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Australia's Best Homes - Modern Queenslander
02
Jun 2025

Discover The Brick Pit: Award-Winning Recycled Brick Designs

Recycled brick from The Brick Pit creates an eye-catching and environmentally functional feature in this multiple award winning modern Queenslander by Thirdson Constructions featured on Australia’s Best Houses. A wall of recycled brick, peppered with graffiti bricks in green and blue, forms the central spine that runs the length of the house. The wall of solid recycled […]
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02
Jun 2025

Recycled Bricks & Pest Resistance: Your Homeowner’s Guide

Recycled Bricks And Pest Resistance: What Homeowners Really Need to Know Alright, let’s chat about something we don’t talk about enough: bricks and bugs. Yep, you heard that right. Ever laid a beautiful patio or built a rustic retaining wall, only to find uninvited six-legged (or eight-legged!) guests moving in? Frustrating, isn’t it? Especially when […]
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Heritage brick with a human hand imprint
02
Jun 2025

Maximize Sustainability: The Importance of Reusing Heritage Bricks

Re-use is sustainable, energy efficient and conserves the environment. It also preserves Australia’s irreplaceable, heritage bricks, often over 100 years old, like these beauties. Sadly today in Australia, when brick buildings are demolished, the bricks are very often taken away and crushed as demolition waste. What a waste! Hundreds of thousands of perfectly good bricks are destroyed […]
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Royal Hotel Cudal
02
Jun 2025

Historic Sandstock Bricks rescued from Cudal Hotel

38,000 historic, sandstock bricks were rescued from the Royal Hotel, Cudal. Built in the early 1900s, the historic Hotel had just celebrated its 100th anniversary when it was destroyed by fire in May, 2015. Brick Rescue worked with the demolisher to save the original, historic, sandstock bricks and preserve them for re-use instead of being crushed for road base. […]
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Recycled Bricks Vs. New Bricks In Australia
02
Jun 2025

Recycled Bricks vs. New Bricks: Cost Analysis for Australian Projects

Cost Comparison: Recycled Bricks vs. New Bricks in Australia Let’s cut to the chase: if you’re planning a project with bricks—whether it’s a retaining wall, brick edging, or a full-blown patio—you’re probably wondering, “Should I go recycled or new?” And hey, we get it. Choosing between second-hand bricks and fresh-from-the-factory ones isn’t just about aesthetics […]
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Why Australian Builders Are Switching To Recycled Bricks In 2024
02
Jun 2025

Top Reasons Australian Builders Prefer Recycled Bricks in 2024

Why Australian Builders Are Switching to Recycled Bricks in 2024 (And Why You Should Too) Let’s cut to the chase: if you’re still using brand-new bricks in 2024, you’re basically throwing cash into a blender and hitting “pulse.” Aussie builders—from Sydney’s heritage restorers to Perth’s suburban landscapers—are ditching pricey new bricks for recycled bricks, and […]
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