SA Affordable Housing March - April 2019 // Issue: 75 | Page 10

ADVERTORIAL - COVER STORY
Put your trust in clay bricks
Clay bricks last for centuries – some structures built with clay bricks
are recorded to have been around since 4400 BCE, the question is if
builders in ancient times put their trust in clay bricks, why don’t you?
Images by Federale Stene
Clay bricks are composed of mainly natural ingredients.
P
opular South African tourist attractions like the Bell
Tower at the Castle of Good Hope (1684),
Pietermaritzburg City Hall (1893), Seal Point
Lighthouse (1878) and Voortrekker Monument (1949) were
all built with clay bricks. Tourists still visit these locations
today and all the buildings are sturdy and still in use.
Many clay brick buildings and structures of more than
500 years old have been found and recorded all over the
world. Therefore putting your trust in clay bricks is
important; history has proved it, which is why Federale
Stene takes pride in carrying on with the legacy of
manufacturing quality clay bricks.
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Federale Stene has 61 years of experience in the clay brick
industry and has provided millions of bricks to numerous
projects and continues to maintain excellent customer
service. Federale Stene mainly manufactures clay face
bricks but also produces semiface, maxi and plaster
clay bricks.
The main objective when choosing building material for
your project is effectively managing and saving costs.
Building cheaply means you can end up with a project
getting extended and mishaps may occur during the
building process, sometimes on a regular basis. A quality
clay face brick is the answer! Contradictory to popular
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