External brick tiles offer a great way of changing your homes appearance.
The exterior walls of a rendered house can look bland and uninspiring. The exterior wall surface of your home tells a story.
Judging a book by its cover may not be a good thing, but let’s be honest, a first glance at a home’s external walls can tell a lot.
The above image showcases our London Weathered Yellow brick tiles.
When deciding to use brick tiles, one of the largest decisions to make is what brick tile should you use, the options are endless and may seem overwhelming.
When considering brick tile cladding, one must think “What story am I wanting to tell”.
Is my home contemporary or traditional?
- Do I want to brick tile the full square meter are, or just use the tiles as accents for the detailing, chimney or windows?
- Do I want red clays, yellow clays, light texture or heavy texture? a contrast or something to help blend?
The key to using brick tiles externally is also what balance they bring to the exterior, what are they trying to say about you.
Windows, doors, trims, detailing and chimney features are all other pieces to the puzzle, they must fuse well together.
External brick tiles for modern homes
Modern or contemporary homes may opt for a large scale monochrome brick tiles like the monsoon or silver grey. These brick tiles offer not a lot of movement or variation and can be very modern looking in appearance.
These modern styled brick tiles when using stretcher bond or stacker bond call for a clean, simple look.
Typically, brick cladding the entire of your home in the same product will create less confusion for the eyes to travel and will result in one solid canvas. This style makes for a sleek and crisp look.
External brick cladding for traditional homes
Traditional looking homes may opt for a more neutral blend of colours, textures & finishes.
Red clay brick and yellow clay brick with rumbled and aged feel is very common amongst tradition external cladding. Products such as the Olde Watermill and Olde Heritage offer a distinctive aged and worn feel.
The above image showcases our Olde Heritage brick tiles.
Your choice
Ultimately the main thing to consider when brick tiling the exterior of your home is what are you trying to say.
Think about the finished product, what all the elements of your exterior will look like combined.
Selecting the right cladding should be enjoyable, just make sure to select the right one, after all, our brick tiles are not just another brick in the wall!
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