Brickwork detailing can be one of the biggest challenges when creating distinctive elevations.
Traditional methods can require brick cutting, setting out and specialist workmanship on site. For housebuilders working to demanding build programmes, this can make complex details more difficult to replicate consistently across multiple plots.
Brick Slip Feature Lintels provide a different approach.
Keystone manufactures these as bespoke, one-piece prefabricated units. The brick used on the development can be supplied to Keystone, where it is precision cut and bonded to the structural steel lintel in a controlled factory environment. The finished unit is then delivered to site ready to install.
This can provide several advantages:
- Design freedom
Brick slip technology can be used to create a wide range of architectural features, including segmental, parabolic, flat, full, Gothic and apex arches, as well as bespoke panels and soffits.
This gives housebuilders more scope to incorporate architectural details that may otherwise be difficult to deliver efficiently.
- Consistent quality
Because the brickwork is prepared off site, the cutting and bonding process takes place in controlled factory conditions.
That can help deliver a consistent finish across multiple units – particularly valuable where the same feature is being repeated throughout a development.
- Less specialist work on site
The finished brick slip feature arrives as a prefabricated unit, reducing the need for specialist brick cutting and intricate detailing at the point of installation.
For housebuilders, this can help simplify the construction sequence and reduce the number of variables that need to be managed on site.
- A structural and architectural solution in one
The brick slip feature isn’t simply decorative. The system combines the structural steel lintel with the brick finish, creating a single prefabricated component.
Keystone’s patented perforated steel design allows the adhesive to pass through the perforations and form a mechanical lock between the steelwork and brick slips.
The earlier a special lintel is considered, the more opportunities there are to influence the design and construction strategy.
That’s why Keystone encourages housebuilders, architects and engineers to involve our technical team during the design process.
Whether you’re looking at a single challenging opening or developing a house type that will be repeated across an entire site, our role can go beyond supplying a lintel.
We can work with you as a project partner to find a solution that supports the design, the build programme and the practical requirements of construction.
From bespoke steel lintels to factory-produced brick slip feature lintels, Keystone’s specialist solutions are designed to make ambitious details achievable.
Because when standard isn’t enough, your design shouldn’t have to stop there.
Explore what’s possible with Keystone
If you have an upcoming development with unusual openings, feature brickwork or architectural details that don’t fit a standard lintel, talk to the Keystone Lintels technical team early in the design process.
Let’s explore the possibilities for your next project.
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