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place to order face brick? - Psurfer - 04-03-2007
I need to replace the face brick on an interior wall (thin bricks that are attached individually, then tuckpointed in-between). Where is the best place to get/order some?
Re: place to order face brick? - Jem - 04-03-2007
And here I was thinking that was a new euphemism for your "Grillz".
Re: place to order face brick? - papercup - 04-03-2007
Lowes has a nice retro facebrick in the tile section.
Re: place to order face brick? - Psurfer - 04-03-2007
Ah, start at the ol' B&M's. I should've known, thanks.
But the last time I called around (probly incl Home Depot), they acted like they never heard of the stuff.
Re: place to order face brick? - Michael - 04-03-2007
These guys sell at least 1 style of face brick and they've got dealers all over the place. We used it on our fireplace and it looks great.
http://www.culturedstone.com/products/brickveneer.asp
Re: place to order face brick? - TLB - 04-03-2007
We've used Z-brick with success. http://www.z-brick.com/ It isn't carried at the big two, you need to get it at Ace or Menards.
Re: place to order face brick? - Psurfer - 04-03-2007
Btw, I've since realized that what I'm looking for is called veneer brick ("V-brick" or thin-brick), which is ~ 1/2" thick; face brick is typically 2.5" thick.
Re: place to order face brick? - Jack D. - 04-03-2007
Look in the Yellow Pages under Masonry Supplies or brick & stone yards. My brother in law gets all his materials from the stone yard closest to the town he's working in. They're more common than you would think.
Re: place to order face brick? - papercup - 04-03-2007
FWIW, the Lowes stuff is about 1/2" thick, I considered it for a fireplace surround a few years ago.
I lived in a house years ago with the "z-brick" stuff. Unless they have improved it, the look is very artificial, and the pointing material looks bad.
Any large tile shop will have what you are looking for. "The Tile Shop" is a east coast chain that carries several styles as well.