This kind of brick accentuated the siding color nicely after it was installed and was definitely a complimentary accent to the entire home. This was a fun and artsy project to do and we installed a 3/4 high soldier course at the top-of-window height across the length of the veneer.

A Slightly brighter view does little to make things clearer.

This kind of brick was manufactured like any other common but was then splashed with some white paint and tumbled for time in a drum to get the "used" look. Actual used brick were about five times as expensive due to the cost of obtaining them. 

These were as heavy lead almost and it was hard to keep them from crushing the joint between them while laying. They were moss-covered and interesting to look at. No idea where they came from. I did only about three of this type of veneer but I did many of the "moss rock" type that were a red slate covered in moss. Should have gotten pictures of some when I was there taking these.

The building of the leads (the stair step-step bunch of blocks) can be allowed to set overnight and will be solid enough to stretch a very taut line from this one to the one on the other end so that efficeint block-laying can be accomplished the next day.

The house has been set down and anchored in place, the belly band of trim has been installed, and backfilling can begin.

The hollow quarry tile was left over from the Big Timber Nursing Home Renovation Project and worked great for this wood stove hearth. I had some remnants of Red Mountain Rock left from another wood stove hearth I installed in Helena (obtained from Red Mountain on the Continental Divide West of Helena and was accessed through the ghost toen of Rimini).