Brick & Mortar
by Baileybun
Brick & Mortar adds a block that works like a furnace for building blocks and clay, with adjustable hatches that produce four brick variants.
What it does
The block added by Brick & Mortar works like a furnace, cooking building blocks and clay at twice the speed of a regular furnace. Three adjustable hatches on the block set which of four brick variants comes out, with more hatches opened giving a darker, more burnt result. Placing Soul Sand beneath the block yields a second family of shades, leaning blue or green depending on the brick.
Crafting recipes are data-driven, so a datapack can add new cookable bricks and other outputs. The mod also includes Ash Brick and Soul Ash Brick variants, and Algal Brick and Soul Algal Brick variants. Cloth Config API is an optional dependency that gives access to its settings screen. The server and every player need the mod installed. Builds exist for 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, and the code is open source under the MIT License.
The mod is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, with the latest files being 1.2.2-1.21.1-fabric and 1.2.2-1.21.1-neoforge for 1.21.1, and 1.2.2-1.20.1-forge for 1.20.1.
Key features
Furnace-style block
A block that cooks building blocks and clay at double the usual speed.
Four brick variants
Three hatches on the block control which variant is produced, from the lightest to the most burnt shade.
Soul Sand shades
Placing Soul Sand beneath the block gives a bluer or greener set of variants depending on the brick.
Tile variants
Every brick also has a tile form with squares instead of rectangles, for different patterns.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Optional 1
Use cases
Decorative building
Builders who want a range of weathered brick tones can produce them from the same base materials.
Who it’s for: Builders and decorators who want a range of brick shades without crafting each one by hand. Server owners can add it to a multiplayer world, since every player needs it on their side.
How it compares
Brick Furnace is open source under the MIT License and runs client and server on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, for 1.14.4 – 26.2. Brick Variety is client and server on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.16.5 – 26.2, and is not open source. Brick Features is Forge only, for 1.20.1, and is not open source either.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brick & Mortar | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-02 |
| Brick Furnace | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.14.4 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-09-06 |
| Brick Variety | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-31 |
| Brick Features | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2023-11-30 |
Questions
Does Brick & Mortar require Cloth Config API?
Which loader should a player pick for Brick & Mortar?
Does the server need Brick & Mortar?
In the catalog
Brick & Mortar is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
A simple block that cooks building blocks and clay twice as quickly as the furnace, with three adjustable hatches that allow you to make four variants of any cookable bricks!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/brick-and-mortar
- Owner
- Baileybun
- Published
- 2026-05-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15