Property Cladding Brick Slips
Brick Slips are just the faces of bricks - made for outside. They can be an extremely efficient way to clad, or re-clad properties, particularly with modern methods of construction.
Clad, or re-clad
Brick Slip Cladding
Whether a new build, or re-cladding an existing property, our brick slips are an efficient way to bring a classic brick finish.
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Brick Slip Cladding Guidance
The Advantages Of Using Brick Slips Rather Than Laying Full Bricks
It can be expensive, time-consuming and tricky to lay bricks, even though that is still the default process. Here’s how it can be cheaper, simpler and easier to use our brick slips.
Cost
By using brick slips, the cost is slightly less than full bricks in terms of the tiles themselves. This is because you can usually get two tiles from each brick, but the extra cost comes from the cutting needed, meaning you will only save a small amount.
The greater financial saving comes in associated costs. The installation is much quicker, easier and can be done cheaper. The delivery costs will be slightly cheaper as there is less weight involved in covering an area, and you will require much less mortar than in traditional brickwork.
The only additional cost to take away from these savings is the adhesive, and potentially the brick slip backing system that you can use to fix the tiles to the existing wall.
Simplicity
Whilst you will need some foundational courses in order to safely lay full bricks, the tiles simply adhere to the building- meaning less work and fewer potential complications. The slips are cut from full bricks so have all of the same properties such as weather-resistance, quality assurance, but also water absorption which is something to bear in mind for anything going below DPC - our contemporary range has the water absorption of engineering bricks so can be useful to combine with other blends on lower courses.
External Installation
With an external installation, there is usually a choice to be made on how you install the tiles. Because these projects are often larger, it starts to become more efficient to think about backing systems as these have pre-routed rails to define the courses in advance, meaning quicker installation. Some people choose to use these indoors, but the effort to cut them and fit them correctly often outweighs the time benefits.
Essentially these backing systems create a mechanical fixing between the substrate and the adhesive to give extra security to how they're fixed, in most systems they also provide extra insulation.
We can also source a railed system to have our bricks cut for, meaning no adhesive is required.
If you want to know about brick slip backing systems then contact us with your project details and we’ll go through the options.
From the start
New Build Cladding
If you are building a home from ICF, timber frame or other modern method of construction, you can still have brick. Cladding onto these structures is simple.
Using our brick slip backer boards, or tiling directly onto masonry you can build with a perfect brick finish.
Make It Better
Retrofit Cladding
Adding some style and character to your property is simple. You can tile straight onto masonry, or use our brick slip backer boards to create a stable flat surface for tiling.
The boards are railed to make the tiling faster, and are A1 fire rated.
Adding on
Extensions
Whether a one or two storey extension to a property, or just a porch - you can use brick slips to make it quicker and simpler.
You can tile onto block, timber frame (with a backer board) or ICF to mean you still get an extension to be proud of - matching your existing brick or choosing one.
Will It Look Exactly Like Full Brick?
Yes- once the tiles are installed and pointed you won’t be able to tell the difference, providing you’ve used our corner tiles if appropriate- of course on the external corners of the building, but also around any recessed windows and doors.
Where Can I Go Wrong?
In using brick slips externally, make sure you don’t scrimp on a couple of areas in particular- the tiles themselves and the adhesive.
Some brick slips are made from concrete or other materials to try to replicate brick but are cheaper. They will have different water absorption properties, are usually heavier and can fade over time in sunlight due to the dyeing process. We only use real clay bricks to make our tiles, meaning they will behave in exactly the same way as full bricks.
Due to the tiles being exposed to the elements they will absorb some moisture, which will, in turn, expose the adhesive to that moisture. This shouldn’t be a problem at all, so just don’t use anything cheap. Our adhesive has been rigorously tested in all weathers and adhered to many different surfaces over the years so it’s proven for the job.
Where Do I Start?
Browse our collection of brick slips, and order samples of the ones you like the most so you can see and feel them. Once you’ve chosen your blend you can use our calculation tool to work out how many you need. If you want information on the best build up for your project or if you have any more questions- please contact us and we’ll do everything we can to help!
