Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Help! brick choices 27Mar 18, 2014 6:12 am Look at you now Emily, posting away all these pics like an old pro!! If I was going brown, I'd go barwon or mocha. They seem the most warm and homely of the brown bricks to me. I think bc of where I am and because I'm going a ranch style home with verandah along the front, I really want the old red brick style house. You really have to choose what you like as well as what suits your area. Also, if your place is something you are hoping to sell on in a few years then maybe going with the most popular brick choice is a good idea as it obviously is the most popular for the demographic in your suburb? Melsie68 I was so for red bricks when I started but like you found there was so many variation . But I guess you go from red brink with lots of character to boring old cream. I think cream bricks can look stunning if done correctly! I think they are the riskiest IMO as I've seen some of the most beautiful cream brick houses, but also some that just seem to stand out as bad colour combos. I think if you're going cream, it will look awesome Our build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=69984 If you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. I am saying that double brick has similar thermal performance due to thermal mass effect. It will be still very interesting to see the state of your framing after 10-15… 10 29738 We have a new build and need to clean bricks around a newly constructed deck. Need advice about whether to clean bricks with acid prior to oiling the deck, or should we… 0 2580 2 8297 |