Show A AGE GE OF BRICK WITH r ITS MANY MA N V FASHIONS HE age of brick is discussed inter I THE T an architect of repute in the by Arthur C Clausen Clauses west in a recent Itsue lEsue of ot a western exchange He says II Our stately forests are fast before the hand in search of ot gold but old Mother Earth still re remains remains remains mains and from her bottomless clay I beds we must obtain our building ma materials materials materials In the future the use of which are so well known In the present day da and have long since nce been tried and not found wanting The wooden age of ot house building belongs to the past It Is as fitting i and proper from every viewpoint to te make our houses of masonry today as a it was to make them of wood in the th olden times It is unquestionably a s more durable construction and there fore more economical A perishable material must muM be very ver cheap Indeed if it is less expensive in the long run than a mor durable substitute but wood construction is not cheap under the prevailing prices of lumber In addition to the durability and economy of brick construction is the wider range admitted in the way of beauty Character In Brief j A brick house will command imme immo diate respect even een when poorly de designed designed I signed In jn an architectural way How enduring and substantial it look looka with its solid walls and how much strength of character is IB expressed In the very er color of the brick work which only becomes the more ful with age and it lasts renewed un for ages Moisture does not affect brick work It Is true that it Is lit more or less porous but there are so many simple ways of preventing the mole mob ture from to the inner sur stir face of a wall that it is not a point to be considered Brick will wUl not disintegrate when it is frosted as is the ca case alte e with many kinds of stone Having already been burned in the kilns until opaque it will withstand the hottest fire tire and will wm riot not crack and crumble under the severe test of ot alternative intense heat ing and sudden cooling coolIn with water Marble becomes chalk under this test and but a few kinds of stone will stand It Since stone will not stand as well ell ellas as brick the varying conditions l under which it is often placed it Is not strange that the life of a wood frame house is so much shorter than that of a brick one Wood will wm rot when damp It will deteriorate when dry and dry rot when excluded from the air nIr I Wooden Landmarks Gone Looking back over the annals of ot our youthful country how many of the wooden houses are still existing In which were planned Its freedom It is safe sate to say that not one is stand ing log in a good state of preservation All 11 have met destruction in the flames at the hands of ot men or have fallen into decay and stand tot on the brink of yesterday I Thanks to citizens we still have with us to awaken our pa feelIngs the old but sturdy brick buildings of hall hail the old state house of Massachusetts and ence hall ball though the exterior wood ornaments and have been replaced many times timer All Colors Now Available The first objection from an archi standpoint for the universal use u e of brick as a building material in th the early earl days das was the lack of or variety In colors the first bricks manufactured in the country countr being practically all con fined to two colors a creamy yellow and red The discovery discover of many dif dlf i ferent clay cia beds throughout the coun try and the invention of many modern processes for the manufacture of bricks have made it possible to purchase them in almost any color olor and any an variety Continued on Page Two AGE Of BRICK ITH ITS MANY ANY FASHIONS I Continued d From Page One of ot texture t desired Brick veneers v be belong belong belong long mostly in three classes sand mould brick brick and vitrified brick brick are the softest and I cheapest the easiest to lay in cold coni weather w ther the quickest to lay at all times but are less attractive and less permanent than other veneers The moat most commonly used brick for tor veneer is a brick which can be obtained in a great va variety variety Variety of colors some being clear colors colon others ethers having a mottled effect which comes comas from the clay with which they are manufactured known as 8 iron cla clay producing black or dark brown spots in the face of the brick the body of both of these bricks usually running from a yellow ellow to a dark terra cotta with no two bricks exactly alike Various Kinds of Brick I Vitrified brick to which class belong the common paving brick are hard al almost almost almost most Impervious to moisture difficult to tolay tolay tolay lay but very permanent and ana when used In their place properly are attractive Manufacturers usually carry about eight different shades of each kind of brick The darker shades are harder also a lit little little littie tle tie smaller in size This variatIon venation in color merely comes from the distance they the are from the fire tire while burning in the kiln Those nearest to the fire burn the hard hardest til the est st shrink the most and become darkest The lightest brick In color shrink the least and are farthest from the fire No set rule can be established for the selection of brick the style of the house hou e eor or building having a great deal to do with the appropriate kind of color of brick selected Most Moat people tople make their selection by looking around to see where they can find a home or a 8 building similar to their home having a brick ex cx exterior exterior tenor which pleases them and make snake theirs accordingly It is often difficult however to find a building both similar in style and having havinga a brick that pleases It is therefore best both to save time and to be sure of good results Jesuits to take the architects advice In all alt matters of this kind Hind An architect is such by reason of the fact that born in him is the ability to design An archi architect architect worthy of the name does not need to look at other buildings in order to s se select lect the prop proper r materials He designs in his head sees the building before him complete and his plans and specification specifications of con conveying ire are re merely the mechanical means his head picture to the workmen In other words an architect is an artist v who ho paints with materials A perfectly plain wall never looks as aswell aswell well nell as one in which there is a slight va variation variation nation of color This is true of ot all aU things which are beautiful An n artists eye craves variety The blush on a maidens cheek would not be charming if it were a fixed d color over her entire face When a perfectly plain or even color is used a variety can be obtained in the wall by bv using a mortar bead of a slightly dif dlf different different ferent shade but in harmony with it Few people realize realise how important a fu fG future fe ture a mortar Joint is It makes snakes a great d deal al of difference as to what its color is whether it is wide or narrow deep struck or hallow For perfectly smooth bricks brick bricka a narrow Joint is preferable For bricks with a rugged face and sand mold brick bricka a w wide ide jo joint jont nt deep struck or one en entirely entirely cleaned out to a depth of inch is preferable This latter methol gives Kives the bricks a chance to cast a shadow over the joint and assists in giving giving giving ing a variety of color to the wall wallA A variety is many times time obtained by using vitrified brick of slightly slight different shades of the same color This is some sometimes times tims carried to the extreme but when used in proper relation to the design Is 10 very attractive but few houses can stand this tiis treatment They must be of bold de detail d detail tail and rather rustic rusti In appearance th Tudor Gothic style being one style in w it can be used u ed to advantage These brinks iricks sometimes om used as tapestry tape try bricks rt run n through various shades of copper olive greens and to deep blue A running into r shades hade deep russets and even oen giving In mass the effect of old ivory hory are sometimes used I Fads in Brick BrickIn In the English style some very rugged bricks are sometimes used There is I one that is known as aa the raindrop brick which has haa the appearance of having been thrown out Into the backyard while soft sott during a rain storm It has very little lUtle shape and very deep indentations to in indicate Indicate indicate where tho the raindrops raindrop are supposed to have hit it This brick is one of the extreme fads and is seldom used but in proper hands gives a pleasing effect When one comes to compare the actual difference in cost between a house and even an entirely fireproof house with the old style of frame construction con construction construction it is surprising owing of course to the rapidly rapid 1 rising price of lum lumber lumber ber her what little difference of Qt costs co ts ex exists exIsts exists between them and when one comes to consider security the beauty gained and the durability of or a brick house to say nothing of the saving in heat and insurance in insurance one should stop and think twice before building a frame house at the pres urea ent time Most houses nowadays 8 are built on thriftless principles of economy The prospective home builder loses sight of the fact that for a slight increase in cost and more care in construction the life of ofa ofa ofa a house can be greatly prolonged and that the saving savin saving in repairs alone will more than offset the additional expense A Abi brick bi irk house hou e will greatly increase the value of the property on which it stands stand and the property around it To build a brick brickhouse brickhouse brickhouse house is 18 to build a house which your chil children children dren and their children can Fire Fireproof Fireproof proof a thing of or beauty l auty to them as it 11 will wm be to you to say sa nothing of th added security the appearance of ot substantial substantiality ity and ready The additional cost coat is nominal |