Anyone involved in building work, whether owner, self-builder, architect or surveyor, will find a new publication on brickwork an invaluable source of information.
Brickwork & Paving for House and Garden by Michael Hammett, is a comprehensive guide to clay bricks and mortars. It looks at their physical and aesthetic properties and covers their use in a wide range of building projects. The book includes sections on specifying bricks and mortar, basic bricklaying, brick structures, paving and maintenance and repair. Beautifully illustrated, it includes 103 colour photographs, 48 line drawings and is published by The Crowood Press (www.crowood.com) at £16.99.

The author Michael Hammett is a respected brickwork specialist with 21 years experience behind him as the BDA's senior architect. During his spell at the BDA, Mike had countless articles and leaflets published, many of which are still distributed to this day.

Brick Bulletin June 2004