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
Newly added Rumbled® pavers keep it real on Dunedin’s old brick streets
Dunedin, Florida, embraces and promotes its history. To that end, updating and maintaining its century-old brick paver streets is a commitment that pays off.The City of Dunedin (pronounced dah-NEED-in), Florida, takes its history seriously. That’s pretty apparent when...
English Edge® Full Range pavers boost school spirit in Greenwich, Connecticut
A recently completed $20 million stadium in Greenwich, Connecticut benefits from 4,100 square feet of Pine Hall Brick English Edge® Full Range pavers at the main entrance gate and in patios seating areas adjacent to the field. ABOVE PHOTO: KG+D Architects, PC and...
Forever home gets a forever patio
The owners call this 1933 classic in Concord, Massachusetts their “forever home.” So landscape designer Dan Gladu of Roots & Rocks Landscape Artisans designed the outdoor living space with our Rumbled® Full Range brick pavers to stand the test of time and...
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...