WR011 White Outdoor Clay Split Brick: 2013 Archive Guide refreshes the old page without presenting its headline as a current offer. The archive described a slim full-body brick family with a 240 × 60 × 11 mm main format and corner pieces. White colour, a split surface and outdoor-wall use were 2013 descriptors. Each needs current physical samples, product identification and project-relevant evidence.
Review the 2013 decorative brick entry
The archive included main and corner dimensions, approximately 4% water absorption and broad acid, heat, non-slip, wear and firebrick wording. It also contained applications, packing, 20-foot-container capacity, minimum order, sample timing and order lead-time fields. Every item is preserved as history rather than a current specification or quotation.
| Archive reference | WR011 |
|---|---|
| Archived main format | 240 × 60 × 11 mm |
| Archived corner formats | (174 + 50) × 60 × 11 mm or (60 + 60) × 240 × 11 mm |
| Archived construction wording | Full-body tile |
| Archived absorption field | About 4% |
| Archived appearance and use | White, split surface and outdoor wall; all require current confirmation |
The old page’s only body image remains for recognition. It is not a calibrated white benchmark, a verified split-surface sample, proof of outdoor suitability or evidence of current production.
Clarify the archived split-surface description
“Split” may have referred to a cleft, broken-face or textured appearance, but the old title does not define the manufacturing method, relief, repeat, edge character or sheen. The photograph alone cannot establish the surface offered today. Ask LOPO to identify the nearest current option in writing.
Review several labelled pieces in grazing and diffuse light because relief and shadow can change the reading substantially. Record product code, finish, sample date and role. If close-range texture matters, describe the desired depth and variation without turning the archive word into a production requirement.
Verify the white range and outdoor application
Ceramic white may appear warm, cool, cream, pale grey or mineral. Body, firing, texture and lighting influence the result. The 2013 word “white” does not set an undertone, shade range or control standard, and a web image cannot govern colour approval.
Compare a representative current set beside glazing, metal, stone, coatings and joint materials. Outdoor use is a separate technical question: the old application wording does not prove suitability for a climate, exposure or wall design. Request current evidence for the exact candidate and let qualified project reviewers assess it.
Use archived formats only as design cues
The 240 × 60 mm face can inspire fine horizontal courses or vertical texture. The corner notations may trace former return pieces, yet they do not confirm current geometry, tolerance, colour matching, compatibility or supply. Request dated drawings for every proposed field and corner unit before updating elevations and quantities.
Qualified professionals must coordinate the building-specific substrate, movement, interfaces and wall proposal with current system information. This page offers no generic loads, spans, support spacing, anchors or installation instructions. If the current tile differs from the archive, revise design records, sample approvals and procurement information together.
Keep material and function claims historical
Archive boundary: WR011, white, split-surface, outdoor-use and full-body wording, the main and corner dimensions, about 4% absorption, acid, heat, non-slip, wear and firebrick functions, uses, packing, 20-foot-container capacity, MOQ, sample timing and order lead time belong only to the 2013 page.
None of the old function terms establishes present performance, classification or project suitability. Heat-resistant or firebrick language is not a current fire conclusion. Ask for dated reports or declarations that identify the exact proposed product, specimen, method, result, scope and market. Let qualified project reviewers decide which criteria and approvals apply.
Reconfirm available sizes, surface, red range, corner units, quantity, packaging, minimum order, production window, delivery and payment in a current quotation. Keep samples, drawings, evidence and commercial records traceable to the same candidate so information from different tile families is not mixed.
Explore current products and project ideas
Review LOPO’s current terracotta tile overview for present light colours, surfaces and formats.
Browse terracotta projects for narrow modules and facade rhythm.
Visit the architectural terracotta gallery to compare brick, tile and panel references.
Use the LOPO contact page for current samples, drawings and documentation.
Reference projects can sharpen colour and scale decisions, but their exact materials, assemblies, evidence and approvals do not transfer automatically.
Request a current WR011 split-brick review
Share the project country, exterior wall area, elevation extracts, target white undertone, desired split texture, corner conditions, adjacent materials, approximate quantity and programme. Mention WR011 and the old main and corner formats as historical tracing references.
Email roger@lopoterracotta.com or use the contact form. Request current product identification, representative labelled samples, dated drawings, applicable evidence and project-specific terms.
Create a register for product code, white range, surface, dimensions, corners, sample role, drawing revision, evidence and commercial status. Separate appearance approval from outdoor-use review. If a successor is proposed, use its identifier consistently rather than implying that WR011 remains unchanged.
Create a current comparison sheet for each candidate. Record product name, sample code, main and corner formats, white range, split-surface description, drawing revision, evidence date, scope, packaging, minimum order and programme. Leave gaps visible rather than filling them with WR011 fields, so visual, technical and commercial reviewers share one traceable basis.
Before approval, classify each piece as inspiration, representative range or proposed production benchmark. Record light, viewing distance, adjacent finishes and date. Check that sample labels match current drawings, evidence and quotation. If product identity, surface, project scope or requirements change, update elevations, quantities, approvals and commercial records together while preserving WR011 only as archive history.