Stone walls can be completely different in structure. They are divided into continuous, consisting of homogeneous material, and continuous, consisting of several materials. For example, homogeneous walls can be erected from ceramic or silicate brick, reinforced concrete, concrete or stone blocks. The second variety is characterized by a combination of materials, taking into account the functions performed by them.
Typically, a brick or concrete blocks are used for the supporting function, and special materials (or stone, plaster as decorative thermal insulation) are used as thermal insulation). Depending on the type of wall, a special masonry is selected – continuous or lightweight.
When choosing continuous masonry, only homogeneous materials are used – bricks or blocks. When erecting the wall, it is possible to reduce its thickness, using more effective materials – for example, replaced with a full -bodied brick with a hollow (or porous). As a result, masonry with 640 mm will change to 380 mm, the heat -shielding properties will not become worse.
Sometimes to reduce the thickness of the stone wall, lightweight masonry is used. For this, special thermal materials are used that increase thermal insulation. They can be used both in the outside and from the internal.