My research with anything house related generally begins with a search on houzz.com. Its a wonderful online source to see hundreds of thousands of real photos of anything related to construction, repair, or design of your home. And when we began looking for a brick for the foundation, my wife knew that seeing a brick first hand or seeing a real photo would be the only thing that would satisfy her sometimes, "picky" husband. As with most things, my wife and I do our research separately and then we will compare our notes at the end of the research. After looking at hundreds and hundreds of photos of brick, my wife had narrowed her choices down to a handful of brick options. And me; just 1. Now Elizabeth (my wife) understands that when I say I've only found one brick I like, it could be trouble. You see once I've made up my mind I really want something, my stubbornness sometimes doesn't allow me to be as open to suggestions as I probably should be, so they say. But I knew we had to somehow come to an agreement. So after sharing our likes and dislikes of all the brick styles, colors and kinds, there was still just one choice for me. Fortunately Elizabeth liked my choice of brick almost as much as I did. The one itsy tee tiny problem she had with the brick was that it cost a little more. So we decided to visit the showroom of Old Carolina Brick in Salisbury NC where this brick I loved so much was manufactured. After spending some time with Art at Old Carolina Brick, he drove us to a nearby home that had been bricked with our favorite Old Carolina color, Savannah Grey. After seeing the house in person, the decision had been made. Even though we were almost certain on the Savannah Grey, Art gave us a few bricks to take home to look at just in case. And to look at the bricks individually, I'll admit it's hard for some to see their true beauty.
My 14 year old was very glad to offer her opinion on how unattractive this "old grey brick" was. She couldn't believe that we were actually paying extra for the brick to look this way. But I assured her she would not feel the same when the foundation was completed. I tried to make her understand that it's the process of molding the brick by hand that makes the brick look and feel as if they were made a 100 years ago. And it's that same quality that draws me to it. So we have decided on Savannah Grey from Old Carolina Brick.
The bricks have arrived.
Thank you Old Carolina Brick for your excellent service and your wonderful craftsmanship.
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