masonwork
Laid stone structures
Masonwork is construction done with stone, brick, or concrete blocks—the craft and product of a mason's labor.
The term emphasizes the work itself rather than the material: The old church's masonwork has held up for centuries.
It covers walls, foundations, chimneys, and decorative stonework.
Pit for extracting rock
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- sandstoneCemented grain sediment
slate · basalt · ashlar · cobblestone · flint · keystone · quoin · dry-stone
Flat blade for spreading
- chiselEdged carving implement
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
- jointerBoard-flattening machine
- plumblineTool indicating true vertical
level · square · scaffold · hammer · mallet · bolster · hawk · float
Fired clay building units
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
- coursesAcademic subjects or meal stages
- bondingForming close connections
- jointingCreating flush edges
pointing · stretcher · header · english · stack · rowlock · soldier · shiner
Curved spanning structure
- buttressArchitectural wall reinforcement
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- lintelBeam over an opening
- plinthArchitectural support block
cornice · pilaster · pediment · frieze · column · portico · balustrade · foundation
Large impressive building
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
- buildingEnclosed roofed structure
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- frameworkUnderlying support system
builder · contractor · blueprint · erection · load-bearing · structural · partition · chimney
quarry
Pit for extracting rock
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
sandstone · slate · basalt · ashlar · cobblestone · flint · keystone · quoin · dry-stone · rubble
trowel
Flat blade for spreading
plumbline · level · square · scaffold · hammer · mallet · bolster · hawk · float · bucket
bricks
Fired clay building units
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
- coursesAcademic subjects or meal stages
- bondingForming close connections
jointing · pointing · stretcher · header · english · stack · rowlock · soldier · shiner · frog
arch
Curved spanning structure
- buttressArchitectural wall reinforcement
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- lintelBeam over an opening
plinth · cornice · pilaster · pediment · frieze · column · portico · balustrade · foundation · parapet
edifice
Large impressive building
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
- buildingEnclosed roofed structure
- foundationUnderlying support structure
framework · builder · contractor · blueprint · erection · load-bearing · structural · partition · chimney · fireplace
laying
Putting down horizontally
buttering · grouting · repointing · bedding · striking · tooling · raking · tuckpointing · parging · rendering
masonworkcarpentry
Wood construction trade
woodwork · woodworking · timber framing · joinery · metalwork
work, workman, mason, workmanship, masonry, masons, stonemason