Three Ways To Use Red Recycled Bricks Around Your Home
If you're looking for a way to add originality and visual interest to your home, why not consider incorporating Red recycled bricks into the design? They'll imbue extra character and charm into many areas. Here are several ways to put them to use.
Patios And Pathways
The benefit of using recycled bricks for your patio or paths is that they'll inject it with an instant lived-in appeal. A brand new surface doesn't have the same character as one with a patina that develops organically through years of weathering. You can lay the bricks in a wide range of traditional patterns such as running bond, basketweave or herringbone—but your new surface will remain one-of-a-kind with its unique combination of age-old bricks. Similarly, with a pathway, the varied bricks will add instant charm. You can lay them tightly or leave gaps in between, allowing for moss and other greenery to integrate the path with the landscape.
Feature Walls: Outside And Inside
The prime purpose of a feature wall is decorative, and thus characterful recycled bricks are the ideal building blocks. You can select between different shades of red, whether they be more pink, brown, light red or with specks of blue. Mixing and matching the varieties will create a beautiful, unique surface either inside or outside your home. In an industrial space, bricks provide the ideal foil against metalwork, timber and concrete elements. Alternatively, you could construct a brick feature wall alongside your patio lined with pot flowering pot plants for a quaint atmosphere. Additionally, while admiring your feature wall, you can appreciate the knowledge that each and every brick is within your structure rather than in a landfill, and they haven't used new mining and quarrying resources in the process.
Retaining Walls And Fences
Using recycled bricks you can incorporate beautiful hardscaping features into your garden such as retaining walls that encircle raised garden beds. You don't need to turn to rocks to generate an earthenware feel; weathered bricks will provide a similar aged aesthetic. Go with brighter red tones to bring out the rich green foliage, or construct the barriers with paler varieties. Otherwise, build a brickwork front fence, selecting from various styles. An advantage of brick is that it harmonises with many home styles from grand, to homey. You could build a commanding high fence, interspersed with brick pillars and iron metalwork, or construct a lower wall filled with rustic character.