We have over 400 unique clay bricks to choose from in 2025 in a wide array of colours, shapes, styles and finishes. Head to our SEARCH BRICKS page to get an idea for the range and what's available. Alot of the bricks are available in multiple sizes/dimensions, too, so if you need a brick that's 65mm-75mm wide to accomodate your plans, we can offer this.

The most popular bricks are generally between $160/m2 - $250/m2, so there's plenty of cost-effective options available. They start from around $110/m2, all the way to around $590/m2.

Almost all of our bricks can be cut into brick slips. The final result is exactly the same visually. The bricks are usually cut to 22mm. Our supplier Wienerberger cuts them before they depart to NZ, and we always recommend you have your brick slips cut beforehand as opposed to on-site. Brick slips require additional production time for cutting, so please bear this in mind.

Have a browse at our full brick range on the SEARCH BRICKS page. You can also check out our NZ projects and see which brick was used if you'd like to create the same look. We can send you our Most Popular Ranges 2025 brochure with pricing and all relevant information as a starting point. Then, we can send you samples, see if we have any projects nearby you can have a look at. Once you know what brick you'd like, get in touch with us and we'd be more than happy to discuss your project.

We've got brick projects all over NZ, from Mangawhai to Queenstown. Let us know what bricks you're interested in and where you're based, and we'll be able to send you addresses to check out.

Let us know which bricks you're interested in, and we'll send you a brochure with all key information. Then, let us know which bricks you'd like samples of, and we will send you a box directly to you.

No - brick slips are either exactly the same price or slightly dearer than full bricks, because of the cutting requirements and to maintain the quality of the brick.

No, our bricks don't need to be sealed.

No.

Allow 100mm for the brick, and 50 mm for the cavity.

Tumbled bricks are ‘tumbled’ in a large drum containing stone chips and sand to create an old and aged look, even though the bricks are brand new.

A bagged finish is a very thin, watery plaster applied over the bricks to give an aged and stressed look without losing the definition of the individual bricks. Some of our bricks lend themselves naturally to a bagged finish look, such as the Casa Lena, or Helios White. You can find these bricks in the 'White' brick section of the brick searcher.

Yes – salting (commonly called efflorescence) occurs naturally on all natural clay (not concrete) bricks, but it comes mostly out of the mortar, not the bricks themselves. If it does occur on your bricks, it fades off naturally over time. Let us know if you're having trouble with this.

Generally, salting will naturally stop with exposure to weather and rain after around 4-6 months on its own, depending on brick thickness and size, and exposure to the weather. You can brush your brick facade with a soft-medium brush, but know that your brick will stop salting after around 4-6 months naturally, so there’s no need to worry about it. We do not recommend water blasting your brickwork as this may cause damage to the surface of the brick. Salting is a natural process which usually occurs when the bricks get wet and will lessen over time.

Any brick can – in areas with excessive moisture, inadequate ventilation, or a significant lack of sunlight or air movement. Bricks are a porous, natural product. Don’t worry – mould has absolutely no effect on the structural integrity/strength of the brick itself as they are a natural clay brick that is 100% organic and inert.

With the standard 100 series Terca brick, any positive or negative detailing can be created. This is the limitation with commercial, mass-produced 70 series bricks. If 70 series bricks are laid out of alignment, then they may no longer comply with the NZ building code.

Yes. Any bricks can be blended, just ensure that the bricks are all the same length, height and depth.

Lots of our bricks naturally look as though they're already blended, but it's just one brick type. You'll find bricks such as the Old Bachte or Belluno look as though they're blended because there's quite a few colours in the brick already.

We've got bricks in many different sizes & dimensions, from long/low-profile 'Roman' style bricks around 288 x 65 x 48 (L x W x H), to our standard-sized brick of 215 x 102 x 65, and our long-profile bricks, up to 500mm long and 40mm high. We've got plenty of bricks that are 65mm-75mm wide, referred to as ECO, so they can accomodate any rebate width.

Rustic bricks take on a whole, recycled, traditional look. They appear uneven in texture, form and colour, to provide an aged, classic look, which is usually characterised in 100+ year-old buildings.

No.

No maintenance is needed – that is the essence of brick cladding.

Mechanical bricks are machine wire-cut bricks with very straight, crisp, sharp edges. They tend to be used in designs that are more ‘industrialised’, modernistic projects, with clean and fine lines. On the other hand, handmade bricks have a more soft, natural, aged appearance, where a softer and more natural look is wanted.

Brick+Co have developed a PTS (Product Technical Statement) and warranty documentation with Laticrete NZ which outlines the recommended wall system using brick slips. Please get in touch with us if you'd like to see this.

Every bricklayer installs according to the NZBC. Most multi-level buildings will require a facade engineer to determine this.

There is a mortar colour to match every brick, and the colour of mortar joint will depend on the design of the brick facade. So bagged brick will give you the aged look; raked joints will give you individual definition of every brick; flush mortar joints will give you a more monolithic soft look to the wall.

Brick + Co. provide a 30-year warranty document for all of our bricks. Every Terca brick we offer has a DoP (Declaration Of Performance). They’re a kiln-fired clay product and as a result, they have a durability well in excess of any other cladding system. Let us know if you'd like to see our Letter of Warranty for the bricks.

ECO bricks are defined by the 65mm facade thickness or depth, which is consented alongside NZ's 70-series bricks. They are a more cost-effective, slim-line brick meeting the market for minimum-thickness veneer bricks.

This brick has the mortar laid to the centre of the brick which creates a ‘dry-stone’ effect to the wall cladding. Looks like stone but is clay brick.

Any brick veneer only offers the advantage of solar gain if there is no insulation between the brick and the built environment. In other words, no room will benefit from solar gain from brick veneer with timber frame where there is a layer of insulation between the brick and the room.

Yes. They’re a kiln-fired product with an A-rating in fire resistance, which is the highest possible rating.

Soft mud bricks (or stock bricks) are produced using a similar methodology to handmade bricks but using a machine.

These are 24-hour kilns that fire the clay bricks to 1200 degrees Celsius.

We usually recommend a maximum of up to 10% as the bricks are of high quality and breakages will generally never occur during transit from Belgium.

This is very rare, due to the quality of production and container packing procedures. If any damage occurs, Brick + Co. carry Marine Cargo Insurance door-to-door up to $2M.

Mostly Belgium, but occasionally France and the Netherlands.

Yes.

Every brick has a manufacturer's DoP (Declaration of Performance), and if required by Council a PTS (Product Technical Statement) can be provided on request.

It depends on the colour of the brick you’ve chosen and the final look you’re after. If you want to highlight the individual bricks, use a contrasting colour. If you want to create a quieter, more monolithic effect, choose a matching colour to the brick. Again, contact us directly for more advice, we’d love to help you out.

Yes. Every single one of our bricks has its own Declaration of Performance (DoP).

Standard clay brick installation as per NZBC & NZS.

We recommend EzyMix bagged mortar colour options, which is a specific brick veneer structural mortar, with around 9 different colours. You can look at mortar colours here. Alternatively, standard masonry mortar is readily available, which is just a grey cement colour. If you’re unsure, contact us directly and we’ll answer your questions.

It depends on the colour of the brick you’ve chosen and the final look you’re after. If you want to highlight the individual bricks, use a contrasting colour. If you want to create a quieter, more monolithic effect, choose a matching colour to the brick. Again, contact us directly for more advice – we’d love to help you out.

The m2 pricing of our bricks are calculated with a 12mm mortar joint according to our manufacturer Wienerberger A.G. If you'd like to use 7-10mm mortar joints, let us know how many pieces you'll as this alters the number of m2 required.

Random bond is a pattern where the vertical joints have no regularity between the courses.

This means the Terca bricks will be deliberately sized and divided into 3rds and 1/2s to create a random look in each course. This creates a cobbled, authentically traditional appearance.

To create a unique and standout look for your brick façade.

Stretcher, English, Flemish, English Garden, Stack, and Wild bond. Read more about these different styles here on Wienerberger’s page. The choice for personalisation and styling is awesome.

Porotherm is a natural fired, honeycomb clay construction block. It is available in a range of sizes, complete with accessory blocks (Lintels and Portals) design-engineered in accordance with the NZ building code requirements for each project and seismic region.

Clay construction is design-engineered to be twice as strong as conventional construction methods. POROTHERM, in it’s current form, has been used extensively throughout Europe for the over 50 years and is now used worldwide in many high seismic zones such as Russia, China and Europe. Rigorous shake table testing documentation is available to show the extent of tests carried out by Wienerberger Engineers, meeting the highest Euro standards. This construction method is extremely earthquake resistant.

The acoustic rating for the R25 block is Rw + C 42dB , LR42Th+ is Rw + C 44.dB, 24 Brica bancher solid filled is Rw + C 52-56dB.

Due to the thermal matrix design of the clay block most commonly used in NZ, R25Th+ at 250mm wide and kiln fired at temperatures of 1200c, water penetration is minimal. A breathable plaster system being waterproof and organic with mineral paint exterior finish is applied to meet E2 requirement.

No.

Standard masonry fixings or Hilti Screws available in NZ.

Chases are cut in the walls up to a depth of 55mm. This is easily and quickly achieved by a builder, blocklayer, plumber or electrician using a standard masonry chase cutter with a vacuum. All chases are backfilled using structural mortar with a value of 12.0 MPa or more.

A standard 250 Th+ Porotherm block requires 8 blocks per m2. By comparison, standard concrete blocks require 12.5 blocks per m2.

Porotherm is 4 times faster to lay than traditional concrete building methods being a confined masonry system. The steel & concrete is only required, depending on the engineering in the lintels over the openings and the portals installed up to 5m increments along the wall. This has a significant impact on the end cost to build. Labour cost is the largest component of costs to any construction company or builder. Porotherm significantly reduces this.

The design life of Porotherm is 150 years. The life expectancy of the clay block is many generations.

Porotherm Clay blocks have a guarantee of 100 years. Installers are certified by Brick + Co.

Yes, absolutely. Totally natural clay construction. The Wienerberger sustainability story is at the heart of all their operations. To offset the carbon footprint required to transport from Europe to NZ, Brick + Co offers 5 native or specimen trees (of your choice) to everyone building in Porotherm. We believe this gives something back to the environment the only element Brick + Co takes from the environment – the cost to ship it here!

None. Porotherm 250 Th+ has a F.R.R of 3 hours minimum.

DECLARE accreditation. Sentinel-Haus Institut, the European centre for healthy building skills. EMISSIONS DANS L’AIR INTERIEUR – Volatile Substances in Indoor Air. AVEC LA TERRE CUITE means with clay, No Development of Mould. ENVIRONNEMENTALE ET SANITAIRE is a Health Declaration. NATUREPLUS – Respect for Saving Non-Renewable Resources. QUALITEL – Acoustics & Thermal certificate Lower Energy & Maintenance. AFNOR NF – characteristics certified by the French NF norm for clay blocks. EXCELL ZONE VERTE – Green Certificate.

A breathable lime-based plaster system is highly recommended all walls to retain breathability of the block. Any cavity based or direct fixed cladding system can be used on Porotherm but all blockwork needs to be sealed prior to installation using a mineral based breathable sealer.

Brick + Co is the New Zealand distributor for all Wienerberger products.

Wienerberger Europe is the world’s largest producer of bricks and clay blocks, as well as being the market leader for clay roof tiles. The business is represented in 30 countries with 197 production sites. Clay construction blocks, roof tiles, facing bricks & tiles, and pavers form the basis of our partnership.

We're based primarily in Cambridge, where we have a clay block show home. We've also got a show room at Residium, or formerly known as Home Ideas Centre, in Parnell Auckland, with lots of bricks and other samples on display.