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How to Lay Bricks – A Four Step Guide to Lay Bricks with Mortar

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Many people often come to a common question how to lay bricks? Laying bricks is basically a systematic approach and it should be done with precision to provide enough strength to the construction. Bricks are considered as foundations of any establishments and thus, this job not only requires precision, but also needs sheer accuracy. When […]

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Types of Brick For Different Construction Works

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Engineering bricks

Civil engineers use different types of brick in different construction structures such as buildings, bridges, road construction, pavements etc. The types of brick for a particular construction project is determined according to its purpose, life time expectations, expected weight, Eco conditions, etc. The standard format of laying bricks is to lay them flat on the structure or […]

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How to Make Bricks – A Guide to Standard Industrial Process for Manufacturing Bricks

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how bricks are produced

The art of producing bricks is one of the major human inventions in the history of human civilization. In primitive era, our ancestors did not know how to make bricks. But, they applied their innovations and had successfully produced bricks. We are presently carrying their legacy. The urban modernization of the present world would have […]

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Different Standardized Brick Dimensions

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different brick types and their sizes

Manufacturers produce bricks according to their own specifications and in most of the cases, standard brick dimensions are maintained globally. However, if buyers want, they can order for customized brick sizes. In this article, mainly the standard brick dimensions will be discussed. Generally, most of the bricks are manufactured in nominal size. Nominal size bricks […]

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Refractory Brick or Fire Brick | Salient Advantages and Applications of Fire Bricks

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fire bricks or refractory bricks

Refractory brick, also popularly known as fire brick, is a type of brick that is designed or manufactured to cope with high heat environment. For example, to construct kilns and furnaces this kind of brick is used. Numerous manufacturers around the world produce refractory bricks in different sizes, shapes and styles. Most of the manufacturers also deliver […]

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How to Remove Paint From Brick – 4 Efficient and Cost-Effective Methods

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Removing Paint from bricks by sand blasting

Paint on bricks may seem impossible to remove, there are some useful methods which can be deployed to remove paint from the bricks with seamless precision. So, if the question is how to remove paint from brick, here in this article you will find some befitting answers. To start with the job, you need a […]

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5 Characteristics of Good Bricks – How To Identify a Good Brick

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good brick and its characteristics

For a good structure, bricks should be good and well burnt. In a construction site, sometimes we need to check if the bricks are of good quality or it is not. We should be able to identify good bricks without any extra instrument. To do that, we need to know the characteristics of good bricks. […]

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