BRICK AND ITS FACES

FROG
Indentation 10-20 mm

Margin

Edge (Aris)
Stretcher

Header

Bed

Size of Brick: 230 MM X 115 MM

: 230 MM X 110 MM(10MM mortar joint)
CLOSER BRICK and ITS PORTIONS
It is the portion of the brick cut along the
length in such a way as one long face
remains intact

QUEEN CLOSER
When a brick is cut along its length,
making it two equal halves then it is
called queen closer. Thus a queen closer
is a broken brick portion whose width is
half as wide as the original brick. This is
also called as queen closer half.

QUEEN CLOSER QUARTER

If a queen closer is broken into two equal
pieces then it is known as queen closer
quarter. Such a closer is thus a brick
piece which is one quarter of the brick
size.
KING CLOSER BRICK and ITS PORTIONS
It is obtained by cutting out a triangular portion of
the brick between the centre of one end (width of
one end becomes half that of a full brick) and the
centre of the other end (lay side- width at the other
end is equal to the full width). Thus it has half
header and half stretcher face.

BEVELLED CLOSER

It is a form of king closer in which the whole length

of the brick (i.e. stretcher face) is chamfered or
beveled in such a way that half width is maintained
at one end and full width is maintained at the other
end.

MITRED CLOSER

It is a portion of a brick whose one end is cut

splayed or mitred for full width. The angle of splay
may vary from 45 to 60. Thus one longer face of
the mitred closer is of full length of the brick while
the other longer face is smaller in length.
BRICK and ITS PORTIONS
BRICK BONDS AND MASONRY