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Stretcher bond
Stretcher bond is one of the most common bonds. It is easy to lay with little waste and composed entirely of stretchers set in rows, offset by half a brick. |
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English bond
English bond is made up of alternating courses of stretchers and headers. This produces a solid wall that is a full brick in depth. English bond is easy to lay and is the strongest bond for a one-brick-thick wall. |
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Flemish bond
Flemish bond is created by alternately laying headers and stretchers in a single course. The next course is laid so that a header lies in the middle of the stretcher course below. |
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Header bond
Header bond is created by rows of headers, only displaced by half a brick on each row. This bond is often use to create curved brickwork.
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Stack bond
A pattern made up of rows of stretchers with each stretcher centred on the stretcher below it. All joints run vertically down the entire wall. |
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