In its own right, bricklaying is a separate trade from paving, drainage and ground works.
The art to bricklaying is to use bricks with clean faces and to plumb and level in a straight line from end to end.
The trowel is like an extension of the bricklayers arm and rarely put down whilst bricklaying.
Bricklaying is very important to the appearance of a house. This is because up to 70% of the house can be viewed as brickwork by the critical eye.
It’s unfortunate that the novice homesteader will often make the assumption that bricklaying is easy.
A Bricklaying worker can progress to technician level and then after to construction management.
It is not unusual for a number of bricklaying gangs to work on different sections of a building job.
When learning the art of bricklaying it’s advisable to keeping checking and adjusting.
Bricklaying is an art form that is not always given the respect it deserves.
The main reason for DIY bricklaying is to save on costs.