Brickwork & bricklaying : a DIY handbook

This guide provides an overview of the materials, processes, craft skills, and related subjects to enable the reader to construct their own simple brickwork projects and undertake brickwork-related maintenance projects around the home. It discusses materials, foundations, setting-out, bricklaying, boundary walls, decorative brickwork, and maintenance, identifying common brickwork defects and how to rectify those defects.

Author Notes

Jon Collinson began working as a bricklayer in 1984, at the recommendation of his father. He has continued his varied career in the construction industry, including bricklaying, health and safety, estates management and many years of teaching brickwork as a vocational craft subject. He currently runs his own building and construction firm.

Preface	p. 6
Acknowledgements	p. 6
1 Introduction	p. 7
2 Concrete	p. 8
3 Mortar	p. 21
4 Bricks and Blocks	p. 29
5 Simple Foundations and Bases	p. 38
6 Basic Setting-Out and Levelling	p. 46
7 Bricklaying Tools	p. 56
8 Bonding of Brickwork and Blockwork	p. 65
9 Bricklaying Basic Skills	p. 75
10 Basic Joint Finishes	p. 104
11 Cavity Walls	p. 111
12 Boundary Walls, Copings and Caps	p. 125
13 Simple Decorative Work	p. 151
14 Defects and Maintenance	p. 162
Useful Addresses & Websites	p. 173
Index	p. 174

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