Editing Masonry (section)

==Brick==
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[[File: Brick Work 2015-02-8 278.jpg|thumb|Brick work]]
Solid brickwork is made of two or more [[wythe]]s of bricks with the units running horizontally (called ''stretcher'' bricks) bound together with bricks running [[:wikt:transverse|transverse]] to the wall (called "header" bricks). Each row of bricks is known as a course. The pattern of headers and stretchers employed gives rise to different 'bonds' such as the common bond (with every sixth course composed of headers), the English bond, and the [[Flemish bond]] (with alternating stretcher and header bricks present on every course). Bonds can differ in strength and in insulating ability. Vertically staggered bonds tend to be somewhat stronger and less prone to major cracking than a non-staggered bond.

===Uniformity and rusticity===
[[Image:Athruzmasonry.jpg|thumb|Masonry repair work done to a brick wall]]
The wide selection of brick styles and types generally available in industrialized nations allow much variety in the appearance of the final product. In buildings built during the 1950s-1970s, a high degree of uniformity of brick and accuracy in masonry was typical. In the period since then this style was thought to be too sterile, so attempts were made to emulate older, rougher work. Some brick surfaces are made to look particularly rustic by including ''burnt'' bricks, which have a darker color or an irregular shape. Others may use antique salvage bricks, or new bricks may be artificially aged by applying various surface treatments, such as tumbling. The attempts at rusticity of the late 20th century have been carried forward by masons specializing in a free, artistic style, where the courses are intentionally ''not'' straight, instead weaving to form more organic impressions.

===Serpentine masonry===
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A crinkle-crankle wall is a brick wall that follows a serpentine path, rather than a straight line. This type of wall is more resistant to toppling than a straight wall; so much so that it may be made of a single wythe of unreinforced brick and so despite its longer length may be more economical than a straight wall.