The following types of bonds are generally found in brick-work

• English Bond
• Flemish Bond
• Header Bond
• Stretcher Bond
• Facing Bond
• English Cross Bond
• Brick On Edge Bond
• Dutch Bond
• Raking Bond
• Garden Wall Bond

English Bond

• Bricks are placed in alternate courses of headers and stretchers.
• In this type of bond, damp may enter through transverse joints.
• Queen closures are included next to headers to create overlap.
• English bonds are the toughest but it should be remembered that the continuous vertical should be circumvented.
• The look is not so good similar to Flemish bonds.

Sussex Bond

• This bond contains three stretchers among each header.
• The headers are positioned centrally over the midpoint of three stretchers in the course underneath.
• Normally, it is applied as garden walls and are considerably inexpensive as compared to other bonds.

Garden Wall Bond

• It is suitable for 9 inch wall.
• It is applied when a fair face is essential on both sides.
• Wall is made of three or four courses of stretchers alternating with one of headers.
• It is very effective for building up the garden wall.

Header Bond

• Heading or Header Bond is placed on headers.
• It is useful for round quick sweeps.
• It is not recommended for straight work since it is very weak.
• This bond is suitable for facing of curved surface and footings in foundations.

Stretcher Bond

• It is also called chimney bond or running bond.
• Bricks are placed in stretchers.
• It is applied in walls of half-brick in thickness.
• This bond doesn’t develop perfect internal bond.

Rules for superior brick bonding

• Consistent in size
• Bricks should be placed consistently all through the wall.
• Bricks should be utilized as small as possible.
• The bricks in the interiors of wall should be arranged as headers that means across the wall.
• The lap should not be in excess of 2 and ¼ inches.
• The vertical joints in each other course should remain vertically over one another.