Does anyone know if it is possible to buy bricks of 102.5 x 102.5 x 65mm? Would like to build a cavity wall to look like English bond with header rows. if I can buy ready made headers would save alot of brick cutting. If such bricks exist, is there a techical name for them?
Small square bricks/ready made headers?
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They are known as 'snapped headers'. They are not available to buy, you have to cut them yourself (unless I'm very much mistaken). Just cut them yourself with a 4" bolster and lump hammer, it won't take you long.
Thanks 
Except I'm not very good with a bolster and hammer and often the brick tends to break in a place other than where I want it to break thus tend to use an angle grinder to cut bricks which while I get a neat edge it takes longer and makes a hell of a lot of dust.
Except I'm not very good with a bolster and hammer and often the brick tends to break in a place other than where I want it to break thus tend to use an angle grinder to cut bricks which while I get a neat edge it takes longer and makes a hell of a lot of dust.
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If you have quite a few to do, hire a brick/slab splitter for a day.
Actually what you are asking for is a "half bat" a snap header is a brick that has been cut in half.
Yes they are made but unless you are going to be buying a lot the cost many be too high so cutting could be the better option.
J
Yes they are made but unless you are going to be buying a lot the cost many be too high so cutting could be the better option.
J
Thanks for that. On a simular subject I may decide to use reclaimed bricks, impirial size in order to get a closer match to the original brickwork. Is it possible/a good idea to use impirial sized bricks with metric size breeze blocks? Maybe use wall ties with one end bent to 90 degrees from the other end so that one end of each tie will will go in the horizontal joint and other end in vertical joint?
Buy 'em?
Get the bricks from Simmo's of Stafford and you will end up with at least 10% of the snapped headers ready made in the pack....
I have ground a 10x10 groove out of the middle of a stretcher, and pointed it to make it look like headers.
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