Australia's Best Homes - Modern Queenslander

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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Recycled Bricks For Soundproofing: An Unexpected Benefit

Recycled Bricks For Soundproofing: An Unexpected Benefit Let’s be honest—when you think of recycled bricks, “soundproofing superhero” probably isn’t the first title that comes to mind. Cue the record scratch. Surprise! Those old used bricks gathering dust in your shed or piled up at the nearest demolition site? They’re secretly acoustic gold. And here at […]
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Recycled Bricks & Native Australian Plants: Sustainable Gardening Guide

How to Pair Recycled Bricks With Native Australian Plants (and Look Like a Pro Doing It) Let’s be real—gardening in Australia isn’t for the faint-hearted. Between the scorching sun, unpredictable rain, and soil that’s either clay or sand (no in-between), creating a stunning outdoor space can feel like a battle. But what if we told […]
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Recycled Bricks for Raised Garden Beds: A Practical Guide | The Brick Pit

Let’s get real for a second—gardening is supposed to be relaxing, right? But between hauling soil, wrestling with weeds, and arguing with snails over who owns your kale, it’s easy to feel like you’ve signed up for a part-time job. Enter raised garden beds. They’re the cheat code for organized, low-maintenance gardening. And if you’re […]
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Recycled Bricks In Permaculture

Recycled Bricks for Permaculture & Sustainable Gardens

Recycled Bricks in Permaculture: Building Sustainable Garden Systems Let’s talk dirt. Not the gossip kind—though we’ve got a few juicy tidbits about bricks. If you’re into permaculture, you’ve probably spent hours daydreaming about transforming your backyard into a self-sustaining Eden. But here’s the kicker: what if we told you the secret to nailing that rustic, […]
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Revitalizing Paddington Reservoir: A Historic Transformation

Paddington Reservoir Gardens is the re-purposed site of a historic water reservoir which accepted water from the Botany Swamps pumping station for supply to parts of Sydney between 1866 and 1899. The Reservoir was originally constructed in two stages, completed in 1866 and 1878. The water chambers were built below street level with a grassed park above, […]
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