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The following are typical brick bonds found on the faces of veneers of buildings. Running or Stretcher Bond The running Bond uses stretcher courses with the joints breaking at the center of each brick immediately above and below. This is frequently used for partitions and veneer and chimneys.
English Bond The English Bond is a form of bond in which one course is composed entirely of headers and the next course is composed entirely of stretchers. The header and stretcher courses alternate throughout the wall. Alternate courses of headers and stretchers are laid so the joints between stretchers are centered on the headers. Stretchers are centered on stretchers; headers on headers. This type of bond is especially popular for residential buildings. English Cross Bond or Dutch Bond A form of bond similar to Old English bond. This bond uses alternate headers and stretcher courses. The joints of the stretchers center on the stretchers two courses above and below; headers center on headers. This type of bond is used where strength and beauty are required. Flemish Bond A bond consisting of headers and stretchers which alternate in every course. The headers in course are centered above and below the stretchers in the other course. It is so laid as always to break joints, each header being placed in the middle of the stretchers in courses above and below. Stack Bond All courses are stretchers and all joins are in line. This is used primarily for aesthetic purposes. It has relatively little structural value.
Radical Drunk Brick Bond.
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Fireplace
with arch inset.
Basket Weave Bond This pattern imitates a basic in-and-out weave. It looks as if the weft and the warp each had two threads. In terms of brick, if one viewed the horizontal paving as if it were the side of a vertical wall one could describe this bond as consisting of a course of two stretchers laid in a stack bond next to two soldiers and this pattern is repeated for the course. The stack and soldiers alternate on each course. The narrow side of the brick can be presented to the viewer but usually the wide side of the brick faces up. Herringbone
Bond This pattern imitates a herringbone weave. In terms of brick,
if one viewed
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Common
Bond Sometimes called the American
Bond, this is a variation of the Running Bond, with a header
course every 5th, 6th, or 7th course. This ties the wall to the
backing masonry material. The header courses are centered on
each other.
Drunk
Brick or Hollywood
Bond.
the horizontal paving as if it were the side of a vertical
wall one could describe this bond as consisting of a course of one
stretcher laid next to one soldier and this pattern is repeated for the
course. The stretcher and soldier alternate on each course. On a 45 degree
angle a stairway of stretchers can be seen. Soldiers stand on one edge of
each step. The narrow side of the brick can be presented to the viewer but
usually the wide side of the brick faces up.
Pinwheel
Bond This pattern imitates the assembly
of a pinwheel. It calls for the insertion of a cut half brick
or a closure in the center of a square. If one viewed the horizontal
paving as if it were the side of a vertical wall one could describe
this bond as consisting of a course of one stretcher laid next
to one soldier and this pattern is repeated for the course. The
stretcher and soldier alternate on each course but this time
their order is reversed on each course. Even courses: stretcher,
soldier. Odd courses: soldier, stretcher. The narrow side of
the brick can be presented to the viewer but usually the wide
side of the brick faces up. Two courses form a series of squares
with a closure in the center.
Della Robbia Weave Bond This bond is not
commonly used. At one time we called it the Walton Weave because
Dennis Walton invented the pattern. Alas, there is nothing new under
the sun, at least not in masonry bonds. One day we discovered
the proper name for this pattern. It is a variation on a basket
weave, but it uses only one brick (or thread) for the weft and
warp. It consists of a course of one stretcher laid next to one
soldier and this pattern is repeated for the course. However
the stretcher is centered on the soldier and the soldier is centered
on the stretchers in the courses above and below. The stretcher
and soldier alternate on each course. Quarter closures fill in
the gaps making a small square out of each centered soldier and
each centered stretcher. Three courses form a pattern that looks
something like a capital I next to a dash: I-I-I-I-I- or a series
of the capital H: HHHHH with thread weaving in and out of the
crossbar on the H. The wide side of the brick faces up.