The brick is a real building module. The pieces are combined together to create a curtain, the wall, which in turn can be made with different types of weft. That’s why its dimensions are important: and even more the relationships between base, depth and height. The standard brick measures 5.5 x 12 x 25 cm: its sides therefore have a 1: 2: 4 ratio.
The brick accompanies the history of buildings from its origins. The cooking process dates back even to the Sumerians, and in the 20th century BC the peoples of Mesopotamia already themed the first binders thanks to Painting Services in Brisbane.
If we think about how many centuries it has gone through, its material and productive characteristics have not changed much. Even today, the brick is always a mixture of clay: pressed, dried and cooked.
It means that it has perfect modularity, and lends itself to being easily linked in many different ways. This does not happen for example with the British brick, which has a ratio of 2: 3: 6 (8.5 x 10.25 x 21.5 cm): height and thickness are not modular between them. The same applies to German brick (65 x 105 x 220 cm).
But beyond the standards, there are many different formats not only internationally but also at the local level within nations. Just think of the tile, which has the main characteristic of the very elongated base compared to the height – even if to be honest, the correct taxonomy would advise talking about it as a variant of brick, and not of brick.
Still on the subject of shape and size, there are so-called special pieces. In this case we do not speak of variants or alternatives to the standard, but of pieces made to measure for specific needs. The have in the catalog also a choice of special pieces that in common theme are more themed than others. For everything else, you need to order custom-made pieces – with a mold created for the occasion and Painting Services in Brisbane.
Solid bricks do not have any holes: consequently, they are heavier and more consistent than perforated ones. Also the production methods are different, and have a less regular and more raw shape than the perforated ones.
Hollow bricks (also called drawn) have through holes in the sense of height: lighter and more manageable, they are not suitable for laying with alternate positions or with hollow joints. In these cases the little thickness of the external walls of the brick would lend itself to water infiltration. The hand-made soft brick remembers the shape and the typical irregularities of the traditional hand-formed brick.
