Across
- 4. Welsh word for'timber'
- 5. The type of mortar traditionally used for stonework.
- 6. A type of stone that can be easily split into thin sheets and used as a roof covering.
- 7. Welsh word for'stone'
- 8. The type of wall used to build houses pre 1919.
- 9. The measuring system that was used before metric.
- 13. Welsh word for'bricks'
- 17. The type of solid wall bond used that has consecutive courses of headers and stretchers.
- 18. The name of the cut brick used to make the bond on solid walls(5,6)
- 19. The length in Millimetres of a modern brick(3,7,3,7)
Down
- 1. A key factor in maintaining ventilation in traditional buildings.
- 2. Term to describe a property of walls built using lime mortars and plasters that allows moisture to escape.
- 3. This type of solid wall bond consists of alternating stretchers and headers in each course.
- 10. Solid walls are strong, but are not completely effective in preventing -------- entering a building.
- 11. The fraction used to describe the types of bonds used on solid brick walls.
- 12. To assist in controlling damp, ----------- was very important, especially in pre-1919 buildings with solid walls.
- 14. What unit of measurement was used to measure bricks under the imperial system?
- 15. Word used to describe stone which is shaped to produce a pleasing appearance, and to form specific architectural features.
- 16. Stone that is uncut and used in its natural form(6,6)
