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.
If working in the construction industry, bricklaying is looked upon as an essential skill to have.
Bricklaying is a highly skilled trade that can take many years to truly master.
In its own right, bricklaying is a separate trade from paving, drainage and ground works.
The trowel is like an extension of the bricklayers arm and rarely put down whilst bricklaying.
The standard of bricklaying must be sound as it is literally the foundation on which everything else is built.
It’s unfortunate that the novice homesteader will often make the assumption that bricklaying is easy.
It is not unusual for a number of bricklaying gangs to work on different sections of a building job.
A good indication of quality bricklaying is to look at the outside of a completed wall and check the verticality of the perps.
In Germany bricklaying is considered to be one of the traditional trades.