The Brick Decision Made: General Shale Kendall Tudor

House in Teays Valley, WV with General Shale Kendall Tudor

We are relieved to have finalized our brick selection.

The Winner is General Shale Kendall Tudor


We found this brick after a whirlwind Saturday brick hunting trip on this house in the Woodridge Subdivision in Teays Valley.  Karen actually knocked on the door and inquired on the brick.

Fortunate for us, the wife didn't know, but the husband did.  Of course he wasn't home.  The wife did call us in a few days and talked to Karen.  Ironically the husband, an environmental engineer by trade, sounded a lot like me.  Since he had kept meticulous records on the computer.

Once we knew the brick name, when I called to inquire about it.  Roger Monk at American Block in Princeton tells me that it has been discontinued, but he would see what he could do.  A few days of phone messages back and forth things didn't look promising as the brick which was made in Marion, VA could be made they just required a 75,000-100,000 brick run.

On Thursday, Doug let me know that things had been worked out at General Shale.  I made sure I thanked Roger at American.  He provided great customer service throughout this ordeal.

It is ironic that these brick will be made in Southwest Virginia a few miles up the road from Emory & Henry.  Our brick in line to be made before the end of the month.