{"id":8163,"date":"2022-09-22T13:44:55","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T12:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brickslips.co.uk\/news\/?p=8163"},"modified":"2022-09-26T13:45:09","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T12:45:09","slug":"engineering-bricks-why-use-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brickslips.co.uk\/news\/engineering-bricks-why-use-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Engineering Bricks &#8211; Why use them?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8173\" src=\"https:\/\/brickslips.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/engineering-brick-why-do-we-need-them.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"724\" height=\"342\" \/><br \/>\nEngineering bricks are primarily used in building work where additional strength is required.\u00a0 Historically used mainly for civil engineering jobs.\u00a0 Nowadays, they are an excellent choice for many applications which require extra\u00a0 strength and a high level of frost resistance.<\/p>\n<h2>Use as brick slips.<\/h2>\n<p>Brick Slips can also be manufactured from this range of engineering bricks.\u00a0 Incorporating engineering bricks into brickslips brings the additional strength of the brick, into a tile format.\u00a0 This high performance brick wall cladding meets the demands of both <a href=\"https:\/\/brickslips.co.uk\/case-studies\/categories\/installtation\/commercial-projects\/\">commercial<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/brickslips.co.uk\/case-studies\/categories\/installtation\/residential-projects\/\">residential<\/a> customers.<\/p>\n<h2>Great choice!<\/h2>\n<p>The bricks are a smoother texture than a <a href=\"https:\/\/brickslips.co.uk\/news\/mixing-modern-and-traditional-brick-slip-styles\/\">traditional rustic brick<\/a>.\u00a0 There is very little colour differentiation, and they are smooth to the touch.<\/p>\n<p>Lots of customers say them same!\u00a0 They are a great choice for both commercial and residential projects. Suitable for interiors and exteriors, as well as walls, vertical and horizontal surfaces. Fireplaces, chimney breasts and Hearths.<\/p>\n<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/brickslips.co.uk\/collections\/moda\/\">Moda range of Brick Slips<\/a> shows the various applications and choice of colours &#8211; either reds or blue\/purple.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brickslips.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/diy-brickslips-projects2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5720\" src=\"https:\/\/brickslips.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/diy-brickslips-projects2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"724\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brickslips.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/diy-brickslips-projects2.jpg 724w, https:\/\/brickslips.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/diy-brickslips-projects2-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brickslips.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/diy-brickslips-projects2-520x245.jpg 520w, https:\/\/brickslips.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/diy-brickslips-projects2-720x340.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Engineering bricks &#8211; Project Specifics.<\/h2>\n<p>To help with your project, here are some details for this range<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Size per brick tile:<\/strong> 210 x 65 x 18mm<\/li>\n<li><strong>Weight:<\/strong> 0.57KG per slip<\/li>\n<li><strong>Water Absorption:<\/strong> &lt;4.5%<\/li>\n<li><strong>Durability:<\/strong> F2 ( Frost Resistant )<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fire Reaction:<\/strong> A1<\/li>\n<li><strong>Salt:<\/strong> S2<\/li>\n<li><strong>No. of Slips \/ m2:<\/strong> 60<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sold by:<\/strong> Per Box of 0.5m2<\/li>\n<li><strong>No. \/ Box:<\/strong>\u00a030 No.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Likewise, <a href=\"https:\/\/brickslips.co.uk\/13-brick-slip-accessories\">brick slips accessories<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/brickslips.co.uk\/51-brick-slip-mortar\">range of mortars<\/a> are available to complement your colour choice.<\/p>\n<p>Any questions? Our team would be happy to help!\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/brickslips.co.uk\/contact-us\">Please call or email for more information via our contact page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Engineering bricks are primarily used in building work where additional strength is required.\u00a0 Historically used mainly for civil engineering jobs.\u00a0 Nowadays, they are an excellent choice for many applications which require extra\u00a0 strength and&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2,639,5,6],"tags":[679,681,680],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brickslips.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8163"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brickslips.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brickslips.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brickslips.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brickslips.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8163"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/brickslips.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8163\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8176,"href":"https:\/\/brickslips.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8163\/revisions\/8176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brickslips.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brickslips.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brickslips.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}