Material for damp-proof courses above ground
It is convenient to group the materials used for dpcs as flexible, semirigid and rigid. Flexible materials such as metal, […]
Glossary
brick
Glossary
Brick damp-proof courses
Two or three courses of dense, semi-engineering or engineering bricks were laid in hydraulic lime and later cement mortar. There
Glossary
Polythene sheet
Polythene sheet for use as a dpc should be black, low density polythene sheet of single thickness not less than
Walls
Brick and Block Walls
The majority of the walls of small buildings in this country are built of brick or block. The external walls
Walls
Stock brick
The term ‘stock brick’ is generally used in the south-east counties of England to describe the London stock brick. This
Walls
Properties of bricks
This is a somewhat vague term commonly used in the description of bricks. By general agreement it is recognised that
Walls
WALLS OF BRICK AND BLOCK
Strength and Stability Up to the middle of the twentieth century the design and construction of small buildings, such as houses,