Brick

There are many kinds of brick but, it is generally made out of clay; its charasteristic orange to red color and texture is due to all the minerals that are used to fabricate the clay. The main use of the brick is for the construction of all kinds of structures, aside from being used sometimes as a facade to some structures. Nowadays the conventional brick has been substitued with some lighter bricks made of other materials more efective for building. There are many types of brick but generally there are three kinds: solid, frogged and perforated bricks. Solid brick are flat on all of its dimensions. Frogged bricks have an indented smaller rectangle on the top. The perforated brick has holes from the top to the bottom. The brick laying tecnique is the art of using bricks and mortars to build up brick structures such as walls  Stretcher bond: the simplest repeating pattern but it is only suitable for a wall half a brick thick, the thinnest possible wall. ** **DISADVANTAGES:**   **HEADER BOND. STRETCHER BOND.**
 * **What are they made of?**
 * **What are they used for?**
 * **How many types of brick are there?**
 * **What is the meaning of //brick laying techniques//?**
 * **Describe 2 brick laying techniques **
 * Scottish bond** has one row of headers to five of stretchers.
 * **What are their advantages and disadvantages?**
 * ADVANTAGES:
 * Masonry is very heat resistant and thus provides good fire protection.
 * Masonry walls are more resistant to projectiles, such as debris from hurricanes or tornadoes than walls of wood or other softer, less dense materials.
 * <span style="color: #21018d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Extreme weather causes degradation of masonry wall surfaces due to frost damage.
 * <span style="color: #21018d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Masonry tends to be heavy and must be built upon a strong foundation (usually reinforced concrete) to avoid settling and cracking.