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t’s an undoubted fact that the humble brick has proven longevity as a stalwart among British building
materials. But the weight of the brick on the frame, the shelf angles and additional supporting structure add to the mass of the building and to associated costs. EWI and brick slip systems offer a mechanical fixed insulation, base render and mesh coats, forming a perfect platform for fully embedded and bonded slips to be installed onto.
Thousands of different brick slips are available to recreate the look and feel of traditional bricks in any colour, texture and size. This means architects can achieve the aesthetics of conventional brick but in a much more efficient way, following Modern Methods of Construction instead. EWI systems can be installed extremely quickly, making the shell watertight much faster than a traditional brickwork build.
Contemporary slip systems Contemporary brick slip ranges mean architects can dream big and bold with this solution, with fired clay brick slips and lightweight brick slips. Architects don’t have to be bound to any one type of brick, they can have free rein when it comes to both the design and placement – with obtuse and acute angled brick slips also possible to meet a project’s specification. Different colour stains can be added during the firing process or the final slips can be ‘distressed’ to create different effects, just like traditional bricks. EWI and brick slip ranges can deliver on scale and scope rather than compromised, ‘watered down’ architectural aspiration. With ‘A-rated’ systems available on the
market, clay slip or lightweight can be installed without height restriction. Brick slips also allow more flexibility when it comes to the layout. Whether it’s creating the ‘herringbone’ style or varying the depth of the bricks to create a ‘3D’ design, it is far less time consuming and
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James Ormerod of Aliva UK explains how external wall insulation is increasingly being specified with brick slip finishes, offering speed, economy and versatility allied to aesthetics that chime with British contemporary architecture
costly. And if there is a requirement for a particular clay brick – they can be cut to slips to suit.
Diversity is available on the facade
market, which means architects are not bound by a restricted range of slips – thousands of options are now possible beyond clay.
Contemporary ceramic slips for example can be glazed not only to an RAL, NCS, Pantone and colour scan but also used to create bespoke designs from crackled to beaded aesthetics. The only limit is the architect’s imagination.
Stone slips are equally available in a vast range of colours and textures, with varying coursing styles and sizes that can be adapted to any design or detail.
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EWI and clay brick solutions are also available on the market that achieve
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