Ideas and Inspirations
Helpful articles and images from the Pine Hall Brick blog.
New Home Ideas
Reclaimed brick? No, it’s Kennon House
Building a custom home is difficult. There are many moving parts and pieces. From the style of home to what brick and mortar color, trim, roofing, and windows. It can be overwhelming. People often times go for a look: the French Provincial, Colonial, Craftsman,...
Villa Chase brick: old world charm in a brand new home
Custom Homes by Hamrick designed and built this instant classic in Winston-Salem’s Buena Vista neighborhood. Builder Don Hamrick kept a couple of mature oaks on the freshly landscaped lot, so if you didn’t know it was a brand new home, you might think it was built in...
Ashton Court brick is a builder’s choice for his own home
When it came time for custom home builder Kevin Lansink, owner of Lansink Custom Homes, to build a new home, he went with our Ashton Court brick. He had a lot nestled in tall oaks in his home town of Summerfield, NC, with family just up the road. Just about all the...
Hardscapes and Paving
An artful pattern of clay pavers welcomes patrons to a new cultural center
Cain Center for the Arts in Cornelius, North Carolina was built with brick as both cladding and as an expansive entrance plaza and patio. Pine Hall Brick clay pavers are laid in an intricate pattern of sizes and colors that form an elliptical design that befits the...
Rumbled® Cocoa clay pavers help repurpose and revive a historic estate as a beautiful public park
An 1870-era mansion in Lancaster, Pennsylvania has a storied history, but its latest iteration wasn’t working well, so some changes needed to be made. Clay pavers made a big difference and enhanced the park's first impression. (All photos: Donovan Lefever)Stauffer...
Former manse gets a stylish paver walkway befitting its place in the community
Pine Hall Brick Rumbled® Full Range clay pavers and Pennsylvania bluestone are used to complement a century old manse in New Jersey, in keeping with its church, the surrounding neighbors, as well as the entire town. Photo: Joe Palimeno.There’s a lot to be said for...
Planning and Design
Thin brick is in
You can never be too thin. The problem with interior designers, landscape architects, paver installers, brick masons and the like is that thin is sometimes hard to come by. Not talking diet and exercise here – talking bricks and a trend toward slimming them down. Thin...
Paver Tiles create a beautiful and functional floor for bath and laundry room
Home builder Shaun Sidden, owner of Sidden Homes in Winston-Salem, NC, knows building materials. He knows all about vinyl and ceramic floor tiles, but when he learned about new Pine Hall Brick Paver Tiles, he liked the idea and got some samples from his local...
Interior and Exterior Rehab with Paver Tiles
Paver Tiles are real brick tiles. They're just thinner and designed for indoor flooring as well as certain exterior applications. They're a great choice for bathrooms because the surface is less slippery than ceramic or vinyl tiles. And it gives the room a warm rustic...
DIY Corner
How to install a brick patio yourself
There are clay brick patios installed by professional installers and there are patios installed by do-it-yourselfers. Many of the latter have been inspired by the annual Pine Hall Brick Company Paver Days, which are held every spring in North Carolina. Paver Days...
Keep your clay pavers beautiful and safe in icy weather.
When winter weather strikes, there are a couple of tips to remember when combating the snow and ice that will keep your brick patios and walkways looking beautiful into spring and summer. If you use a shovel or snow plow to remove the snow and ice from the...
Removing oil stains from your brick driveway
Nothing mars a beautiful clay brick driveway like a unsightly oil stain, but it is bound to happen. The best thing you can do if a car or other vehicle leaks oil or fluid onto your driveway is to deal with the stain immediately. The longer you wait to remedy the...
Project Spotlight
Innovative paving for Innovation Plaza in Philadelphia
Looking for innovative paving? Along 37th Street in Philadelphia, there are single concrete blocks rising from the ground that celebrate the achievements of individuals within the fields of science, technology, engineering and art, all of whom have ties to...
Congregation builds memorial garden to honor devoted member and veterans
Phyllis Marion Middleton lived her life as a beloved teacher and community servant in Pleasant Garden, North Carolina. She was a lifelong member; from baptism to marriage to eulogy at Pleasant Garden Baptist Church. As a fitting tribute to Phyllis after her passing in...
ECU Alumni Lane adds beauty and functionality
At East Carolina University in Greenville, NC, the modern-day slogan is Tomorrow Starts Here. Looking toward the future is nothing new in this place, which began as a teacher’s college in 1907 and which since then has grown into the third largest university in North...