Ideas and Inspirations
Helpful articles and images from the Pine Hall Brick blog.
New Home Ideas
Love the look of reclaimed brick? You can get it for less
When mason Hugo Yanez, owner of Fred's Masonry, got the job for this new home in Greensboro, NC, he was excited that the owners chose reclaimed brick. Repurposing salvaged brick is a great example of how sustainable brick can be—it lasts for centuries—and how it...
Castle Gray part of Don Hamrick’s award-winning 340 Fairfax home
Winston-Salem builder Don Hamrick has plenty of experience building beautiful upscale homes. "As an experienced trim carpenter I've worked in dozens of custom homes. I've seen the best of the best — elaborate moldings, hand scraped hardwood floors, Italian marble...
New Brick to debut in Parade of Homes
We are pleased to debut our new Villa Chase brick at the Fall Parade of Homes. Mike Enscore, owner of Veritas Construction, looked confident one week before the Parade as he took a cell phone call from the job site, still bustling with crews putting on finishing...
Hardscapes and Paving
Clay pavers create attractive, functional speed tables in Lawrenceville, Georgia
As suburban towns evolve, residential development emerges in central business districts, bringing more vehicles and pedestrians. Lawrenceville, Georgia, is one such suburb, 30 miles northeast of Atlanta, where you can see this happening. And forward-thinking urban...
Demand grows for water permeable paving and clay pavers do a great job
The use of clay permeable pavers – like Pine Hall Brick Company’s StormPave – is gaining momentum in both commercial and residential uses, which was the subject of a recent story in Stormwater Solutions magazine by Pine Hall Brick Company president and CEO Walt...
Anakeesta nature immersive theme park enhanced with Pine Hall Brick clay pavers
A one-of-a-kind theme park designed by a landscape architect needed a weather-durable, aesthetically pleasing hardscape. This called for acres of Pine Hall Brick clay pavers. All photos: Austin Martin.When a 100-plus-acre nature immersive theme park atop a mountain in...
Planning and Design
Interior brick accents define open floor plan
Interior brick is a great way to add accents and define any space within an open floor plan. When home builder Shawn Peterson designed and built his rustic modern home up a hill from the Haw River near Burlington, North Carolina, he specified Pine Hall Brick Oyster...
The art of masonry meets the science of brick
There’s a lot science in modern brick manufacturing to get precise and consistent color in a product that meets stringent engineering standards and maintains tight specifications in size and dimension. And there’s a lot of art in masonry, to apply the brick in...
A practical approach to selecting brick
Congratulations! If you are reading this, you’ve decided to build with brick. Great choice because it’s durable, safe, sustainable, maintenance free and above all, it’s beautiful. Now for the fun part, selecting brick for your new home. You will have a lot of choices...
DIY Corner
Think outside the square: Curved and round patios and walkways
When you think of a patio or walkway you might not think of round and curved lines, but maybe you should. Round shapes are visually soothing and curves create long undulating lines that lead the eye. The shape also works well for landscaping. Curves are a more natural...
Proper technique for drilling into brick.
Few other materials are able to provide the natural warmth of a brick wall. The natural texture and colors provide the perfect canvas for large, decorative focal points like mirrors or unique wall art. Hanging decorative items on brick, however, presents a unique set...
How to hang Christmas lights on brick with a glue gun
Brick homes dress up beautifully for the holidays with greenery and lights for a classic look. But how do you hang lights without nails in window sill and eves? Use a hot glue gun. We found this method online and wanted to test it ourselves, so we took our supplies to...
Project Spotlight
Furman’s new student center uses water permeable pavers
College campuses, like college students, are a work in progress. Consider Furman University in Greenville, S.C. Long known as a leader in sustainable design—offering a major in sustainability science, hosting the David E. Shi Center for Sustainability and helping...
StormPave™ pavers help to restore Auburn tradition
In Auburn, Alabama, the football team is used to winning – even if they have to come from behind. And when they do win, they leave plenty of evidence. The entrance to Auburn University is known locally as Toomer’s Corner, which is the intersection of Magnolia Avenue...
Bronze Medal Winner – Mechanic Street
Mechanic Street Winning the Bronze Medal for Paving and Landscaping, Mechanic Street is a one-way division street between the business disctrict of King's Highway East and Clement street in Haddonfield, New Jersey. Mechanic Street was designed by Remington &...