said:



I would like to Extend my house in the next year or so and I would like
to find what sort of brick the house is built with so I can match the
new with the original (17 years old)brickwork. A couple of 'spares'
lying in the garden have 'WESTBRICK' stamped in the frog, but thats all
I have. What are my options to find the same or a good match.
Cheers All.

I needed to match some bricks for my conservatory and found out my
existing bricks were discontinued. I then found out (after walking
round numerous builders merchants' yards) that there are places called
Brick Libraries usually attached to brick merchants. In the one I went
to (in Luton) there were thousands of bricks (sliced) all arranged by
colour. It was still difficult to get an exact match, but it was very
near. Pity about the builders who didn't match the mortar when they
built it!

John