Tired 1960s ranch house with faded siding and patchy front walk on a gray Tuesday
Same house re-clad in running-bond brick with herringbone walkway on a soft-lit morning
Before
After

Same street.
Different story.

River-clay bricks pressed, fired, and cooled in our kiln — built for the homes people drive past every day.

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Neighborhood Work

A slow walk through a town
being quietly transformed.

Every project is a real address — a retaining wall a kid rides their bike past, a café façade that anchors the block, a school entrance that says welcome every morning.

01

Cul-de-sac Retaining Wall

Maple Creek Subdivision — Columbus, OH

Wide shot of Maple Creek cul-de-sac with mature oaks, parked minivans, and a new brick retaining wall edging the turning circle
2024
Close-up of running-bond brick retaining wall showing warm amber-red color variation and raked mortar joint profile
Raked Joint

A 140-foot retaining wall that holds the grade on a sloped cul-de-sac without looking like infrastructure. Neighbors asked the builder for the brick spec before the project was done.

02

Downtown Café Façade

Third Street Corridor — Dayton, OH

Street-level view of downtown Dayton café block showing parked bikes, outdoor seating, and new brick-clad storefront façade
2025
Detail shot of café façade showing Flemish bond pattern in charcoal-flashed brick with flush mortar joints
Flush Joint

The owner wanted the new façade to look like it had always been there — like the block was built the same decade as the building next door. We matched the flash pattern to a salvaged brick the owner found in the basement.

03

School Entrance Column

Riverside Elementary — Akron, OH

Wide shot of Riverside Elementary entrance drive with flagpole, oak trees, and new brick entrance columns flanking the main walk
2023
Close-up of school entrance column showing stacked bond brick in buff limestone color with tooled concave mortar joints
Tooled Concave

Four entrance columns, each 14 feet tall, that greet 600 students every morning. The district specified a buff color to match the original 1952 wing. We sourced a clay blend from the same river basin as the original manufacturer.

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Color & Size Range

Seven color families.
One clay source.

Every brick starts as river clay from the same deposit — fired at different temperatures and durations to produce each distinct color family.

Close-up of Harvest Red standard modular brick showing deep red color with natural iron flashing and running bond pattern
Running BondFlemish Bond3⅝" × 2¼" × 7⅝"

Harvest Red

Standard Modular

The workhorse of subdivision work. Deep iron-oxide red with natural buff and iron flashing. Looks like it was laid in 1962 and has been there since.

Charcoal Flash oversized brick in Flemish bond showing dark grey tones with subtle surface texture variation
Stack BondFlush Joint

Charcoal Flash

Utility Oversize

Dark, moody, distinctly urban. Popular with architects specifying commercial façades where the brick needs to hold its own against glass and steel.

Buff Limestone jumbo brick showing warm cream color with sand flashing in stack bond pattern on school entrance column
Stack BondTooled Concave3⅝" × 2¾" × 11⅝"

Buff Limestone

Traditional Jumbo

The institutional standard — schools, libraries, municipal buildings. Warm cream with subtle sand flashing, pairs with almost any mortar color.

Ironwood Brown paver bricks laid in herringbone pattern showing rich brown tones with subtle surface variation
HerringboneRunning BondPaver Rated

Ironwood Brown

Paver Series

Pressed at higher pressure for surface density. Rated for vehicular traffic. The herringbone walkway in our hero shot is this color.

Antique Cream thin brick veneer showing warm ivory tones with raked joint profile on residential renovation exterior
VeneerRaked Joint¾" Thick

Antique Cream

Thin Brick Veneer

For renovation work where a full-depth brick isn't structurally possible. Same clay, same fire — ¾" thick with a mechanical keyback.

Canyon Rose specialty blend brick showing warm rose-pink tones with natural color variation in Flemish bond pattern
Limited RunFlemish Bond

Canyon Rose

Specialty Blend

A limited run fired with a higher iron content from a secondary clay seam. Produces a warm rose-pink that deepens with age and weathering.

Slate Shadow specialty blend brick showing deep blue-grey tones with vitrified surface in retaining wall application
Freeze-Thaw RatedLandscape

Slate Shadow

Specialty Blend

Fired to cone 10 for a vitrified surface that resists freeze-thaw cycles. Specified for northern climates and exposed landscape applications.

Open brick catalog spread on a wooden workbench showing color swatches, bond pattern diagrams, and mortar joint profiles

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48 pages · Updated Feb 2026

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Every size, color,
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48 pages covering all seven color families, four size formats, bond pattern diagrams, mortar joint profiles, and technical specifications for architects and engineers.

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