A house of red brick: beautiful one-story and two-story projects

Red brick buildings have a special magic of attraction. A residential building made of this material, or having a red-brick exterior finish, is automatically perceived as prestigious. Such buildings really look very attractive, respectable, and they are built for ages.

The strength and colossal life of a brick house is only one of its merits.

• The material itself, from which the building is being built, is not affected by frost and high humidity.
• Brick house does not require treatment of rust and mold.It is fire safe.
• A comfortable microclimate is maintained in a red brick house in summer and winter.
• Such housing is safe in an ecological sense, since the brick is created from natural raw materials - a mixture of water and clay.
• Various natural components such as limestone or sand allow you to create a variety of shades and textures of the material, which makes its choice wider to create certain design effects.
• Red brick is convenient in construction because it is easy to saw and drill. From it you can create on the facade a wide variety of patterns, columns and arches, which allows to emphasize the individuality of the owner of the house.

At the same time, we should not forget about the disadvantages of working with such material.

• When performing facing masonry need to use bricks from the same batch. Otherwise, the shades of different parts of the house may not match. It will look ugly.
• For the construction of a brick house will need to create a solid foundation that can withstand a huge load, since the mass of the building is very large. The device of such a foundation requires serious material investments.
• On the red walls, whitish salt buildup often occurs, which stands out from the elements of the masonry itself. It is difficult to clean it and it is not always possible to achieve an absolute result in such a matter. In this case, the appearance of the house is deteriorating.
• There are many low-quality materials on the market. As a result, the buildings do not withstand the stated service life.
• Cheap red bricks can sometimes vary in size, which makes the laying process more difficult.
• Red brick walls require additional thermal insulation, since they themselves are not too warm.

You will learn more about the features of the red brick by watching the following video.

Any brick factory produces solid and hollow red brick. Carcass walls are created from full-bodied. Hollow is used in places where it is necessary to reduce the load on the foundation. In contrast to the corpulent, weighing 3.45 kilograms, the hollow weighs only 2.4.

Red bricks also vary by application.

• For the formation of the facade is used facing.
• Private - to create walls and partitions.
• There is also a fireproof brick.It is used for laying stoves and chimneys.

When adding the dye turns brown. When you design the facade with inserts of different colors, the house of ceramic red brick becomes more attractive.

From the factory elements with a clear geometry and smoothness of the surface, houses with expensive and respectable appearance are built. But out of hand-made bricks, you can create very solid semi-antique buildings, which, due to small irregularities on the surface of the building material, also look very personable, mysterious and cozy.

Red brick allows you to decorate houses in a variety of styles.

• Does not go out of fashion classic. Here you will not find a combination of proven brick for centuries with modern materials. A house of representative red in the right proportions will be an indicator of the commitment of homeowners to traditional values.
• Still remain interesting and at home in english style with large square or rectangular windows, a high roof, topped with a stone chimney pipe, and decorated with red tiles.

• To stand out from other buildings will help the house in castle style with round turrets, slightly chipped brick facade and thick walls.
• Red brick goes well with gothic motifs - majestic arches, towers and windows of large size. The house in this style will appreciate the romantic nature.

One-storey and two-storey red brick houses can be found everywhere. These are really convenient options for a family.

Wonderfully looks two-storey house with a bay window or decorated columns. The red-brick house with a terrace or a veranda, supplemented by an attic, is also outwardly very attractive and functional.

There are options for homes with a garage, which is designed so as not to contradict the general style of the house.

The gamma of houses from a red brick differs in variety.An indicator of style and taste is considered to be houses with white seams, emphasizing the geometry of the brick. With a contrast of white and red, even a blank wall does not look boring. A house with white plastic windows with such a facade will be charming.

The combination of certain shades of red and with the brown corners of the house perfectly underlines its architectural advantages. It also looks good combination with inserts of yellow brick.

Of great importance in the design of the red brick house is the choice of color and material for the roof. The best option is to use metal tile. It is durable, not too expensive and beautiful coating. In combination with the red walls often choose consonant orange, burgundy or cherry shades.

A red house with a contrasting color, such as a green roof, can also look great. The combination of red walls and brown roof is classic. Externally, the house looks very comfortable and calm.

But the roof of copper sheet will give such a building the look of a real palace, although the price of the house will be appropriate.

In order to build independently solid private houses from red brick, you need to have the skills to work with this material. Beginner to cope with the work will not be easy.

To bond the masonry elements together, it is necessary to prepare a solution. Such solutions can be simple and complex depending on the components that they contain. You can mix the composition of cement and sand (1: 4 ratio).

The brick is laid out in horizontal rows flat. Sometimes it is put on the edge. In the course of construction, the seams must be tied in a special way, that is, the constituent walls are laid in relation to each other in one way or another. Dressing can be multi-row and single-row. The dimensions of the seams in any method remain within 8-10 millimeters.

There are several elements of the brickwork. The narrow and long side of the brick is called a spoon, and the short end is a poke.

Spoon row is a line of bricks, a long part located along the wall being erected. In the tychkovom row, the bricks are laid to the outside by the ends.

The extreme row of bricks in the wall is called verst. And going out to the front side - outside, and on the inside - inside.

The design may include a forgetting - that part of the laying, which is located between the inner and outer miles. In the course of the work, the brick can be laid in, pressed and pressed into semi-soft.

For laying brick in hold, use a solution of increased rigidity. With the help of a trowel, the mortar is scooped up to the laid brick, then removing the excess. This technique is used primarily in the formation of facial masonry, when not expected additional finishing plaster.

To lay a brick interspring, you need a more liquid solution. A pair of bricks are laid side by side and pressed into the solution. Along with this appear vertical and horizontal seams. This is how the laying is done. Upon completion of the wall plastering.

To form zabutku, use the method of laying half-embossed. Brick lay out one by one. Along the way, half-filled vertical seams are formed, which can be finally occupied by the solution when applying the next bonding layer.

Beautiful projects of red brick buildings inspire the implementation of their own design for the construction of a residential house. A building in which the contrast between the color of the wall, the white windows and the green roof is given is the best example. Behind a forged fence with brick supports and surrounded by a wonderful well-kept yard, such a house looks just fine.

Residential red-brick house under a brown roof, located behind a deaf brick wall in tone decorated with forging, looks respectable and calm. The unusual shape of the roof and white, contrasting with the color of the walls of the window arch type, make the facade of the house dynamic.

The combination of bright brick and panoramic glazing looks very modern. At the same time the building miraculously preserves the classic outlines.

Red brick allows to realize even very complex and unusual architectural solutions. Thanks to a bizarre combination of elements of the structure, complex outlines of the roof and windows hinting at Gothic, you can create a building with a special spirit that will fascinate with its appearance.