J. S. K. Bricks

If you’re looking for J. S. K. Bricks, we are over at 41, Kallipatti in Periyakulam. It’s a quiet enough area compared to the city. We’ve got a decent-sized piece of land where we set up our brick-making operation. Most days start early before the sun gets too high because the heat can be a bit much once we get the fires going. We aren’t a huge corporation or anything fancy. It’s just a local business where we focus on getting the bricks shaped and dried properly. My family has been around this area for a long time, so we know a lot of the people who come by. We spend a lot of time checking the clay and making sure the molds are clean. It’s repetitive work, but there’s a certain rhythm to it that I enjoy. Sometimes the weather doesn't cooperate, and we have to adjust our schedule. We don't have a website or anything like that. If someone needs bricks, they usually just drop by the yard and we talk about what they're building. We stack everything by hand mostly. It’s physical and tiring, but seeing a finished pile of bricks ready for a new house feels good. We just keep our heads down and do the work. That’s how we’ve always done it here in Kallipatti, and we don't plan on changing much as long as there is building to be done.