Matching brick

I am remodelling a home in Texas and my contractor says he is unable to find brick to match my house and wants to use siding of some kind. How can I find the brick to match my home? My house was bricked in about 1980.

Randy,

I have been down this road many times.  In fact, I flew to Dallas one time with bricks in my suitcase and made several visits to brick yards without any success.  If a brick has been discontinued, there isn't much you can do.  The chances of finding a new brick to match could be pretty slim.  You could try taking some of your existing brick to used brick yards, which I have done on several occasions.  Something else you could try would be to use another type of material, like stone or stucco.