Fiber enforced thin brick sheet and process

Abstract

A fiber enforced sheet for use as a wall or floor covering which comprises of adhered thin bricks bonded to a fiber-reinforced, backing layer. Thin brick is adhered to the fiber enforced sheet. The fiber enforced backing increases strength and rigidity to the thin brick during handling, and installation permits the thin bricks to be adhered to proper specification and spacing to be cut using ordinary tile or thin brick tools.

1 - 41 . (canceled) 
     
     
         42 . A method of installing thin brick sheets, comprising:
 applying a first adhesive to a wall or floor surface; and   applying a thin brick sheet to the wall or floor surface, wherein the thin brick sheet comprises a backing layer and a plurality of thin bricks that are bonded to the backing layer via a second adhesive, wherein the backing layer defines a grid that comprises a plurality of holes, and wherein the plurality of thin bricks are bonded to the backing layer such that the first adhesive penetrates through the plurality of holes to hold the brick sheet to the wall or floor surface.   
     
     
         43 . The method of  claim 42 , wherein the backing layer is non-stretchable. 
     
     
         44 . The method of  claim 42 , wherein the backing layer comprises at least one of fiberglass, polyester, graphite, aramid, or carbon. 
     
     
         45 . The method of  claim 44 , wherein the backing layer comprises fiberglass. 
     
     
         46 . The method of  claim 42 , wherein the plurality of bricks are adhered to the backing layer in a running bond pattern or a stack bond pattern. 
     
     
         47 . The method of  claim 46 , wherein the plurality of bricks are adhered to the backing layer in a stack bond pattern. 
     
     
         48 . The method of  claim 42 , wherein the adhesive penetrates through a plurality of holes disposed behind the plurality of thin bricks to bond the thin bricks to the wall or floor surface. 
     
     
         49 . The method of  claim 42 , wherein the plurality of thin bricks comprise one or more of clay bricks, cast bricks, or wire cut bricks. 
     
     
         50 . The method of  claim 42 , wherein the thin brick sheet consists of four rows of thin bricks. 
     
     
         51 . The method of  claim 50 , wherein the thin brick sheet consists of three thin bricks per row. 
     
     
         52 . A method of installing thin brick sheets, comprising:
 applying a first adhesive to a wall or floor surface; and   applying a thin brick sheet to the wall or floor surface, wherein the thin brick sheet comprises a backing layer and a plurality of thin bricks that are bonded to the backing layer via a second adhesive, wherein the backing layer defines a grid that comprises a plurality of holes, and wherein the plurality of thin bricks are bonded to the backing layer such that the first adhesive penetrates through the plurality of holes to hold a rear surface of the brick sheet to the wall or floor surface.   
     
     
         53 . The method of  claim 52 , wherein the backing layer is non-stretchable. 
     
     
         54 . The method of  claim 52 , wherein the backing layer comprises at least one of fiberglass, polyester, graphite, aramid, or carbon. 
     
     
         55 . The method of  claim 54 , wherein the backing layer comprises fiberglass. 
     
     
         56 . The method of  claim 52 , wherein the adhesive penetrates through a plurality of holes disposed behind the plurality of thin bricks to bond the thin bricks to the wall or floor surface. 
     
     
         57 . The method of  claim 52 , wherein the plurality of thin bricks comprise one or more of clay bricks, cast bricks, or wire cut bricks. 
     
     
         58 . The method of  claim 52 , wherein the thin brick sheet consists of four rows of thin bricks. 
     
     
         59 . The method of  claim 58 , wherein the thin brick sheet consists of three thin bricks per row. 
     
     
         60 . A method of installing thin brick sheets, comprising:
 applying a first adhesive to a wall or floor surface; and   applying a thin brick sheet to the wall or floor surface, wherein the thin brick sheet comprises a backing layer and a plurality of thin bricks that are bonded to the backing layer via a second adhesive, wherein the plurality of thin bricks comprise one or more of clay bricks, cast bricks, or wire cut bricks, wherein the backing layer defines a grid that comprises a plurality of holes, wherein the plurality of thin bricks are bonded to the backing layer such that the first adhesive penetrates through the plurality of holes to hold a rear surface of the brick sheet to the wall or floor surface, and wherein the thin brick sheet consists of four rows of thin bricks.   
     
     
         61 . The method of  claim 60 , wherein the thin brick sheet consists of three thin bricks per row.