When you are planning a brick project, whether it is for a home, a retaining wall, or a brick façade in your backyard, selecting the color and pattern of the brick is important. The brick face covers 80% of the surface area, but what about the other 20%? People overlook the brick mortar color all of the time, and it can have a big impact as to how the final project appears.
The mortar not only holds the bricks together but holds the look and feel of the structure together as well. So the remaining 20% is critical to get right.
You want the mortar to work well with the brick color you selected, but it is important to look at the brick being used with many different combinations of mortar. Some combinations just look right together, while others may not appear great initially might grow on you. About 55% of all mortar sold are various shades of gray and gray works well with just about any color of brick, but other colors such as white, off-white, and beige are popular choices as well.
Drive around and check out the homes and other buildings in your area. Decide which brick and mortar combinations appeal to you. Take pictures of the styles when you start shopping around for masonry supplies. You can also go online and look at the website of your local masonry supply store. Most of these sites have a gallery of finished projects or examples of brick and mortar combinations right on the website that you can look at. Social media sites such as Pinterest, also are great places to get ideas of brick and mortar color combinations.
Brick (and brick mortar) looks different when under different levels of light. Be sure to look at the brick and mortar combination under different light levels, from full sunlight, twilight, and under artificial light (such as spotlights). Something that looks good under full sunlight, might not look as good on an overcast day, so check out your brick and mortar combinations under several different light conditions.
When it comes right down to it, you have to ask yourself: “What do you like?” Because brick and mortar projects last for years, sometimes even decades, it is important that you select something that really appeals to you. You are going to be stuck with whatever you choose for a long time so choose wisely.
If you still are not sure about what combination of brick and mortar to use, go to your local masonry supply store and see some of the combinations for yourself. Most masonry suppliers, such as Bedrock Orlando, have a showroom where they can show you samples of the different brick and mortar combinations available, and you can ask the employees at the store what combinations are popular or even look at their portfolio of finished projects so you can see what they look like when completed. Stop by our masonry supply store at 10500 Rocket Ct in Orlando, give us a call at 407.859.1300, or fill out our handy online order request form to speak to one of our friendly, knowledgeable brick and mortar experts today.
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