Ghetto Brick Siding

Bricktex or brick tex faux brick siding insul brick rudely nicknamed ghetto brick permastone see perma stone exteriors of interest are these patents helping trace the history of brick tex like products.

Ghetto brick siding.

Commonly used names now are faux brick lick it and stick it brick and ghetto brick. Patent 833 675 issued october 16 1906. Commonly made to look like brick faux brick asphalt building siding also appears in faux stone versions not to be mistaken for perma stone which has been sold since the 1960 s as an exterior wall covering and even in a wood shingle lookalike as well as a utilitarian covering that was unabashedly plain asphalt sheeting. It feels like shingles when you rub them but looks like a tire tread.

Today thin panels of real brick are manufactured for veneer or siding. Device for marking artificial stone u s. Looks like they are installed in 24 x48 sections. The homeowner has put vinyl siding over the rest of it.

Often such siding is now covered over with newer metal or plastic siding. The panels appear to be an asphalt type covering on top of a cardboard middle section then a backing. The exterior siding panels incredibly lifelike quality will convince people that actual brick or stone was used. Insulated siding has emerged as a new siding category in recent years.

Exterior siding on a 1950 s home in the country. This is the only exposed part.