Properties of bricks
This is a somewhat vague term commonly used in the description of bricks. By general agreement it is recognised that a brick which is to have a moderately good …
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Types of brick
These are bricks which are sufficiently hard to safely carry the loads normally supported by brickwork, but because they have a dull texture or poor colour they are not …
Stock brick
The term ‘stock brick’ is generally used in the south-east counties of England to describe the London stock brick. This is a brick manufactured in Essex and Kent from …
Brick and Block Walls
The majority of the walls of small buildings in this country are built of brick or block. The external walls of heated buildings, such as houses, are built as …
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 is little likelihood of these dense {brick}s fracturing under …
Polythene sheet
Polythene sheet for use as a dpc should be black, low density polythene sheet of single thickness not less than 0.46 mm, weighing approximately 0.48 kg/m2. Polythene sheet is …
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, bitumen and poly- thene sheet can accommodate moderate settlement …
Hardcore
Hardcore is the name given to the infill of materials such as broken bricks, stone or concrete, which are hard and do not readily absorb water or deteriorate. This …
Brick veneer
A vertical facing of brick laid against and fastened to sheathing of a framed wall or tile wall construction.
Brick mold
Trim used around an exterior door jamb that siding butts to.