Running Bond refers to courses of brick
that are laid with staggering head joints.
This is the most common bond when laying
brick. If a running bond is being used with a
modular brick, the end of the brick will be at
the mid point of the brick on the course
below.
Wall Ties used in residential construction
are corrugated galvanized metal strips.
The wall ties are bent to form a 90 degree
angle and nailed to the wall usually every
six courses vertically and every stud
horizontally.
Brick Ledge is normally a depression
placed in the outside perimeter of the
house wherever brick will be located. This
and 1 1/2 deep.
Mortar is a mixture of sand, a binder such
as lime, and water. On construction sites,
The mortar mix comes in bags and the
mason sand and water are mixed together
on the job site.
Brick Trowel is a tool that is used to
spread mortar and lay brick. It is used also
to make brick cuts and remove excess
mortar from the brick course as the brick
are being laid.
Brick Rule is a folding six foot rule that
has a normal increments in feet on one
side and brick courses laid out on the
other. The brick run is laid out in individual
numbers such as 1,2,3,4,5 etc. When a
brick mason marks his speed pole, he will
mark all 5's if he is laying the brick on a five.
Head Joint refers to the vertical mortar
joint where two bricks butt together at the
end of a brick. When laying brick, these
joints should be straight vertically. With
king or queen size brick these bricks will
stagger but will be straight vertically
respectively.
Bed Joint is the horizontal mortar bed that
the bricks are laid on. The mortar is spread
on top of the course below and the brick
are laid to the string line on top of the
mortar.
Rake Joint refers to the type of mortar
joint will be in the brick. After the mortar
dries a little, a joiner is used to rake out a
groove about a 1/4 of an inch in the mortar
joint.
Course of brick refers to one layer or row
of bricks.
that are laid with staggering head joints.
This is the most common bond when laying
brick. If a running bond is being used with a
modular brick, the end of the brick will be at
the mid point of the brick on the course
below.
Wall Ties used in residential construction
are corrugated galvanized metal strips.
The wall ties are bent to form a 90 degree
angle and nailed to the wall usually every
six courses vertically and every stud
horizontally.
Brick Ledge is normally a depression
placed in the outside perimeter of the
house wherever brick will be located. This
and 1 1/2 deep.
Mortar is a mixture of sand, a binder such
as lime, and water. On construction sites,
The mortar mix comes in bags and the
mason sand and water are mixed together
on the job site.
Brick Trowel is a tool that is used to
spread mortar and lay brick. It is used also
to make brick cuts and remove excess
mortar from the brick course as the brick
are being laid.
Brick Rule is a folding six foot rule that
has a normal increments in feet on one
side and brick courses laid out on the
other. The brick run is laid out in individual
numbers such as 1,2,3,4,5 etc. When a
brick mason marks his speed pole, he will
mark all 5's if he is laying the brick on a five.
Head Joint refers to the vertical mortar
joint where two bricks butt together at the
end of a brick. When laying brick, these
joints should be straight vertically. With
king or queen size brick these bricks will
stagger but will be straight vertically
respectively.
Bed Joint is the horizontal mortar bed that
the bricks are laid on. The mortar is spread
on top of the course below and the brick
are laid to the string line on top of the
mortar.
Rake Joint refers to the type of mortar
joint will be in the brick. After the mortar
dries a little, a joiner is used to rake out a
groove about a 1/4 of an inch in the mortar
joint.
Course of brick refers to one layer or row
of bricks.
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