bricklaying
Stacking mortared blocks
Bricklaying is the craft of building structures by setting bricks in mortar.
The work requires skill in maintaining level courses, consistent spacing, and proper bonding patterns.
A bricklayer constructs walls, chimneys, patios, and other masonry features: He learned bricklaying from his uncle.
Grinding bowl or binder
- trowelFlat blade for spreading
- levelHorizontal or uniform position
- plumbExactly vertical or true
- jointerBoard-flattening machine
pointing · buttering · bedding · course · bond · english · stack · rowlock
Grinding bowl or binder
- cementCalcium powder binding agent
- sandFine rock particles
- limeAcidic green citrus
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
aggregate · rebar · flashing · waterproofing · firebrick · clinker · cinder · mudbrick
Builder using brick, mortar
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- journeymanQualified trade worker
- contractorHired construction professional
- hodPole-mounted material trough
scaffold · site · construction · laborer · guild · union · certification · tradesman
mortar
Grinding bowl or binder
jointer · pointing · buttering · bedding · course · bond · english · stack · rowlock · header
mortar
Grinding bowl or binder
clay · aggregate · rebar · flashing · waterproofing · firebrick · clinker · cinder · mudbrick · concrete
mason
Builder using brick, mortar
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- journeymanQualified trade worker
- contractorHired construction professional
hod · scaffold · site · construction · laborer · guild · union · certification · tradesman
wall
Vertical enclosing structure
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- footingSecure ground position
- chimneyVertical smoke passage
arch · pier · pillar · column · veneer · cavity · facade · parapet · buttress · lintel
- construction sitehard hat, hard hats, foreman, cones, cranes
- manual laborfarming, lifting, carrying, shoveling, loading
- masonrymason, stone, mortar, cement, trowel
- brickworkstretcher, header, pointing, repointing, tuckpointing
- building craftscarpentry, masonry, joinery, plastering, roofing
- pavingasphalt, concrete, pavement, cobblestones, cobblestone
bricklayingcarpentry
Wood construction trade
woodworking · metalworking · steelwork · glasswork · plumbing
bricklayingdemolition
Deliberate structural destruction
wrecking · dismantling · tearing down · razing · deconstruction
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