Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Selecting Brick - Coated or Solid color 2Apr 17, 2014 8:06 pm Need hints, tips and inspiration? Join me on my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ournewhomecoach Who am I? See my LinkedIn page: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jennifer-crawford/1a/429/296 Re: Selecting Brick - Coated or Solid color 5Apr 22, 2014 3:56 pm Need hints, tips and inspiration? Join me on my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ournewhomecoach Who am I? See my LinkedIn page: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jennifer-crawford/1a/429/296 Re: Selecting Brick - Coated or Solid color 12Nov 17, 2014 9:28 am Just saw this thread. Speaking to Austral, the bricks aren't actually solid colour. Apparently they apply the same coating on both types of bricks, but they colour the clay in the "solid" bricks. I also found out that the same brick may be made as "solid" in one brick yard, but simply coated on a red brick from another brickyard. Our builder told us the brick we chose had run out, and we had the option of using the "same" brick from queensland, or wait for a month for NSW bricks to be produced. The NSW brick was coloured throughout, whereas, the QLD brick was highly visible when chipped Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. 1 15924 If this is a custom build then I would expect the builder to set out the door frame closer to the wall to avoid the gap between architrave and the wall and or specify… 9 8324 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 3574 |