Brick can be divided into sand and ceramic. Ceramic brick was obtained by firing clay and clay mixtures. The structure of silica brick is the sand – 90%, a little addition, 10% of lime. Unlike ceramic bricks, which are baked in ovens, lime instead sent to the autoclave. It is worth noting that the addition of various pigments, sand-lime brick can get a certain color (purple, green ) gost these two types of bricks were separated, and this is a ceramic brick, more about it.

Ceramic bricks can be divided into front (finishing, facing) and series (construction). Face brick is uniform color, smooth surface and smooth, the wall of face brick warmer than ordinary, by-brick. Ordinary brick is good for exterior or interior masonry series, provided that it will be then covered with plaster. By facing can be attributed, and textured brickwork – on his face caused embossed and shaped bricks – use it for complex forms of masonry. There is still a brick kiln, which is kept side.

It can be of different sizes, sometimes with relief. During the construction of the fireplace for heating use brick fireclay, it is made out of clay, different high refractoriness because stands a brick temperature and over 1000grad. Color fireclay brick sand yellow. The thickness of the brick can be different: a single brick thickness is 65 mm in one and a half or thickening – 88mm. If a large brick, then sweat his guests consider a ceramic stone. Sometimes it is called a double brick (or a standard ceramic stone).