Brick layers are the perfect example of a strong bond. The mortar and the bricks join together to form very rigid bonding. Since the Roman era, brick has been used as a building material. From estate cottages to grand palaces, bricks have been used both for construction and decoration. Moving further back in history, brick work was also the main building material in the Indus Valley civilization.

The systematic arrangement of bricks and binding them with mortar can be done in several ways. But the objective remains the same. It holds the building together and resists all imposed loads and external loads. This ensures the strength and stability of the structure and also gives an aesthetic appearance to the construction. Homebuilders today often look back to the past for inspiration and architects primarily follow a few popular patterns for brick layers. There are ten types of popular brick bonds.

1. Stretcher/Running Bond: Commonly referred to as a running bond and is a simple running pattern mainly used for garden walls and division walls.
2. Header Bond: This uses the full structure of the brick and only the head of the bricks are exposed in these types of bonds.
3. English Bond: This is a popular construction style and is a mixture of stretcher and header bonds, using the brick layers alternately.
4. Flemish Bond: This bond is developed by placing the header face and the stretcher face of two bricks side by side
5. Rat- trap Bond: Or the Chinese bond is a form of modular masonry where a cavity is left that is later filled with bricks.
6. Zigzag Bond: This is a non-load bearing bond and cannot be used in the construction of the main walls. Generally, it is used for paving works of floors and footpaths.
7. Herring bone Bond: Bricks are placed at a 45-degree angle. Very thick walls that consist of at least four bricks can be constructed in this pattern. It has low load-bearing capacity.
8. Facing Bond: This is constructed with several courses of stretcher course and then one header course. This is used when the facing wall and backing wall of different thickness need to be constructed.
9. Dutch Bond: This is a modified type of English bond and consists of alternate courses of headers and stretchers.
10. Diagonal Bond: The bricks are placed in an end to end fashion and are desired for walls that are two to four bricks thick.

However, all these forms of brick layering have a few things that need to be addressed. The most important among that is the bricks must be of uniform size. The bricks must not absorb water more than 20% of its weight. There are also a few other guidelines that need to be followed.

The use of Harden Bricks can eliminate the problems that might arise out of non-uniformity of brick size. All Harden Bricks are of similar size. They are manufactured in highly technically advanced facilities that measure the exact water absorption capacity of each brick. Masonry works that use Harden Bricks in whatever pattern construct strong and durable structures.