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What are brick slips?
Brickslips are a type of decorative veneer tiles that mimic the look of brick walls. They can be used both indoors and outdoors to create a modern or traditional appearance to your property’s walls. They can also be used to add an extra layer of protection and thermal insulation to your property, whilst also enhancing the appearance.
Brick slips are available in a range of colourways, including the traditional red brick appearance and many more modern styles.
So, if you’re considering installing brick slips on your property, you might be interested to learn about the various types, as well as their advantages. Let’s look at some of the benefits associated with brick slips!
Why use brick slips?
There are many great advantages to using brick slips on a property! Let’s look at some of them.
Unique, decorative finish
One of the main reasons why brick slips are an attractive option is because they provide a unique decorative finish to your property. This gives a building facade a new lease of life and freshens up the appearance. Available in many vibrant colourways, you can achieve a variety of enhanced styles.
The variety of brick slip colours and styles means that you can create a traditional appearance on a modern house, or even mix and match traditional styles with modern ones. They allow you to really customise your walls to add to the property’s personality!
Can be used indoors and outdoors
Another great advantage of brick slips is that you can use them on both interior and exterior walls! When using them indoors, you can create an appearance of exposed brick walls to give a rustic feel.
Easy clean, hassle-free
Thirdly, brick slips are easy to clean. This ensures that they do not gather dirt particles and you can easily wipe clean any dirt on the surface without tarnishing the look of the surface. Simply wash the brickslips off with water to clean them.
Brickslips also cause minimal disruption when installed. Since bricklips are essentially thin tiles, they This is because they do not alter the dimensions of the property. This way, the installation process is non-disruptive and fast!
Eco-friendly
The final advantage of brickslips that we will mention is that they are eco-friendly! A little-known fact about this product is that they minimise carbon emissions by improving the thermal properties of the building. Improved thermal properties require less central heating in the home, which in turn limits the carbon emissions of that property! Therefore, brickslips not only enhance the look of the property, but also its environmental impact!
Find out more…
If you’re interested to learn more about the types of brickslips available, you can view our full range here! Alternatively, you can find our full external wall insulation systems here.
