GB2323394A - Mortarless brick walls - Google Patents

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GB2323394A
GB2323394A GB9710953A GB9710953A GB2323394A GB 2323394 A GB2323394 A GB 2323394A GB 9710953 A GB9710953 A GB 9710953A GB 9710953 A GB9710953 A GB 9710953A GB 2323394 A GB2323394 A GB 2323394A
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04BGENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B2/00Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04BGENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B2/00Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
    • E04B2/02Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls built-up from layers of building elements
    • E04B2/04Walls having neither cavities between, nor in, the solid elements
    • E04B2/06Walls having neither cavities between, nor in, the solid elements using elements having specially-designed means for stabilising the position
    • E04B2/08Walls having neither cavities between, nor in, the solid elements using elements having specially-designed means for stabilising the position by interlocking of projections or inserts with indentations, e.g. of tongues, grooves, dovetails
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04BGENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B2/00Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
    • E04B2/02Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls built-up from layers of building elements
    • E04B2002/0256Special features of building elements
    • E04B2002/0273Adhesive layers other than mortar between building elements
    • E04B2002/0276Separate layers or strips
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04BGENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B2/00Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
    • E04B2/02Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls built-up from layers of building elements
    • E04B2002/0256Special features of building elements
    • E04B2002/028Spacers between building elements
    • E04B2002/0282Separate spacers

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Abstract

Bricks are laid in courses using an adhesive rather than mortar between the superposed and adjacent bricks. Spacer plates e.g.(2), which may be of a hard plastics material, e.g. P.V.C, may be employed between the bricks, with the adhesive, e.g. an epoxy adhesive, being applied to the plates. The plates are positioned to give the appearance of a conventional mortared construction. Separate plates may be employed for the horizontal and the vertical courses. As an alternative, the bricks may be glued together directly, in which case the bricks have rebated edges to provide a conventional appearance. The adhesive may be pre-applied and covered by a release paper, or applied on site from a cartridge gun prior to the brick or plate being placed in position.

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Improvements relating to methods of constructing walls This invention relates to the methods of construction, and more specifically to methods of construction which involve the use of bricks and mortar to create wall structures wherein each row of bricks is staggered with respect to the underlying row, such that the arrangement of the bricks and separating mortar produces a uniform pattern, and increases the strength of the wall.
The construction of walls using bricks is currently widely practised throughout the world in a manner which has remained unchanged for many years. A mortar or cement composition is mixed (usually with sand and water in the case of cement) prior to the commencement of wall construction and applied with a trowel to the faces of a brick.
Wall bricks are generally cuboid in nature and of a standard size depending on what type of wall is to be constructed. For example, exterior walls are constructed using a common house brick, whereas internal, supporting walls are constructed using larger bricks sometimes referred to as blocks. Bricks have three pairs of parallel faces, namely end faces which have the smallest area of the three faces, side faces and top and bottom faces.
A wall is generally constructed from a number of superimposed rows of bricks placed end to end, each row of bricks being staggered (usually by half a brick length) with respect to the row immediately beneath it. Each row of bricks is separated by a layer of mortar or cement as is each brick, the mortar being applied to individual bricks as they are placed in respective rows and binding the bricks to each other on drying.
The wet amorphous condition of the mortar on application to the brick necessitates the further shaping of the mortar layer and removal of excess mortar once a brick has been placed on a wall due to the compression of the mortar layer under the weight of said brick. The application of mortar to a brick, the placement of that brick, and the removal of excess mortar and shaping of remaining mortar with a trowel after said placement to give a smooth mortar join both between each brick and each row of bricks are all skilled tasks effected by bricklayers, who can command large wages on account of these skills. The finishing process is commonly known as pointing, and a skilfully pointed brick structure will be aesthetically pleasing, and in some cases the pointing will increase the life of the structure by allowing rain water to run-off the mortar joins onto the brickwork.
There are several obvious disadvantages to this method of constructing brick walls. Firstly, the time taken to erect a brick wall of any substantial size using this method is significant when compared to the time required to complete other sections of the building.
Secondly, the requirement for skilled labour to complete the required brickwork of a building can have a significant impact on the overall cost of a building and as there is at present no alternative method of constructing brick walls, this is an unavoidable cost.
Thirdly, the construction of brick walls is further slowed by the requirement for mixing the mortar or cement on the site of construction, and sites are often cluttered by the machines required for said mixing. Furthermore, any mortar or cement not used is wasted, which yet further increases the overall cost of the building.
It is an object of this invention therefore to provide a means for effecting rapid, strong and secure construction of brick walls which at least mitigates if not totally obviates the above disadvantages, and allows the construction of brick walls by non-skilled persons.
According to the present invention there is provided a method of constructing a brick wall from bricks and optionally spacer plates for said bricks wherein the bricks and/or spacer plates are provided with an adhesive layer and the wall is built by applying the bricks to make up the wall, placing the spacers between the bricks if provided, but so that the adhesive forms the means of connecting adjacent bricks and the spacer plates are positioned or the bricks are formed to give the appearance of conventional mortar joins in the completed wall..
It is preferable that the bricks or spacer plates are provided in a suitable location with a recess to receive a portion of a wall tie corresponding to the shape of the recess. These ties may be "snapped" into the recesses and may be supplied in a variety of lengths to suit cavity width variation, and could be in plastics or metal. In a particular configuration of wall tie with dove-tail ends, said ends become in due course trapped between superimposed bricks and/or spacer plates and each tie could be provided with an anti-capillary feature, of conventional design, to prevent water from bridging from the one wall to the other.
In a first aspect of the invention where spacer plates are provided, the said adhesive layer is provided on at least one face of the spacer plate adapted to be disposed between rows of bricks.
It is preferable that an adhesive layer be provided on both sides of the said spacer plate to effectively adhere the bricks in rows both above and below the plate.
The said spacer plate is preferably of L-shaped configuration such that the horizontal portion of the plate is substantially the same length as the brick to be used in the wall, and the vertical portion is substantially the same height as the said brick.
Alternatively, the spacer plates are preferably formed both in flat strips such that a number of bricks in a row may be adhered thereon and also in sections substantially the same height as the brick for vertical placement to separate adjacent bricks.
In this alternative, the flat strip spacer plates are preferably 900mm in length, and the sections may be cut from a roll of spacer material on site, as needed.
The thickness of the spacer plate is preferably lOmm, according to the thickness of a conventional mortar course, although the thickness may be marginally less than this valu to allow for the thickness of the adhesive layer.
Those faces of the spacer plate which are defined by the longest edges and the thickness thereof are preferably inclined such that when incorporated within a wall structure, said faces give the effect of a pointed mortar join between the rows of bricks and between adjacent bricks.
In certain circumstances, it is preferable that the width of the spacer plate be less than the width of the brick supported thereby or the adjacent bricks it separates.
In a second aspect of the invention the said adhesive layer is provided on at least one face of the bricks which are to be used to construct the wall.
It is further preferable that an adhesive layer be provided on at least two faces of the said brick, in order that the brick is adhered both to the medium which supports it, which may be other bricks in the adjoining row of bricks or a wall foundation or a spacer plate as described above, and also to a adjoining brick or spacer plate in the same row as the said brick.
The bricks may be rebated, on at least one face, along one long edge and one short edge such that there appears to be recesses between adjoining rows of bricks and adjacent bricks when the brick is positioned on the wall.
In all aspects of the invention it is preferable that the adhesive is applied on the brick or the spacer plate prior to use and protected by a release paper which is removed when a brick or spacer plate is to be positioned on a wall.
Alternatively, in all aspects of the invention, it is preferable that the adhesive is applied to either the brick or the spacer plate immediately prior to positioning on a wall, possibly with a brush or from a cartridge gun or the like.
It is further preferable in all aspects of the invention that the adhesive layer be composed of an epoxy-based resin adhesive.
It is preferable that, where provided, the spacer plates are of rigid plastics material (preferably PVC) to give the aesthetic effect that there is a mortar course between the bricks and that the wall has been conventionally constructed.
According to final aspect of the invention there is provided a wall constructed of bricks which are stuck together with an adhesive rather than mortar wherein the pointing between the bricks is created by spacer plates or by providing rebates on the outer faces of the bricks.
Appropriate use of the bricks or spacer plates will have to be made at the corners of the walls where some bricks are turned through 900 relative to adjacent bricks.
The invention in either aspect thus provides a much simplified method of brick wall construction which can be effected by nonskilled persons.
A further advantage of the invention arises as a result of the fact that there is no requirement for mortar or cement in the invention, and thus the construction of brick walls becomes a clean process and there is no longer the need for mixing apparatus which so often clutters building sites.
Due to the simplification of the construction process afforded by the invention, brick walls can now be constructed by casual gardeners and hobbyists who would normally have employed the services of a tradesperson to erect such a structure. Furthermore a foreseeable consequence of the invention is the sale of pre-packed brick wall construction kits, which may be purchased either by industrial contractors or hobbyists, or both.
A yet further advantage of the invention results from the use of epoxy resins in the adhesive layer. There exist on the market currently many types of epoxy-based adhesives which have superb strength characteristics on curing, and are extremely durable and impermeable thereafter. Although mortar and cement compositions possess reasonable strength characteristics, the passage of time and exposure to the elements during that time often weakens said compositions resulting in the appearance of cracks in the layers of said compositions between the bricks. The occurrence of these weathering problems is significantly reduced by the use of such adhesives.
Moreover, in the case of mortar and cement compositions, the requirement to re-point brick walls where significant weathering has occurred is obviated by the present invention.
It is a further advantage of the invention that a completed brick wall constructed according to the invention is as aesthetically pleasing as a conventionally constructed brick wall, but may be erected in a significantly shorter time period and by unskilled persons. This feature of the invention increases its appeal to all markets.
A specific embodiment of the invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings wherein: Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of a spacer plate according to the first aspect of the invention; Fig.2 shows a perspective view of the spacer plate of Fig. 1 with a brick supported thereon; Fig. 3 shows a perspective view of a portion of a wall constructed from bricks and spacer plates; Fig. 4 shows a perspective view of a corner portion at which one wall and another wall at 90" to the first wall meet; Fig. 5 shows a perspective view of a brick according to the second aspect of the invention; Fig. 6 shows a front elevation of a portion of a wall constructed from many bricks similar to the one of Fig. 5; Fig. 7 shows a wall in the course of construction in accordance with a further embodiment of the invention; Fig. 8 shows how adhesive may be applied to the long and short spacer plates which are used in the method of Fig. 7, and Fig. 9 shows two long spacer plates in plan view when in respective skins of a cavity wall, and connected by a wall tie.
Referring firstly to Fig. 1, there is provided a spacer plate 2 with upper and lower horizontal surfaces 4, 6, inner and outer vertical surface 8, 10, top face 4a, front and rear faces 4b, c and edge face 4d. Ideally the spacer plate 2 is manufactured in a resilient plastics material such as polyvinyl chloride, and the surfaces 4, 6, 8 and 10 are coated with an adhesive layer approximately 2mm thick (not shown). To prevent said adhesive from bonding to other spacer plates and articles prior to use, a release paper (also not shown) covers said adhesive layers, said release paper being easily removed by hand immediately prior to the positioning of the spacer plate.
The thickness 12 of the spacer plate is 1 Omm, as can be observed from the diagram. This measurement is important for reasons described hereinafter.
Referring now to Figure 2, the dimensions of the spacer plate 2 are such that upper face 22, side faces 23a, b and end face 24 of a brick 20 are flush with top edge 4a, front and rear faces 4b, c, and edge face 4d of the spacer plate 2. A skilled bricklayer will usually apply a uniform thickness of mortar to two faces of a brick before placing said brick on the wall being constructed. The substitution of mortar for the adhesive spacer plate radically simplifies this process and in some cases may allow an improved resulting wall construction.
Figure 3 demonstrates the arrangement of many bricks 20 and spacer plates 2 in a portion of a completed wall structure 30 which has rows of bricks 31, 32, 33, 34. In order to construct a brick wall according to the first aspect of the invention, the release paper (not shown) is removed by hand from the lower surface 6 of the spacer plate, to reveal the adhesive layer thereon, the plate then being positioned according to the desired disposition of the wall. Pressure may be applied to the upper surface 4 of the spacer plate (which at this stage has a further release paper thereon) to firmly adhere the plate, either to a wall foundation (not shown), or to an underlying row of bricks. Once secured in place, the release paper on the upper surface is then removed thus revealing the adhesive layer thereunder and a brick is seated on the template. Again, pressure is applied to the brick both to firmly secure it on the template, and to compress the adhesive layer such that the faces of the brick become flush with the faces of the template, as described hereinbefore.
Alternatively, the release paper on the upper surface of the spacer plate may be removed before the said plate is positioned, and a brick seated on the plate before being positioned on the wall foundation or on a previously constructed portion of the wall. In this manner, a discreet brick and template unit is formed, as is shown in Figure 2.
The release paper on the lower face of the spacer plate is then removed and the said unit positioned as above. The removal of this release paper also reveals an adhesive layer on the outer vertical surface 10 of the spacer plate 2, to which is bonded the adjacent brick face 24 in the same row. The additional adhesion increases the overall strength of the wall.
In the house construction industry, it is common to build two parallel walls, one internal and constructed of large house blocks, and one external constructed of common bricks. In either case, the layers of mortar which bind the bricks of these walls are on average lOmm in thickness, the blocks are 215mm in height, and the bricks are 65mm in height. The thickness of the spacer plate 2 is therefore also 1 Omm to simulate the mortar layer between the bricks. A section of an internal wall with four rows of blocks and four layers, or courses, of mortar therefore has a height of 900mm, as does an external wall with twelve rows of bricks and twelve courses of mortar. The importance of these measurements arises from the current working practices of bricklayers, who generally possess a lath which is 900mm in length and can thus ensure a constant building height. The acceptance of mortar as the binding agent between brick is based on the fact that a complete section of wall with four rows of blocks, or twelve rows of bricks therein is often not exactly 900mm in height. This is due both to differences in the height of the bricks, and also to the amount of mortar applied by the bricklayer to different bricks. The compressibility of the wet mortar layers allows some scope for adjusting the height of the said section of wall as it nears completion.
This flexibility is provided for in the present invention by the 2mm thickness of the adhesive layers on the upper and lower surfaces of the brick, which can be compressed to the order of 0.5mm to allow for discrepancies in the size of the bricks. The standard thickness of the spacer plates obviates the need for any more significant variations. Any discrepancies in the length of the bricks can also be accounted for in this way, as compressible adhesive layers are also provided on the inner and outer vertical faces 8, 10 of the spacer plate.
Referring now to Figure 4, and specifically to the corner of the wall depicted therein, the spacer plates may be arranged to produce a pattern of bricks identical to that which would have been the case if mortar had been used to bind the bricks. In each adjoining row of bricks, the spacer plates are disposed in opposite directions, such that inner and outer faces 8, 10 of any spacer plate are always in contact with an end face of a brick. It may however be necessary to supply spacer plates without the vertical section (i.e. simply a flat plate) which may additionally be cut to a desired length at corner sections where the use of a complete spacer plate as shown in Figure 1 would give rise to an incorrect pattern at said corner section.
Figure 5 shows an embodiment of the second aspect of the invention wherein a brick 50 is provided with a front face 52, first end face 54, second end face 56, upper and lower faces 58, 60, and rear face 62. Although not shown in the diagram, the first front face 54 and the lower face 60 are provided with an adhesive layer approximately 2mm in thickness which is covered by a release paper (also not shown) which is ideally removed immediately prior to the construction of the wall.
At the edges of front face 52 which are proximate to the first end face 54 and the lower face 60, a cut away portion 64 effectively reduces the width of the first end face 54 such that the front face 52 stands proud above said cut away portion 64.
Figure 6 shows a section of a wall 70 which has been constructed from bricks such as those in Figure 5, hatched areas indicating the cut away portions of bricks 72-90.
The method of constructing a brick wall according to the second aspect of the invention is as follows.
The release paper is removed from the brick 50 to reveal the adhesive layers as described above. This brick is then positioned as required on either a foundation for the wall or on a previously constructed portion of the wall. As in the first aspect of the invention, pressure is applied to the brick to firmly secure it on the foundation or wall, and subsequent bricks are added as described above. Henceforth, an even simpler method of wall construction is achieved.
The advantage of the cut away portion is realised when bricks are placed adjacent each other, either in the same row, or in adjacent rows. The front faces of two adjacent bricks in the same row are separated by the cut away portion which is thus formed into a continuous channel 92 between the two bricks, and also between the two rows of bricks such that the common aesthetic pattern as shown in Figure 6 is obtained with minimal skill and labour.
Said channel 92 may subsequently be filled with a waterproofing or sealing agent or aesthetic finishing compound to give the effect that the wall was constructed using conventional mortar between each brick. Such a filling process may be effected most simply by the use of a cartridge gun with a shaped nozzle which can shape the viscous fluid ejecting therefrom as required.
In all aspects of the invention, there may be no requirement to apply an adhesive layer vertically; more specifically, the inner and outer vertical faces 8, 10 of the spacer plate 2 may not require an adhesive layer, and similarly the first end face 54 of the brick 50 may not require an adhesive layer, although the structural strength of a wall constructed from such products be accordingly reduced. For instance, walls which are not intended to bear substantial loads would not require the additional strength provided by fully adhered.
Referring finally to Figures 7, 8, and 9, a wall 110 is in the course of being constructed and it will be seen to comprise rows of bricks 112 arranged in conventional stagger fashion from row to row. The bricks in this example are typically 215 mm long, 102.5 mm wide and 65 mm high. Instead of using mortar between the bricks, according to this embodiment of the invention spacer plates 114, 116 are used.
These spacer plates are of flat rigid plastics stock material cut into long spacer plates 114 and to short spacer plates 116. The long spacer plates are typically 900 mm long, while the short spacer plates are 102.5 mm long.
As each row of bricks is laid, long plates 114, each of which supports four bricks 112, are applied on top of the row, but prior to such application, adhesive 118 is applied by cartridge or gun 119 to one face of each strip 114 as shown in Figure 8. The adhesive is applied in the form of parallel beads 118, although it could be applied all over by a brush or the like, adjacent the edges of the plates and then the strip 114 is applied adhesive side down to the top of the last row of bricks 112 in the wall, and is firmly pressed thereonto. When the plate is in position, or even before it is so applied to the wall, adhesive is similarly applied to the other side, so that when the next row of bricks is applied they will be applied to the upwardly facing adhesive on top of the plates 114.
The short space of plates 116 have adhesive similarly applied in beads 120 at the edges, and they are applied between the ends of bricks 112 in the same row. Again the adjacent brick ends are pressed together to enhance the bonding effect of the adhesive.
The procedure is continued until the wall is completely built, and when the adhesive cures a firm bonded wall structure with no play between the bricks or rows results.
Figure 9 shows how the long strips 114 may be provided with dove tailed (or other suitable shape) edge cut-outs 122 which receive the ends of a tie bar 124 which has correspondingly shaped dove tail ends. The tie bar bridges are two skins of a cavity wall of which each of the skins has been built up in accordance with the invention, and the tie bar may have an anti-capillary feature 126 in the centre thereof to prevent water from bridging from one skin to the other.
When rebated bricks as described herein are used the plates 114, 116 are slightly narrower than the bricks 112 and the channel or groove which results in the finished wall may be subsequently filled with a waterproofing or sealing agent or aesthetic finishing compound to give the effect that the wall was constructed using conventional mortar between each brick. Such filling process may be effected most simply by the use of a cartridge gun with a shaped nozzle which can direct and shape the viscous fluid ejecting therefrom as required.

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1. A method of constructing a brick wall from bricks and optionally spacer plates for said bricks wherein the bricks and/or spacer plates are provided with an adhesive layer and the wall is built by applying the bricks to make up the wall, placing the spacers between the bricks if provided, but so that the adhesive forms the means of connecting adjacent bricks and the spacer plates are positioned or the bricks are formed to give the appearance of conventional mortar joins in the completed wall.
2. A method according to claim 1 wherein the bricks or spacer plates are provided in a suitable location with a recess to receive a portion of a wall tie corresponding to the shape of the recess.
3. A method according to either preceding claim wherein spacer plates separate adjacent rows of bricks and/or adjacent bricks.
4. A method according to claim 3 wherein the said adhesive layer is provided on at least one face of the spacer plate adapted to be disposed between rows of, and/or adjacent bricks.
5. A method according to claim 3 or 4 wherein the said spacer plate is of L-shaped configuration such that the horizontal portion of the plate is substantially the same length as the brick to be used in the wall, and the vertical portion is substantially the same height as the said brick.
6. A method according to claim 3 or 4 wherein the spacer plates are formed in flat strips such that a number of bricks in a row may be adhered thereon and also in sections substantially the same height as the brick for vertical placement to separate adjacent bricks.
7. A method according to any of claims 3 to 6 wherein the faces of the spacer plate which are defined by the long edges and the thickness thereof are inclined such that when incorporated within a wall structure, said faces give the effect of a pointed mortar join between the rows of bricks and between adjacent bricks.
8. A method according to claims 1 or 2 wherein the adhesive layer is provided on at least one face of the bricks which are to be used to construct the wall.
9. A method according to claim 8 wherein an adhesive layer be provided on at least two faces of the said brick.
10. A method according to claims 8 or 9 wherein the bricks are rebated, on at least one face, along one long edge and one short edge such that there appears to be recesses between adjoining rows of bricks and adjacent bricks when the brick is positioned on the wall.
11. A method according to any of the preceding claims wherein the adhesive is applied on the brick or the spacer plate prior to use and protected by a release paper which is removed when a brick or spacer plate is to be positioned on a wall.
12. A method according to any of claims 1-10 wherein the adhesive is applied to either the brick or the spacer plate immediately prior to positioning on a wall with on-site applicator means.
13. A method according to any of the preceding claims wherein the adhesive layer is composed of an epoxy-based resin adhesive.
14. A method according to claims 3 to 7 wherein the spacer plates are of rigid plastics material (preferably PVC) to give the aesthetic effect that there is a mortar course between the bricks and that the wall has been conventionally constructed.
15. A wall constructed of bricks which are stuck together with an adhesive rather than mortar wherein the pointing between the bricks is created by spacer plates or by providing rebates on the outer faces of the bricks.
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