When building a brick house, it is necessary to make its facade beautiful and tidy. In addition to the structural reliability of the masonry, the exterior of the house should look well-groomed. To ennoble the surfaces, experts use the same brick that was used for construction, making drawings of brickwork. Most often, two types of masonry are made for a brick facade: decorative and front. They differ in technological features and performance.
Basic masonry schemes
It's one thing to draw brickwork on paper, and quite another to make brickwork made from natural materials. All existing brickwork schemes involve the use of not only whole bricks, but halves and quarters. There are several options for brickwork:
- Longitudinal seams - located along the horizontal.
- Bound masonry.
- Cross and vertical seams.
All schemes differ in the number of rows, there is a chain dressing of seams, three-row and multi-row. It happens that the transverse seamsare placed in rows, and vertical ones are not specially tied up, this happens automatically.
Advantages and disadvantages of brickwork
First you need to decide which pattern of brickwork is called decorative. So, decorative is called masonry with a certain geometric pattern or its combination with various compositions. The combination of drawings and compositions is obtained with the help of protruding bricks. Brickwork options are as follows:
- The solid version of the masonry is very popular. This is a simple, fast and frequently used way of finishing the facade.
- Deaf walls are better to decorate with combined masonry with single-row dressing of seams. But if there are many window openings on the facade, it is better to use the option with protruding bricks.
- Facades with vertically displaced parts look beautiful. This is a fairly popular option, in which one row of bricks protrudes above the bottom one, alternating.
- Small cornices and vertical ledges of the wall look interesting and good. Such ledges often ennoble the columns near the house.
The main drawback of brickwork is the appearance of a white s alt coating, which settles due to the frequent movement of water with s alts. Plaque, or as it is also called efflorescence, is difficult to remove, but it can be done using chemical agents. These drugs must be diluted with water. In order to get rid of cleaning the facade in the future, the walls must be processed immediately after construction.
Colored and textured brick
To make the pattern of the masonry of a brick house even brighter and more beautiful, it is better to give preference to colored bricks in the decoration of the facade. Using a multi-colored material, the result will be an interesting colorful ornament or pattern on the surface. The usual laying option is the alternation of bricks of different shades. Unfortunately, laying out a beautiful composition on the entire wall with your own hand is unlikely to succeed. Since such a layout requires a sketch that will help determine how many bricks will be needed to carry out such work.
There are also decorative masonry, which are distinguished by a rather complex technology. They combine a three-dimensional composition, a variety of geometric shapes and are called relief-patterned.
Technological features
The pattern of brickwork on the wall of the house is most often made of hollow brick, since it has high thermal performance. It is also worth noting that it is lightweight, and this allows you to reduce the load on the supporting walls of the house structure. Masonry with a ventilation gap is also called hinged. Since the decorative brick wall is very heavy, the only way out is to rest it on a concrete slab. The photo below shows a picture of brickwork at the corners of the house, or rather at the edge of the roof vault.
Also, a facade with ventilation is sometimes mounted on top of a brick facade, having previously insulated it. The ventilation gap is very important, because steam passes through it and is discharged to the outside without concentratinginside. If this is not done, under the constant influence of dampness, the structure will collapse. In fact, two walls are being built, and one foundation serves as a support for them. Between themselves, the walls are connected with fasteners, anchors, and a steel mesh is also used as fasteners.
The ventilation gap must be insulated, foam glass or hard mineral wool will do just fine with this task. To attach the insulation to the surface, use dowels with a flat head.
Suture dressings
There are many variations and patterns of brickwork, some of which are referred to as decorative bandages. It is easy to make a drawing from dressings that will not need to be plastered. A brick standing with a poke is displaced exactly by half of the butt. The end result is a beveled line or a vertical zigzag. To lay poke rows, contrasting bricks are often used, resulting in a beautiful ornament.
Flemish masonry looks quite interesting. In this variant, there is an alternation of spoons and pokes. If the bonded bricks are a little more contrast than the spoon bricks, then something similar to a chess field will turn out. Brickwork with offset spoons will look attractive.
Real experts, masters of their craft, are able to create the most unusual and interesting options for decorating the facade with bricks. The most important thing to remember when using this option is to select bricks of different contrasting colors.
Materials and tools for imitating brickwork
It's hard to imagine a moderninterior without brick walls, today imitation of brickwork patterns is very popular and in demand. Bricks made with the help of painting are very believable. To imitate brickwork, you need to prepare all the necessary tools and materials.
To carry out the work you will need the following tools:
- tassels;
- bucket;
- toothbrush;
- big lips;
- disposable gloves;
- rag;
- adhesive tape;
- palette container.
As for the materials, it will be useful for imitation:
- chalk;
- paint;
- gypsum putty.
Imitation brickwork inside the house
Before making an imitation of a pattern for brickwork, it is necessary to carry out preparatory work. To begin with, it is worth covering the baseboards and flooring, then you need to determine the edges of the future brickwork. It is better to outline the contours with a pencil and stick adhesive tape along the lines. To imitate brickwork, it is necessary to paint the areas on the wall free from adhesive tape with acrylic white paint, it is best to use matte. Then you need to apply a background gray paint to the surface, a bit reminiscent of dissolved cement. Particular attention should be paid to the color of the paint, the desired shade must be chosen gradually, mixing the paints in small portions. This is the only way to control the shade and not waste paint in vain. Even if the color changes during application, do notbe upset, there is nothing wrong with that. The play of shades will have a positive effect on the overall result.
When the preparatory work has come to an end, it's time to deal directly with the imitation of brickwork. To evenly apply the paint, you need to use a large sponge. Sponge strokes on the surface should be constant and light. Before applying the next layer, the background paint must be completely dry. Then it is worth starting to draw the outline of the brick. It is not necessary to use pieces of bricks for masonry, especially for the area near window and door openings.
To make the bricks look embossed, it is worth drawing shadows. In the event that unnecessary paint stains appear on the surface, they must be wiped off immediately, since acrylic paint dries very quickly.
Wallpaper with imitation bricks
Brickwork wallpapers are most often used for zoning a room, as they are very functional and are great for all rooms. The only place where it is undesirable to use brickwork wallpaper is a kitchen apron. Since sudden temperature changes and humidity are not the most favorable environment for such a coating.
To make the interior of the house look more advantageous, you need to select realistic wallpapers, as well as focus on the following tips:
- When choosing wallpaper, it is worth considering the size of the room: the larger the area, the darker it should bedrawing.
- Wallpaper with texture imitation will look good on a well-lit wall, while smooth wallpaper is best used in darker places.
- Imitation of brickwork on all walls in the room is suitable for loft style. To divide the room into zones, wallpaper should be used in certain places. Below in the photo is a drawing of brickwork with a protruding corner end part.
Benefits of wall decoration with brick-like wallpaper
Do not think that wallpaper with a pattern of brickwork will look worse than natural brick. There are many situations when it is impossible to build a brick wall, for example:
- small room footage;
- lack of certain knowledge and skills;
- lack of material required for masonry;
- weak load-bearing walls, unable to withstand heavy loads;
- lack of funds;
- fast repair.
In addition, wallpaper with a pattern of brickwork has a number of advantages:
- Large assortment.
- Light surface finish.
- Low material cost.
- Possibility of DIY work
- Sticks well on uneven walls.
Brickwork for a manor house
Individual design of residential manor houses is developed using a variety of building materials, such as brick. For the construction of walls in manor houses, it is used most often. Various drawings onbrickwork for manor houses make the walls more attractive and distinctive.
Brick was originally used as a cladding material, so it does not need additional finishing. Without the use of other materials, with the help of bricks, you can decoratively decorate walls, make cornices and ennoble window and door openings.
Features of forcing the corners of a brick house
The pattern of brickwork at the corners of the house begins with one brick and an insert, they are laid in the corner and put on the mortar. Bricks are placed in such a way that a right angle is obtained. Forcing corners provides for the appearance of stepped cliffs.
The appearance of a brick house depends on how even, straight and vertical its corners are. After forcing the corners, they must be checked to ensure that the bricks fit snugly against each other. To keep the corners even, you need to measure regularly, every five rows.
Finishing the facade of the house with brickwork will make it more beautiful, more interesting and more attractive. Facing work done with high quality and accuracy will help to achieve an amazing effect as a result, and the original brick laying will decorate the facade of the house and will delight the owners for many years with its elegance and beauty.
