SA Affordable Housing March - April 2019 // Issue: 75 | Page 12

ADVERTORIAL - COVER STORY
There is also more to
clay face brick than
meets the eye.
belief that clay bricks are pricey, they actually save
you money in the long run.
Face bricks possess a natural artistic beauty that
lasts, colour remains consistent and isn’t affected by
the most extreme weather conditions we have in
South Africa. In other words, there is no need to
plaster a clay face brick, which means it saves on
additional costs on plasterwork and painting each
year. Clay face bricks require minimum maintenance.
There is also more to clay face brick than meets the
eye; many building professionals don’t consider that a
clay brick has four sides and that they are rich in
texture and colour.
One of Federale Stene’s best projects to illustrate
this is the University of Mpumalanga that is built using
Federale Stene’s Plum Satin face bricks, which consist
of various shades of purple colours and refined with a
smooth satin finish. The reverse and sides of the Plum
Satin are creatively used in this project to give the
university an interesting mosaic-like look and to
create a diverse selection of angles, dimensions and
shapes. Generations of students will be in awe as they
walk through the trendy campus to each building
which offer a unique look and building style.
Clay bricks are also incombustible, do not conduct
electricity or lightning and can resist fire as the bricks
are fired in temperatures up to 1 200°C. They are also
structurally adaptable, which means that doing
renovations to your home or building is
uncomplicated. Interior walls can also support
cupboards and heavy shelving.
Clay bricks are also composed of mainly natural
ingredients. Clay is extracted from the earth,
transported to the factory where it is processed and
fired in huge kilns. Federale Stene takes great care to
ensure that production of its clay bricks emits the
lowest CO 2 emissions possible therefore ensuring that
the environment is protected and a low carbon
footprint is maintained.
Building with clay brick makes sense – why build
with inferior building materials when you can build
with a superior product that is proven to stand the test
of time? Start reaping the benefits that clay bricks
have to offer; namely security, savings, sustainability,
style and authenticity.
Clay bricks provide a long term investment that
benefit not only yourself and your company but
provide a legacy for generations to come! You deserve
to build with the best – build with clay brick.
Clay bricks offer security, savings, sustainability, style and authenticity.
Application of different bricks can create different textures in the
surface of the building.
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MARCH - APRIL 2019
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