Archive | January, 2007

2007 Hardscape North America Tradeshow

Hardscape 2007

Southland Brick and Block will be an exhibitor at the 2007 Hardscape North America Tradeshow on March 9th – 10th, 2007.

Come see our display, which will incluse segmental retaining wall units, pavers, outdoor fireplaces and more.

For more information, contact your nearest location of Southland Brick and Block today.

Somerset Downs In Goodlettsville, TN

Somerset Downs

If you’re going down Long Hollow Pike in Goodletsville (TN), you’ll run across the entrance to Somerset Downs.

The beautiful entrance was greatly enhanced by the Mountain Stone Products stone veneer that was used as the exterior veneer.

What you see in these photos is a 60/40 mixture of Ozark Handcraft and Gray Handcraft.

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The next time you have a building project that has unique needs, try one of our Mountain Stone products as the exterior veneer. It’s very versatile and comes in a myriad of colors and styles.

Stop by the nearest location of Southland Brick and Block today for more information of visit the Mountain Stone website.

Southland Brick and Block Supplies Publix In Brentwood TN

Publix Brentwood TN

 

The Publix store in Brentwood, TN recently opened to the delight of the residents of this middle Tennessee town.

The architectural firm of Maxwell Johnson Maher, of Nashville, utilized the skilled masons at Music City Masonry from Whites Creek (TN) to install over 40,000 modular sized Old Richland face brick, manufactured by Hanson Brick and supplied by Southland Brick and Block’s Cummins Station location.

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The stone you see is called Moss Ledgestone, manufactured by Mountain Stone Products and there was over 5000 SF used on this project.

For more information on using Mountain Stone Products or Hanson brick on your next building project, stop by your nearest location of Southland Brick and Block today.

Publix Brentwood TN2

 

Here’s a close-up of the Hanson Old Richland and the Moss Ledgestone that was used.

You can click on any of the photos to enlarge them to a full-screen view.

We’d like to thank Maxwell Johnson Maher and Music City Masonry for using products supplied by Southland Brick and Block and for building with masonry materials.

Ozark Ledgestone On A Stone Age Fireplace

Ozark Ledgestone on Stone Age Fireplace

Here’s a great shot of a Stone Age outdoor fireplace constructed with Ozark Ledgestone, from our Mountain Stone Products division, as the veneer material.

You can click on the photo for a full-screen view.

Mountain Stone is an affordable, durable veneer that can be used for interior or exterior applications.

For more information, please visit the Mountain Stone website or contact your nearest location of Southland Brick and Block.

Stone Age has a great video and other resources available on their website, so follow the link and find out more.

Visit or call your nearest location of Southland Brick and Block today for more info on incorporating an outdoor fireplace into your current outdoor living area or next building project.

Stone Age Outdoor Fireplaces Available At Home Depot In Lebanon, TN

Lebanon TN Home Depot

The Home Depot store in Lebanon, TN recently became a source for Stone Age Outdoor Fireplaces.

The advantage of a Stone Age Fireplace is choice. You decide how you want to veneer it. We suggest brick or Mountain Stone.

The shape of the Stone Age kit can stand alone, or it can be incorporated
into any custom or architectural design.

The Stone Age Fireplaces website has even more info and a great video, so click thru and find out how you can incorporate an outtdoor fireplace into your outdoor space or next building project.

For more information on outdoor fireplaces, stop by your nearest location of Southland Brick and Block or your nearest (Tennessee) Home Depot today.

Does Anyone Ever Use Mountain Stone On Their Whole House ?

Antique Grey Mountain Stone Ledgestone

We get asked that question every day and the answer is, yes, people use Mountain Stone ( stone veneer ) to cover their entire house all the time.

The house you see in the photo above happens to be in Wartrace (TN) and the Mountain Stone is Antique Grey Ledgestone.

The Mountain Stone products used for this project were supplied by the Murfreesboro (TN) location of Southland Brick and Block.

You can click on any of the photos to bring up a larger image.

Antique Grey Mountain Stone Chimney

In the photo above, you get a good idea as to just how easy it is to successfully use Mountain Stone to veneer your entire home.

Window surrounds, chimney’s, , outside corners, inside corners, you name it and Mountain Stone can do it.

Closeup of Antique Gray Mountain Stone Ledgestone

This close-up shot of Antique Grey Ledgestone from Mountain Stone Products is living proof of how easy it can be to enhance the entire exterior of your next building project.

Residential, commercial or architectural usage, we have a style, color and price range that will work for you.

Stop by the nearest location of Southland Brick and Block today to find out more about Mountain Stone Products.

The Vitamin Shoppe in Franklin, TN

The Vitamin Shoppe1

The Vitamin Shoppe, located in Franklin, TN was a great addition to an already great area for masonry structures. Led by the architectural and commercial arm of Southland Brick and Block, the area’s masonry contractors, general contractors and architects are turning out great buildings, seemingly, every day.

The architectural team at Gerald Herschman Architects, of Cleveland, OH, worked with general contractor, Innovative Constructive Solutions, Inc., of Brookfield, WI, to complete this building project.

 

The Vitamin Shoppe2

 

The masonry contractor, R.E. Waller Masonry, from Joelton, TN, was responsible for the fine masonry work you see detailed here.

 

The Quik-Brik, from Oldcastle, which amounted to over 3100 SF, was a single-scored Cedarwood.

You can click on any of the photos shown for a full-screen view.

 

 

The Vitamin Shoppe3

 

 

 

The stone you see pictured here is Trenwyth’s Madison MESASTONE.

There were over 1700 individual pieces of MESASTONE used on this project.

The Cummins Station location of Southland Brick and Block wants to thank all those involved with selecting and installing the masonry materials on this project.

To find the nearest location of Southland Brick and Block, follow that link and stop by one of our showrooms today to get started on selecting that masonry supplies that will make your next building project a success.

Ravenwood High School – Brentwood, TN

Ravenwood High School1

When the Williamson County School District needed a new facility built in Brentwood (TN), they turned to the team of Johnson & Bailey Architects from Murfreesboro (TN) and American Constructors of Nashville, the Construction Manager. The masonry work was done by C & W Masonry of Hendersonville (TN).
 

Ravenwood High School2 The Cummins Station location of Southland Brick and Block was selected to supply the masonry materials and delivered over 55,000 SF of Hanson Brick’s #724Flat-Set Red Brown Flashed utility size face brick and almost 23,000 SF of Acme Brick’s Dove Gray utility size face brick.
You can click on any of the photos you see to bring up a full-screen view for more detail. 

 

 

 

Ravenwood High School3

 This facility is home to over 850 students and the great work done by Johnson & Bailey Architects, American Constructors and C & W Masonry will make their stay at Ravenwood High School one they’ll always remember.
We at Southland Brick and Block want to thank everyone involved for choosing our masonry materials.
 

 

To find out more about using Acme or Hanson brick on your next building project, contact the location of Southland Brick and Block that’s nearest to you today.