brick

red is one type of basic building materials that are very commonly used in Indonesia, from ancient times to modern times as red brick is now already become one of the compulsory materials in building a house. Quite understandable, red brick is still more widely used than light bricks or batako press, because in addition to already tested its power, getting this type of material was not difficult.
Red brick in question is a brick made from molded soil then burned with high temperatures so it becomes completely dry, hardened and reddish. The land used is not just any land, but rather clay so that it can coalesce during the printing process. Therefore, the house whose walls are built of red brick material will feel more comfortable and cool. In addition to more powerful and sturdy and durable, so rarely happens wall cracks built from red brick material. In addition, this material is very resistant to heat so it can be a separate protection for your building from fire hazard.
Red bricks are made of molded clay, then burned. Not all land view can be used. Only consisting of certain sand content.
Generally have size: length 17-23 cm, width 7-11 cm, 3-5 cm thick.
Average weight 3 kg / seed (depending on the brand and area of ​​origin of manufacture).
The raw materials needed for red brick wall pairs are cement and sand sieve. For a waterproof wall, a 1: 2 or 1: 3 mixture is required (that is, 1 serving of cement combined with 3 doses of saturated sand). For walls that do not have to be watertight, a 1: 4 to 1: 6 ratio can be used.
Strong, sturdy and resistant to weather and hard objects