Building Terms
Building term definitions, organised by category:
Building Terms: Claddings / Brick
- Cavity wall
- A wall of consisting of two leaves (a wall usually a half brick thick) with a 50 mm wide cavity between two leaves. The cavity prevents rainwater from reaching the inner leaf and is filled with insulating material. The two brick or block leaves are held together by wall ties. Any rainwater that penetrates the outer leaf escapes through weepholes.
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- Engineering brick
- A clay brick of high compressive strength and low water absorption.
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- Insulation
- Material that controls the transfer of energy, to reduce heat loss/gain in winter/summer. Also material that provides fire protection.
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- London stock brick
- A yellowish clay brick hand-made of London clay mixed with ground chalk.
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- Vapour barrier
- A polyethylene sheet used to prevent condensation.
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