Brick slips are most commonly used for interior designing. However, you might be confused between various brick wall tiles and slips which are available in the market. Here are some main differences between clay bricks vs concrete bricks.
So here is something to explain the difference between the two and their applications.
What Is a Brick Slip?
A brick slip is simply brick masonry installed without a foundation. They are commonly used where the top of the wall itself serves as the support for the bricks. A brick slip wall is often referred to as “dry-laid” and since it doesn’t have a foundation, it must also not have any openings in the wall.
How Is Brick Slip Made?
What is a brick slip? A brick slip is made to replicate the masonry and is made by cutting the tiles along its axis to make thin bricks that look like tiles.
The brick is made from clay, which after being baked hardens into a solid. To make bricks for buildings manufacturers use machines to cut them to any shape and size.
What Is the Difference?
Brick slips and brick tiles have a lot in common. However, they are two different types of building options that serve different functions. Using one in place of the other is not recommended. Even though several people tend to use the terms slip and tile interchangeably, they are not the same.
Brick slips are masonry units that are used to finish off a brick wall. Brick slips are normally used in buildings where the bricks fit through a hole (slip) that is already created into the brick wall or the masonry. There are several other types of building construction where brick slips and tiles can be used.
Brick slips are used for decoration and are thinner and less heavy than bricks. Generally, it is used for interior decoration work such as wall decoration, to be fixed on a plinth or face board of the shelves, cabinets for bathrooms.
Brick slips are uniform, fitted pieces that are laid to form a pattern. Brick tiles, on the other hand, are individual units used to cover large areas (a very similar concept to laying down a chequerboard). If you were to look at the two side-by-side, you’d probably notice that they both come in different lengths and widths.
Each is sized according to its function and application. It’s also important to note that brick slips and brick tiles are quite different in terms of price, manufacture process, appearance, and installation as well.
Bottom Line
Brick slips are used to repair damaged brickwork or to add new bricks to the structure of a wall. While a brick slip can be used as an entire wall, it is more commonly used as infill around existing English-style brickwork, or to fill spaces under and between courses of bricks.
Regardless of which option you choose between the two, just make sure it fits and complements your design.