Thread: A question about Red Brick

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As you can see from the pictures I also used a lot of those same bricks in my house and I just loved the look then and now. The bricks in question are the most expensive ones as they have the highest grade of red clay in them - the clay earth is run through a sieve process and only the finest dust is used in the "temple" bricks. This unfortunately makes them fairly soft and therefore only really good for decorative processes. I have used them here only to clad the reinforced concrete pillars in the house.

Most builder here on Bali are able to make a good job out of the building with these bricks and the process is fairly simple but involved.

The bricks are first rubbed together to achieve a flat outer surface on both bricks and then a screed (thin concrete water compound) is made using the water from the rubbing process (red) to "glue" the bricks together. After they are allowed to set the workers then use more brick to again "sand" down the outer surface to get it nice and even and straight. We also added some porous white stone at the tops of the pillars to offset the look.

Hope this helps. The "temple" bricks are about double the price of the normal ones and I recommend going straight to the guys who burn them and not through a dealer.

If you come through Amlapura I will happily show you where to get them but I'm sure any brick burner will have them.

Markit

Try clicking on it? It grows and grows...

Yeah the whole house was concieved with that red/white contrast I've seen it from Greece and India to Mexico and it worked well - for me.

Um pricing is tougher, I think but don't hold me to it that they were in the region of 2 or 3 million per 1000 but you would have to ask your supplier because mine was the producer too so I could barter.

Just had a memory flash and they were 4 juta per 1000 which for the maths geniuses works out at 4000 each.

IDR 4000 per brick. As I said they aint cheap but they look great and last - so long they're not in the rain - soft. The cheaper bricks last longer but don't look so good - ie. not so red or even in make.

The detial you are talking about isn't there - just normal brick laying one on top of another.

some more to see:IMGP4504.jpgIMGP4911.jpg

Good for you. Will look forward to seeing the finished product.

Markit

Just back from the 2nd recon to Bali looking at some expensive bits of dirt in the Canggu area (I don't think it's for me). I've been back & forward on the occasional holiday since the mid '90s...
I'd like to get my ducks in a row, or at least some of them... before tossing a chunk of money down a black hole without knowing more or less how deep it might be. This forum does seem to be a good way of doing that.

I admit, some of the war-stories on this thread are downright scary.

So if you & the others will indulge me, I'll be posting a few 'leading' questions.

That's exactly what it (the forum) is here for - use it/us up!

But a word of caution - use the forum search facility often and hard.

Most of the things such as laws and people haven't changed much, the exception is prices - surprise, surprise they've gone up.

Looking for building sites - then Tabanan is good, also the east is wonderful (I'm biased) and I'm told some even like it in the North - the more desert loving types (dare I say Ozzies?) that can go days without water and find 35C a mild spring day.

Just pulling some legs
Markit