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Masonry

Construction practice that uses materials such as brick, concrete block, stone, and tile that are set in morta.

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stripped joint

Construction; Masonry

In brickwork, a type of raked joint used with bricks of rough texture.

flare headers

Construction; Masonry

In brickwork, bricks that are of a different colour than the main, used to pick out patterns.

common bond

Construction; Masonry

In brickwork, similar to stretcher bond but with a row of headers inserted every few courses. Also called American Bond and English Garden Wall Bond.

perpend

Construction; Masonry

In masonry the vertical joints. From perpendicular. Commonly called Perps.

quoins

Construction; Masonry

In masonry, a hard stone or brick used, with similar ones, to reinforce an external corner or edge of a wall or the like; often distinguished decoratively from adjacent masonry; may be limitated in ...

coign

Construction; Masonry

In masonry, a hard stone or brick used, with similar ones, to reinforce an external corner or edge of a wall or the like; often distinguished decoratively from adjacent masonry; may be limitated in ...

coin

Construction; Masonry

In masonry, a hard stone or brick used, with similar ones, to reinforce an external corner or edge of a wall or the like; often distinguished decoratively from adjacent masonry; may be limitated in ...

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