Ideas and Inspirations
Helpful articles and images from the Pine Hall Brick blog.
New Home Ideas
Tufts House with Ashton Court brick accents help define a modern Tudor home in an established neighborhood
The treelined Starmount neighborhood in Greensboro has a new home with old world charm. Custom builder Tammy Roberts, owner of Homes Built By Design, worked with her client to achieve a modern Tudor home using primarily Tufts House, one of our artisanal style bricks,...
This builder’s personal choice? Chesapeake Pearl
When Scott Naylor of Naylor Custom Homes built his new home, he selected Chesapeake Pearl brick with white mortar using white sand. Great choice! Chesapeake Pearl is whiter than its sister brick Oyster Pearl and it works especially well with the dark stone and dark...
White brick, dark trim and stone set this show home apart
With a white brick Villa Chase, dark trim, wood features, and stone create solid and beautiful curb appeal. Ray Bullins Construction entered this stately lodge in Greensboro's Parade of Homes last fall. Bullins, keeping with homeowner trends toward lighter colored...
Hardscapes and Paving
A study in hardscapes – Academic Landscaping uses Pathway Autumn pavers to complement a classic home
Academic Landscaping helped the owner of a classic Myers Park brick home being refurbished find the perfect outdoor living extension: patios and walkways with Pathway Autumn pavers. All photos: Kinson DesmanglesWhy “Academic”? It started as a labor of love by Academic...
Rumbled Beale Street pavers play big role as PBS’s This Old House reveals “A Modern Victorian”
In late April, viewers of PBS’s This Old House were treated to a series of transformations on a reveal episode of the show’s latest project house, an 1894 Victorian that the crew brought up to modern standards. The differences were apparent both inside and outside the...
Enhancing outdoor home space continues to be popular – Impressive paver patio enhances home value
If you’ve read any business news lately, you know the pandemic created a new work-from-home model that’s here to stay. And a lot of households that experienced the lockdowns are rethinking ways to make their spaces more comfortable for spending more time at home, as...
Planning and Design
Lighter colored brick goes with a wide range of accent colors
When building a new home, lighter colored brick gives you a wider range of choices in accent colors and materials, according to builder Brian Disney. He just completed his own home and we spoke with him about how he designs and guides his clients. Brian Disney has...
Brick and Shutter Combinations
Brick and Shutters. In the past brick and shutter combinations were bound to a fairly limited mix of options that stuck with tradition. Red brick with black shutters, white brick with black shutters or earth tone brick with brown shutters. Lately architects have...
How much does brick cost?
Builders often use brick because brick homes make a statement about their brand. They want the homes they build to demonstrate a level of quality craftsmanship that other types of cladding cannot achieve. Mauro Ruggieri, owner of Ruggieri Associates is one such...
DIY Corner
DIY – Drab fireplace gets a brick makeover with Old School 8s
Even a classic 1960 Cape Cod home can benefit from some updating when the previous owners' remodeling just doesn’t match your taste. Here’s an example of a fireplace that got a more period-appropriate brick makeover using Old School 8s thin brick veneer. With a little...
Proper Technique for Cleaning your Brick Patio
Once your brick patio is installed, it doesn’t need much maintenance. This is one of the great traits of brick. Over time, because of weed growth, sediment deposit or falling leaves, you may want to give that patio a good cleaning. Before you do, review these simple...
Project Material Estimator
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Project Spotlight
Pavers are a natural choice for healing gardens
Healing gardens provide a medically recognized therapeutic space for cancer patients, survivors and family members, as well as the medical professionals who care for them. The Healing Garden at the Cone Health Wesley Long Hospital in Greensboro, North Carolina is a...
Urby Harrison hardscape showcases pavers, earns BIA award
A major landscaping project at Urby Harrison, an apartment complex at the center of the renewal of Harrison, New Jersey, has earned a Brick Industry Association design award. The project demonstrates the versatility of Pine Hall Brick Company’s Old Towne and Rumbled...
Freedom Walkway: colorful paver design tells a story of struggle, triumph
Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. -Ralph Waldo Emerson If you were to visit downtown Rock Hill, South Carolina, you might find yourself in the Freedom Walkway, walking on bands of red and cocoa pavers from Pine...