Handmade brick production for restoration of ancient and historic buildings.

Hand-made bricks are produced at a high rate by thrusting clay into a wooden frame on a metal baseplate. The worker is paid peace-rate, ie paid by the number of bricks produced. All stages of the process are by hand in a traditional fashion little changed since Roman times. The clay and material used can be adjusted to produce bricks that match a particular building, so allowing resoration to preserve the appearance. These bricks are used by English Heritage and the National Trust.

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Science & Technology

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• handmade
• hand-made
• bricks
• restoration
• historic buildings
• clay
• crafts
• peace rate
• brick kilns

[aityadeen123]

Thank you so much for the swift reply bro, much appreciated , i hope you can answer some of the questions i have in near future , as i need all the help i can get to restore an 1860's building i just bought in germany, i'm hoping to restore the entire building using roman technology and materials,

[1videon]

@aityadeen123

Certainly.

[aityadeen123]

does anyone knows what is the mix for making this bricks ,thanks a million in advance

[1videon]

@aityadeen123

Bricks are made from clay. This is dug from the ground, crushed and mixed with a little water to form the sort of thick paste you see in the video. Dried and then baked in the kiln at about 800 degrees centigrade. No other ingredients are used. A chemical change takes place in the baking process that stops the clay from being broken down by water.

[RobertMStFleur]

One of the most appealing videos on YouTube. We need to use our brain doing things.

[Donell0]

I did this in the 1970's Beare Green... hardest job I ever had.Many bricks went to Gatwick airport

[assa6699]

i saw this guy from a book...

[dapodokumentary]

where is the factory based? Will like to contact the company.