There's E'er Something...

If there's ane thing I've learned inwards our many years of updating the diverse houses we've lived in, it's that each projection ALWAYS has a snag as well as never goes quite equally planned.

We've had several of those snags inwards our patio makeover, but here's the latest.  We desire a brick fireplace, as well as at that spot volition also hold upward a brick half-wall that runs from the border of the fireplace to the house.  

I used my real unsmooth editing skills to laissez passer yous an take in where we're headed, 

except that wall volition hold upward a pierced brick pattern similar this one-

We're create to cash inwards one's chips along amongst the fireplace, as well as then I took our brick to the local Acme showroom.  When I pulled it out to present the sales lady, she frowned as well as said "That's non our brick."  I dug around other ane out of my pocketbook that clearly showed the Acme stamp, she said "Hmmm," as well as proceeded to practice a chip of interrogation on the computer.  

Well, of course, they no longer brand our brick.  We alive inwards OKC, which has an Acme found close a mile from our solid where bricks are made of skillful ol' Oklahoma clay, but the brick on our domicile was made inwards Kansas.  Over xx years ago.  And that found closed downward close 12 years ago.  Womp womp... no matching brick for us.  Acme doesn't fifty-fifty brand the same size brick that ours is anymore.
  
I looked at what was available right away inwards the showroom, as well as none of the options knocked my socks off equally a closed plenty match.  I also tried a local salve rock shop, as well as they didn't convey a match.  After checking ane to a greater extent than brick store, I came domicile amongst these 2 options:

Not perfect.  1- They aren't the same size equally our brick, but that doesn't affair as well as then much to me.  I'm hoping that won't hold upward likewise noticeable.  And 2- The color is off.  I mean value the darker ones mightiness work, but at that spot is absolutely no variation inwards the color similar at that spot is inwards the brick of our home.  

I'm headed dorsum today to await in ane lawsuit again as well as run across if they convey around other choice that's somewhere inwards betwixt the 2 colors.  My programme is to role a bulk of the night brick, but mix inwards around other color (hopefully the in-between one) or 2 as well as mix them all upward to laissez passer around variation inwards the color.  I also programme to beak to the brick bricklayer to run across if he tin practice a washed await amongst the mortar on around of the brick equally he installs.  And, I've also considered doing around pigment impact ups when it's finished if I request to tweak whatever of the color at that point.   Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 few friends convey suggested simply going amongst a rock fireplace, but I actually convey had my pump assault brick (and I haven't researched it at all, but I'm thinking rock would hold upward to a greater extent than expensive, right?). 

Surely I'm non the alone ane that's had this problem.  Any other suggestions for a solution?  We'll run across what I come upward up amongst today, want me luck inwards the search!  

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