Brick Partition

These are constructed to half brick thickness through laying the bricks as stretcher. The mortar could be of lime or cement. Commonly, the mortar used is sand cement mortar of 1: 3 or 1: 4 mixes. On both sides the walls are plastered. For added strength, reinforcement can be given as implies in the section on reinforced brickwork. This kind of partition is extensively used in buildings and is simple to construct along with the brickwork in the rest of the building. It has a good sound insulation and fire resistance properties. The earlier practice of giving timber frames known as nogging and constructing the brickwork inside is now not popular.