![]() It is used for decorative effects (vertical, long, wide). Sailor A sailor course is similar to the soldier course but with the wide edge facing out. This type of course is sometimes used for decorative effects over door and window openings and in fireplace facings (vertical, long, narrow). Soldier A soldier course is one in which brick are laid standing on end with the narrow edge facing out. Header A brick laid flat with its width at the face of the wall, or parallel to the face of the wall. When all the brick in the course are laid in this manner, it is called a stretcher course. Stretcher Brick laid flat with the long face parallel to the wall are called a stretchers. The dimensions of these parts are, in general, co-ordinated so that two bricks laid side by side separated only by the width of a perpend have a total width identical to the length of a single brick laid transversely on top of them. A perpend is a vertical joint between any two bricks and is usually – but not always – filled with mortar. ![]() The bed is the mortar upon which a brick is laid. Parts of brickwork include bricks, beds and perpends. A header course consists entirely of headers (horizontal, short, narrow side laid on wide edge). Brick laid flat and perpendicular to the face of the wall are called headers. Each horizontal layer of brick in a masonry structure is called a course. It is a continuous level range or row of brick or masonry throughout the face or faces of a building. A row of bricks, when laid in a wall, is called a course. Is it vertical or horizontal? Does it show the long or or the short side? Does it show the narrow or the wide side? Is it laid down on the narrow edge or the wide edge?Ĭourse Setting a course means to arrange in a row. Will the brick be set flat or will it stand up? Will the wide side or the narrow side face out? The following are terms which describe how the brick is set. ![]() When a brick is laid down the mason must decide which side of the brick will face outside towards the viewer.
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