brick masonry
Mortared clay construction
Brick masonry is construction using bricks bonded together with mortar.
The term covers both the craft and the resulting structure—walls, chimneys, facades, and other brickwork.
A brick mason or bricklayer practices the trade.
The old warehouse featured exposed brick masonry throughout.
- trowelFlat blade for spreading
- archCurved spanning structure
- levelHorizontal or uniform position
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
- wallVertical enclosing structure
load bearing wall · bricklaying · clay · chimney · Gothic architecture · medieval castles · refractory · jointer · hammer · kiln · course · tuckpointing · sand · fireplace · concrete block · quoin · plumb line · scaffolding
- brickworkbricks, brickwork, bricklaying, clay bricks, red bricks
brick masonrytimber framing
Construction using joined heavy wood
steel construction · concrete construction · log construction · adobe construction · stone masonry
brick masonrypost-and-beam
Construction using upright-and-crosspiece joints
steel frame · frame construction · skeletal frame · geodesic dome