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25 December 2011

Welcome

Congratulations, on reaching my blog. Created mainly
for Brickwork students, it is suitable for anyone wishing
to learn more about the Art and Craft of Bricklaying


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3 September 2011

Bat Boxes

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Front Cover of book
Eco-Renovation
The Ecological Home
Improvement Guide

by Edward Harland

Published by
Green Books Ltd in 1993

ISBN 1 8700 9852 8

Text from page 26
Habitats for Bats

29 August 2011

Sutton


Front Cover of book
Technical Education Series
Construction Technology
Level I and II


by BHC Sutton

Published by
Blackie & Son Ltd in 1980

ISBN 0 216 90629 6
A force is either a pull or push, and it is measured in the Newton (N). The strength of a material is a measure of its power to resist such forces


Forces acting on a body - Page 11
If a pair of forces pull on a body, they will tend to stretch it. These are called tensile forces

A pair of forces pushing on a body will tend to compress it, and are called compressive

28 August 2011

Mixing Concrete


Front Cover of book
Home Maintenance Manual

by Simon James

Published by
Sphere Books Limited in 1983

ISBN 0 7221 0582 7

As the title implies, this is a general DIY book, describing Plumbing, Electrical and Carpentry projects, as well as Bricklaying

How to mix Concrete
Images and text from page 186-187

home maintenance V2

Image from page 193
Stretcher Bond

Used in single walls and for cavity walling

The bricks are laid with their long side exposed

Image from page 193
English Bond

Makes a 9" (215 mm) wall

The bond consists of alternate rows of stretchers and headers

Image from page 193
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

Image from page 193
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

26 August 2011

Home Maintenance


Front Cover of book
Home Maintenance Manual

by Simon James

Published by
Sphere Books Limited in 1983

ISBN 0 7221 0582 7

As the title implies, this is a general DIY book with examples from all the major trades
Items relating to brickwork are shown below

27 July 2011

Properties & Use


Front cover of book
Bricks
Their Properties and Use


The Brick Development Association

Published by
The Construction Press Ltd in 1974

ISBN 0 904406 04 0
Stretcher Bond
The normal bond for walls of half-brick thickness


Stretcher Bond - page 29

Stretcher Bond - page 29


Brickwork drawn by Anne June 11
Headers are placed at the quoin, to maintain the bond

23 July 2011

Reader's Digest


Front Cover of book
1,001 DIY Hints and Tips

Neil Thomson (Ed)

Published by
Reader's Digest in 2002

ISBN 0 276 42610 X


Weather-Struck Pointing
page 36

A rare example of using a Frenchman
page 37

A Frenchman is a normal butter-knife, with a bent-tip, used to trim away the excess mortar, and leave a clean straight line. The timber batten prevents the mortar dropping onto the rest of the work

22 July 2011

Brunskill


Front Cover of book
Vernacular Architecture

by RW Brunskill

Published by
Faber & Faber in 2000

ISBN 0 571 19503 2

Extract from page 48-49



SHAPE: Brickwork shows some variation in size and proportion when used in vernacular buildings. Early and inferior bricks were irregular in shape and size. Even after length and breadth had become standardized (see a) height varied to reach a maximum during the Brick Tax period and again in the Midlands and North during the 19C. (see b)

21 July 2011

Gauged Brickwork


Gauged Brickwork by Lynch

A free PDF download of this book is available from Ebooks.org

30 June 2011

Stretcher Bond

This animation shows the construction and bonding for an internal corner. The quoin brick is always laid first

29 June 2011

English Bond

This animation demonstrates the bonding for a 1-brick wide internal corner in English Bond

28 June 2011

Flemish Bond

The face of this bond shows Stretcher, Header,
Stretcher, Header on each course

27 June 2011

Monk Bond

Similar to Flemish, but with two stretchers and then a header on the same course. It is relatively easy to build and has ability to form diagonal patterns

26 June 2011

Rat Trap Bond


Image from Contractor Talk
This is similar to Flemish Bond, but the bricks are laid on-edge, so the lap is ⅓-brick

The cavity provides a natural temperature-control, and so this bond is popular in India

25 June 2011

Twisted Pillars

This animation shows the construction of a twisted brick pillar, 440 by 440mm and offset by 10 degrees

24 June 2011

Basket Weave

This is a non load-bearing, decorative bond. Three soldiers and three stretchers are combined in a variety of patterns

30 May 2011

Pitman's Vol 2 - Gauge Box

Front Cover of Volume 2
Building Educator
Volume 2


by R Greenhalgh (Ed)

Published by Pitman & Sons Ltd
30th October 1926

No ISBN number
Gauge Box
This is for accurately measuring the quantites by volume, for concrete or mortar. They are bottomless, have four sides and are often fitted with handles


Gauge Box
Fig. 4 - Volume 2, page 61

Pitman's Vol 2 - Hoffmann Kiln

Front Cover of Volume 2
Building Educator
Volume 2


by R Greenhalgh (Ed)

Published by Pitman & Sons Ltd
30th October 1926

No ISBN number
Brick Manufacture
The Hoffmann, is undoubtedly the most successful type
of kiln. In these kilns, the whole of the heat generated is utilized progressively, with the result that the process of burning is gradual and controlled

28 May 2011

Pitman's Vol 4 - Bonding


Front Cover of Volume 4
Building Educator
Volume 4


by R Greenhalgh (Ed)

Published by Pitman & Sons Ltd
27th November 1926

No ISBN number
General Principles of Bonding
The arrangement of bricks when building, is of great importance, as upon this depends the strength and appearance of the work


Wall without Bond
Fig. 7 - Volume 4, page 157
Consider Fig.7, it is clear that a wall built in this manner would tend to split along the continuous vertical joints,
if subjected to any irregular strain

Pitman's Vol 4 - Openings


Front Cover of Volume 4
Building Educator
Volume 4


by R Greenhalgh (Ed)

Published by Pitman & Sons Ltd
27th November 1926

No ISBN number

Window and Door Openings
In forming window and door openings, some modifications of the foregoing rules are necessary, and will entail the use of several different types of closer

Pitman's Vol 4 - Junctions


Front Cover of Volume 4
Building Educator
Volume 4


by R Greenhalgh (Ed)

Published by Pitman & Sons Ltd
27th November 1926

No ISBN number

Junctions
Where two walls meet at an angle, the bond at the junction should be arranged, if possible, so that the
indent is in the stretching course, and the tie, or projecting toothing of the joining wall, in the heading course

Pitman's Vol 4 - Squints


Front Cover of Volume 4
Building Educator
Volume 4


by R Greenhalgh (Ed)

Published by Pitman & Sons Ltd
27th November 1926

No ISBN number
Squint Quoins
Where the corner, or quoin, a building is formed by two walls meeting at an angle other than a right angle, specially shaped bricks are required at the external angle


Using Squint bricks for obtuse corners
Fig. 23a - Volume 4, page 162
Bricks purposely manufactured can be obtained for angles in common use, otherwise they must be cut on the job

27 May 2011

Pitman's Vol 5 - Bonding


Front Cover of Volume 5
Building Educator
Volume 5


by R Greenhalgh (Ed)

Published by Pitman & Sons Ltd
11th December 1926

No ISBN number
Stretching Bond
This bond, see Fig. 24, applies to walls of ½-brick thick, such as sleeper or partition walls, and also to chimney stacks, where it is frequently termed chimney bond


Stretching Bond
Fig. 24 - Volume 5 page 214

Pitman's Vol 5 - Cavity Walls


Front Cover of Volume 5
Building Educator
Volume 5


by R Greenhalgh (Ed)

Published by Pitman & Sons Ltd
11th December 1926

No ISBN number
Cavity Walls
In bleak and exposed situations, subject to driving rain and snow, the external walls of buildings are frequently built with a space in their thickness, usually 2" wide, to prevent penetration of dampness into the interior of the building

Near the sea, the spray carried by the wind, deposits salt on the face of the walls, and this permanently attracts moisture from a humid atmosphere

24 May 2011

Pitman's Vol 8 - Isolated Piers


Front Cover of Volume 8
Building Educator
Volume 8


by R Greenhalgh (Ed)

Published by Pitman & Sons Ltd
22nd January 1927

No ISBN number

Extract from pages 373-374
Isolated Piers
Receiving no support from abutting walls, these need to be of a greater sectional area than connected piers

Their height is relative to their sectional area, owing to brickwork's liability to buckle under its own weight, as well as the applied load

20 May 2011

Pitman's Vol 12 - Copings


Front Cover of Volume 12
Building Educator
Volume 12


by R Greenhalgh (Ed)

Published by Pitman & Sons Ltd
19th March 1927

No ISBN number
The tops of all walls exposed to the weather have to be protected by some form of covering, to prevent the penetration of rainwater, which would otherwise soak down through the wall into the interior of the building

19 May 2011

Pitman's Vol 13 - Isometric

The following is an isometric drawing showing
the construction of a small house

18 May 2011

Pitman's Vol 14 - Arch History


Front Cover of Volume 14
Building Educator
Volume 14


by R Greenhalgh (Ed)

Published by Pitman & Sons Ltd
16th April 1927

No ISBN number

Extract from pages 647-654

Origins
The actual origin of the arch is somewhat vague. As far as can be traced, it was first used as an ornamental feature in some of the ancient buildings of Western Asia

Pitman's Vol 14 - Arch Terminology


Front Cover of Volume 14
Building Educator
Volume 14


by R Greenhalgh (Ed)

Published by Pitman & Sons Ltd
16th April 1927

No ISBN number

Extract from page 648

Load on a arch
Fig. 52 - Volume 14 page 648
The load carried by an arch is the triangle of brickwork contained within the offsets, shaded in grey

In a segmental arch, this covers the entire span

With a semi-circular arch, it is shown by the tangents to the curve

Pitman's Vol 14 - Types of Arches


Front Cover of Volume 14
Building Educator
Volume 14


by R Greenhalgh (Ed)

Published by Pitman & Sons Ltd
16th April 1927

No ISBN number

Extract from pages 648-650
There are many different forms of the arch in use at the present time, built up by a combination of different curves

Pitman's Vol 14 - Rough and Relieving Arches


Front Cover of Volume 14
Building Educator
Volume 14


by R Greenhalgh (Ed)

Published by Pitman & Sons Ltd
16th April 1927

No ISBN number

Extract from page 649
Rough Arches
These are constructed of uncut bricks, usually built up in concentric rings half a brick thick, the number of rings varying with the span of the opening

Pitman's Vol 14 - Semi-circular Arch


Front Cover of Volume 14
Building Educator
Volume 14


by R Greenhalgh (Ed)

Published by Pitman & Sons Ltd
16th April 1927

No ISBN number

Extract from page 651
Semicircular Arch
This is one of the simplest kinds to set out. The springing line is drawn and the span of the opening marked off on either side of a centre line

Pitman's Volume 14 - Segmental Arch


Front Cover of Volume 14
Building Educator
Volume 14


by R Greenhalgh (Ed)

Published by Pitman & Sons Ltd
16th April 1927

No ISBN number

Extract from page 651
Segmental Arch
The procedure is similar to that of the semicircular arch, but as the curve is less than a semicircle, the centre will lie below the springing line

Pitman's Volume 14 - Gothic or Pointed Arch


Front Cover of Volume 14
Building Educator
Volume 14


by R Greenhalgh (Ed)

Published by Pitman & Sons Ltd
16th April 1927

No ISBN number

Extract from page 651
Gothic or Pointed Arch
These arches consist of two curves meeting at the apex of a triangle. The centres from which the curves are struck may be on or below the springing line, and in between or outside the springing points

Pitman's Vol 14 - Flat or Camber Arch


Front Cover of Volume 14
Building Educator
Volume 14


by R Greenhalgh (Ed)

Published by Pitman & Sons Ltd
16th April 1927

No ISBN number

Extract from page 652
Flat or Camber Arch
In setting out these arches, the top and bottom edges are equally divided for the voussoirs, as too much room would be required to line out the radials to a centre

Pitman's Vol 14 - Arch Template


Front Cover of Volume 14
Building Educator
Volume 14


by R Greenhalgh (Ed)

Published by Pitman & Sons Ltd
16th April 1927

No ISBN number

Extract from pages 652-654
Traversing a Mould
Great care is required when cutting the template, which must be perfectly true since any slight inaccuracy will be multiplied by the number of the voussoirs in the arch

12 May 2011

Pitman's Vol 20 - Decorative Brickwork


Front Cover of Volume 20
Building Educator
Volume 20


by R Greenhalgh (Ed)

Published by Pitman & Sons Ltd
9th July 1927

No ISBN number

Extract from pages 954-959
Ornamental Brickwork


Ornamented Chimneys
Fig. 77 - Volume 20, page 954
The Tudor chimney stacks of the 16th century, provide very fine examples of this ancient craftsmanship

Many different types can still be seen at Hampton Court Palace
Examples of Herring-bone, Basket-weave, and Checker-board patterns are shown in Figs. 78, 79, 80, and 81

17 April 2011

In the Work-Place

In the Work-Place
Suitable for school-leavers, this provides some information about the different trades with the Construction Industry

To view, click the 'Read more' link, under the picture. To open in Google Books, click Work-Place

16 April 2011

Bricks, Pavers and Tiles

Austrialian Brick
Although the Google version only displays the first 40 pages, it includes the chapter on Bricklaying

Hand-drawn illustrations are clear and easy to understand

To view, click the 'Read more' link, under the picture. To open in Google Books, click Austrialian

15 April 2011

Measuring, Marking and Layout


Measuring, Marking and Layout
In America, they use feet and inches, not millimetres, for measuring length

Google version only displays the first 20 pages

To view, click the 'Read more' link, under the picture. To open in Google Books, click Measuring