My exisiting house, has london/heather bricks, which i am told are poor quality from my builder, do any of you guys/builders know if this is correct? i want my extension bricks to be as close as match as possible.

My builder got MKM to call me to tell me that the london bricks are not a very good quality brick, but i'm not sure as they are more expensive, so i thought they would be better quality.....:huh:

it may just be that they're harder to come by or are usually a product supplied for listed building renovations

how about considering rendering the extension? or perhaps a suitable amount of the existing house too?

You could even go for cedar clad instead - think outside the box a bit ;)

mine isnt a listed building, one supplier can get them but they are more expensive than other bricks, so not sure if my builder is trying to fleece me.....

My exisiting house, has london/heather bricks, which i am told are poor quality from my builder, do any of you guys/builders know if this is correct? i want my extension bricks to be as close as match as possible.

My builder got MKM to call me to tell me that the london bricks are not a very good quality brick, but i'm not sure as they are more expensive, so i thought they would be better quality.....:huh:

Rubbish, they are a good brick. I feel he may have got a good deal on an alternative.

Some bricks are harder to lay due the facing texture being rough so maybe that's it.

tripe , he may be able to get some seconds or something , also you can have your brickwork treated to match the rest when it is finished.

i am getting a weatherfield brick now, which is a bit darker than the existing brick, but was told its a better quality brick..... was told i am never going to get a perfect match.
any ideas on price of the brick treatment to match existing??