facing brick

Facing brick - building material used for the walls of new and the restored buildings, paving, decorating individual construction elements (angles, cap).It features increased resistance to the effects of rain, low temperatures, UV rays.It is classified in composition, color, texture features.

Variety shape

form of products and surface texture affects the resulting design of buildings or objects.There are shaped and textured look.

Contoured (shaped) brick is made in special forms, and may have a rounded part, a trapezoid shape, the wedge.It is used for decoration of the walls around the windows or doorways, arched transitions for display.Twisted shaped brick used to build the original columns and pillars.

Texture species may have completely smooth polished surface or edge without treatment (torn plane).The most popular variety is considered to be a brick facade with rolled surfaces: it is attached to the stone texture through greater projection of the central part and uneven transitions along the perimeter edge.In the photo of textured brick can choose a type that is suitable for the restoration of old buildings and stylish finish of new buildings.

Variations in color

Color brick is determined by the addition of dyes or the use in the manufacture of exclusively clay and auxiliaries.For example, most of the ceramic bricks have yellow, orange, red or light brown shades.A clinker products with the addition of dyes can be green, blue, purple.They differ from analog saturation and brightness of colors.

Variations by type of raw material

Types of bricks, manufactured from different types of materials, allow you to apply for building material and laying of tracks, and for walls, basement.Features of raw materials and determine the characteristics of finished products.The following types of facing bricks:

• ceramic (clay enhanced cleaning without additives);
• hyperpressed (limestone mixtures produced by chemically bonded);
• silicate (lime and sand);
• clinker (it is composed of a special breed of clay).

Clinker is suitable for wall cladding, paving and masonry pavements, has high strength and frost resistance (not destroyed by direct contact with the ground).

Ceramic may be smooth or corrugated, rolled surface has a yellow, red or orange tinge (and possibly the addition of dyes).

Hyperpressed has ragged edges, perfect for creating stylized decoration of buildings.

Silicate stands affordable cost, wide range of colors (from white to pink or dark blue) than received positive reviews from customers.Can have any shape (wedge-shaped, trapezoidal, etc.).

Dimensions and weight

most popular sizes of facing bricks:

• single (250x120x65 mm);
• Bastard (250x120x88 mm);
• double (250x120x138 mm).

There are also other non-standard sizes, for example, specific clinker products with increased length (528x108x37 mm).

Weight bricks depends on the variety and producer.Ceramic weighing 2 to 4.1 kg clinker - from 2 to 3.3 kg silicate - from 3 to 4.5 kg, hyperpressed - from 2 to 6 kg.

Specifications of facing bricks

Enjoy facade bricks, depending on the type and manufacturer of the following characteristics:

• Frost: F25-300.
• Stamps M75-500.
• Water absorption: 2-16%.
• porosity of 5-30%.
• thermal conductivity of from 0.36 to 0.9 W / m · ° C.

greatest strength, frost resistance and thermal conductivity has clinker bricks.

Hyperpressed also features high thermal conductivity (0.9 W / m * K).

necessary to study the characteristics of each of these types before buying building materials.The main criterion should be the requirements for frost resistance and water absorption (according to weather conditions, which will be laying).

To ensure long-term preservation of the selected bricks worth exploring video tutorials from professional builders.Recommendations made to help find solutions to the mixing rules for different types of bricks, the specific application and create a unique pattern of masonry.Depending on the temperature and atmospheric conditions for the material and its resistance lifetime will be from 50 to 150 years.

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