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WATER RADIAL SILL OR
TABLE COPING

EXTERNAL
OCTAGON
CORNER
COVE LINTEL BRICK

45° EXTERNAL 45° INTERNAL
BULLNOSE CORNER CORNER
FIGURE 4-4
Special shape bricks. (from Beall, Christine, Masonry Design and Detailing, 4th edition,
McGraw-Hill, New York).

FBX brick are all required to meet the same strength and durability
standards and differ only in appearance.
The best way to choose brick is to visit a brick plant or brick distrib-
utor to look at samples. If there are large sample panels or photographs
of completed projects available, these will give the best idea of what the
finished masonry will look like when combined with different mortar
colors. Choose brick based on what goes with the style of the home,
what seems most appropriate to the type of project, or simply what you
like the best. There will always be some price variation, but even for a
large home, the cost difference is very small compared to the overall
construction budget. Always buy from a reputable manufacturer or dis-
tributor because cheap imported brick are often not very durable.

4.2.2 Brick Properties
Brick has many properties which make it a good building material. It
is strong, hard, fireproof, abrasion resistant, and provides some degree

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