Brickwork

Brickwork is masonry produced by a bricklayer, using bricks and mortar. Typically, rows of bricks — called courses — are laid one on top of another to build up a structure such as a wall. Elsewhere, brickwork may have a non-load-bearing function, and may exist for a purpose such as that of finishing the corners of walls with brick quoins, or for finishing door or window openings on a building whose load-bearing structure is made of other materials such as timber or steel. In all cases, wherever the bricks are left fully visible — as opposed to being covered up by plaster or stucco — they are called facing bricks.