Soft Red - Facing Bricks

An exclusive soft red handmade brick commonly known as a Red Rubber .

Our Soft Red bricks have a soft texture with subtle colour variations and slight creasing or smiles on the face. This brick type was used extensively across Southern England from the 17th century onwards.

Our Soft Red is available in 68mm and 57mm imperial sizes as well as a 65mm metric size, genuinely handmade using traditional techniques, and frost resistant to BS EN 771 1.

Perfect for high quality renovation, restoration and conservation projects where original brickwork needs to be matched, along with high quality traditional new builds.

DIMENSIONS

IMPERIAL:
9 x 4 x 2 ' or 2 '
228 x 108 x 68mm or 57mm

METRIC:
215 x 102.5 x 65mm

TOLERANCE
T2

RANGE
R2

FREEZE THAW
F2

PACK SIZE
540

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH
Mean -10.5 N/MM

WATER ABSORPTION
Mean 13%

SOLUBLE SALT CLASSIFICATION
S2

WEIGHT (kg)
2.57

Specification Details

Please note that these product properties are not a replacement for the manufacturer's literature and it is always recommended that Imperial Bricks is consulted before specifying.

Imperial Bricks
Grindle House Farm, Grindle Road, Grindle, Near Shifnal
Shropshire
United Kingdom
TF11 9JR


Soft Red - Facing Bricks

Standard
• Depth: 108 mm
• Height: 68 mm
• Length: 228 mm
• Width: 108 mm
• Colour: Red
• Manufacturing Method: Handmade
• Quantity Per Pack: 540
• Dimensional Range (BS EN 771-1): R2
• Dimensional Tolerance (BS EN 771-1): T2
• Soluble Salts Class: S2
• Compressive Strength: 10.5 N/mm2
• Durability: F2
• Water Absorption: 13 %
• Uniclass: Pr_20_93_52 Masonry walling units

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