Brick sizes and positions vary according to local custom and usage. Standard brick sizes ensure proper burning and weight. Bricks are laid in different positions like stretcher, header, shiner, rowlock, sailor, and soldier based on which face is exposed. Various brick terminologies describe features like lap, perpend, bed, racking back, toothing, arris, quoin, frog. Bats and closers are cut portions used to complete bonds - bats have width cut, closers length. Special shaped bricks include bull nose, splays, and dogleg for rounded corners and angled quoins.