28 August 2011

home maintenance V2

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Stretcher Bond

Used in single walls and for cavity walling

The bricks are laid with their long side exposed

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English Bond

Makes a 9" (215 mm) wall

The bond consists of alternate rows of stretchers and headers

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Flemish Bond

Similar to English, but has pairs of stretchers laid with the headers between them

It is weaker than English due to continuous vertical joints

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Open Bond

Purely decorative, this type of wall is basically stretcher bond with spaces between the bricks

Each space is equal to a quarter of the brick length

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