Definition of "Brick masonry"

Nora  Haddow real estate agent

Written by

Nora Haddowelite badge icon

All Towne Realty

Method of constructing a brick, block, or stone wall using mortar in various overlapping patterns. The brick pattern is extremely important in terms of adding strength and stability to the wall. The two types of brick used are those used to tie a wall together longitudinally, termed stretchers, and those used to tie it together transversely, termed headers.

image of a real estate dictionary page

Have a question or comment?

We're here to help.

*** Your email address will remain confidential.
 

 

Popular Real Estate Terms

The real estate arbitration definition is an alternative way to settle disputes when the parties involved want to avoid a trial. There are some significant differences between an ...

Expenditures incurred building a structure, including material and labor. ...

Housing where affirmative action is proactively pursued protecting the housing rights of people of all races, nationalities, and religions. ...

Expected period that property will provide benefits. It is typically less than physical life of the property because the property continues to have physical life regardless of inefficiency ...

Literature, samples, equipment, tools, and other useful information that real estate brokers or agents can use for demonstration purposes to prospective buyers. ...

As one of the principles of contract, the lawful object meaning can be defined as an object or action which is authorized, approved, and not prohibited by law. A contract to be legal ...

Having a traditional salt box architecture with clapboard siding, the New England Colonial was enlarged for additional family members by adding extensions, often at the rear of the home. ...

Window having both screens and storm windows that can be easily interchanged according to seasonal needs. ...

Amount subject to depreciation, which equals the initial cost less the estimated salvage value. ...

Popular Real Estate Questions