My father occasionally uses obscure terms like "that wall's full of coat hangers" when looking at face brickwork. When I ask him to explain, he can't - he points out bricks and I can see that they aren't laid particularly well but he never quite explains what the coat hanger is..
In case it's some obscure regional term he also says "it's ok though, because the sun never hits that wall.. coat hangers.. when the sun's right down em, they look bloody awful"
I'm guessing it's something to do with a brick that is laid tipped so either the top edge or bottom edge is outside the true vertical of the wall, or laid rotated so that a perp edge doesnt line up with the adjacent brick.. but can anyone tell me exactly what my old man is on about?
In case it's some obscure regional term he also says "it's ok though, because the sun never hits that wall.. coat hangers.. when the sun's right down em, they look bloody awful"
I'm guessing it's something to do with a brick that is laid tipped so either the top edge or bottom edge is outside the true vertical of the wall, or laid rotated so that a perp edge doesnt line up with the adjacent brick.. but can anyone tell me exactly what my old man is on about?