It is not unusual for a number of bricklaying gangs to work on different sections of a building job.
It’s unfortunate that the novice homesteader will often make the assumption that bricklaying is easy.
Bricklaying is a job in which is always in demand. You should never have any problems finding work no matter where in the world you are.
The art to bricklaying is to use bricks with clean faces and to plumb and level in a straight line from end to end.
In the UK a bricklaying labourer may earn up to £16,000 a year.
Bricklaying: The laying of rectangular pieces of baked clay called bricks one after another, layer upon layer until a desired height is reached. A composition of lime and sand called mortar is spread between each layer which hardens and bonds the bricks together to form a solid mass.
A good indication of quality bricklaying is to look at the outside of a completed wall and check the verticality of the perps.
In bricklaying a large strong steel trowel is used for spreading mortar and chopping bricks to shape.
Bricklaying is a true craft and art form. It is also one of the oldest trades throughout the world.
The standard of bricklaying must be sound as it is literally the foundation on which everything else is built.