Profession bricklayer

Bricklayers lay and bind bricks, pre-cut stone, concrete blocks and other types of building blocks in/with mortar and other substances to construct walls, foundations, partitions, arches and other structures.

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Tasks bricklayer

• and interpret work orders, e.g. study drawings to determine specifications and to calculate the materials required.
• distance from reference points and mark guidelines to lay out work, e.g. using plumb bobs and levels.
• angles and courses and determine vertical and horizontal alignment of courses.
• courses of bricks and other building blocks, from corner to corner, using mason's line.
• Break or cut bricks and other building blocks to size, using tools such as trowel edges or hammers.
• specified amounts of sand, clay, cement or mortar powder with water.
• and smooth mortar or other mixture over work surface to serve as a base and binder for bricks.
• bricks or other building blocks to structure, for example with wire clamps, anchor holes or cement.
• isolation works.
• excess mortar, e.g. with trowels and hand tools, and finish mortar joints with jointing tools for a sealed uniform appearance.
• scaffolding.

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