What Is Brick Masonry? It is constructed by placing the bricks in the mortar in an orderly manner to produce solid loads, which withstand excessive loads. There are a number of types of bricks and mortars that…
Introduction of Rate Analysis of Brick Masonry Rate analysis of brick masonry used of reference book IS Code 1200 part 3(IS Code 1200 part 3 used for measurement), IS Code 2212, and CPWD…
How to Hang a Picture on a Brick Wall? If the right hardware is available then it becomes easy to hang a picture on a brick wall. It can also be done quite…
What is Rate Analysis? The basis of arriving at a correct and reasonable rate per unit. Work or supply for a particular item following its specification and detailed survey of materials, labour, equipment,…
What Is Frost Wall? The Frost wall or frost-protected wall structure is built to keep soil below the building against freezing to secure the foundations in freezing conditions. The Types of frost walls, their…
Sealing Brick Work Although brick is hard and sturdy, however, it is additionally abysmally porous, thus it will absorb water and over time, water absorption can cause crumbling and cracking within the brick. A sealer can be applied with a roller if no pump sprayer is…
Introduction of Parapet Wall The parapet wall is one of the most important parts of our house. It acts as a protective barrier that is constructed at the end of the roof of…
Thumb Rule of Construction Material Thumb rule requirement of standard materials and standard calculation in high-raised building Steel =3 to 5 kg/sqft Cement =0.5bags/ sqft RMC =0.05 m3/sqft Block =12.5 nos /sqm Electrical…
What Is Plastering? Plastering is the practice of coating rough walls including irregular surfaces in the building or houses as well as other buildings with plastic material termed plaster. It also preserves the work…
Top Vinyl Siding Color Combinations Top vinyl siding is available in different types of colors and those can be choose roughly. This has wide variety of Colors like dull, neutral, bright, bold, etc….
What Color Siding Goes with the Red Brick? If you obtain a red brick home, getting the correct combination siding color for a different purpose can be challenging the red brick…
What Is Cinder Blocks? Cinder blocks are hollow rectangle-shaped structures usually made of concrete and coal cinders which find use in construction sites. Cinder blocks are similar in shape and construction to concrete blocks, except that,…
What Is a Partition Wall? The walls that make for division or privacy in the interior portion of a building and not Carried the ceiling load And floor load and that would make…
What Is Repointing Brick? Repointing brick is generally known as repointing of brick or repointing of brickwork. Repointing of brickwork is a basic process where you renews or repair the outer portion of…
What Is Wall Putty? Wall putty is basically a substance which is applied to the internal wall of any house to increase the beauty and longevity of the house. Wall putty makes a…
What Is Brick Masonry? It is constructed by placing the bricks in the mortar in an orderly manner to produce solid loads, which withstand excessive loads. There are a number of types of…
Brick Size: Bricks are made of various sizes. Normally the length should be double the width plus the thickness of one vertical joint. Thus, one stretcher along the wall will cover two headers…
What Is a Cavity Wall? A cavity wall consists of a hollow space between them. The cavity walls normally consist of two skins, which should be brick, cinder blocks, or reinforcement concrete blocks,…
Introduction of Marble and Granite Someone busy planning the interior of their home, let me tell you research is very crucial, and one of the difficult choices the owners have is choosing between Marble…
What Is Fly Ash Bricks? Fly ash bricks are a building component in civil engineering; mostly, they are masonry material. Generally, class C and class F-fly ash, sand/stone dust and water is the…
What Are Walls? Wall is a structural element that divides the space (room) into two spaces (rooms) and also provides safety and shelter. Generally, the walls are differentiated as two types of outer-walls…
What is Brick? One of the oldest building materials in the construction line brick continues to be the most popular and leading construction material because of durable, being cheap, and easy to handle…
What Is Classification of Bricks? Many types of brick available in the market. All bricks are a different purpose and different place used, so us classification bricks as below. Classification of Bricks Based…
How to Work With Brick Masonry Calculator? This calculator easily calculates nos. of Bricks after finding cement and sand. This find as per the below step. Step – 1. Select unit like Meter…
What Are Walls? A wall is a structure and a surface that defines an area, carries a load, provides security, shelter, or soundproofing, or, is decorative. There are many kinds of walls, including…
Introduction of Brick Bat Coba We spent a lot of money on the interior and the exterior view of our home. But many people don’t spend money on the waterproofing of their home…
What Is a Retaining Wall? A retaining wall is a design of a structure; it is built when there is a desired change in ground elevation and to resist the lateral pressure of soil…
Introduction of English Bond & Flemish Bond Various types of bonds in brick masonry used for wall construction are classified depends on bonding style and laying of bricks in walls. The bond pattern…
Introduction for Tests on Brick Bricks are commonly used in the construction of various types of Structures. Bricks are one of the basic material which is commonly used for the construction of the…
Introduction of Stretcher Bond: Bonding is actually an arrangement of bricks in a structure like a wall or a column. The arrangement in brickwork in order that the units are tied together to make…
What is Mortar? The term mortar is used to indicate that a paste prepared by adding the required quantity of water into a mixture of binding material (cement or lime) and fine aggregate…
Introduction of Hollow Bricks Bricks are one of the most essential and commonly used Building units in the construction world after cement. Traditional bricks are widely used in the construction of Buildings. Nowadays…
What Is Composite Masonry? Composite masonry is the one that is constructed out of two or more types of building units or of different types of building materials. Composite Masonry: Â When walls are…
What Is Reinforced Brick Masonry? The Reinforced brick masonry is totally different from the normal method of the brick masonry. The reinforced brick masonry consists of brick masonry which has Steel reinforcement embedded…
History of AAC Block AAC was perfected in the mid-1920s by the Swedish architect and inventor, Dr. Johan Axel Eriksson working with Professor Henrik Kreuger. It was patented in 1924 & production started…
What Is Clamp Burning? A typical clamp is shown below figure The bricks and fuel are placed in alternate layers. The amount of fuel is reduced successively in the top layers. Clamp Burning…
Introduction of Clay Product There is a wide variety of structural clay products, broadly classified as facing materials, load-bearing materials, paving materials, roofing tile, and chemically resistant materials. Examples of facing materials are…
What Is Cinder Block? Cinder blocks are totally different from concrete blocks. Concrete and cinder blocks are made from the same basic components; however, there is a special key component for cinder blocks…