Show brick veneering held as good construction brick benoer perhaps classifies as s neither fish fowl nor good red herring nevertheless it Is considered pound found construction and its practicability has been demonstrated in man many years of satisfactory use but strictly speaking a brick veneer exterior finish Is a shell a shell of brick protecting some form of backing such as wood sheathing mineral sheathing concrete or other material the major purpose of a brick veneer ester exterior lor Is to carry out the architectural tec tural design ot of the structure in ID itself brick veneer Is without structural strength it Is laid up over one ona of the standard bases generally in what Is known as a running bond around the lower course or any small projecting cornice the bricks are likely to be laid in what is known us as a soldier course in this course the bricks are stood on end with the narrow length exposed like so many soldiers in a stiff row there are a great many bonds for the laying up of solid brick walls but most of them are not applicable to brick veneer construction because the narrowness of the brick veneer walls makes it necessary to break the brick to carry out the designs of most of the bonds |