Stretcher Bond Wall
When joining into a wall part way along the wall, it's necessary to use two 3/4 bats (coloured red - one on either side) on the main face of the wall on every other course. Walls built using the traditional Stretcher bond are just a half brick ... [... more]
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Stretcher Bond Piers
The centre concrete should be inserted in one go so that it can form one block from the base of the pier to the top without any weak joints within the concrete. If considered necessary, steel reinforcing rods can be inserted into the centre ... [... more]
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Stretcher Bond Wall With Piers
For piers at the ends of a wall, the first (and alternate) course should have two full bricks placed at right-angles to the run of the wall. The second (and alternate) course should use two 3/4 bats (coloured red) in the face of the wall and a ... [... more]
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English Bond Wall
With a straight wall this is not a problem, it's just alternate courses of headers and stretchers with each joint on the stretcher course centred on a header brick on the course below. Garden walls built using English bond are one brick wide. As ... [... more]
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Brickwork Bonds
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. English bond consists of ... [... more]
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Corby 3300 Beech Trouser Press.
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Corby 7700 Mahogany Trouser Press.
230 watts. 15, 30 and 45 minute settings with LED countdown display. Thermostatically controlled. Automatic switch off. Manual cancel option. Neon indicator light. Deep dish storage for pocket contents. Jacket hanger. Unique 2 bar stretcher system to ... [... more]
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