--- title: Prefabricated Brickwork date: 2023-09-05T14:35:00+01:00 author: Nikki Taylor canonical_url: "https://brickability.co.uk/bricks/prefabricated-brickwork" section: Products --- Bricks # Prefabricated Brickwork Working with leading fabrication partners, we have been supporting our customers for over 35 years to implement prefabricated components into their facade designs. From brick arches to prefabricated chimneys, plus brick soffits and lintels, we’ve seen a number of brilliant developments come to life. - ![CJD 7453 LR](https://brickability.co.uk/uploads/images/_669x453_crop_center-center_none/CJD_7453_LR.jpg) - ![Riverside House Salford 15 Large](https://brickability.co.uk/uploads/images/_669x453_crop_center-center_none/Riverside-House-Salford-15-Large.jpg) - ![Oasis Academy Silvertown 26 Large](https://brickability.co.uk/uploads/images/_669x453_crop_center-center_none/Oasis-Academy-Silvertown-26-Large.jpg) - ![Poundbury Dorchester 42](https://brickability.co.uk/uploads/images/_669x453_crop_center-center_none/18176/Poundbury-Dorchester-42.jpg) If you’re looking for brick slip systems, we also offer a range of [brick cladding](https://brickability.co.uk/cladding/brick-cladding) options, including prefabricated brick panels. Using bespoke facilities and highly skilled production processes, both complex and simple prefabricated components can be achieved. Easy to install and cost effective, by removing these components from the critical path, construction timelines are accelerated and quality is assured. Together, we can take a project from the design phase through to production and then to onsite delivery for installation. - ![CD5 2473 LR](https://brickability.co.uk/uploads/images/Products/Bricks/Prefabricated-Brick/_636x414_fit_center-center_none/CD5_2473_LR.jpg) - ![RFP TM 2023 3000px 4441](https://brickability.co.uk/uploads/images/Products/Bricks/Prefabricated-Brick/_636x414_fit_center-center_none/RFP_TM_2023_3000px-4441.jpg) - ![Dakota Hotel 11 Large](https://brickability.co.uk/uploads/images/Products/Bricks/Prefabricated-Brick/_636x414_fit_center-center_none/DakotaHotel-11-Large.jpg) - ![The New Cross 2 Large](https://brickability.co.uk/uploads/images/Products/Bricks/Prefabricated-Brick/_636x414_fit_center-center_none/TheNewCross-2-Large.jpg) - ![CD5 2489 LR](https://brickability.co.uk/uploads/images/Products/Bricks/Prefabricated-Brick/_636x414_fit_center-center_none/CD5_2489_LR.jpg) - ![Poundbury Dorchester 16](https://brickability.co.uk/uploads/images/Products/Bricks/Special-Shape-Brick/_636x414_fit_center-center_none/18175/Poundbury-Dorchester-16.jpg) - ![CD5 2030 LR](https://brickability.co.uk/uploads/images/Products/Bricks/Prefabricated-Brick/_636x414_fit_center-center_none/CD5_2030_LR.jpg) - ![Prefabricated brick placeholder1](https://brickability.co.uk/uploads/images/Products/Bricks/Prefabricated-Brick/_636x414_fit_center-center_none/prefabricated-brick-placeholder1.jpg) - ![RFP TM 2023 3000px 3903](https://brickability.co.uk/uploads/images/Products/Bricks/Prefabricated-Brick/_636x414_fit_center-center_none/RFP_TM_2023_3000px-3903.jpg) - ![Websafe eco belgravia duke court 57](https://brickability.co.uk/uploads/images/Products/Bricks/Prefabricated-Brick/_636x414_fit_center-center_none/websafe_eco_belgravia_duke_court_57.jpg) 01 / 10 ## How we can help ![Poundbury Dorchester 14](https://brickability.co.uk/uploads/images/Products/Bricks/Prefabricated-Brick/_532x338_crop_center-center_none/19785/Poundbury-Dorchester-14.jpg) As well as supplying a wide range of products, we also offer a great range of bespoke services. - ![Brickability Icon Design and Spec](https://brickability.co.uk/uploads/images/icons/Brickability-Icon__Design-and-Spec.svg) ## [Design and Specification](https://brickability.co.uk/design-specification) - ![Brickability Icon Technical Support](https://brickability.co.uk/uploads/images/icons/Brickability-Icon__Technical-Support.svg) ## [Technical Support](https://brickability.co.uk/technical-support) - ![Brick cutting icon](https://brickability.co.uk/uploads/images/icons/brick-cutting-icon.svg) ## [Brick Cutting](https://brickability.co.uk/brick-cutting) - ![Brick matching icon](https://brickability.co.uk/uploads/images/icons/brick-matching-icon.svg) ## [Brick and Stone Matching](https://brickability.co.uk/brick-matching) - ![Brickability Icon Request Samples](https://brickability.co.uk/uploads/images/icons/Brickability-Icon__Request-Samples.svg) ## [Sample Service](https://brickability.co.uk/sample-service) 01 / 03 - ## Prefabricated Arches **Structural** Whilst brick arches have been used for centuries, our manufacturing partners have employed cutting edge technologies to transform their solutions for modern day requirements. Now, you can enhance the appearance of any building in both traditional and contemporary ways. Using pioneering craftsmanship, we can fabricate all types of arch or lintel designs, including load bearing prefabricated or precast brick faced concrete lintels. Available in a variety of brick patterns and sizes to suit any project specific requirement, our structural arches are engineered for both quality and design excellence. - ## Prefabricated Arches **Lightweight** Alternately, we can offer customers a lightweight or loose-cut brick-faced product. These Lightweight Arches, are backed by BBA certification (21/5931), assuring high production standards. - Quick and easy installation - Precise cutting - A guaranteed colour match - An economical and cost-effective option - A lightweight solution when compared to traditional building methods - ## Keystone Lintels Keystone Lintels provide reliable steel support for masonry above openings in walls, windows and doors, offering consistent performance across residential and commercial construction. Manufactured to high standards and trusted throughout the industry, they deliver strength, accuracy and straightforward installation on site. Alfiam supplies a range of Keystone Lintels and can help you identify the right type, size and specification for your project. [Find out more](https://brickability.co.uk/keystone-lintels) - ![M 1 402 M 1 107 03](https://brickability.co.uk/uploads/images/Products/Bricks/Linear-Brick/_638x700_crop_center-center_none/M-1-402-_-M-1-107-03.jpg) - ![Poundbury Dorchester 3 Large](https://brickability.co.uk/uploads/images/Products/Bricks/Prefabricated-Brick/_638x700_crop_center-center_none/19898/Poundbury-Dorchester-3-Large.jpg) - ![A 3D rendered image of a cut through a wall to demonstrate the structure of a standard Keystone lintel.](https://brickability.co.uk/uploads/images/_638x700_crop_center-center_none/rb_SK-90-Standard-Load-Product-Render_317-Large.jpg) ## Prefabricated chimneys We offer a range of prefabricated lightweight chimneys for all roof planes, with the option for bespoke pitches and dimensions, with facade and cap finishes also available. Due to the flexible and skilled production process, these elements can be manufactured in large capacities while maintaining the complex or specialist specification that your development requires. We know that the architects and housebuilders we work with require the highest quality products, assembled to the highest structural standards, while meeting tight construction schedules. The range of prefabricated brick clad chimney stacks, comprised of GRP cores and traditional brick or stone facades, are available as both ‘working’ or ‘cosmetic’ chimneys. Combined, this offers a lightweight solution while meeting project planning and design requirements. ![CD5 2489 LR](https://brickability.co.uk/uploads/images/Products/Bricks/Prefabricated-Brick/_622x652_crop_center-center_none/CD5_2489_LR_2023-09-23-184400_ghio.jpg) ## Brick Facades We offer a collection of brick cladding systems, which have been developed to meet the needs of our customers projects. From unique backing structures to low environmental impacts, tell us your concerns and we’ll work to find the right solution. These lightweight products combine the benefits of brick with quick installation and cost efficiency. Additionally, many of these systems can match traditional brick colour and texture, so you can effortlessly continue adjacent brickwork. ![Cut bricks, brick specials and prefabricated components supplied to project in London.](https://brickability.co.uk/uploads/images/Products/Bricks/Prefabricated-Brick/_622x652_crop_center-center_none/Oasis-Academy-Silvertown-34-Large.jpg) 01 / 05 - ## Bricology With sustainability and biodiversity at the forefront of our minds, it’s never been more important to support our wildlife and some of the UKs most important pollinators. We’ve partnered with leading manufacturers to bring these environmentally friendly products to our customers. - ## Bricology Bee Brick The Bricology Bee Brick is designed for the nesting of solitary bees, reducing the risk of predation and protecting of larvae. Constructed from a variety of clay-facing bricks and featuring various diameter aperture access holes the Bee Brick can accommodate a diverse array of Bee species within the singular brick unit. - ## Bricology Starling Box The Bird Starling Box is specifically designed to provide a safe and secure nesting site for this endangered species. At three brick courses high and with an appropriately sized entrance aperture, these products provide a comfortable habitat to support the protection of Starlings. - ## Bricology Bat Box Bats are the only true flying mammal with four of the UK’s seventeen breeding bat species red-listed as at risk of extinction. The Bat Box encourages bats and people to thrive together, enhancing the availability of safe spaces for hibernation or maternity roosting for Bats amongst our built environments. - ## Bricology Sparrow Box Including a Bricology Sparrow Box in your residential setting is a great way to help ensure their future survival whilst also supporting the biodiversity in your local ecosystem. Each Box is cleverly constructed from two courses high of brickwork and features aperture for access, with a suitably sized nesting space behind the brick face. - ![Outwood Wharf 11 Large](https://brickability.co.uk/uploads/images/Products/Bricks/Prefabricated-Brick/_638x437_crop_center-center_none/OutwoodWharf-11-Large.jpg) - ![Bricology 0405](https://brickability.co.uk/uploads/images/Products/Bricks/Prefabricated-Brick/_638x437_crop_center-center_none/Bricology-0405.jpg) - ![Bricology 12](https://brickability.co.uk/uploads/images/Products/Bricks/Prefabricated-Brick/_638x437_crop_center-center_none/Bricology-12.jpg) - ![Bricology 14](https://brickability.co.uk/uploads/images/Products/Bricks/Prefabricated-Brick/_638x437_crop_center-center_none/Bricology-14.jpg) - ![Bricology 0620](https://brickability.co.uk/uploads/images/Products/Bricks/Prefabricated-Brick/_638x437_crop_center-center_none/Bricology-0620.jpg) Special Shaped Bricks To find out about our purpose made, prefabricated special shaped bricks visit our brick product page for more information. [Special Shaped Bricks ](https://brickability.co.uk/bricks/special-shaped-brick) ## Useful resources [More resources ](/resources) Looking for further insights and technical information about our prefabricated brick products? Use our useful resources tool to find out more. [Prefabricated Components Brochure (15 MB) ](https://brickability.co.uk/uploads/documents/Prefabricated-Components-Brochure-Brick-Division-Email.pdf) [Brick Arches (1.568 MB) ](https://brickability.co.uk/uploads/documents/Brick-Arches.pdf) [Brick Bonds (829.742 KB) ](https://brickability.co.uk/uploads/documents/Brick-Bonds.pdf) [Hit and Miss Brickwork (1.549 MB) ](https://brickability.co.uk/uploads/documents/Hit-and-Miss-Brickwork.pdf) [Brickwork and Modern Methods of Construction (12.171 MB) ](https://brickability.co.uk/uploads/documents/Brickwork-and-Modern-Methods-of-Construction.pdf) [Designing for Movement in Brickwork (8.662 MB) ](https://brickability.co.uk/uploads/documents/Designing-for-Movement-in-Brickwork.pdf) [More resources ](/resources)## Your questions answered Why is prefabrication sustainable? There are many reasons why prefabrication can be a sustainable choice for your project. Largely though, this is due to the reduced construction schedule it creates, the controlled settings that components are produced in and the reduced amount of waste produced by this method. **Shorter construction schedule:** The creation of prefabricated components can occur in tandem with other construction, such as foundation works or substrate assembly, which means less energy is required on-site over the shortened period of time. **Controlled settings:** As prefabricated components are created in factory settings; we have much more control over toxins, dust and air pollutants that can be generated from this production. Through purpose-built facilities, these potentially damaging elements can be contained and disposed of correctly, leaving the outdoors cleaner and healthier for everyone on site. **Reduced waste:** Through planning and precise measurements, off-site prefabricated production only uses the materials it needs to, so no left-over product goes unused. Additionally, through robust quality control processes your product is created correctly, the first time around so no extra material is needed for second attempts. How can I protect my brickwork? Luckily, facing brickwork is one of the most durable materials we have in construction, with an impressive natural lifespan. However, there are things you can do to protect your project brickwork, especially in wet weather conditions. For example, many special shaped bricks offer protection benefits when they sit above your chosen bricks. Brick specials like bullnose, cill or coping bricks can direct water away from the below wall, reducing potential damage through weathering and staining. To keep your bricks looking as good as new, there are also cleaning methods you can use. To counteract efflorescence, dry brushing can be used to remove residue without forcing re-dissolved salts back into brickwork. For lime staining, gently scrubbing the area with water and a bristle brush may do the trick. For longer exposure, chemical treatment may be required. Not able to identify the issue? Speak to our teams to discuss a fix or use our resources to find a solution. [Cleaning of Clay Brickwork ](https://brickability.co.uk/uploads/documents/Cleaning-of-Clay-Brickwork.pdf) Are prefabricated components non-combustible? As a material, clay is non-combustible as standard, so if that’s all your facade is built up of then yes it should be non-combustible. This changes when other materials are involved though, as those new components can affect fire rating. It’s best to seek technical support on a product-by-product basis, to ensure you’ve got the correct fire rating in mind. 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