Brickwork Flashcards
What is the measurement of a brick?
215mm x 102.5mm x 65mm
What is solid wall construction?
Simplest type.
Solid brickwork with headers.
Normally at least one brick thick.
What do the different bricklaying patterns incorporating headers do?
Tie together the layers of brick
What is cavity wall construction?
Two layers of brickwork tied together with metal ties in a cavity that may be filled with insulation.
What evidence may be seen to identify cavity wall construction?
Cavity tray
Air brick
Weep holes
What is a stretcher?
a brick laid flat horizontally.
Long side exposed on outer wall.
What is a header?
A brick laid flat with the short end exposed.
What is the term for the white marks caused by hydroscopic salts in brickwork?
Efflorescence
What happens to cause efflorescence?
Water reacts with the natural salts contained within the construction materials and mortar.
The salts are then carried out and deposited on the surface. by natural evaporation.
What is the term for damaged brickwork where the surface begins to crumble because of freeze/thaw action?
Spalling
