Brick
Mortar
Lime
Brick
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Nominal
Size
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Actual
Size
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No.
per sqft*
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Standard
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4"
x 2 2/3" x 8"
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3
5/8" x 2 ¼" x 8"
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6.27
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Modular
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4"
x 2 2/3" x 8"
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3
5/8" x 2 ¼" x 7 5/8"
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6.86
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King
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3
3/8" x 3" x 10"
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3"
x 2 5/8" x 9 5/8"
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4.80
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Queen
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2
¾" x 3" x 10"
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3
1/8" x 2 ¾" x 9 5/8"
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4.61
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Engineer
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4"
x 3 1/5" x 8"
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3
5/8" x 2 13/16" x 7 5/8"
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5.65
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Economy
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4"
x 4" x 8"
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3
5/8" x 3 5/8" x 7 5/8"
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4.50
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Utility
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4"
x 4" x 12"
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3
5/8" x 3 5/8" x 11 ½"
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3.03
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Jumbo
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4"
x 3" x 8"
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3
5/8" x 2 ¾" x 8"
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5.50
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Norman
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4"
x 2 2/3" x 12"
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3
5/8" x 2 ¼" x 11 5/8"
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4.57
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Norwegian
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3
½" x 3" x 12"
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3
½" x 2 ¾" x 11 5/8"
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3.84
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*with 3/8" mortar
joints (bed and vertical)
There is no true standard of face brick sizes versus names. The same name
brick may vary in size among different manufacturers. It is best to specify
face bricks by size first and then by name.
Brick Positions
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Stretcher
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Shiner
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Header
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Rowlock
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Soldier
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Sailor
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No.
of standard bricks in one sqft of brick wall
8”x2
¼”x3 ¾” standard brick with ¼” vertical mortar joints in running bond
Wall
No. of
Thickness of horizontal mortar joint
thickness bricks
thick 1/8” ¼” 3/8” ½” 5/8”
¾”
4”,
4 ½” 1 7.33 7.00 6.67
6.33 6.08 5.80
8”,
9” 2 14.67 14.00 13.33 12.67
12.17 11.60
12”,
13” 3 22.00 21.00 20.00 19.00
18.25 17.40
16”,
17” 4 29.33 28.00 26.67 25.33
24.33 23.20
20”,
21” 5 36.67 35.00 33.33 31.67
30.42 29.00
24”,
25” 6 44.00 42.00 40.00 38.00
36.50 34.80
No.
of square inches per standard brick with mortar joints
Thickness
of horizontal mortar joints
1/8” ¼”
3/8” ½”
5/8” ¾”
7/8” 1”
19.30
20.625 21.656 22.69 23.72 24.75 25.78
26.81
Bonds
English
bond (with a full header course every other course) 50.000
%
English
bond (with a full header course every 6th course) 16.667
English
cross bond (with a full header course every other course) 50.000
English
cross bond (with a full header course every 6th course) 16.667
Common
bond * (with a full header course every 5th course) 20.000
Common
bond (with a full header course every 6th course) 16.667
Common
bond (with a full header course every 7th course) 14.333
Dutch
bond (with a full header course every other course)
50.000
Dutch
bond (with a full header course every 6th course)
16.667
Dutch
cross bond (with a full header course every other course) 50.000
Dutch
cross bond (with a full header course every 6th course)
16.667
Double
header bond (two headers and a stretcher every 5th course) 10.000
Double
header bond (two headers and a stretcher every 6th course) 8.333
Flemish
bond (with a full header course every other course) 33.333
Flemish
bond (with a full header course every 6th course)
5.600
Double
Flemish bond (with a full header course every other course) 10.000
Double
Flemish bond (with a full header course every 3rd course) 6.667
3
stretcher Flemish bond (with a full header course every other course)
7.143
3
stretcher Flemish bond (with a full header course every 3rd course)
4.800
4
stretcher Flemish bond (with a full header course every other course)
5.600
4
stretcher Flemish bond (with a full header course every 3rd course)
3.704
*
Common
bond is also called American
bond
Do not confuse common bond with everyday running
bond
Types
of brick by material
Adobe
Kiln
burned (your common red brick)
Sand
lime
Concrete