The Class B Engineering Brick is a smooth red perforated wire-cut brick, used where strength, durability, and resistance to water and frost are required. It is widely used below DPC level in footings, manhole cover surroundings, and retaining walls. It is also used for facework because of its smooth plain red appearance, as well as feature brickwork around windows and door reveals because of its aesthetic clean smooth appearance. See our mortar range which complements this product.

Key Features

• Its high compressive strength and low water absorption make it perfect for applications such as groundwork, retaining walls and damp-proof courses
• The Red Class B Engineering brick is a smooth red perforated Wirecut brick
• Smooth texture
• Perforated
• Wire cut

Technical Information

• Size: 215 x 102.5 x 65 mm
• Coverage: 60 per m² in single skin application
• Compressive strength: 75N/mm²
• Water absorption: 7 (<%)
• Durability designation: F2
• Active soluble salts: S2
• Salt tolerance * (/range): T2 - R1

Approvals

• Manufactured in accordance with BS EN 771-1

Manufacturing Tolerance
Bricks are subject to many variances in colour and character in each individual brick, so we always recommend you work from 3-4 packs of bricks at a time in order to get the best natural colour mix.
Please note there is a 5% tolerance for breakages per pack.

Image Disclaimer
Images shown can give an example of the product's appearance but they may not be representative of the full range of colour and texture variations, which can occur in the product itself. The images on this website are provided for reference only and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a particular style of brick. Customers should view actual product samples before making a purchase decision.

If you have questions such as 'what are Class B engineering bricks used for?' check out our Types of Bricks guide page.