If you’ve ever come to the junction of Route 31 and Highway 245 in Bardstown (KY), you’ve seen this great looking strip center that includes the China Star Buffet and Grill. Built by Robert Mattingly and Sons, Inc., of Louisville, this project used a Boren Red Wirecut brick as the exterior veneer and included Brixment’s [...]
Here’s a few photos of the new Fisher House recently completed at Ft. Campbell (KY). The brick you see are Belden Carolina Rose and the mortar is Holcim Buff. This close-up gives you a better view of the Buff mortar from Holcim and a better idea of the color and texture you’ll get [...]
Strategic Marketing recently moved into their new Louisville (KY) location. The building project was designed by Bayus Design Works, a local architectural firm. The general contractor on this project, Holloway-Arnold Construction, also of Louisville, employed Mark Hendren and his Lay-Em All Masons team. You can click on any of the photos to bring up a [...]
For their brick veneer, this Bardstown (KY) homeowner used Cranbrook, by Hanson Brick , that was supplied by the local office of Lee Brick and Block. The Brixment X30 mortar gives the veneer a deeper and richer tone that’s desired by many homeowners today. This beautiful brick window surround and limestone keystone adds [...]
Louisville’s newest Arby’s store, located on Shelbyville Road, across from The Mall St. Matthews, was recently completed and is open for business. The masonry contractor, Bohannon Masonry and the general contractor, Derek Engineering, both of Louisville, worked diligently to complete it before winter hit in Kentucky. The masonry materials were supplied by Lee Brick [...]
In Louisville, two names synonymous with fine living are Legacy Homes and Norton Commons. Last summer, Legacy built the beautiful home you see above and the Louisville location of Lee Brick and Block was selected as the supplier of veneer brick. For this application, in the Traditional Neighborhood Development, Hanson Brick’s Cranbrook was used along [...]
The Portland Cement Association has created a new area on their website to cover codes and standards. You can also find a lot of other great info there : Fire Safety in multi-family buildings State and local code development National guide development National model codes development National reference standards development Technical support There’s an enormous [...]
