Types of brickwork bonding

It has been practice for some time to describe the thickness of a wall by t he length of a brick example 1/2B . 1B , or 1and 1/2B wall

strecher bond ( 1/2B thick wall )

• Consists of all strecthers in every course
• The bricks are laid with the vertical joints between bricks lying directly under and over the centre of the bricks in the courses under and over .
• It is used for 1/2B walls and the 1/2B skins of cavity walls
• At the intersection of two 1/2B walls at corners or angles and at the jambs , sides f openings , the bricks are laid so that a header face showns in every other course to complete the bond
  
• THe appearance of a wall laid in strecther bond may look momotonous because of the mass of stretcher faces showing

Header bond ( 1B thick wall )

• A solid wall 1B thick may be bonded with every brick showing a header face with each header face lying directly over two header faces below
• This bond is little used as the great number of vertical joints and header faces is generally considered unatteactive.