Ibstock Cottage Mixture – Stock / Facing Brick (Pack of 500)
The Cottage Mixture stock facing brick is a versatile and characterful choice that blends deep red tones with subtle multi-shade variations, creating façades that feel warm, welcoming, and timeless. Its carefully balanced mix of colours adds texture and visual depth, ensuring walls avoid flat uniformity while still maintaining a cohesive appearance. The sandfaced stock texture provides a naturally soft surface finish that reduces mortar contrast and enhances the play of light across elevations.
This brick is particularly suited for housing developments, extensions, and renovation projects where a traditional feel is desired, but it also integrates seamlessly into modern schemes that want to introduce warmth and heritage character. Manufactured to Ibstock’s high standards, Cottage Mixture combines aesthetics with robust performance. With its F2 durability rating and compressive strength of 30 N/mm², it provides both beauty and strength, ensuring that walls will stand the test of time in UK external conditions. Whether used for entire elevations or as a feature detail, this brick offers a blend of practicality and charm that makes it a reliable choice for both architects and builders.
Key Specifications
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Size:215 × 102.5 × 65 mm
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Colour:Red / Red Multi
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Texture:Sandfaced (stock)
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Water Absorption:? 15 %
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Durability:F2
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Compressive Strength:30 N/mm²
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Weight per Brick:~ 2.2 kg
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Voids / Perforation:6–11 %
Frequently Asked Questions
Can Cottage Mixture be used in exposed or coastal environments?
Yes — with its **F2 durability rating**, this brick is designed for external exposure. In more demanding or coastal sites, ensure good detailing (cavities, flashing, weep holes, quality mortar) to maintain long-term performance.
How much colour variation should I expect with the “mixture” finish?
You’ll see gentle variation in red and accent tones across bricks — that’s part of its appeal. To avoid clustering of similar shades (colour banding), it’s best to **mix bricks from multiple packs** while laying.
Is 15 % water absorption risky for moisture and damp?
A **? 15 % absorption** is typical for facing bricks and acceptable in most external applications. The true protection against damp lies in correct installation: good cavity design, effective flashings, drainage, and suitable mortar are more critical than absorption alone.
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