What size are London bricks?

What size are London bricks?

215 x 102.5 x 65mm
Find your London brick size All of the London Brick colours and textures are available in the standard brick size of 215 x 102.5 x 65mm.

What are standard brick sizes?

According to the Brick Industry Association, the most common brick sizes range from 31/2″ x 21/4″ x 7 5/8″ to 3 5/8 x 3 5/8 x 11 5/8″ as measured by Depth x Height x Length. Manufacturers produce bricks to their own specifications but generally fall within these commonly produced sizes.

What size are Imperial bricks?

An imperial size brick is a larger sized brick at 73mm, ideal for renovations and extensions or for a unique construction project that aims to achieve a traditional feel.

What type of brick is used in London?

London stock brick is the type of handmade brick which was used for the majority of building work in London and South East England until the growth in the use of Flettons and other machine-made bricks in the early 20th century.

What is London brick made of?

London clay is an accumulation of river deposits, the moist detritus of the primordial Thames as it carved its way through the London basin. It maps a material footprint of the river’s wanderings, before London’s barriers limited its movements. London clay is a compact, anaerobic material, ideal for brickmaking.

What is the size of a UK brick?

Nowadays most bricks in the UK are made to a standard brick size of 215mm long, 102.5mm wide and 65mm high (215 x 102.5 x 65mm) and laid with a nominal 10mm mortar joint. However, there is a growing trend towards more non-standard brick dimensions, such as Wienerberger’s Roman and Megaline bricks.

What is the difference between imperial and metric bricks?

METRIC BRICKS Slightly smaller than their traditional imperial counterparts, our metric bricks still provide the same variety and limitless depth of character, in a standard size of 215 x 102.5 x 65mm.

What size were Victorian bricks?

Brick dimensions A note about imperial and metric sized bricks; pre-1965 properties were built with imperial bricks, which vary in size but are most commonly 230 x 108 x 73mm or 228 x 108 x 68mm.

Are London bricks porous?

Most London stock bricks are more or less porous, as is the lime mortar in which they have traditionally been laid. Lime mortar tends to weaken in London’s acidic rainwater and needs repointing several times a century.