Glossary of Brick Terms

Brick Masonry

A type of construction that has units of baked clay or shale of uniform size, small enough to be placed with one hand, laid in courses with mortar joints to form walls of virtually unlimited length and height.

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Other Terms:

Backfilling
Base Coat
Batter Boards
Bed Joint
Block
Bond
Brick Set
Brown Coat
Buttered