1. This is English Bond. Notice the
headers in one course,
stretchers in the next. The
queen closer keeps the bond.
Solid walls - English Bond
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Wall 1 brick thick

2. On the right there are two
examples of English bond. The
lower one shows very dense
engineering bricks - often found
in factories and bridges etc.
English Bond examples
Make sure you understand the
need for the queen closers
(left).
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3. English Bond is slow to lay. Work is
quicker if the number of headers is
reduced. This is why Garden wall
bonds are so popular. On the right
you should be able to see that
there are three courses of
stretchers to every one of
headers….
English Bond - Garden Wall Bond
The number of bricks is virtually
the same -it’s just quicker to lay
stretchers and fewer bricks are
rejected if they are too long or too
short.
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4. In most two storey houses the walls are 1B thick (approx. 225mm) High
buildings need thicker walls. English Bond can easily be adapted. The right-
hand picture shows two courses of a wall which is two-brickstwo-bricks thick.
English Bond - Thick walls
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5. This is Flemish Bond.
Notice the headers and
stretchers alternate in
each course. Again, the
queen closers keeps the
bond.
Solid walls - Flemish Bond
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6. Flemish Bond - examples
Here are three examples of
Flemish bond. Good quality
housing from the Georgian and
Victorian periods is usually in
Flemish bond.
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7. Flemish Garden Wall bond
Flemish Garden Wall bond is quite
rare but it does exist. The example
on the right shows two stretchers
in each course followed by a single
header. There are other variations.
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