Cultured Brick

What is cultured brick?

Cultured brick (decorative brick) is a natural-looking, cement-based cladding made with special techniques and used to decorate the walls of homes, offices and commercial buildings. It keeps the appeal of traditional brick while being much lighter, and is used not only on walls but also around fireplaces, on interior columns and on kitchen backsplashes.

Advantages of decorative brick cladding

• Lightweight: applied over the existing wall, with no need to build a real brick wall.
• Saves space: its thin profile takes up very little room.
• Wide choice: many models and colours, from classic red to white and from aged to slim modern forms.
• Easy installation and care: quick to lay and easy to clean.

Dark Stone cultured brick models

Aged bricks

• Dark Antique Brick – neatly formed aged brick
• Dark Blend Brick – handmade field-kiln texture
• Dark Distressed Brick – chipped reclaimed-brick look
• Dark Rock Brick – split, rock-textured brick

Classic bricks

• Dark Decor Brick – classic form with a finely lined face
• Dark Cut Brick – smooth-faced, uniform size
• Dark Chiselled Brick – chiselled-look face
• Dark Paver Brick – short-form aged brick
• Dark Stacked Brick – rounded-edge stacked brick

Slim and special forms

• Dark Linear Brick – long, thin, modern brick
• Dark Byzantine Brick – historic long, thin Byzantine brick

Where is cultured brick used?

Living rooms and TV walls, kitchen backsplashes, behind beds, around fireplaces, offices and meeting rooms, shops and showrooms, cafés, restaurants, bars and hotels; outdoors on façades, garden walls and columns.

Cultured brick in Ankara

Dark Stone manufactures, sells and installs cultured brick from its factory in Ankara. You can see the models and colours in person at our showroom in Ankara. Based in Ankara, we work throughout Türkiye.

How is cultured brick installed?

1. Surface preparation: the surface must be clean, level and dry; old paint should be removed or sanded.
2. Choosing the adhesive: select an adhesive suited to the surface and brick type.
3. Applying the adhesive: spread it on the surface with a trowel.
4. Laying the bricks: lay them aligned, leaving even joint gaps.
5. Filling joints: fill the gaps with grout or mortar.
6. Corners and edges: use dedicated corner pieces for a neat finish.
7. Cleaning: once dry, clean the surface with a damp sponge.
8. Protective coating (optional): a sealer can be applied to make cleaning easier.

Our team offers a free site visit to choose the right model and colour and calculate the area. Looking for a stone look? See our cultured stone models.