Introduction of Bricks
Brick is a small rectangular block typically made of fired or sun-dried clay, which is commonly used in masonry construction, laid using various kinds of mortar. Masonry means any structure built by stacking or bonding together discrete pieces of particles. Brick has been regarded as one of the longest lasting and strongest building materials used throughout history. It is made from burnt or fired clay, calcium silicate, shale, soft slate, concrete, or shaped from quarried stone. Clay is the most common material. There are also bricks made of certain materials and fired to certain temperatures to meet special requirements in use, such as fire bricks, chemical resistant bricks, engineering bricks and so on. Today, a great number of industry has developed and invested in the manufacture of many different types of bricks of all shapes and colors as shown in diagram below.
Diagram showing various kinds of bricks
| Stock Bricks are a traditional type of brick with a slightly irregular shape made by using a mechanised moulding process known as soft mud moulding. A wide range of colours is available. In price, as well as style, stock bricks fall between the wirecuts and the handmades. This type of brick is currently one of the most popular. | ||
| Engineering Bricks are used for their performance characteristics rather than their appearance and are most suited for groundworks, manholes and sewers, retaining walls and other situations where strength and resistance to frost attack and water are the most important factor. | ||
| Fletton Bricks, or Londons are only manufactured by Hanson Brick. They are made from deposits of Oxford clay. They are available in a wide range of colours and textures, and are particularly popular for matching existing brickwork. | ||
| Handmade Bricks are literally made by hand by skilled craftsmen throwing clay into moulds. Each brick is unique and they have a pleasing and distinctive appearance with a creased face as well as longstanding durability - many of our most admired historic buildings were built with handmade bricks. They are very much the thing for prestige housing projects. The labour intensive production process puts handmades at the top end of the price scale but they are most certainly an investment that will appreciate. | ||
| Re-Pressed Bricks are wirecut bricks which are re-pressed to create a solid brick with very precise size tolerances and distinctive surface texture. Known as the 'Jacobean', this range is unique to Butterley and is a high quality product that can be used effectively in housing. | ||
| Special Shapes: Hanson Brick manufactures special shaped bricks to enhance the company's extensive range of facings. There are over 70 special shapes available from Hanson consisting of both standard and purpose made shapes which enable flexible design and the means to execute any imaginative design detail or decorative element. In addition, their use adds a high quality finish to brickwork, can provide extra durability and protection to vulnerable areas and can save time on-site by overcoming extensive hand cutting. |
The video above talks about the different types of bricks.
Bricks are used for building, block paving and pavement. Thus, it should meet the following requirement:
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