Nelissen The Baekel Brick
THE BAEKEL BRICK
THE BAEKEL BRICK
An exclusive Nelissen product
The wide range of Nelissen bricks includes the Baekel brick, created to give a "retro" touch to the new buildings.
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BRAND
Nelissen
PRODUCT TYPE
Brick
APPLICATIONS
- Interior
- Exterior
- New Buildings
- Renovations
CHARACTERISTICS
- Time-saving
- Value-adding
- Economical
VALUE
The cross bond gives a unique and authentic look to your garden wall, your chimney or living room. The exclusive concept behind the Baekel brick gives and added value to your home, reducing the costs of the traditional brickwork.
PRODUCTION
Made in Belgium
COLLECTION
The Baekel
BRICKS INCLUDED
The wide range of the Baekel bricks includes Old Haspengouw Baekel Brick, Belle Epoque de Marche Baekel Brick, Old Limburg Baekel Brick, Old Gothic Baekel Brick and Kesseltse Klampsteen Baekel Brick.
DESIGN
The unique concept and timeless beauty of the Baekel brick are the result of the perfect combination of the modern brick efficiency and craftmanship with ancient masonry traditions.
RANGE
The wide range of the Baekel bricks includes Old Haspengouw Baekel Brick, Belle Epoque de Marche Baekel Brick, Old Limburg Baekel Brick, Old Gothic Baekel Brick and Kesseltse Klampsteen Baekel Brick.
CUTTING AND FELLING
This brick has a groove on one side. The effect of the half-brick is obtained by filling the groove with the mortar, which allows the bricklayers to perform the cross bonds simply by turning the groove inward or outward. This makes the time consuming task of cutting and felling the bricks unnecessary.
MATERIAL
Brick
USE
Masonry Construction
ALL SIZES
-When you enter the showroom of Nelissen, you will soon notice that you can choose from bricks in different sizes. -The size may seem less important than the colour or finish, but it still deserves some attention. In a bigger picture the size of the facing brick also determines the look of your project. -The Module bricks are ±19 cm long and can be obtained with a height of ±5 cm or ±6.5 cm. -Waal size bricks are ±21 cm long and can also be obtained with a height of ±5 cm or ±6,5cm. -Facing bricks of ±6.5 cm are ideal for high homes or large projects while bricks of ±5 cm give a more sophisticated look to the façade.
-The Roman format of Nelissen Bricks has a length of ±21 cm and a height of ±4 cm. Thanks to the height-length ratio, your façade gets a linear, very modern look. -Nelissen Bricks has introduced a very exclusive size of facing bricks, the N70, available in a height of ±4 or ±5 cm. More information can be found. -Nelissen Bricks now also produces a number of colors in the new size NNF (240x107x72 mm)
APPLICATIONS
RECOVERY BRICKS
The Klinker Historika facing bricks, taken from 100-year-old facades, are carefully harvested and then reused as a fully certified product. Recovery bricks are always unique per site where they are harvested and therefore regularly differ in colour and size. As a result, colour and dimensional stability cannot be guaranteed.
HAMMERED BRICKS
To hammer bricks, the bricks are thrown into a cylinder. The edges rub against each other and thus, the corners are being rounded and slightly broken. The bricks get an irregular shape and thus a rustic character. They now look more like recuperation bricks, but yet they have all the physical properties of new bricks.
A BRICK FOR EACH STYLE
Nelissen Bricks has been providing facing bricks of the highest quality for 4 generations. Under the motto "a brick for each style", Nelissen offers a wide range of bricks for every style: classic, modern, presbytery or contemporary houses. All of this in 75 different colours and 8 different sizes. The Nelissen bricks are suitable for both traditional masonry and modern techniques such as gluing or bricklaying with thin-bed mortar.
MOULDED BRICKS
Moulded bricks differ by their smoother texture of hand-moulded bricks; the typical grain is missing here. They are sanded, just like the hand-moulded bricks, but their shape is more regular and they have a smooth surface. These bricks are ideally suited for modern projects and houses. Just like the hand-moulded bricks, the moulded brick is formed in a mould. Contrary to the hand-moulded brick, by which clay is mechanically thrown into the mould, a moulded brick is formed by clay under a certain pressure that is pressed into a pre-sanded mould by a press block. This creates a brick with a smooth and sleek surface with angular sides which are sanded on five of the six sides.
CEMENT-COATED BRICKS
The facing bricks of the Koloro series have a cement coating. after processing and with a customised joint a coated facade is obtained.
BRAISED FACING BRICKS
If you want a brick with a dark shade of grey, then it is best to choose braised facing bricks. That way you give your home or building project an intense, warm and creative atmosphere. When braising the bricks, previously baked bricks go into the oven again. The high temperatures cause a chemical reaction in which the present iron oxide fade from red to grey or from pink and yellow to lighter shades of grey.
HAND-MOULDED FACING BRICKS
Hand-moulded facing bricks have a unique shape and colour. Previously, hand-moulded bricks were really shaped by hand, but today they are manufactured with the most modern machinery. With the oldest method, the hand-moulding technique, a quantity of clay was thrown in a wooden mould, which was first sprinkled with sand.
The top is stripped and covered with a steel drying plate. Then the mould is reversed and the unbaked brick falls out of the mould. The modern production process imitates the actions and methods of the former professionals. Hand-moulded facing bricks are not smooth and tight, but rather rough.
WASSERSTRICH BRICKS
Wasserstrich bricks are sleek and have a scraped surface texture without a sanded coat. These bricks owe their name to a special technique used during the manufacturing. Instead of sand in the mould, a small jet of water (“Wasserstrich”) is sprayed into the trays in order to get the clay bricks out of the moulds.
This process makes the natural colour of the clay pretty visible and therefore the facing brick gets a soft, nuanced tone. The Wasserstrich bricks alow a very modern and vibrant architecture with bright colour shades.
DETAIL
N70
The N70 has an exclusive facing brick format: ±240 x 70 x 40 mm (N70/4) and ±240 x 70 x 50 mm (N70/5). Due to these dimensions, the N70 is not only 3 cm narrower, but also 3 cm longer than a traditional Waal format facing brick. A small change with a world of difference!
ADVANTAGES
Will you choose the N70/5? Then you’ll feel it in your wallet too! In fact, the slender N70/5 facing bricks are up to 12% cheaper per m² compared to the traditional facing brick in WV 50 format.
PRODUCTION
Choosing the N70 is the same as choosing an ecological facing brick. In fact, the N70’s ecological footprint is much smaller than that of a classic brick. This is because the CO2 emissions from the N70 are 25% lower than from a traditional facing brick (WV 50). The manufacture of the N70 involves 30% less gas consumption than the manufacture of the traditional WV 50 facing brick format. A climate-friendly choice!
PROCESSING
The narrow model means that fewer stones are needed per m². This also means that less mortar is needed than when working with traditionally sized bricks. You can save about 15% on mortar by using the N70/4, and up to 30% by using the N70/5.
TRANSPORT
Due to its slender shape, the N70 weighs less than a traditional facing brick. The weight per m² on the truck is therefore also lower. This allows more bricks to be transported at once and ultimately makes transport more ecological.
AESTHETIC
So what happens when you use N70 facing bricks in a project? You create a sleek façade with a modern look! The N70 offers ecological advantages here, too: thanks to the thinner outer walls, you can create more interior space or additionally insulate the cavity walls. This, in turn, reduces your energy bills.
FINISHES
ALL FINISHES
