| STONE MASONRY |
BRICK MASONRY |
| The stones obtained naturally arc dressed to a particu- lar shape and used for masonry work. |
In this the bricks burnt in kiln and used for masonry work. |
| Stone masonry are very strong. |
Strength of brick masonry is lesser than stone masonry. |
| Water tight stone masonry may be constructed. |
Like stone masonry watertight masonry work is not pos- sible in Brick masonry. |
| Stone masonry does not have the property of water absorption so this masonry is suitable for bath room and toilets than brick masonry. |
Brick walls are having the property of water absorption. To protect the walls from the dampness cement plastering is necessary. When sewage water is sprinkled on the walls the bricks are eroded and attains the powder form. |
| Even though stone masonry is hard but construction is tough. |
Construction of brick masonry work is very easy. |
| Bonding property is not much high as in brick mason- ry and consumption of cement mortar is also high. |
Good bonding property is available in brick work. Less quantity of cement or lime mortar is used. |
| Lifting and handling of stones are tough. So speed of masonry work is slow. |
As the size of brick is small handling and lifting is easy. So masonry work is faster. |
| In hilly areas stores are highly available so construc- tion cost is low |
Other than hilly area cost of brick work is economical. |
| We can not directly use the stone which are taken from stone quarry. It should be required to some extent so cost becomes high. |
We can use the bricks directly from the kiln so cost becomes low. |
| Minimum width of stone masonry should be 30cm con- struction of stone masonry below this width is tough. |
We can construct brick walls from 10cm to 20cm. |
| Heat absorption property is high for stone masonry. |
Heat absorption property is not much high. |
