| Arris | The sharp edge between two adjacent surfaces of a brick.... | |
| Bevelled Closer | A brick cut, with a bevel, along its length reducing a header at one end to 56 mm. (See Bonding)... | |
| Brick Bat | Part of a brick when cut square across its width. Bats cut as a quarter, half, or three quarters of ... | |
| Brick Slip | A face slip; thin slices of brick specially made, or cut, to match the stretchers or headers used in... | |
| Brick Tile | Known as a Mathematical Tile; this special tile has the lower part of the face moulded as a standard... | |
| Bull Nose Brick | These may be Single or Double Bull Nose. Either one or two ends of the stretcher face are made with ... | |
| Burrs | Bricks that have been fused together into lumps due to excessive heat in certain parts of the kiln.... | |
| Calcium-Silicate Brick | Known as a Sand-Lime Brick. Made from sand, or crushed flint, mixed with a hydrated lime, approximat... | |
| Cant Brick | As with the B.N. Brick these may be single or double with the corner, or corners, formed as a 45 deg... | |
| Capping Brick | A special brick shaped so as to be laid on edge to finish the top of a wall but without projecting b... | |
| Cavity Closer | Door and window openings in an external cavity wall require the cavity to be closed. The standard of... | |
| Cavity Insulation | For new build the standard of thermal insulation for external walls, set by Building Regulations, re... | |
| Cement Mortar | A bedding mortar using Ordinary Portland Cement (O.P.C.) and soft sand mixed in a ratio of approx. 1... | |
| Common Brick | A cheap plain brick that is intended for use where good appearance or great structural strength is n... | |
| Coping Brick | A special brick (like a capping brick) shaped so as to be laid on edge to finish, and protect, the t... | |
| Cownose Brick | A specially moulded brick that has a header semicircular on plan.... | |
| Creasing Tile | This Coping Tile is a 262 mm x 150 mm clay tile but unlike a roofing tile it is flat without nibs or... | |
| Damp-Proof Course | A d.p.c. is mainly used at Ground Floor Level, at a minimum of 150 mm above ground level, to prevent... | |
| Dogleg Brick | Can be used when forming external, or internal, obtuse angles to maintain correct face bond without ... | |
| Efflorescence | A powdery white deposit that forms on the surface of new brickwork or tiling. This results from the ... | |
