Two-storey brick extension
A two-storey rear extension in blended red brick, matched so closely it looks like it was always there.
Scope
Double-brick rear extension over two storeys, about 11,400 bricks
Time on site
7 weeks
Materials
Blended red face brick, off-white mortar
Type
Residential
How it went.
The owners wanted more room without the extension looking like an afterthought.
The fix
We blended three bricks to match the weathered original, set the new courses to the old gauge, and toothed the new work into the existing corners.
The result
Two new rooms, one continuous house.
“They laid eleven thousand bricks and cleaned up every night. The neighbours asked for their number.”
Homeowner, extension
Laying to the string line
Striking the joints
Blockwork going up behind the face
