brick veneer

brick veneer
A type of house construction which uses a timber frame for its structure (ie. the roof is held up by timber framing) but has bricks built up around the outside walls. The idea is to give the solid look of a brick building, but with a cheaper construction of merely decorative brickwork.

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  • brick veneer — /brɪk vəˈnɪə / (say brik vuh near) noun 1. a veneer of bricks. 2. a building whose external walls each consist of a timber framework faced with a single skin of bricks, the brickwork being non structural. –brick veneer, adjective …  

  • brick veneer — noun : a facing of brick on a wall constructed of a material other than brick …   Useful english dictionary

  • brick and tile — ▪ building material Introduction       structural clay products, manufactured as standard units, used in building construction.       The brick, first produced in a sun dried form at least 6,000 years ago and the forerunner of a wide range of… …   Universalium

  • Veneer — A veneer is a thin covering over another surface. More specifically, it may refer to:*Wood veneer, a term used in architecture and woodworking *Veneer, a single wythe of brick *Veneer (dentistry), a thin layer of dental restorative material… …   Wikipedia

  • brick — /brɪk / (say brik) noun 1. a block of clay, usually rectangular, hardened by drying in the sun or burning in a kiln, and used for building, paving, etc. 2. such blocks collectively. 3. the material. 4. any similar block, especially a small one of …  

  • brick venereal — /brɪk vəˈnɪəriəl/ (say brik vuh neareeuhl) Colloquial (humorous) –adjective 1. of or relating to brick veneer buildings, especially houses, viewed as representing unattractive suburban sprawl: brick venereal project homes. –phrase 2. brick… …  

  • BRICK —    Brick is a form of man made masonry that can be layered to enclose a space or held together with a mortar binder to create a structural support. Brick is made of a mixture of clay and sand, while the mortar is made of sand and a paste. The… …   Historical Dictionary of Architecture

  • veneer — veneerer, n. /veuh near /, n. 1. a thin layer of wood or other material for facing or inlaying wood. 2. any of the thin layers of wood glued together to form plywood. 3. Building Trades. a facing of a certain material applied to a different one… …   Universalium

  • veneer — I. noun Etymology: German Furnier, from furnieren to veneer, from French fournir to furnish, equip more at furnish Date: 1702 1. a thin sheet of a material: as a. a layer of wood of superior value or excellent grain to be glued to an inferior… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • brick — Synonyms and related words: Tarmac, Tarvia, adamant, adobe, ashlar, asphalt, biscuit, bisque, bitumen, bituminous macadam, blacktop, block, board, bone, bowl, bricks and mortar, buddy, cement, ceramic ware, ceramics, china, chum, chunk, clapboard …   Moby Thesaurus

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