In the Colonial years, when handmade brick was scarce, the availability of native clay also afforded Valley pioneers to build attractive brick chimneys with courses of brick corbelling. The result: ...

The foundation walls of many Northeastern Ohio homes built between 1915 and 1950 were constructed using structural clay (tile) blocks. These blocks are usually a reddish-brown color, and are quite a ...

Summit Brick & Tile Co. has always considered itself a forward-looking company, so it comes as no surprise that small signs in the firm's showroom state: \"Celebrating our first 100 years.\" Ever ...

Redstone’s Coal Basin recently received money to study excess methane gas seeping from the coal mines. However, Chris Caskey, founder of Particular Tile and the Delta Brick & Climate Company, has long ...

Malaysia's Drtan Lm Architect was recently commissioned to undertake an extensive renovation of an old dilapidated house. The firm quickly found that the home contained a large number of intact ...

In a bid to revive the tile industry in Kerala, a host of maritime organisations has come up with a viable solution. The industry had been in dire straits for quite a few years, for want of clay, its ...

Apparently, some revival styles don’t need to be revived. Tudor Revival is one of them. It never grows old or, seemingly, falls out of favor; its charm and allure appear to be timeless. Perhaps the ...

An Essex-based specialist supplier of clay facing bricks and handmade and handcrafted clay roof tiles has been snapped up in a deal worth almost £12m. ET Clay Products has been acquired for £11.6m by ...

We drive 150 km northwest of Kolkata to come upon the nondescript but architecturally rich village of Bishnupur in Bengal’s Bankura district. The hamlet beckons with its plethora of brilliant brick ...