Brick house cladding design

A very popular and worthy solution that has been pleasing people for a long time is to decorate the facade of the building with bricks. This finishing option is especially successful for private houses. There are a large number of different colors and models of bricks that have good aesthetic properties and can compete with other cladding materials, since this method of finishing is much easier and more convenient.

Bricks are made from quality materials that allow building owners to be confident in the reliability and safety of such cladding. And also in the manufacture of various technologies are used: bricks are fired, extruded and subjected to hyperspressing. This significantly improves its quality as well as aesthetic properties.

Brick is a porous material, so it allows air to enter the house without any problem. Thanks to this, moisture does not stagnate in the room.

• In the manufacture of the material, manufacturers use persistent dyes, so the brick is highly resistant to ultraviolet rays.
• The facade will look attractive and aesthetically pleasing for a long time, it will not be affected in any way by the aggressive influence of the environment.
• The material is not afraid of temperature fluctuations outside or inside buildings.
• If the masonry was done with high quality, such a facade will serve the owner for up to one hundred and fifty years.

• It does not require special care; if it gets dirty, it can be easily washed with water using a hose.
• It is environmentally friendly, will not emit harmful substances into the air, completely safe.
• You can choose the perfect option for any design, lay out any architectural element, create an acute-angled or curvilinear shape. An interesting pattern can be made.
• If necessary, such facades are easily and quickly restored, because if one or more bricks are damaged, they can be easily replaced. You just need to pick up the material of the same shade.

It is important to remember that before using bricks, it is necessary to strengthen the foundation. This facing material has a high cost, since it is really reliable and has an attractive, aesthetic appearance.

There are several types of bricks, so each person will be able to choose for himself exactly what is suitable for any particular design and building. Natural brick is the most popular and reliable way of facing the facade of a building, but it is worth considering other types of bricks, having learned about their features and characteristics.

• Silicate brick - a popular option, which is often used by owners of private houses. It has an adequate cost and a classic, aesthetic appearance. The main feature of this solution is that silicate has good thermal insulation, therefore it is able to reliably protect the house from various vagaries of nature: storms, temperature changes, strong gusts of wind and rain.

• Hyper-pressed brick - more expensive, crushed limestone and shell rock are used as materials for its manufacture.This option allows the owner not to worry about severe frosts in winter, since this building material has high frost resistance. Well suited for a changeable climate, very durable, lasts long enough and is able to maintain its original, beautiful appearance for many years. Another plus in the piggy bank of the positive qualities of the material is the variety of forms of brick execution. There are many different sizes and colors, so everyone can choose something worthy and suitable for themselves.

• The most demanded view - ceramic bricks, which are often used to create creative and unusual decoration of buildings. It has striking aesthetic properties. Helps to create incredibly beautiful homes that attract the views of others. The main advantages of masonry made with ceramic bricks are decent practical properties, an interesting appearance and a variety of surface texture options.

To make a good and reliable brickwork yourself, you need to know about a variety of methods. There are many interesting options.

• Spoon laying: elements are stacked with a spoon part. It is necessary for the top row of cladding to move at a specific distance relative to the bottom line.
• Tychkovaya - a popular masonry, in which bricks should be laid with their ends offset by half of the element.
• There are two types of cross masonry. With this option, it is necessary to alternate spoon and butt masonry. The first type of masonry involves placing the parts located at the ends in such a way that their inner side adjoins the middle of the spoon row element, while the outer one would be at the junction. In the second version, the elements of the butt row must be laid so that of three consecutive fragments, the two extreme ones are at the same distance between the joints of adjacent lines.

• With chain laying butt and spoon methods should be combined in the same row. Two elements must be laid in length, one end-to-end. The fragments should be mounted in such a way that the end is between the joint of the spoon elements.
• The easiest way is chaotic masonry. Place fragments without any exact sequence. Perfect for those who have no experience (for self-cladding of the facade).

And there is also patterned masonry, in which designers can get an original, pre-designed drawing on the wall. An interesting idea that can significantly decorate the building.

If the facade is decorated with such a material on its own, it is necessary to take into account some recommendations so that the finishing will serve for many years and retain its positive characteristics. Laying should be done only if the temperature is above zero and in the absence of high humidity. There are a few more styling rules that are useful to know about.

• It is not worth laying out more than six rows, as you should wait some time for the composition to grab. This is necessary to avoid deformation.
• If you need to highlight window openings, you can decorate them with fragments of a different shade. In such places, anchoring should be carried out along the entire perimeter.
• The elements must be moistened so that they absorb water from the solution more slowly.

Manufacturers are trying to diversify the facing material and make special bricks of various colors and shades, so designers can create incredibly beautiful and spectacular designs of buildings.

The best design options and interesting ideas:

• The visual perception of a home can be easily changed through the use of one color or another. To make a "heavy" building seem airy and light, it is necessary to lay it out with light sand bricks.
• If the roof, windows and doors of a one-story house are brown, you need to combine them with yellow bricks.

• Black or dark gray roofing is adequately combined with white brick. The building looks extremely modern. Suitable for minimalism style.
• If the building owner wants to make the façade design traditional, the red and brown materials are worth looking into. Such a finish will give the owner a feeling of comfort and tranquility.
• The Melange style is an original version, which uses both dark and light materials.

• In brick houses, you can see a combination of materials in a variety of colors. For example, the walls are made lighter, and the corners and frames of doors and windows are laid out with a dark material.
• Quite an interesting idea is to use textured brick.

It remains only from the above to choose the best option for yourself and start planning construction.

Beautiful ideas for cladding a house with bricks in the video below.