Brick

What are bricks made of? Bricks are often made from fired clay.

What are they used for? Brick has been used as a building material for at least 5000 years. Brick is an ideal material for structures in confined spaces, as well as for curved designs.

How many types of brick are there? There are many types of bricks, some of them are: stock, engineering, fletton, handmade, re-pressed, wirecut and special shapes.

What is the meaning of brick laying techniques? The art to bricklaying is to use bricks with clean faces and to plumb and level in a straight line from end to end.

Describe 2 brick laying techniques.

Solid brickwork: the simplest type of wall is constructed in solid brickwork, normally at least one brick thick. Bricks are laid in rows known as courses, the arrangement of headers and stretchers in each course gives rise to different patterns or bonds.

Cavity walls: in a cavity wall, two layers (or leaves) of brickwork are tied together with metal ties, with a cavity or 2 to 4 inches that may be filled with insulation.

What are their advantages and disadvantages? A brick advantage: Thermal and acoustic insulation, thanks to its natural porosity, any damp and steam absorbed are released as soon as the original conditions are restore. A brick disadvantage: one disadvantage of using bricks for your house is that your options for renovation are very minimal. You cannot just simply change the structure.

Use of brick in construction and public spaces Brick has been widely used in construction and public spaces because of its many advantages, it has replaced materials like stone. Brick is very useful because of its weather resistance, that's why it can be used in open public spaces, it's also fire resistant, important fact to be taken into account in a construction. It's also a cheap material and easy to be transported.

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