Private brick

soldier (construction) brick used for the construction of plinths, basements, load-bearing walls, partitions.It features high strength and carries heavy loads.Suitable for the construction of arches and columns, laying of fireplaces or stoves.Made of clay or high quality quartz sand mixture with water and lime.

main types

Building brick is of two kinds:

• full-bodied;
• hollow.

Building material with voids (15 to 45%) for the construction of partition walls, bearing walls of buildings in height no more than 3 floors.Because of a lesser strength of the structure is not allowed to support the increased load.Not used for the construction of a hollow type of fireplace or furnace designs.Weight ordinary corpulent brick type is about 4 kg, hollow no more than 2.5 kg.

Dimensions ordinary brick

• Single (250 × 120 × 65 mm);
• Bastard (250 × 120 × 88 mm);
• Double (250 × 120 × 138 mm).

Single standard allows to erect walls, simple to use.Bastard and double types are used to create a wider masonry.They allow you to use a smaller amount of solution, thereby reducing the area of ​​the resulting cold joints (reliably protect the structure from hypothermia, simplify subsequent insulation).Before carrying out the purchase of materials and calculation of the number of bricks is carried out with respect to their size, the characteristics of mortar joints.

Specifications brick building

Affect the features of a building brick of its structure and composition.The main parameters are determined by the degree of hardiness, portable stress and durability of the material.It has an ordinary brick such characteristics:

• brand strength: from 50 to 175 (the higher the grade, the greater the mass of bricks and higher load carried by them);
• bulk weight: 1500-1900 kg / m³ (for full-bodied) and 1300-1500 kg / m³ (Hollow);
• frost from F25 (figure beside "F" indicates the number of portable freezing / thawing cycles);
• conductivity: 0.3-0.55 W / m · ° C (Hollow) and 0,45-0,8 W / m · ° C (full-bodied);
• Water absorption: less than 13-15% (in coefficient of absorption of the ceramic is lower than that of silica).

When selecting a suitable type, you must take into account all the parameters of a particular type, size and weight.Under the brick structure is necessary to prepare a solid foundation, determined by weight of the finished building.Additionally, you need to take into account the requirements for insulation of walls and brick plinth.

Advantages and disadvantages

special requirements to the exterior design and the evenness of the building material is not.It may be slightly chipped, uneven edges, have a non-uniform color.Subsequent finishing allows you to hide all the flaws in the structure as being built small errors will not be reflected.Purchase can be done in any hardware store, the cost depends on the particular structure of the material and the size of an ordinary brick.

Ceramic brick is perfect for the construction of chimneys, fireplaces, basement.From the frequent contact with water or exposure to elevated temperatures and its operational status will not change the properties.Lime, in turn, has a lower cost.Another important difference is the increased fragility of the ceramic type, which must be taken into account when transporting and loading of construction materials.Many customer reviews indicate the need for careful transportation and storage of this type of brick.

Before buying building materials need to be familiar with the features of masonry and brick corpulent.Professional photo and video collections with recommendations will be the best tool for qualitative performance of works.Correct the blank solution and the subsequent creation of the flat seams allow to build truly reliable and durable structure.Private brick with a neat and proper masonry can serve for 100 years or longer.

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