Brick Bonds
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Stretcher
Bond
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Stretcher bond is the commonest bond used today and the least interesting in appearance.
It can be made more interesting by laying a course of different coloured bricks or to lay such bricks
to form a pattern on a wall.
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Flemish
Bond
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Flemish bond consists of alternating headers and stretchers along each course with
the headers centred on the stretchers above and below.
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English
Bond
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English bond consists of alternating courses of headers and stretchers, with the alternative
headers centred over and under the vertical joints of the stretchers.
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American common bond
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American common bond is similar to the English Bond but the courses of headers are separated by approximately
five courses of stretchers.
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