I have a window design 4.5 bricks wide (40 inches).
Would it be considered bad from / look bad if the bricks against the
opening were half-brick on
one side / whole brick on the other on each layer ? Obviously this
would alternate from one
layer to the next ? Would anyone even notice that the bond was not
symmetrical either side of
the window ?
Thanks,
Simon.

On 06 Dec 2005, wrote

I have a window design 4.5 bricks wide (40 inches). Would it
be considered bad from / look bad if the bricks against the
opening were half-brick on one side / whole brick on the other
on each layer ? Obviously this would alternate from one layer
to the next ? Would anyone even notice that the bond was not
symmetrical either side of the window ?

I think I'd notice it; sorry.

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Harvey

wrote:
I have a window design 4.5 bricks wide (40 inches).
Would it be considered bad from / look bad if the bricks against the
opening were half-brick on
one side / whole brick on the other on each layer ? Obviously this
would alternate from one
layer to the next ? Would anyone even notice that the bond was not
symmetrical either side of
the window ?
Thanks,
Simon.

Its called 'reverse bond' and is not the done thing. From both a
designers and bricklayers perspective it is wrong

Whether anyone would notice is another matter.

dg

wrote:
I have a window design 4.5 bricks wide (40 inches).
Would it be considered bad from / look bad if the bricks against the
opening were half-brick on
one side / whole brick on the other on each layer ? Obviously this
would alternate from one
layer to the next ? Would anyone even notice that the bond was not
symmetrical either side of
the window ?

My front (ex-sash) windows are 4 1/2 bricks wide and non-matching bond.
Nobody notices.

"Nick Finnigan" wrote in message
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wrote:
I have a window design 4.5 bricks wide (40 inches).
Would it be considered bad from / look bad if the bricks against the
opening were half-brick on
one side / whole brick on the other on each layer ? Obviously this
would alternate from one
layer to the next ? Would anyone even notice that the bond was not
symmetrical either side of
the window ?

My front (ex-sash) windows are 4 1/2 bricks wide and non-matching bond.
Nobody notices.

i agree
it will look fine

dg Wrote:
wrote:
I have a window design 4.5 bricks wide (40 inches).
Would it be considered bad from / look bad if the bricks against the
opening were half-brick on
one side / whole brick on the other on each layer ? Obviously this
would alternate from one
layer to the next ? Would anyone even notice that the bond was not
symmetrical either side of
the window ?
Thanks,
Simon.

Its called 'reverse bond' and is not the done thing. From both a
designers and bricklayers perspective it is wrong

Whether anyone would notice is another matter.

dg

If you have a 4 1/2 brick opening and you have brickwork below or above
it, in order to maintain a "symmetrical" bond either side of the
opening you are going to have to alter the bond with 3/4 bricks below
and/or above the opening which will look a lot worse than having
alternate bricks either side. In practice you would continue the normal
bond up the sides of the opening even if it resulted in a reverse bond,
its not something that will be noticable.


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Nick H