Bricks laid lengthwise are called which brickwork course?

Bricks laid lengthwise are called which brickwork course?

• A. Header course
• B. Bond course
• C. Stretcher course
• D. Faced course

Answer: (C)

When bricks run with their long dimension parallel to the wall face, that brick is called a stretcher. A horizontal row of such bricks is a stretcher course. This orientation gives the wall a uniform, continuous appearance along its length. A header course would be bricks laid with their short ends facing outward, which ties the wall differently and changes the visible pattern. The term bond describes the overall pattern of courses, not a single orientation, and a faced course refers to the visible surface finish rather than how the bricks are oriented. So bricks laid lengthwise in a row are described as a stretcher course.

When bricks run with their long dimension parallel to the wall face, that brick is called a stretcher. A horizontal row of such bricks is a stretcher course. This orientation gives the wall a uniform, continuous appearance along its length. A header course would be bricks laid with their short ends facing outward, which ties the wall differently and changes the visible pattern. The term bond describes the overall pattern of courses, not a single orientation, and a faced course refers to the visible surface finish rather than how the bricks are oriented. So bricks laid lengthwise in a row are described as a stretcher course.