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 B-500 (Buff) mortar and 4″ Lightweight Splitface CMU’s in our own Oakcolor.

All of the masonry materials were supplied by the Bardstown location of Lee Brick and Block.

This closeup shows just how good the brick, mortar and splitface units work together. Click on either of the photos to enlarge them to full-screen size.

If you like help finding the right combination of brick, block and mortar, stop by our office in Bardstown, or any other Lee Brick and Block location today and let one of our sales associates help you make your next construction project the best one you’ve ever built.

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 if you choose the Belden Carolina Rose for the brick veneer on your next building project.

The masonry contractor, ( Forest B. ) White Masonry, of Gracey (KY), did a great job with this brick and mortar combination.

The Hopkinsville (KY) location of Lee Brick and Block supplied the masonry materials, including the Belden brick and Holcim mortar for this project.

For more information on using brick in and around the Ft. Campbell, Hopkinsville (KY) and Clarksville (TN) area, drop by or contact the local Lee Brick and Block office today.

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 full-screen view.

The face brick you see in the photo above is Cranbrook from Hanson Brick and was supplied, along with all the other masonry materials, by the Louisville location of Lee Brick and Block.

There were over 40,000 Cranbrook face brick used on this project and over 3000 SF of concrete masonry units.

The concrete masonry units in the photos above are 4″ X 8″ X 16″ Normal Weight Light Range Buff for the stretcher units and 4″ X 4″ X 16″ units for the sills, also Light Range Buff units.

The mortar is Brixment’s B-133.

Lee Brick and Block would like to thank Bayus Design Works, Holloway-Arnold Construction and Lay-Em All Mason’s for choosing our masonry materials and for a job well done.

For more information on using Hanson’s Cranbrook, Brixment’s B-133 or Light Range Buff concrete masonry units, stop by your nearest location of Lee Brick and Block today.

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 style, beauty and value to any home.

You can click on either of these photos for a full-screen view of Cranbrook and X30 mortar.

Stop by or call your nearest location of Lee Brick and Block today and find out how you can use Cranbrook, by Hanson Brick.

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 and Block’s Louisville location, after a careful selection process by Ted Williams, Arby’s Director of Construction and Bill Moorman, President of RTM/Arby’s of Indianapolis (IN).

We at Lee Brick and Block are proud and honored to produce the concrete masonry units for Arby’s in the newest additions to our integrally-colored splitface masonry unit line, Arby’s Yellow and Arby’s Chocolate.

The units you see in the photo above are 4″ Splitface Arby’s Yellow, 4″ Arby’s Yellow Smooth Scored and 4″ 8-Split Flute Arby’s Chocolate.

You can click on any of the photos for a full-screen view.

The sill you see in the photo is from Rockcast and the masonry units are 4″ Splitface Arby’s Chocolate and 4″ Splitface Arby’s Yellow.

The mortar used was Lehigh’s Taupe and Heritage Buff.

Congratulations to Arby’s on the opening of their beautiful new Louisville location and we at Lee Brick and Block want to thank them for using masonry to construct their stores and for choosing our products.

Stop by your nearest location of Lee Brick and Block today for more info on using splitface masonry units on your next building project.

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 with B-500 mortar from Brixment.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Legacy Homes’ involvement in the Louisville (KY) housing market. Legacy was founded in 1987 by Mark Isaacs, who had returned to Louisville after receiving his Masters in Architecture from M.I.T. in Boston.

Legacy Homes offers design and construction services in one package for “Single Source Responsibility“.

This offers the following advantages:

Legacy’s architects and construction personnel work together to design and build creative, unique and functional floor plans. Beginning with the design phase and continuing through completion of the construction, the team of architects and builders collaborate to achieve an outstandingly beautiful finished home.

Award-winning Architect Mark Isaacs, AIA, is assisted by four architectural designers to tailor your home or commercial development to your particular needs.

As for Norton Commons, it’s Louisville’s first Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND). To preserve the architectural standards planned for the community, the Norton Commons Builders Guild is comprised of some of the best builders in the Louisville area – Legacy Homes is proud to have been chosen as one of these builders.

At Norton Commons, Legacy Homes has homes to offer in different sizes and price ranges. They build single family homes, condominiums, live-work units, apartments and commercial/retail spaces. Home designs cater to comfort, quality, spacious living and energy efficiency. All homes are built to meet Energy Star requirements including high performance windows, controlled air infiltrations, tight duct systems and building envelope upgrades.

Amenities, often considered upgrades, are included in many of our Norton Commons homes. These amenities may include hardwood floors, ceramic tile showers, stainless kitchen appliances, fireplaces and porches/patios.

Stop by your nearest location of Lee Brick and Block today to pick out the brick and other masonry supplies for your next building project.

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 amount of info on there, so click thru and start your codes research.