DIFFERENT CUTS AND ORIENTATIONS OF BRICKS USED IN CONSTRUCTION

1. BRICK ORIENTATION:

(i). HEADER:

The shorter side or end face of a brick that is exposed is termed as header.

(ii). STRETCHER:

The longer narrow side or face of a brick that is exposed is termed as stretcher.

(iii). ROWLOCK:

The head is visible and the long narrow sides are on bottom and top.

(iv). ROWLOCK STRETCHER:

When the thinner stretcher sides are on bottom and top faces on the sides. 

(v). SAILOR:

The heads are on top and bottom and the stretcher faces are on the side. Mostly used for decoration.

(vi). SOLDIER:

The stretcher side is visible and the heads are at the bottom and top. It is usually used for decoration.

2. DIFFERENT TYPES OF BRICK CUTS

1. CLOSER:

Closer is the small piece of brick cut lengthwise in such a manner that its one long face remains uncut and used at the end of masonry wall to maintain bond pattern.

(i). QUEEN CLOSER (HALF):

When a brick is cut along its length, making it two equal pieces then it is called queen closer.





(ii). QUEEN CLOSER (QUARTER):

When a queen closer is cut in to two equal pieces then it is called as queen closer quarter.

(iii). KING CLOSER:

King closer are the portion of a brick obtained by cutting off the triangular piece between center of one end and the center of one side.

(iv). BEVELLED CLOSER:

Similar to king closer with the only difference that the whole length of the brick bevelled for maintaining the half width at one end and full width at the other.

(v). MITRED CLOSER: 

It is a brick whose one end is cut splayed or mitred for full width. The angle of splay vary from 45 to 60 degree.

2. BAT:

The portion of bricks cut across the width is termed as bat.

(i). THREE QUARTER BAT: 

It is the form of brick bat having its length equal to three quarter of length of a full bricks. 

(ii). HALF BAT: 
If the length of the bat is equal to half the length of the full bricks.

(iii). BEVELED BAT: 

A brick bat is called beveled bat when its width has beveled.