Bovingdon Unique bricks for individual homes
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Bovingdon Unique bricks for individual homes
Bovingdon Unique bricks for individual homes Bovingdon Bricks as unique and individual as you. For nearly 100 years we have had a tradition of making attractive, high quality bricks with a great density of colour to the same exacting standards, using the same degree of craftsmanship and care. Our unique bricks are produced to let you choose a colour and texture for your property that allows you to feel you have chosen the best. Their unique qualities are embedded in the way we fire our bricks, giving them a rich vibrant colour and a characteristic texture; the effort that we put into sorting and blending our bricks to your wishes; as well as the support we provide through the planning, selection and building process. All of this will be individual to your project. We understand that the bricks of any property are a highly indicative guide to the quality of the building as a whole. The appeal of any property when you come to sell it will support its price, and our bricks provide a significant contribution to that appeal. We hope that you select Bovingdon bricks for your property, and when you do you can be sure we will deliver the unique qualities you require and expect. David Ensell Managing Director www.bovingdonbricks.co.uk History in the making We at Bovingdon are the manufacturers of some of the most beautiful bricks you can buy. For nearly 100 years we have been making them to the same exacting standards, using the same degree of craftsmanship and care. Whether specifying our handmades or machine made (Berry) bricks, Bovingdon’s unique aesthetic gives an individual signature, markedly different to ‘run of the mill’ bricks used by less discerning developers on thousands of homes each year. Our high quality, handmade bricks are individually hand thrown by our craftsmen, using tools and techniques that have changed little in 100 years. This gives us the flexibility to produce non-standard shapes and sizes to suit your requirements. The beauty of our handmades is clear to see, giving any build an immediate and obvious impact, whilst adding only a small premium on the overall cost of a project. As Hertfordshire’s sole surviving brick maker, Bovingdon is proud to be keeping the art of brick-making alive. Situated in the Chiltern area of outstanding natural beauty we place great importance on the use of local materials, and encourage the use of these resources whenever possible. With the demise of small regional brickworks, our textures and colours complement traditional buildings and houses across the country. The following pages give you an insight into the beauty of Bovingdon bricks, and the varied range available, to suit whatever the project. www.bovingdonbricks.co.uk Handmade bricks Bovingdon Brickworks is renowned for its superb range of genuine handmade facing bricks. They have a highly desirable charm and character making completed brickwork charismatic and totally unique to each project. Bovingdon genuine bench moulded handmade bricks are thrown by local craftsmen using the traditional methods that give each brick an individual beauty and character of its own. Bovingdon handmades are renowned for their attractive multi colours and texture, together with the ability to achieve an instant maturity that blends with the old, making them ideal for restoration work as well as creating stunningly beautiful effects in the new. This, coupled with a specials capability that is admired throughout the industry, means Bovingdon facing bricks are a natural choice for building work requiring that extra aesthetic dimension. www.bovingdonbricks.co.uk Handmade brick range HANDMADE LIGHT MULTI HANDMADE RURAL MULTI HANDMADE MULTI ON THE RED-SIDE HANDMADE 50mm DARK MULTI HANDMADE LIGHT MULTI WITH BLACK HEADERS HANDMADE IMPERIAL TUDOR Bovingdon handmade bricks are available in the following sizes: Metric: 215 x 103 x 65mm 215 x 103 x 50mm Imperial: 9” x 4 5⁄16” x 2 5⁄8” 9” x 4 5⁄16” x 65mm 9” x 4 5⁄16” x 50mm 9” x 4 5⁄16” x 60mm Other sizes are available, subject to size requirements and colour range. HANDMADE MULTI www.bovingdonbricks.co.uk Restoration and Extension At Bovingdon, our skills extend beyond just brick making, into the art of brick matching. Whether it be matching an extension to an original building, or undertaking a restoration project – we can advise, sort and blend your bricks to match. •Consideration of brick type early in the project will result in a carefully maintained appearance – and enhanced value. • Our standard range can be adjusted to suit your property, with standard or non-standard specials to match. • Our handmade brick ranges are available in both standard and non-standard Imperial sizes. • Our team of regional advisors can undertake a site visit to ensure an accurate match. Alternatively, you can send us your photos for assessing, prices and sampling. www.bovingdonbricks.co.uk Sizes and Bonding The size of brick and the type of bond you choose for laying your bricks can noticeably change the appearance of a building. Bovingdon handmade bricks are available in the following sizes: Traditional brick sizes and bond patterns are often used in extension and refurbishment projects to help match old to new seamlessly; however traditional bonding patterns are also being utilised more frequently in new build developments as a simple technique to add interest. Consideration should also be given to the joint profile and cement or lime based mortar used as this can have a subtle influence on the appearance of the completed brickwork. Imperial: 9” x 4 5⁄16” x 2 5⁄8” 9” x 4 5⁄16” x 65mm 9” x 4 5⁄16” x 50mm 9” x 4 5⁄16” x 60mm Other sizes are available, subject to size requirements and colour range. FLEMISH BOND FLEMISH GARDEN WALL BOND ENGLISH GARDEN WALL BOND ENGLISH BOND Metric: 215 x 103 x 65mm 215 x 103 x 50mm HEADER BOND www.bovingdonbricks.co.uk Machine made (Berry) bricks Our celebrated Berry machine made bricks are made on an Aberson machine, allowing us to produce high volume matched by high brick quality – retaining the traditional nature of the brick. They are produced by the ‘stock’ or ‘soft mud’ process with a characterful and uneven arris combined with a sanded texture giving them a pleasing, mellow and irregular appearance. Choose from one of our standard range of colours or we can adjust a colour range and hand sort the bricks to suit your requirements. Just select the mix of colours that you want and we can blend them to your specification before delivering them to site. The first step might be to come to our works at Bovingdon to view our range, or request some sample bricks so that you get a real feeling for the colours and texture our machine-made bricks achieve. www.bovingdonbricks.co.uk Machine made (Berry) brick range BERRY LIGHT MULTI BERRY RURAL MULTI BERRY MULTI ON THE RED-SIDE BERRY MULTI MID-RANGE BERRY DARK MULTI BERRY BROWN GREY All our machine made bricks are available in standard metric 215 x 103 x 65mm. BERRY MULTI www.bovingdonbricks.co.uk Blending the best One of the aspects that sets us apart from other brickmakers is our ability to be flexible with our colour ranges. Most products from other brickworks are supplied ‘off the shelf’, and whilst we feel our range of standard colours gives our customers plenty of choice and variety to select from, bespoke products are a speciality for us. Being a smaller brickworks, we are interested in the end finish you are trying to achieve, and have the time to discuss your requirements on an individual project basis. We appreciate that when undertaking an extension or restoration the ability to tweak the range to try to match as close as possible to your property is a valuable one. If you are selecting a product for your new build, the flexibility to vary the range to suit your taste, or the colour palette of the associated materials you have chosen, can be of great benefit to attain an individual finish. We have a packing team skilled at sorting and blending our bricks to your requirements, and can undertake this with both our handmade and machine made facings. www.bovingdonbricks.co.uk When craftsmanship meets technology Arches have been used for hundreds of years both as a practical way to form openings and as an embellishment; and can add beauty, individualism and value to your home. Whether over a window or over the gateway to your garden or to mark the entrance to your garage they can present an opportunity for providing a pleasing architectural feature. With our on-site facilities we can manufacture three different types of arches: The loose arch, for which bricks are cut into individual pieces or ‘voussoirs’ from a template, and supplied loose on a board for laying in the traditional manner by a professional bricklayer. The lightweight arch, where our bricks are cut to a template and bonded on to a lightweight backing as a pre-formed unit, ready for installation onto a cavity lintel, to be pointed on-site. The solid arch, where our bricks are cut to a template and bonded onto a steel or concrete backing as a pre-formed unit, to be pointed on-site. The benefit of this option is that a deeper soffit is possible, allowing your windows to be set back deeper into the wall envelope. Each of these Bovingdon arches has the full benefit that our beautiful bricks with their vibrant colours and characteristic texture, made by craftsmen, bring to any building. Build something special Special shaped bricks add a whole new range of design opportunities to your project. Handmade in our full range of colours to contrast or blend in seamlessly or with our facing bricks, we produce the British Standard range of specials and more. Whether you require them for a detail such as a bay window or to cap off a wall, or would like them simply as a feature to help enhance your home and give it a further stamp of individuality, we can help you. We are happy to discuss your requirements in advance, and help you with the identification or selection of the types you need. We keep a good range of the most popular specials available at any time, but recommend enquiring ahead of time to ensure we have the right quantity and types in the colour you need. We can also produce non-standard specials for a new build or restoration project. Aside of this we have an on-site cutting and bonding facility for when time prevents us making the specials you need – whether they be half bats, angles, arches or other shapes, and can cut other products when our range is not suitable for your project. www.bovingdonbricks.co.uk Delivered to customer requirements This project helps to illustrate how Bovingdon Bricks can help you achieve the individual finish you want, and produce a property that will stand out from the rest. This project, in a sensitive area of Hertfordshire, was completed in 2013. Our clients took a personal approach to selection of materials, in particular the colour choice of the facing brick, in order to ensure harmony with roof tiles and joinery. The project architect, to satisfy local planning requirements, directed them to us. After initial conversations, our Handmade on the Red-side was favoured, our clients then visited our works and after a selection process, agreed with us a bespoke blend for the project. The combination of design and materials, including the use of special shaped bricks around the plinth and chimney, as well as subtle brick detailing to the entrance area executed by a quality local contractor, has resulted in a exceptionally fine home. www.bovingdonbricks.co.uk Commercial projects Paternoster Square, City of London Paternoster Square is set in an ancient quarter of the City of London under the shadow of St. Paul’s Cathedral. In later medieval times the Paternoster area was known for the sale of religious artifacts and memorabilia; Paternoster itself derives from the prayers of medieval monks singing the ‘Our Father’ or pater noster, indicating the influence of the Cathedral on the area. Today Paternoster is a mixed use development of over 1 million sq ft which includes the new home of the London Stock Exchange. A variation on our handmade Multi on the Red-side was used in tandem with stone to great effect in the construction of Paternoster Lodge, with our handmade Dark Multi being incorporated into freestanding walls flanking the Lodge, amongst other more modern buildings within the development. Langley School, Norfolk The use of our handmade bricks laid in a Flemish Bond, with traditional details such as flat gauged arches, stone quoins and rebated ashlar blocks, blends well in its historical setting adjacent to the reerected Temple Bar, an ancient City gateway rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren between 1669 and 1672 which stood across Fleet Street. The Temple Bar was removed in 1878 in order to widen the road, relocated and eventually erected as the gateway to Theobalds Park in Hertfordshire, but fell into disrepair until it was re-sited by the Temple Bar Trust and now stands as an entrance to Paternoster Square between Juxon House and the striking Pasternoster Lodge. Built within the grounds of Langley Hall at Loddon, in grounds created by Capability Brown, Langley School incorporates bricks we supplied for both a new science block, where the bricks were required to match the original Hall, and more recently a new teaching block in a more contemporary style designed to create a link from old to new. We get involved, right from the start. At Bovingdon we believe early involvement and personal contact is paramount in delivering to your requirements. We are happy to discuss your project plans and offer advice at any stage of your planning and building process. Getting us involved can help in identifying issues and finding solutions before they become critical. Brick selection, brick matching, advice on specials and product availability are all areas where we can try to ensure your project runs as smoothly as possible. We are committed to providing a flexible and prompt service to you. We’d be delighted to arrange for you to visit Bovingdon Brick to show you the production process and assist in brick selection in our on-site showroom. Our expertise also allows us to advise on the suitability of our bricks in construction and offer design guidance to ensure optimum effect in relation to colour. We offer a 24 hour sample service and can arrange submission to the local planning or conservation departments on your behalf. www.bovingdonbricks.co.uk Additional information Contact Bespoke mixes Please contact us at any stage of your project. Contact can be made via our sales office at the following address: Bespoke mixes are available in all ranges to match with existing buildings or completely individualise the new; adding your unique signature to the building. Very few, if any, modern works are able to offer this individual service. Our commitment to service Bovingdon’s dedicated staff are committed to provide a flexible, prompt and courteous service via telephone, fax or email. They would be delighted to arrange for you to visit the works, assisting in selection, and show you the production process. Technical and design advice Our team of experienced representatives possess considerable empathy with bricks and brickwork. They are able to advise on the suitability of our products in construction, and offer design guidance to ensure optimum effect and best use of our products (e.g. choice of colour and strength of mortars). Samples We offer a 24 hour despatch on boxed brick samples. We can produce small, medium or large format brick slip panels mortared with felt. We offer 60 bricks to site for final selection or as reference panels. Duplicate panels are retained at the works, particularly for bespoke mixes. We will arrange submission to local planning and/or conservation departments on your behalf. Special shapes British standard and purpose-made special shapes are available to match all our colour ranges in both metric and imperial sizes. Many standard specials are held in stock but in addition a fast track availability can be offered on your order even in times of high demand and extended delivery. We relish challenges and will produce specials that other manufacturers are unable to undertake. Environment Bovingdon Bricks are proud to run an ISO 14001 registered Environmental Management System. Please contact us for further details. Bovingdon Bricks Ley Hill Road Bovingdon Nr. Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0NW Tel: 01442 833176 Fax: 01442 834539 Email: [email protected] Log on to our website at www.bovingdonbricks.co.uk and click onto our contact page for an email link, or for details of our regional advisors. www.bovingdonbricks.co.uk Ley Hill Road, Bovingdon, Nr. Hemel Hempstead, Herts. HP3 0NW Tel: 01442 833176 Fax: 01442 834539 Email: [email protected]