Bricklaying is a highly skilled trade that can take many years to truly master.
As well as being physically demanding, bricklaying involves long periods of standing and lifting of heavy materials.
The trowel is like an extension of the bricklayers arm and rarely put down whilst bricklaying.
It’s unfortunate that the novice homesteader will often make the assumption that bricklaying is easy.
Bricklaying is the laying and the joining of bricks, building blocks and stone to build a vast array of masonry structures.
A good indication of quality bricklaying is to look at the outside of a completed wall and check the verticality of the perps.
The standard of bricklaying must be sound as it is literally the foundation on which everything else is built.
A Bricklaying worker can progress to technician level and then after to construction management.
Bricklaying is an art form that is not always given the respect it deserves.
In bricklaying a large strong steel trowel is used for spreading mortar and chopping bricks to shape.