Dry-fit Brick Facades

Brick facades. Without bricklaying.

Dry-fit panels that install in days, not weeks. No bricklayers, no wet trades, no weather delays. A hyper-realistic brick finish your planners and residents will approve.

House with VundaHaus brick facade House before VundaHaus
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Wet trades on site
100yr
Maintenance-free lifespan
5x
Faster to install
60%
Less embodied carbon
A1/A2
Fire-rated materials

The Panel

A hyper-realistic brick panel for New Build and Retrofit. Completely dry fit.

Patent-pending cementitious panels with a finish that goes all the way through. It's not acrylic. It's not a thin skin. It's the closest thing to real brickwork without laying a single brick.

Actual panel finish - example showing brick texture detail

Actual panel finish - example

Non-combustible throughout

A1/A2 rated cementitious materials from front to back. No acrylic anywhere.

Installed by semi-skilled trades

One person can pick it up and fix it. No crane hire, no telehandler, no lifting gear.

Beyond-surface-deep

The finish goes all the way through. A knock or scrape reveals the same material underneath.

No delamination risk

Unlike acrylic slip systems, there's no bonded surface layer to peel or separate.

100-year lifespan

No maintenance, no repainting, no degradation. The last facade you'll ever need.

Brick Matching

Premium bricks. Heritage bricks. Any brick.

You specify the brick you want. We make it. From handmade London stocks to red multis for housing estates, we match local brick types, reproduce premium finishes, and create heritage effects. Every brick in every panel is unique in colour, texture, and geometry.

Our facade panels are part of a full envelope system

As well as our wall-panels, we've solved all the surrounding details, to provide a full system that's fast and easy to install.

Full envelope system diagram showing brick effect panel, eaves termination, verge termination, party wall terminations and corners, window and door cassettes, penetrations and mounting points, and plinth detailing

Low-rise retrofit system designed to scale.

Fewer on-site days

5x faster than conventional EWI. Dry-fit means no weather delays and no wet trades on your programme.

Predictable cost & programme

Factory manufacture gives you certainty on time, cost, and quality. No reliance on individual skill.

Kit-in-a-box

Everything arrives on one lorry. One supplier, one programme, fewer interfaces. Learn more

Non-combustible, 100-year lifespan

A1/A2 fire-rated. No mortar to crack. No acrylic to degrade. No repainting. The last facade you'll ever need.

60% less embodied carbon

Precision-manufactured means nothing rejected on site. Helps you hit sustainability targets and the Future Homes Standard.

Semi-skilled installation

No specialist trades required. One person can pick it up and fix it. No crane, no telehandler, no lifting gear.

New Build

The UK has loved brick since the Great Fire of London. But the trade that lays it is disappearing.

The average bricklayer is in their mid-fifties. It takes years to train new ones. Meanwhile, brick material costs have risen 39% since pre-pandemic, and ~10% of every order still ends up as waste. These panels give you a better-looking finish - without a single bricklayer on your programme.

~50s
Average bricklayer age
39%
Brick cost inflation since 2019
~10%
Brick wasted per order
6-8 wks
To brick a typical house

What changes when you switch to dry-fit panels

  • No bricklayer dependency - semi-skilled trades install the panels, in any weather, year-round
  • Standard timber frame buildup - works with OSB sheathing, breather membrane, and battens. No special fire-rated sheathing required.
  • Factory-consistent quality - every plot identical, every brick realistic. No reliance on individual skill.
  • Near-zero waste - precision-manufactured panels, nothing rejected on site
  • Future Homes Standard ready - 60% less embodied carbon vs brick helps you hit evolving sustainability targets
Send us a house type

We'll put together a feasibility assessment - no commitment.

Why conventional approaches fall short

  • × Bricklaying - slow, weather-dependent, expensive to hire, quality varies by individual
  • × Acrylic slip systems - combustible finish may require fire-rated sheathing; chips and damage expose different material underneath
  • × Panelised brick slips - limited in how light, how cheap, and how low-carbon they can be
  • × All conventional routes - still require infill bricks and mortaring at reveals

Retrofit

You know you need to insulate. But conventional EWI makes it painfully hard to deliver.

It's slow, weather-dependent, and the rendered finish upsets residents and planners alike. At portfolio scale, every one of these problems compounds.

5x
Faster than conventional EWI
EPC C
Performance guaranteed
PAS 2035
Compliant detailing
20%
Cheaper than acrylic brick-slip

What changes when you switch to dry-fit panels

  • 5x install productivity - days per home, not weeks. Dry-fit means no weather delays.
  • Brick finish planners actually approve - residents keep their brick streets, planning officers stop objecting
  • Breathable system - prevents damp and mould. A better outcome than render for long-term building health.
  • Non-combustible, zero-maintenance - no mortar to crack, nothing to repaint. Fewer call-backs, lower lifetime costs.
  • Portfolio-scale logistics - factory-manufactured to spec, delivered on your schedule, property by property
Send us a few addresses

We'll put together a feasibility assessment - no commitment.

Why conventional EWI falls short at scale

  • × Very slow - weeks per property with skilled wet trades required
  • × Weather dependent - seasonal delays stall the entire programme
  • × Rendered finish - residents dislike it, planners reject it in conservation areas
  • × 30-year lifespan - short maintenance cycles, visual degradation, ongoing costs

Real-World Proof

Sheffield pilot — our first retrofit, tenants stayed in throughout

Installed with our first-generation system. Current panels deliver an even more realistic brick finish.

Sheffield case study
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"From start to finish, the process was seamless, and the team was incredibly professional."

"The final result not only looks amazing, but has also noticeably improved the comfort and energy efficiency of our home."

Mahara Haque

Founder & Director, My Landlord Cares Property Management

How It Works

Digital processes for huge productivity gains

For new build, we work from your BIM models or plot drawings. For retrofit, we 3D-scan the existing building. Either way, panels arrive ready to fix.

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Digital Design

3D scan (retrofit) or BIM models (new build) specify exact panel layouts and detailing

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Off-site Manufacture

Panels manufactured to specification in controlled factory conditions

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Just-in-time Delivery

Everything arrives as a complete kit-in-a-box, on your schedule, plot by plot or property by property. See what's in the kit

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Dry-fit Install

Mechanically fixed by general operatives. No specialist trades required

Supported By

Carbon13 Climate Incubator
Innovate UK Innovate UK
Cranfield University Cranfield University
Undaunted Accelerator Accelerator
SYMCA SYMCA
TransformER TransformER

Curious what this could look like for you?

No pitch. No pressure. Just a conversation about whether this makes sense for what you're building.

Let's have a conversation

Adam Slader

adam@vundahaus.com

Alex Whitcroft

alex@vundahaus.com