Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1918 — Reclaimed Brick in Construction. [ARTICLE]

Reclaimed Brick in Construction.

Reclaimed brick makes an interesting wall, with much variation of oolor and texture. An effect similar to that of the finest brickwork of colonial times, usually obtained only through the careful selection of new bricks, may be easily produced by the use of reclaimed bricks. Upon removal from the old buildings these bricks, are cleaned, and after they are laid in the new work are treated with a sand blast, which restores them to their original condition. Efflorescence, which sometimes appears .upon the surface of new brickwork, seldom appears upon reclaimed bricks.