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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.

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On Fri, 1 Jun 2007 15:49:27 +0100, Gareth Jones
wrote:


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.

Take it to a decent builders merchant with pallets of brick in the
yard. If many houses local to you use the same brick the local
merchant will have some.

God help me, mine is a London Brick Co one. Basically means half of
every pallet is red rubble.

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"Gareth Jones" wrote in message
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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.


Good builders merchant have a brick library so should be able to find a
decent match.

When I last extended I had to have the new bricks approved by the council as
part of the planning process (originals no longer made)

Tony

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Gareth Jones

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On 2007-06-01 15:49:27 +0100, Gareth Jones
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.

They are/were made by Ibstock.

Try contacting them and asking for some brochures or look on the web
site. Then ask for samples. They will usually send them free of
charge in a few days.

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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

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Owain wrote:
Gareth Jones wrote:
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.

1. Local council / archives may still have original planning application
- this should specify the type of bricks used for exterior finish.


should specify type of bricks they were *supposed* to use.

I still have something somewhere about 'taking tile samples to council
before tiling roof'

That was 6 years ago.

2. Take spare brick to local brick merchant and ask.

Owain

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On Fri, 1 Jun 2007 15:49:27 +0100, Gareth Jones
wrote:


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.


You can ask the brick man to come and have a look.
I assume taking a brick as others have said to the builders merchant
will help.

There's some brick places online that will send you out a sample
brick.
:)
--
http://www.orderonlinepickupinstore.co.uk
Ah fetch it yourself if you can't wait for delivery
http://www.freedeliveryuk.co.uk
Or get it delivered for free

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"JohnW" wrote in message
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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.

That's fascinating, thanks!

Mary

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On 2007-06-02 12:41:58 +0100, Huge said:

On 2007-06-01, JohnW wrote:
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.

I found out about brick libraries when we were planning an extension (my
house is made of reclaimed hand-made bricks. A nightmare to match.) We
too have been to the Luton one, although there are others.

But in Bedford you're surrounded by bricks, surely?

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But in Bedford you're surrounded by bricks, surely?-

No- mainly holes in the ground, and don't call me Shirley :-)

John