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This section is for students to display their Brickwork, and maybe other stuff

Up-date 21st Dec

I have re-arranged the posts for 2010

Group A is under December
Group B is under November
19+ is under October
CITB is under September

Hopefully, this will make it easier to find your work

Aaron

Photo taken 21st Dec '10

This is the T-Junction brick wall. In the middle is the header and on either side is a three-quarter brick. After that, it's just simple Stretcher Bond.

On the third course, you need to repeat the 1st course

The first course is the hardest because you need to have the correct distance from either end of the three-quarter bricks

The header and the three-quarter bricks are the same length as two full-bricks because ½ + ¾ + ¾ = 2

After the first course, the rest is easy

Aaron Allen
20. 12. 10

Well done, you have correctly identified the specific reason for this task. It is the dimensions, especially the sizes of the cuts, which maintains the bond and keep the brickwork to gauge

Brickwork designed by Anne Dec 10

An alternative bonding arrangement is shown below. Headers are grey and three-quarter bricks are shaded

Photo taken 10th Jan '11

This type of pointing takes practice, but when it is done well, it emphasises the clean lines and sharp arrises of good quality brickwork

Aaron is now constructing a window opening in a cavity wall, with a brick-on-edge cill

Photo taken 2nd Feb '11

Antony

Photo taken 17th Nov '10

Brickwork designed by Antony Nov '10

Photo taken 24th Nov '10

Photo taken 29th Nov '10

Photo taken 7th Dec '10

Photo taken 15th Dec '10

Kane

Photo taken 9th Nov '10

Photo taken 24th Nov '10

Patrick

Photo taken 8th Dec 10

I did a wall called Flemish Bond. It consists of headers then stretchers on the same course. I also started to build a Stretcher Bond wall, which is just courses of stretchers

• Measure how long the wall is going to be
• Make a mix of mortar 5 to 1 of sand and lime,
• Add water till correct consistancy
• Put the mix onto a spot board
• Get out your tools
• Lay down the mortar on the wall
• Place the brick on top of the mortar and,
• Make sure it is to gauge and plumb

Patrick Davies
20. 12. 10

Photo taken 15th Dec 10

Ibrahim

Photo taken 15th Dec '10

Lee

Photo taken 9th Nov '10

I used different types of bonds on each wall. My first wall used English bond, which got bricks going up.

First thing you need is to mix mortar and make sure your working place is tidy. Then spot board. Make sure you put water on your spot board so your mortar won't stick

Then get all the tools you need around you and start building your wall. Make sure the measurements are correct. That's what I did to mine and it took me three days to finish the whole wall

The easy thing is that I had to start with putting my line on, then start laying bricks. I did not find anything difficult

Lee Mhinda
20. 12. 10

Photo taken 7th Dec '10

Callum

Photo taken 7th Dec '10

Photo taken 7th Dec '10

Reese

Brickwork designed by Anne Oct '10

Shaded bricks indicates cuts
The finish on the top of the wall was designed by Reece

Photo taken 8th Nov '10

Reece is building a decorative panel from Monk Bond
which is a variation of Flemish

Photo taken 15th Nov '10

Like Flemish, Monk Bond is 1-brick wide. It is one header, then two stretchers. Blocks are used for the back of the panel and these are tied into the brick pillars

Photo taken 17th Nov '10

There are some cut bricks at the ends to make it fit into the panel. These are Queen Closers and three-quarter bricks

Photo taken 29th Nov '10

On my brick and block panel, I started off with 2 courses of yellow bricks, 2 skin-thick and a 3rd course with yellow and red bricks

After the first 3 courses, I started the blockwork on the back, whilst building up the pillars on each side

After I built the block and brick pillars up to the height of the first pattern, I built the start of the panel and carried on until I reached the top of the pattern

To finish the top of my panel, I started with a course of headers in yellow and one course of yellow stretchers. I also added a course of red stretchers. To finish off the top I put a course of yellow headers and brick-on edge.

The part I found the easiest was the panel work because it was mainly laying to a line, which I find easy. The only part I found a little difficult was making sure the pillars were straight, plumb and to gauge

Reese Perks
20. 12. 10

Photo taken 15th Dec '10

Conner

Photo taken 25th Dec '10

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