thread - heaps of photos there of Ironstone brickwork: http://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=3895 Here's a photo that we took of the Ironstone display at Selkirk: Phoenix's bricks look a lot less grey & more red-brown than our photo, possibly because of the mortar colour. The colours we have chosen will work much better with the grey-toned photo so I'm not sure about it. I didn't realise that Selkirk could give you reference addresses - might give them a call. I might also ask them about availability at the moment! We're home!!! Site start: 13 Aug 09 Handover: 29 Jan 10 Hubby & I are building the Santorini 26 with M3tr!con My thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20570 Re: Anyone using Selkirk Ironstone color bricks? 8Jul 02, 2009 11:37 pm charlie Hi Rinny, We have chosen Ironstone as well and I know what you mean - it is hard to get a feel for how it will look in the end! Check out Phoenix's thread - heaps of photos there of Ironstone brickwork: http://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=3895 Here's a photo that we took of the Ironstone display at Selkirk: Phoenix's bricks look a lot less grey & more red-brown than our photo, possibly because of the mortar colour. The colours we have chosen will work much better with the grey-toned photo so I'm not sure about it. I didn't realise that Selkirk could give you reference addresses - might give them a call. I might also ask them about availability at the moment! Thanks for posting the link, that was useful. Yeah, your picture definatley looks darker than Phoenix's. Is it just me, or does Phoenix' mortar also look like more of an orangy color rather than natural color? Re: Anyone using Selkirk Ironstone color bricks? 11Jul 03, 2009 8:19 am Rinny Charlie, my photos looks alot more orange/red compared to yours. Yes, they do! *gulp* I like the colours you've picked out Rinny! We've done something similar, but with a bit more of the grey tones: Magmum tiles, Monument colorbond for gutters etc, Woodland grey window frames (closest colour we could get to the Monument) and Dune colorbond for the garage & fascia. I'll have to take a photo and upload it. We're home!!! Site start: 13 Aug 09 Handover: 29 Jan 10 Hubby & I are building the Santorini 26 with M3tr!con My thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20570 Re: Anyone using Selkirk Ironstone color bricks? 12Jul 03, 2009 9:26 am Rinny Thanks for posting the link, that was useful. Yeah, your picture definatley looks darker than Phoenix's. Is it just me, or does Phoenix' mortar also look like more of an orangy color rather than natural color? I agree - the mortar does look more orangey than I would have expected from natural mortar. Phoenix posted a photo of colour selections (the colours are quite similar to your selections) in this thread http://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=3737 and at that stage was planning on using natural mortar. I wonder if that's what it ended up being? We're home!!! Site start: 13 Aug 09 Handover: 29 Jan 10 Hubby & I are building the Santorini 26 with M3tr!con My thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20570 Re: Anyone using Selkirk Ironstone color bricks? 13Jul 03, 2009 10:10 am Hi Rinny, we are also building with Selkirk bricks (musket haze with grey grout). I rang them beforehand and they were very helpful in giving out addresses to look at them. I was amazed how differently bricks could look depending on the grout and surrounding colours-I would definetly recommend trying to see them on a house with the grout color you want before commiting to them. We are extremely happy with the color we chose and it was only category 2 which was about $1200 extra from memory. We really liked some of the Austral bricks at studio M but the upgrade prices were ridiculous, especially consisdering we weren't sure if we were going to render the whole front of the house later or not. We are actually so happy with the bricks that I think we will just leave the portico rendered. Re: Anyone using Selkirk Ironstone color bricks? 14Jul 03, 2009 10:29 am charlie Rinny Thanks for posting the link, that was useful. Yeah, your picture definatley looks darker than Phoenix's. Is it just me, or does Phoenix' mortar also look like more of an orangy color rather than natural color? I agree - the mortar does look more orangey than I would have expected from natural mortar. Phoenix posted a photo of colour selections (the colours are quite similar to your selections) in this thread http://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=3737 and at that stage was planning on using natural mortar. I wonder if that's what it ended up being? Phoenix built with Henley and she most definitely used natural mortar! Henley only have 2 colours; Off White and Natural which is what Phoenix used! You would have to ask someone who used natural mortar through 'M' to get a true representation of what your natural mortar will look like (if that is what you are after). It varies so much between builders! Henley - Wilshire Mk 3 ... I love my house!! Site start: 4th Feb 09 Handover: 10th Sep 09 Blog: http://stormygirlscastle.blogspot.com/ Build Thread: viewtopic.php?t=7166 Re: Anyone using Selkirk Ironstone color bricks? 15Jul 03, 2009 11:09 am Thanks heaps Stormy - that's good to know!! We're home!!! Site start: 13 Aug 09 Handover: 29 Jan 10 Hubby & I are building the Santorini 26 with M3tr!con My thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20570 Re: Anyone using Selkirk Ironstone color bricks? 16Jul 04, 2009 4:13 pm jspitz I was amazed how differently bricks could look depending on the grout and surrounding colours-I would definetly recommend trying to see them on a house with the grout color you want before commiting to them. jspitz, thanks heaps for your advice! I wish I'd discovered this forum earlier - I'm such a novice and all the info here is fantastic!!! We went and looked at a couple of houses with the ironstone bricks this morning, and they looked very different to what we expected. So then we went back to have a look at the Selkirk display again, and the ironstone there looked exactly like we remembered. I couldn't believe how much of a difference the mortar colour makes. Hmmmm... might have to rethink our brick choice. We were aiming for something with less orange and a lot more grey to tone in with the rest of our colours. Alternatively, does anyone know how much it would cost to get charcoal-coloured mortar? We're home!!! Site start: 13 Aug 09 Handover: 29 Jan 10 Hubby & I are building the Santorini 26 with M3tr!con My thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20570 Re: Anyone using Selkirk Ironstone color bricks? 17Jul 04, 2009 7:31 pm Hi Rinny, we are building with M3tricon and used Selkirk Ironstone. We're pretty sure it's natural mortar as we didn't change it at all. The first photo the bricks have been cleaned whereas in the second they have not. http://www.imagebam.com/image/d482f941097820 http://www.imagebam.com/image/dda15e41097823 If anything the bricks prob look a little more brown than they seem in the first photo. Re: Anyone using Selkirk Ironstone color bricks? 18Jul 05, 2009 6:16 pm We have picked Ironstone so think I better call M3tricon to see if they have them in stock. Not waiting weeks for them. We are getting the natural mortar too, so glad to see your photos rprenda Was starting to think they would be too orange but they seem fine. Forum thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=22300 Re: Anyone using Selkirk Ironstone color bricks? 19Jul 05, 2009 9:10 pm rprenda Hi Rinny, we are building with M3tricon and used Selkirk Ironstone. We're pretty sure it's natural mortar as we didn't change it at all. The first photo the bricks have been cleaned whereas in the second they have not. http://www.imagebam.com/image/d482f941097820 http://www.imagebam.com/image/dda15e41097823 If anything the bricks prob look a little more brown than they seem in the first photo. Thanks for posting these photos Rprenda. It's great to see what the natual mortar looks like through M3tricon and it appears to be less orange than the H3nley natural mortar (which for my personal taste is better). Re: Anyone using Selkirk Ironstone color bricks? 20Jul 05, 2009 11:01 pm we were also told the mortar will depend on the colour of the sand coming out of the quarry at the time some days it lighter than others! 2nd build here we come in Whittlesea! https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=92617 1st Build - Henley - Cooper in Doreen! (2009) https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=17354 0 2020 I would probably definitely consider contrasting out garage door (e.g. light ash would look great) and make downpipes and fascia same colour as your walls, not as your… 1 3572 Suggestions please for acrylic rendering Color to match austral brick urban one pepper. Pic for reference. Thanks 0 5071 |