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Product Identifiers

PublisherT.H.E. Crowood Press

ISBN-100719844681

ISBN-139780719844683

eBay Product ID (ePID)7073634139

Product Key Features

Book TitleBrickwork & Bricklaying : a Diy Guide

Number of Pages176 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2025

TopicConstruction / General, Do-It-Yourself / Masonry

IllustratorYes

GenreHouse & Home, Technology & Engineering

AuthorJon Collinson

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight17.8 Oz

Item Length9.6 in

Item Width7.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

SynopsisA practical guide aimed at those who are new to the craft of bricklaying and also for those who are improving their skills. Provides details of materials, processes and craft skills for the reader to construct their own simple brickwork projects and maintenance around the home. Superbly illustrated with 110 colour photographs and 160 diagrams. Jon Collinson has been involved in bricklaying within the construction industry, as well as teaching brickwork, for over twenty-five years., Brickwork and Bricklaying is written for those who are new to the craft of bricklaying, and those who are improving their skills. It 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. Further topics include: Materials - constituents and mix proportions of good quality concrete and mortars, and how to successfully mix both. There is an overview of different types of bricks and blocks. Foundations - how to place, compact and cure concrete for simple foundations and bases. Setting-Out - methods of setting out the positions of simple wall lines, corners and buildings. Bricklaying - overview of tools required; step-by-step methods and instruction on all the basic craft skills of bricklaying from first principles; different methods of bonding and finishing mortar joints. Boundary Walls - design principles for boundary and garden walls, including the application and construction of piers. Decorative Brickwork - simple methods of decoratively enhancing brickwork projects. Finally, Maintenance - identification of the common defects associated with brickwork and masonry and methods for rectifying those defects., Brickwork & Bricklaying is written for those who are new to the craft of bricklaying, and those who are improving their skills. It 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. The book covers: Materials: constituents and mix proportions of concrete and mortars, and how to mix both. Overview of different types, classifications and uses of bricks and blocks, Foundations: how to place, compact and cure concrete for simple foundations and bases, Setting-Out: simple methods of transferring levels and establishing the positions of wall lines on site, Bricklaying: overview of bricklaying tools; step-by-step methods and instruction on all the basic craft skills of bricklaying; different methods of ponding brickwork: finishing mortar joints and basic cavity wall construction, Boundary Walls: design principles for free-standing walls, including the application and construction of piers, copings and caps, Decorative Brickwork: simple methods of decoratively enhancing brickwork projects, Maintenance: identification of common defects associated with brickwork and masonry, and methods for rectifying those defects

LC Classification NumberTH5511.C6 2024