A manual of face brick construction - American Face Brick Association

[Table of Contents]

Modern Brickmaking	[7]
Pre-eminent Merits of Face Brick	[9]
Types of Face Brick Wall	[15]
Putting in Foundations	[17]
Solid Face Brick Construction	[18]
Face Brick on Hollow Tile Construction	[25]
Face Brick Veneer Construction	[26]
Special Uses of Face Brick	[29]
Brick Bonds	[33]
Mortar Joints	[35]
Increasing Fire Protection	[37]
Face Brick House Designs	[40]
Useful Tables and Suggestions	[104]
Problems in Estimating Quantities	[107]
Glossary of Usual Terms in Bricklaying	[110]
Index and List of Illustrations	[112]
Members of Association	[114]

No man has more reason to feel pride and satisfaction in his art than the builder. From the time when men wove together branches of trees or piled up loose stones and mud for shelter to the present day, when they erect huge heaven-soaring structures of steel to house a multitude, the builder has played a most important part in the progress and development of human civilization.

Fundamentals of Building