BRICK CLEANING SYSTEMS

Bucket and Brush Cleaning

Bucket and brush cleaning is a method of cleaning newly constructed brick walls in both small and large jobs. A minimum amount of equipment is needed, and workmen do not need to be highly skilled. Only the job foreman or supervisor needs to be knowledgeable and experienced.

This method may be used for cleaning all colors and textures of brick. However, care must be used in selecting the proper cleaning solution for the job. The safest way to determine the proper cleaning solution for a given type of brick is to ask the brick manufacturer for their recommendation.

As a general policy statement, the Brick Association of the Carolinas does not recommend the use of muriatic acid to clean brick. Although muriatic acid has been used successfully in the past in select situations, too frequently its improper use has caused problems. If a request to use muriatic acid is received, permission to do so should be obtained from the brick manufacturer.

Technical Notes on Brick Construction

Technical Notes on Brick Construction are FREE bulletins that contain design, detailing, and construction information based on the latest technical developments in brick masonry. Drawings, photographs, tables and charts illustrate appropriate topics. Most of the details in the Technical Notes are available as CAD Details on the AEC website.

Technical Notes on Brick Construction are recommendations on the use of fired clay brick. They are explicitly written for fired clay brick which are manufactured:

1) From clay, shale, or similar naturally-occurring earthy substances
2) With a firing process that creates a fired bond between the particles of the brick.

The properties of fired clay brick and the clay brick masonry made from them were used to establish the recommendations in these Technical Notes. Using these recommendations with other products that are not manufactured as outlined above may not result in the same performance associated with fired clay brick masonry. Further use of these Technical Notes for the design, installation and maintenance of construction built with other products may be detrimental to those products and the building on which they are installed. Thus, BIA does not advise the use of these recommendations with other products, including but not limited to those claiming to be similar to fired clay brick products such as “fly ash” brick, concrete brick and other unfired or non-clay brick.

The Brick Industry Association is currently in the process of revising many of the Technical Notes. Technical content will be updated to current standards and construction practices. Other changes will include updated format, graphics, drawings and photographs.

Technical Notes are available individually online or may be ordered as a set through the Brick Bookstore. Once registered, the purchaser of a complete set with a binder will be notified via email of new or revised Technical Notes.Technical Notes Index

1	Hot and Cold Weather Construction	June 2006
2	Glossary of Terms Relating to Brick Construction	Mar 1999
3	Overview of Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures	July 2002
3A	Brick Masonry Material Properties	Dec 1992
3B	Brick Masonry Section Properties	May 1993
4	Heat Transmission Coefficients of Brick Masonry Walls	Sept 1997
4B	Energy Code Compliance of Brick Masonry Walls	Feb 2002
5A	Sound Insulation – Clay Masonry Walls	Aug 2000
6	Painting Brick Masonry	Dec 1985
6A	Colorless Coatings for Brick Masonry	Aug 2008
7	Water Penetration Resistance – Design and Detailing	Dec 2005
7A	Water Penetration Resistance – Materials	Dec 2005
7B	Water Penetration Resistance – Construction and Workmanship	Dec 2005
8	Mortars for Brickwork	Jan 2008
8B	Mortars for Brickwork – Selection and Quality Assurance	Jan 2006
9	Manufacturing of Brick	Dec 2006
9A	Specifications for and Classifications of Brick	Oct 2007
9B	Manufacturing, Classifications, and Selection of Brick – Part 3	Dec 2003
10	Dimensioning and Estimating Brick Masonry	Feb 2009
11	Guide Specifications for Brick Masonry – Part 1	Aug 2001
11A	Guide Specifications for Brick Masonry – Part 2	Sept 1988
11B	Guide Specifications for Brick Masonry – Part 3	Sept 1988
11C	Guide Specifications for Brick Masonry – Part 4	May 1998
11D	Guide Specifications for Brick Masonry – Part 4 Continued	Sept 1988
11E	Guide Specifications for Brick Masonry – Part 5	Sept 1991
13	Ceramic Glazed Brick Exterior Walls	Dec 2005
14	Paving Systems Using Clay Pavers	Mar 2007
14A	Paving Systems Using Clay Pavers on a Sand Setting Bed	Oct 2007
14B	Paving Systems Using Clay Pavers on a Bituminous Setting Bed	June 2010
14C	Paving Systems Using Clay Pavers in a Mortar Setting Bed	July 2011
14D	Permeable Clay Brick Pavements	Feb 2012
14E	Accessible Clay Brick Pavements	July 2012
15	Salvaged Brick	May 1988
16	Fire Resistance of Brick Masonry	Mar 2008
17	Reinforced Brick Masonry – Introduction	Oct 1996
17A	Reinforced Brick Masonry – Materials and Construction	Aug 1997
17B	Reinforced Brick Masonry – Beams	Mar 1999
17L	Four Inch RBM Curtain and Panel Walls	Sept 1988
17M	Reinforced Brick Masonry – Girders	Sept 1988
18	Volume Changes – Analysis and Effects of Movement	Oct 2006
18A	Accommodating Expansion of Brickwork	Nov 2006
19	Residential Fireplace Design	Jan 1993
19A	Residential Fireplaces – Details and Construction	Aug 2000
19B	Residential Chimneys – Design and Construction	Apr 1998
19C	Contemporary Brick Masonry Fireplaces	Oct 2001
19D	Brick Masonry Fireplaces – Part 1, Russian-Style Heaters	June 1987
19E	Brick Masonry Fireplaces – Part 2, Fountain and Contemporary Style Heaters	Feb 1988
20	Cleaning Brickwork	June 2006
21	Brick Masonry Cavity Walls	Aug 1998
21A	Brick Masonry Cavity Walls – Selection of Materials	Feb 1999
21B	Brick Masonry Cavity Walls – Detailing	Apr 2002
21C	Brick Masonry Cavity Walls – Construction	Oct 1989
23	Stains – Identification and Prevention	June 2006
23A	Efflorescence – Causes and Prevention	June 2006
24	The Contemporary Bearing Wall	June 2002
24C	The Contemporary Bearing Wall – Introduction to Shear Wall Design	May 1988
24F	The Contemporary Bearing Wall – Construction	Sept 1988
24G	The Contemporary Bearing Wall – Detailing	Feb 1987
26	Single Wythe Bearing Walls	Sept 1994
27	Brick Masonry Rain Screen Walls	Aug 1994
28	Brick Veneer/Wood Stud Walls	Nov 2012
28A	Adding Brick Veneer to Existing Construction	Apr 2008
28B	Brick Veneer/Steel Stud Walls	Dec 2005
28C	Thin Brick Veneer	Apr 2014
29	Brick In Landscape Architecture – Pedestrian Applications	July 1994
29A	Brick In Landscape Architecture – Garden Walls	Jan 1999
29B	Brick In Landscape Architecture – Miscellaneous Applications	May 1988
30	Bonds and Patterns in Brickwork	Mar 1999
31	Brick Masonry Arches	Jan 1995
31A	Structural Design of Brick Masonry Arches	July 1986
31B	Structural Steel Lintels	May 1987
31C	Structural Design of Semicircular Brick Masonry Arches	Aug 1986
36	Brick Masonry Details – Sills and Soffits	Jan 1988
36A	Brick Masonry Details – Caps, Copings, Corbels, and Racking	Feb 2001
39	Testing for Engineered Brick Masonry – Brick and Mortar	Nov 2001
39A	Testing for Engineered Brick Masonry – Determination of Allowable Design Stresses	Dec 1987
39B	Testing for Engineered Brick Masonry – Quality Control	Mar 1988
40	Prefabricated Brick Masonry – Introduction	Aug 2001
41	Hollow Brick Masonry	Jan 2008
42	Empirical Design of Brick Masonry	Nov 1991
43	Passive Solar Heating with Brick Masonry – Part 1, Introduction	June 1981
43C	Passive Solar Cooling with Brick Masonry – Part 1, Introduction	Feb 2001
43D	Brick Passive Solar Heating Systems – Part 4, Material Properties	Sept 1988
43G	Brick Passive Solar Heating Systems – Part 7, Details and Construction	Sept 1986
44	Anchor Bolts for Brick Masonry	Apr 1986
44A	Fasteners for Brick Masonry	Aug 1997
44B	Wall Ties for Brick Masonry	May 2003
45	Brick Masonry Noise Barrier Walls – Introduction	July 2001
45A	Brick Masonry Noise Barrier Walls – Structural Design	Apr 1992
46	Maintenance of Brick Masonry	Dec 2005
47	Condensation – Prevention and Control	June 2006
48	Sustainability and Brick	June 2009