Specifically How Are Brick Tiles Made?
The minute the bricks land in our yard our staff immediately begin manufacturing them into brick tiles. The pack of bricks will be transported into the manufacturing area and the team will kick off cutting them. We have many state of the art brick trimming machines in our manufacturing area so can produce a vast quantity of brickslips in a day. On top ofthat, we also have specialised brick cutting equipment that allows us to accurately produce edge brick slips, headers and stretcher reveals. We can help Read More Here
As soon as they are cut, cleaned and boxed; the brick tiles are transported into our picking & packing location. Our employees will then precisely and thoroughly pick your order onto a pallet. As soon as they have picked the order and they will then check out again look over it to make sure it is definitely correct. The boxes of brick tiles are then secured to the pallet. Finally, they are wrapped and banded to ensure their safety. We then send our brick slips straight your local distribution centre, all ready for dispatch to you! Read More Here
At a different factory, we produce our brick sample panels. The staff at this manufacturing area will receive brick slips that have been trimmed by us. Using a specialised brick slip adhesive, they fasten the brick tiles to a sample panel. Our samples are completely free of charge to our customers. They consist of 3 brickslip pieces and 3 brick slip headers to give you a pretty good idea on the true aesthetics of the item.
How To Mount Brick Tiles
Installing your own brick tiles can be quite a fun challenge for you to take on. I am going to talk you through how to do so as per our setup manual.
The initial step it sets out the moment you have gathered your equipment, is to prepare your surface area. You do this by first ensuring that the area you wish to attach your brick tiles is free from dust and particles. An exceptional device for this is our wire brush which will help you clean the area swiftly and effectively. Now you are ready to apply pro primer to the wall. This is designed to prime the substrate ready for the administration of your brick slip glue. It is advisable to use a large soft paint brush or a roller brush to cover the whole area. Some walls may require a second layer of primer.
Continuing on from this, you’ll want to lay out your brick tiles on your wall using a spirit level and pencil to help you. This will help you to determine how your brickslips will fit on in the corners and edges of your feature wall surface. It is absolute best practice to avoid leaving small gaps at the top, bottom or either side of your project wall so you may well have to cut some of your brick slips to make them fit.
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