Brickwork & paving for house and garden

246 Pages·2003·55.95 MB·English

by  Michael Hammett

First published in 2003 by
The Crowood Press Ltd
Ramsbury, Marlborough
Wiltshire SN8 2HR
www.crowood.com
This e-book first published in 2013
This impression 2005
© Michael Hammett 2003
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted
in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy,
recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in
writing from the publishers.
British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this
book is available from the British Library.
ISBN 978 1 84797 662 8
Illustration credits All drawings are by Claire Upsdale. The assistance of the
Brick Development Association is acknowledged in their preparation.
The author is grateful to the following companies and individuals for the
supply of and permission to reproduce photographs as follows. Baggeridge Brick
plc: pages 6, 101, 102, and 111; Belle Group: pages 37, 38, and 118; Bovingdon
Brickworks Ltd: page 23; Brick Development Association: pages 32, 54, 72, 79
(bottom), 80, 110, 113, 114, 115, 121 and 122; British Cement Association: page
36; Building Cosmetic Services: page 143; Sue Duncan: page 7; Freshfield Lane
Brickworks Limited: page 18; Hanson Brick Europe: page 12; Kingscourt Brick:
page 48; Caroline York: page 8; and The York Handmade Brick Co Ltd: pages
21 and 123.
All other photographs are by the author who also acknowledges The
National Trust for kind permission to reproduce the picture of Tattershall Castle
(page 10) and to Mr Christopher Parker for kind permission to reproduce the
picture of Faulkbourne Hall (page 11).
Contents
1 Introduction
2 Brickwork Materials
3 Bricklaying
4 Brickwork Masonry
5 Paving
6 Maintenance and Repair
Glossary
Further Reading
Useful Contacts
Index
CHAPTER 1
Introduction
Brick is an important building material in many parts of the world. In Britain,
brickwork masonry has become a particularly well-established, well-developed
and versatile form of construction. Because of its attractive appearance and
superior properties of robustness, durability and low maintenance, it is the most
popular material for building the external walls of houses. Brick is also
appropriate for garden landscape features, especially when used in conjunction
with clay pavers.
The successful application of brick depends on a basic appreciation of the
variety of products included under the general description ‘brick’ and also on the
nature of brickwork and how detail design affects appearance. This book
provides informative comment on these matters, guidance on specification and
basic information on the techniques used in simple brickwork for house and
garden construction.
Over 90 per cent of bricks used in Britain are clay bricks. Bricks are also
made of concrete – crushed rock aggregate bound with Portland cement. Sand,
lime and crushed flint are used to make calcium silicate bricks, which are also
known as sandlime and flintlime bricks. In some countries, bricks made from
these alternative materials have a greater share of the overall market than they do
in Britain.
Pavers are made of clay, but concrete pavers have the lion’s share of this
market as they cost less to produce. The information and comments in this book
are primarily concerned with clay bricks and clay pavers, but many of the
comments and descriptions of work apply to all material types. Manufacturers’
recommendations should be followed on matters of detail specification.