Quick Answer
Question – What are brick bond patterns?
Answer – Patterns created with bricks when laying
Detailed Answer – What are brick bond patterns?
Brick bond patterns are the patterns which can be formed by laying bricks in a particular way. The pattern is accented by the masonry joint and the shape and size of the brick.
Stretcher Bond
Stretcher bond is one of the most common bonds. It is easy to lay with little waste and composed of stretchers set in rows, offset by half a brick.
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Stacker Bond
A pattern made up of rows of stretchers with each stretcher centred on the stretcher below it. All joints run vertically down the wall.
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English Bond
English bond is made up of alternating courses of stretchers and headers. This produces a solid wall that is a full brick in depth, is easy to lay and is the strongest bond for a one-brick-thick wall.
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Header Bond
Header bond is created by rows of headers, only displaced by half a brick on each row. This bond is often use to create curved brickwork.
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Flemish Bond
Flemish bond is created by alternately laying headers and stretchers in a single course. The next course is laid so that a header lies in the middle of the stretcher course below.
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