Basics in Building Construction

Basics in Building Construction 4(2+2)

Lesson 11 : Bonds In Brick Work

Garden Wall Bonds

This type of bond is used for the construction of garden walls, boundary walls, compound walls, where the thickness of the wall is one brick thick and the height does not exceed two meters. This type of bond is not as strong as English bond, but is more attractive. Due to this reason, it is sometimes used in construction of outer leaves of cavity walls

Garden walls bonds are of three types:

1. Garden Wall English Bond: In this bond, the header course is providedonlyafter three to five stretchers courses. In each header course, a queen closer is placed next to quoin header, to provided necessary lap. In stretches courses, quoin headers are placed in alternate courses.








2. Garden Wall Flemish Bond: In this bond, each course contains one header after three to five stretchers continuously placed, throughout the length of the course. Each alternate course contains a three-fourth brick bat placed next to the quoin header; develop necessary lap and a header laid over the middle of each central stretcher. This bond is also known as scotch bond or Sussex Bond.






3. Garden Wall Monk Bond: This is special type of garden – wall flemish bondin which each course contains one header after two successive stretchers. Every alternate course contains a quoin header followed by a ¾ brick bat. Due to this, the header rests over the joint between two successive stretchers.