Some vital technical jargons in brick masonry

Given below, some of the very crucial technical terms which are the inherent part of a brick masonry.

Header
Brick that is placed along with its length in longitudinal direction to the face of the wall.

Stretcher
Full brick that is placed along with its length analogous to the face of the wall.

Course
Layer that exist horizontally in brick.

Header course
Course of brick work that is entirely consisted of header.

Stretcher course
Course of brick work that is completely consisted of stretchers.

Closer
Segment of brick cut in such a way that one long face stays uncut.

King closer
Brick is sliced in such a manner that the width of its end remains half of full brick.

Queen closer
Brick remains half as wide as total brick.

Half bat
Segment of brick that is sliced half over the width.

Bevelled closer
It has similarity with king closer but the only variation is that the entire length of the brick is beveled.

Details of joints found in brick masonry:

Weathered Joint
Mortar joint contains sloped (downwards) edge.

Concave Joint
Joint concave insides.

Vee Joint
Mortar joint remains in the shape of a V.

Flush Joint
Mortar joint is flush with the brick surfaces.

Raked Joint
A greater part of the mortar joint is raked out. It is not secure, impervious joint.

Struck Joint
Mortar joint contains a sloped (ascending) edge.