Stretcher

Stretcher
A brick laid with its long side outermost.Stretcher bondBrickwork with only the stretchers (long sides) of the bricks showing.String ...

Stretcher bond / running bond: Has overlapping stretchers
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Stretcher Bond
a brick laid so that the side appears on the wall face.
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Stretcher A brick or block laid lengthways.
String The sloping board to which the steps of a staircase are attached.
String Course A course of brickwork that projects beyond the face of an external wall.

Stretcher:
A horizontal bracing member connecting legs of a table or chair.
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stretcher - a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting
supporting structure - a structure that serves to support something
embroidery frame, embroidery hoop, tambour - a frame made of two hoops; used for embroidering ...

stretcher - the long side of a brick when laid horizontally
studs - the upright framing members for a wall
transom window - a window above a door; commonly hinged for separate operation ...

stretcher A masonry unit or brick laid horizontally with its length parallel to the wall.
stringcourse A narrow horizontal band of masonry, extending across the facade, which can be flush or projecting, and flat surfaced, molded, or richly carved.

STRETCHER - Brick laid sideways.
STRINGS - Sloping framework supporting ends of treads to staircase.
STRUCTURAL SURVEY - See Building Survey.

running bond or stretcher bond
is composed of overlapping courses of stretchers. This is the most common kind of brickwork we see.
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brick work - "Stretchers" are full-sized bricks, "headers" are half-sized bricks, and a "course" is a single horizontal line of bricks.

ENGLISH BOND: a method of bonding bricks in which courses of headers and stretchers are laid alternately. ENTABLATURE: the combined assembly of horizontal members supported by a row of columns in classical architecture.

The principal types of "bond" used in domestic construction being English, Flemish, header, stretcher, rat-trap, diagonal or garden wall bond.
Bonding Timbers - timbers built into the walls in older houses to provide restraint.

English bond - a bond consisting of alternate courses of headers and stretchers.
Engineering brick - a dense, robust brick, suitable for use in heavy duty structures, ie viaducts.

Stretcher: brick laid so that the side only appears on the face of the wall.
English Bond: method of laying bricks so that alternate courses or layers on the face of the wall are composed of headers or stretchers only.

FLEMISH BOND In brickwork, a bond in which each course (row) consists of headers (butt end) and stretchers (long side) laid alternately, each header being centered on the stretcher above and below it.

English bond - A particularly strong method of building walls by laying bricks together in staggered alternating courses using headers and stretchers.
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See also: Brick, Architecture, Header, Bond, House