Does anyone know how to make home made bricks???

Question

really.....like a recipe or sumptin

Answer 1

Do you want them to actually look like bricks? IE: The same color? If so, and you want them to be of the same substance(clay) do you have a way to "Fire" them?

With no offense meant at all, and without at all knowing your purpose, certainly one can create "bricks."

You can perhaps even craft a Mold, for multiples to make the quantities you need/want.

One method you might try is getting a bag or more of terra cotta grout, and bags of premix concrete. Build your form to the size/sizes you need, mix the grout (acting as a stain) and the concrete then fill each space in the form. Allow to dry, and no FIRING will be needed. I've made a lot of "pavers" that way. The most work will be in building the form, BUT.. there are ready made forms sold as well,,,Very likely you can find them on the WWW.

Again, without knowing your reason/purpose at all, Bricks are very affordable, and the effort, energy, time, and expense to duplicate them may be more costly than purchasing.

Steven Wolf

Answer 2

You'll need a mould, some clay, a bit of sand(say 1/8 the quantity of the clay) waqter the clay and mix well, mould, and let dry in the sun for a week or so. Mend any cracks that are bound to appear, and let dry again. Now comes the hard part... You'll need a kiln and a source of fuel that will take the temperature in the kiln to about 1200 F and take a long time to cool(annealing). The traditional method was to keep the bricks and coal dust together, using a wall of insulating material to seal the whole thing into an almost sealed unit. The coal was then fired, and after the burn out, the insulation around the "KIln" would not allow fast cooling.... so the bricks would not crack. The process is long cumbersome and expensive if you are planning on making even a few hundred bricks... I'd suggest you buy some...If you just asked out of curiosity.... you have your answer...

Answer 3

Unless you have a kiln, the best you are going to do is adobe. Bricks are fired to 1,200 to 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Besides needing a kiln you need a VERY large kiln. Adobe are mud bricks, they lack the durability and strength of fired clay bricks.

Answer 4

Depends on what you want them made of. Most bricks now a days are made of portland cement. They sell colors you can mix in the cement.