System for providIng a textured wall structure

Abstract

A brick or other structural member is provided for use in building a wall or other similar structure which is to be provided with a cementitious surface coat application to one, typically exposed, face. The brick includes a relief pattern or profile on at least one face. This allows the installer to adequately affix an external cementitious surface coat to the outer surface of, a brick wall, while also providing a “depth gauge”, which can identify proper coating thickness during installation, which not only ensures proper application thickness but can preclude waste due to overapplication. The added brick texture (a.k.a. profile) increases the surface area of the brick to improve the bonding of the brick surface coating and to provide mechanical underpinning for the surface coating.

1 . A method of providing a structure including bricks each having at least one surface, said method comprising the steps of: 
 (a) extruding a brick column suitable for severing into separate bricks;    (b) severing said brick column into individual bricks;    (c) providing a relief profile to at least one side surface of each of said bricks;    (d) constructing a brick wall with said profiled face surfaces being commonly oriented; and    (e) applying a cementitious surface coat to said brick face sides in order to conceal said profile.    
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein step “b” is performed before step “c”.  
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein step “b” is performed after step “c”.  
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein step “c” includes the step of applying a profile to a brick surface comprised of a plurality of elongate imprints of about one-sixteenth of an inch which are configured to cause an applicator of a cementitous mixture to apply a coating sufficient to preclude recognition of said imprints.  
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein step “b” includes the step of applying a profile to a brick surface comprised of a plurality of elongate imprints of about one-sixteenth of an inch which are configured to cause an applicator of a cementitous mixture to apply a coating sufficient to preclude recognition of said imprints.  
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein step “b” includes the step of selecting a thickness said surface coat is to be applied in step “e”, and then selecting said profile such that said predetermined thickness of said cementitious surface coat must be applied in order to conceal said profile.  
     
     
         7 . A method of providing a structure including bricks each having at least one surface, said method comprising the steps of: 
 (a) extruding a brick column;    (b) severing said brick column into individual bricks;    (c) providing a relief profile to at least one side surface of each of said bricks, said relief profile having a recessed recognizable pattern;    (d) constructing a brick wall with said profiled face surfaces being commonly oriented; and    (e) applying a cementitious surface coat to said brick face sides in order to conceal said profile.    
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein step “b” is performed before step “c”.  
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein step “b” is performed after step “c”.  
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein step “c” includes the step of applying a profile to a brick surface comprised of a plurality of elongate imprints of about one-sixteenth of an inch which are configured to cause an applicator of a cementitous mixture to apply a coating sufficient to preclude recognition of said imprints.  
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein step “c” includes the step of applying a profile to a brick surface comprised of a plurality of elongate imprints of about one-sixteenth of an inch which are configured to cause an applicator of a cementitous mixture to apply a coating sufficient to preclude recognition of said imprints.  
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein step “c” includes the step of selecting a thickness said surface coat is to be applied in step “e”, and then selecting said profile such that said predetermined thickness of said cementitious surface coat must be applied in order to conceal said profile.  
     
     
         13 . A method of providing a structure including bricks each having at least one surface, said method comprising the steps of: 
 (a) extruding a brick column;    (b) severing said brick column into individual bricks;    (c) providing a relief profile to at least one side surface, said relief profile having a recognizable, repeating, pattern of each of said bricks;    (d) constructing a brick wall with said profiled face surfaces being commonly oriented; and    (e) applying a cementitious surface coat to said brick face sides in order to conceal said profile.    
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein step “b” is performed before step “c”.  
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein step “b” is performed after step “c”.  
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein step “c” includes the step of applying a profile to a brick surface comprised of a plurality of elongate imprints of about one-sixteenth of an inch which are configured to cause an applicator of a cementitous mixture to apply a coating sufficient to preclude recognition of said imprints.  
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein step “c” includes the step of applying a profile to a brick surface comprised of a plurality of elongate imprints of about one-sixteenth of an inch which are configured to cause an applicator of a cementitous mixture to apply a coating sufficient to preclude recognition of said imprints.  
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein step “c” includes the step of selecting a thickness said surface coat is to be applied in step “e”, and then selecting said profile such that said predetermined thickness of said cementitious surface coat must be applied in order to conceal said profile.  
     
     
         19 . A brick structure, comprising: 
 a) a plurality of bricks held together by mortar, said bricks each having a recognizable pattern thereon; and    b) a cementitious finishing surface coat applied to said brick face sides in order to conceal said recognizable pattern of said relief profile.    
     
     
         20 . The brick structure of  claim 19 , wherein said pattern is comprised of a plurality of elongate imprints of about one-sixteenth of an inch which are configured to cause an applicator of a cementitous mixture to apply a coating sufficient to preclude recognition of said imprints.  
     
     
         21 . A brick structure, comprising: 
 a) a plurality of bricks held together by mortar, said bricks each having a recognizable, repeating, pattern thereon; and    b) a cementitious finishing surface coat applied to said brick face sides in order to conceal said recognizable, repeating, pattern of said relief profile.    
     
     
         22 . The brick structure of  claim 21 , wherein said pattern is comprised of a plurality of elongate imprints of about one-sixteenth of an inch which are configured to cause an applicator of a cementitous mixture to apply a coating sufficient to preclude recognition of said imprints.  
     
     
         23 . A brick having a profile on one side, said profile comprised with a recognizable recessed pattern which functions as “depth gauge”, in that it assists an applicator in identifying proper coating thickness during installation, thus not only ensuring proper application thickness but reducing waste due to overapplication.  
     
     
         24 . The brick as claimed in  claim 23 , wherein said profile includes a plurality of imprints each having an approximately one-sixteenth inch depth.