Walking around downtown Pottsville, one might notice built-in signage on some of the buildings. Whether carved in stone or ...

Different methods of forming and firing the brick also result in different colors, which are sometimes used to create specific effects the architects or builders are looking for.

Lego bricks have appeared in nearly 200 different colors since 1958, including standard, transparent and glitter varieties.

Each one-line LEGO track represents one day of the workweek, and different colored bricks correspond to different projects.

Is it possible to restore the color of faded concrete brick pavers? Or is it better to use clay instead?

This article was originally published with the title “Enameled Brick of Different Colors” in SA Builders Vol. 3 No. 6build (June 1887), p. 137 doi:10.1038/scientificamerican06011887-137cbuild ...

This high-pressure blast of water soon exposes larger pieces of stone and aggregate in the concrete brick. These stones can be different in color than the dry pigments used to color the brick.

For instance, vinyl, fiber cement and Hardie board siding have dozens of different colors. On the other hand, natural stone, brick and metal siding are more limited in available colors.

“We went from 14,000 different types of (bricks) to around 3,500,” Weise said. The palette has grown slightly since 2007 to around 70 colors in 2022.