Type of Brick

Common Brick Not treated for colour and texture. Need finishing Facing Brick Special colours and textures for surfacing a wall. Hollow Brick same as facing brick with larger core area Paving Brick walkways , garden Ceramic Glazed Brick appearance Calcium Silicate Brick Light, bigger, grey colour Lightwieght block light , heat insulation

Physical Properties
Strong and durable Moisture resistance

Colour and Texture Many of the clays and shales used in brickmaking burn to a red colour, although some provide buff bricks. The brickmaker can influence colour by changing the atmosphere of the kiln; for example, certain kiln conditions produce dark, almost black shades in a brick that normally burns red. Colour may also be changed by adding suitable materials to the shale or by the application of a colouring material such as glaze to the brick surfaces. Similarly, the manufacturer of concrete and sand-lime bricks may colour them by adding pigments to the mix or by applying surface colouring materials.

Texture
Smooth Wire cut (velour) Stippled Bark brushed

Texture method
Scratching Indented Scored Chipping Smooth-faced and Stippled (top) "brush" and "rug" (second row) "matte" and "bark" (third row) indented "matte" and the same with sanded surface (bottom).

WALL COVERINGS
Type of Wall Covering/ Finishes
Plaster Paint Tile/Ceramic Stone/Brick/ Masonry Cladding Wall paper Timber panel Glass

PLASTER
Formed by heating Gypsum For interior wall, ceiling and ornamentaion As a paste to the surfaces Processed to hardened Gypsum Board panel (Drywall) Need skill

Properties of plaster
Traditional Lime, sand and water Modern Portland cement and water with additional Lime, acrylic or glass fibre

Aesthetic Qualities
Can be smooth or textured Suitable for hard surface Straight or curved Molded to define a 3 dimensional details Excellent for other finishes Can be carved, modeled, cast, colored, stamped, stenciled and shaped Geometrically or naturalistically that stimulate wood or stone carving

Sandy finish

Sprayed on

Plaster finishes
Trowel finish smooth and nonporous Floated finish sandy and light;y textured surface Rougher finish Sprayed on Fabric finish wall paper and textile Paint finish Different type of paint (matte, gloss, acrylic etc)

Venetian Plaster Finish

Polished Plaster Finish

Pebble Plaster finish

Plaster Skim Finish

Textured Plaster Finish

Marble finish

Venetian Plaster (Italian Plaster - Stucco)

Polished plaster finish Decorative shape and texture Special effect use metallic or pearlescent colour and polished with sand paper in circular motion