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BORAL BRICKS
Build something great™
BRICKS
QLD
January 2015
CONTENTS
How to choose bricks
3
Get The Look
4
®
Escura Smooth
6
®
Escura Velour
8
Fusion
™
10
12
Aspire
™
Woodstock
14
Woodstock Double Height
16
Impressions™
18
Horizon
20
Energy Efficient Design
22
Range Matrix
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™
™
®
2
Fusion™: Raven.
HOW TO
CHOOSE
BRICKS
Before selecting bricks it’s worthwhile gathering
ideas on the style of house you’d like to build,
as the design can greatly influence the type of
bricks you use. Now you’ve chosen ‘the look’
you want, what’s next?
STEP 1: YOUR HOME LOCATION
The location of your home will help determine the type of bricks and mortar joints you need.
Exposure grade (EXP) bricks are made to withstand severe coastal conditions, including
homes subject to air borne salt spray. These bricks have enhanced durability ideal if your
home is located up to 1 kilometre from a surf coast or 100 metres from a non-surf coast,
on land with high saline soil, or is near a polluted atmosphere (such as an industrial site).
General Purpose (GP) grade bricks are suited to all other building types and locations.
STEP 2: COLOUR & TEXTURE
The look and feel of bricks you choose will help create your particular style of home. Boral brick
colours range from light tones to deep dark shades. Brick textures include the following:
• Smooth bricks have a consistent texture.
and almost ceramic appearance with straight edges.
• Velour bricks have a tightly grained texture
and straight edges.
• Torn face bricks have a dragged or ripped appearance
across the face giving them a weathered look.
• Rolled bricks are treated with distinctive patterns prior
to firing producing a variety of textures.
• Tumbled bricks have a rough texture and uneven edges
which give them a rustic look.
• Fritted bricks have a glass-like substance melted into
the surface for a mottled appearance.
STEP 3: SIZE
Did you know bricks come in different sizes?
• standard, 76mm high bricks (230mm long x 110mm wide)
• double height, 162mm high bricks (230mm long x 110mm wide)
All brick sizes can be used for the entire house or in patterns,
window sills, feature walls, formal areas, fireplaces and architectural details.
STEP 4: MORTAR
You may be surprised to know the colour and type of mortar joint
(between the bricks) can have a striking impact on the look of your bricks.
COMMON MORTAR COLOURS
• Natural or grey • White or off white • Cream or buff
COMMON MORTAR JOINTS
The mortar joint refers to how the band of
Types of mortar joints
mortar between the bricks is finished. Wherever
exposure grade bricks are used, finish with an
Ironed mortar joint to minimise erosion from salt.
Raked
Ironed
Flush
Struck
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GET THE
LOOK
The bricks seen below, Fusion
Blue Rio respond beautifully to light
and to the time of day. Silvers and
greys show through at dusk and
dawn while a deeper blue is seen
during the winter months.
®
CULTURED
STONE
®
Seen here: Dressed Fieldstone Chardonnay.
Cultured Stone available from Boral Bricks.
®
The rugged look of Boral Dressed Fieldstone
creates a striking contrast with the clean
architectural design of this home.
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Before selecting bricks its
worthwhile gathering ideas
on the style of house you’d
prefer. There are many
different options to choose
from, trust your instincts and
decide on what is right for you.
CULTURED
STONE
®
Seen here: Pro-Fit Ledgestone Mojave.
Cultured Stone available from Boral Bricks.
TM
®
Cultured Stone is a great way to highlight
interior design details regardless of the
architectural style you have chosen.
®
INSIDE
COLOURS
Lounge setting seen below:
‘Sonata’available at kingfurniture.com
Add style to your beautiful brick
home by choosing a neutral colour
palette. Warm greys and antique
whites complement Boral’s Blue
Rio brick exterior.
INTERIORS
Choose interior elements
that complement your
home’s architectural style.
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Escura® Smooth: Choc Tan.
ESCURA SMOOTH
®
PEARL GREY
NEVADA CREAM
GP
CREAM
CINNAMON
GP
GP
TERRACOTTA
RED
MINERAL
VOLCANIC
GP
JUNE
GP
BROWN
CHOC TAN
These products are ‘Exposure Grade’ and can be used in coastal areas or harsh soils.
7
8
Escura® Velour: Volcanic.
ESCURA VELOUR
®
PEARL GREY
CREAM
GP
GP
VOLCANIC
MINERAL
GP
TERRACOTTA
RED
CHOC TAN
BROWN
These products are ‘Exposure Grade’ and can be used in coastal areas or harsh soils.
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10
Fusion®: Raven.
FUSION
®
PLATINUM
RAVEN
COBALT
BLUE RIO
EW
N
BRONZE
ELECTRUM
EW
N
EW
N
These products are ‘Exposure Grade’ and can be used in coastal areas or harsh soils.
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12
Aspire™: Slate.
ASPIRE
®
ASH
ALLOY
SPELTER
SLATE
TUNGSTEN
EW
N
IVORY
EW
N
EW
N
These products are ‘Exposure Grade’ and can be used in coastal areas or harsh soils.
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WoodstockTM Double Height: Sandstone Gold.
WOODSTOCK
TM
WINTER GOLD
RYWOOD BLEND
HIGHLAND BLEND
SANDSTONE GOLD
DIGGERS GOLD BLEND
HOMESTEAD GOLD BLEND
POTTERS GOLD
These products are ‘Exposure Grade’ and can be used in coastal areas or harsh soils.
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WOODSTOCK
DOUBLE HEIGHT
TM
WINTER GOLD
HIGHLAND BLEND
RYWOOD BLEND
SANDSTONE GOLD
DIGGERS GOLD BLEND
HOMESTEAD GOLD BLEND
POTTERS GOLD
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These products are ‘Exposure Grade’ and can be used in coastal areas or harsh soils.
WoodstockTM Double Height: Winter Gold.
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IMPRESSIONS
®
BIANCA
ALPINE
STONEWASH
SORRELL
TAMBO BLEND
RAFFIA BLEND
GRANGE BLEND
ASCOT
HENDRA
IMPRESSIONS DOUBLE HEIGHT
®
BIANCA
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ALPINE
These products are ‘Exposure Grade’ and can be used in coastal areas or harsh soils.
STONEWASH
Impressions® Double Height: Alpine
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HORIZON
®
GIRRAWEEN
SPRINGBROOK
PEARL WHITE
DESERT SAND
STONE BIEGE
WINDORAH
OUTBACK BLEND
ST GEORGE
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Horizon®: St George.
SILVER CLOUD
EMERALD
GREY STONE
ROMA
BROWN BARK
MITCHELL
These products are ‘Exposure Grade’ and can be used in coastal areas or harsh soils.
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Escura Smooth®: Choc Tan
ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN
Building your home to be
energy efficient can be easier
than you think.
‘Built in’ energy savings
with solar passive design
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Orientation and solar access.
It’s all about taking a long-term view of our impact on the
SOLAR PASSIVE DESIGN – HOW IT WORKS
Site orientation or the position of the house relative to the sun –
environment. An energy-wise home will use the best combination
house can take advantage of naturally available energy.
of sustainable building considerations such as site orientation
GLAZING AND SHADING
(where a home is positioned on a block), wall and ceiling
insulation, ventilation and building materials to reduce energy
Use of eaves and glazing window and doors.
consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
SEALING AND VENTILATION
YOUR COMFORT AT HOME
Cross ventilation – with openings on both sides of the home
In Australia, it is estimated that 38% of energy use in homes is
internal walls is still needed to help moderate (even out)
for heating and cooling the spaces in which we live*. Bricks have
temperatures. Vents should also be installed in the roof space to
excellent thermal mass – the ability to absorb heat energy. This
help regulate air flow year-round.
means that with good design and planning, building with bricks
means fresh breezes can circulate better. Thermal mass in
can actually make a difference to the temperature inside your
INSULATION
home and reduce the need for heaters and air-conditioners.
The use of insulation to enable walls and ceilings to act as a
Great news for your comfort indoors and particularly helpful for
barrier to heat flow is essential to providing year-round comfort.
saving on energy costs.
Clay bricks used together with good design principles such as
solar passive design can make a significant difference to energy
consumption used for heating and cooling your home – energy
efficiency that is virtually ‘built in’.
Note: It is recommended solar passive design features are used in
combination not individually, and they are tailored to each climate.
THERMAL MASS
This is the ability of a material to absorb heat energy. High
density materials such as bricks and tiles have high thermal mass
which when used correctly moderates internal temperatures by
averaging day/night extremes.
Thermal research^ has shown clay brick to be a superior building
material in providing comfortable (warm or cool), energy efficient
environments for people to live, work and play.
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* Energy Use in the Australian Residential Sector 1986-2020, Baseline Energy Estimates 2008, DEWHA.
^
Thermal research program over 8 years by Brick manufacturers and Think Brick Australia in collaboration with The University of Newcastle’s Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment.
RANGE MATRIX
RANGE
NAME
ESCURA
SMOOTH
Brown
COLOUR
EXPOSURE
RATING
Choc Tan
Cinnamon
GP
Cream
GP
RANGE
NAME
WOODSTOCK
(continued)
Potters Gold
Mineral
GP
Sandstone Gold
Nevada Cream
GP
Pearl Grey
GP
Sandstone Gold
Double Height
Winter Gold
Winter Gold
Double Height
Terracotta
IMPRESSIONS Alpine
Volcanic
Brown
Alpine Double Height
Choc Tan
Ascot
Cream
GP
Mineral
GP
Pearl Grey
GP
Bianca
Bianca Double Height
Grange Blend
Red
Hendra
Terracotta
Raffia Blend
Volcanic
Sorrell
Blue Rio
Cobalt
Stonewash
Bronze
Stonewash
Double Height
Electrum
Tambo Blend
Platinum
HORIZON
Raven
ASPIRE
Emerald
Ivory
Girraween
Slate
Grey Stone
Spelter
Mitchell
Tungsten
Outback Blend
Diggers Gold Blend
Pearl White
Diggers Gold Blend
Double Height
Roma
Silver Cloud
Highland Blend
Springbrook
Highland Blend
Double Height
St George
Homestead Gold Blend
Stone Biege
Homestead Gold Blend
Double Height
Creams & whites
Warm tans
Brown Bark
Desert Sand
Alloy
Ash
WOODSTOCK
Potters Gold
Double Height
Rywood Blend
Double Height
Red
FUSION
EXPOSURE
RATING
Rywood Blend
June
ESCURA
VELOUR
COLOUR
Reds, terracottas & pinks
Browns & chocolates
Windorah
Charcoal, silvers & greys
Blends
GP
General purpose
Exposure Grade
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GET THE LOOK
YOU LOVE WITH
BORAL SAMPLER
www.boralsampler.com.au
A great tool for selecting Boral products and colours.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT BORAL BRICKS:
Call us on 1300 134 002
Visit our website at www.boral.com.au/bricks
Drop into a Boral Selection Centre or Reseller at the following locations:
BORAL SELECTION CENTRES
Queensland
Darra - Harcourt Road, Darra
Gold Coast - Cnr Nerang Southport and Ashmore Roads, Ashmore
Lawnton - Lawnton Pocket Road, Lawnton
Sunshine Coast - 114 Nicklin Way, Warana
BORAL RESELLERS
Queensland
New South Wales
Ballina - ABC Brick Sales, Racecourse Road, Ballina
Armidale - Hilliers Transport, 262-264 Mann Street, Armidale
Bundaberg - Richers Transport, 86 Enterprise Street, Bundaberg
Boral Transport - Cnr Hi-tech Drive & Craft Close, Toormina
Gladstone - Gladstone Brick Sales, Cnr Palm Drive & Hilliard Street, Gladstone
Byron Bay - J.H. Williams & Sons, 8 Grevillia Street, Byron Bay
Gympie - Golden City Brick & Landscape,144 Noosa Road, Gympie
Casino - JH Williams & Sons, 14 Casino Drive, Casino
Hervey Bay - Richers Transport, 33 Old Maryborough Road, Pialba
Chinderah - J.H. Williams & Sons, Lot 2 Ozone Street, Chinderah
Labrador - ABC Bricks Sales, 604 Pine Ridge Road, Labrador
Coffs Harbour - ABC Brick Sales, 16 Ray McCarthy Drive, Coffs Harbour
Mackay - Mackay Brick Sales, 1 Horse & Jockey Road, Ooralea
Grafton - Blanchards Bricks & Pavers, 373 Fry Street, Grafton
Maryborough - Richers Transport,125 Richmond Street, Maryborough
Inverell - Inverell Freighters,11 Brissett Street, Inverell
Rockhampton - Finch’s Mitre 10, 113 Elphinstone Street, Nth Rockhampton
Port Macquarie - Amber, 193 Lake Road, Port Macquarie
Toowoomba - Darling Down Brick Sales, 23 Rocla Court, Toowoomba
Tamworth - Tamworth Landscape Supplies, 80-82 Barnes Street, Tamworth
Tenterfield - Peter McLean Transport, Lot 1 Petrie Street, Tenterfield
Tweed Heads South - ABC Brick Sales, 35 Rivendall st, Tweed Heads
Industry membership:
Clay bricks are made from naturally occurring minerals. Variations in colour, texture and size are natural characteristics of clay products and production variations can occur from batch to batch. Colours
shown are indicative only and should not be used for final selection. Products ordered should be chosen from actual samples current at the time of order and are subject to availability. Whilst every effort
is made to provide samples, brochures and displays consistent with products delivered to site, they should be viewed as a guide only. Customers should ensure that all delivered products are acceptable,
and any concerns about products are notified to Boral prior to laying. © Copyright Boral Bricks Pty Ltd ABN 66 082 448 342 – all rights reserved January 2015. Boral, the Boral logo, boral.com.au, and,
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