In this video, mason Mark McCullough teaches host Kevin O’Connor everything he needs to know about bricks, including the most common types and some interesting history.

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Bricks have been used in construction for thousands of years. The originals were handmade, also known as “molded brick.” These bricks were packed into a mold by hand. These bricks can be sent to specific engineers who extract and identify the material from the brick to find out how old it is and where in the world it was formed.

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