Difference between brick and stone masonry
Difference between brick masonry and stone masonry –
| Brick masonry | Stone Masonry |
| They are of uniform shape and size | They are not of uniform shape and size |
| They are light in Weight | They are Heavy in weight |
| They do not require any dressing | They required dressing |
| Bricks are easily Available | Stone are not easily available |
| They are less water tight | They provide better water tightness |
| They are good fire resistant than stone | They are not good fire resistant than bricks |
| The cost of construction of brickwork is less | The cost of construction of stone masonry is more than brick work |
| It is weaker than stone | it is much stronger than brickwork |
| in brickworks , mortor joints are thin | in stonework , mortor joints are thick |
| Bricks laying is easy than stone masonry | stone laying is not easy |
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