Youngstown Bessemer
Youngstown Bessemer Street Brick Floor Tile
Youngstown Bessemer
These reclaimed street bricks have a more defined edge providing a cleaner look.
The Reclaimed Street Brick Tiles are stronger and more stain resistant than building brick tiles. This characteristic of the street brick tiles is due to higher temperatures and longer firing times when they were manufactured.
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Centennial, WY
Cleaned street brick tiles shown true color of brick without patina.
Lakewood
The full color range of uncleaned street brick.
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Lakewood
The full color range of uncleaned street brick
Pittsburg
Soldier Running Bond pattern of full color range Brick Tiles
A Snapshot of History: Street Pavers
The first documented brick street was built in a small WV town in 1875. A doctor was tired of the muddy street in front of his office and petitioned the town to pave it with bricks. The town board declined the proposal, but the doctor was undeterred and paid to have the street paved himself. The project was a success and brick streets became all the rage replacing wooden planks and loose stone.
Over the next few years street paving brick technology improved from the hand pressed clay brick used in buildings. It was discovered that ground shale mud with a minimum amount of entrained air created a strong and durable paver. At first they were hand formed in brick molds but were soon being cut from extruded logs and repressed to create spacing lugs. The newest of the pavers were extruded through a die that created the lugs on the sides of the logs and the wire cut face became the wearing surface.
Fingerprints are often found on older bricks from the hand stacking of green bricks prior to being fired in a kiln. Occasionally a paw print, initials or other imprint is seen on these bricks. The top of the bricks was worn smooth from the steel bands around wagon wheels & horse shoes.
Modern pavers installed in streets today will not achieve the same worn surface due to rubber tired vehicles. The original street pavers were installed in just a sand and gravel base with sand joints. Some of these streets are still in service over a 100 years later. The smooth ride and lower installation cost of asphalt paving eventually won out over street pavers which saw their last use in the early 1930’s.
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Just pay for shipping and we will send you free samples of our brick veneer samples.
We Ship Nationwide
With stockyards all over the country, our reclaimed products can be shipped anywhere in the United States!
We Buy Brick and Stone
Did you know that we not only sell, but also BUY bricks and stone? If you are looking to sell used materials, Experienced Brick & Stone will purchase brick pavers, cobblestones, curb, and cut stone from walls and foundations! Contact us for more information.
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Our antique street pavers, cobblestones and landscaping materials will give your space the unique, historic touch it deserves.