1) Set up scaffolding 9) Check whether the line is levelled or not

Scaffolding is set up for the safety of the workers

and to ensure bricklaying works can be done
efficiently.
10) Tidy joints ready for tooling and make
2) Knocking up of mortar boar
sure all vertical joints are equal. Keep the
This is the work of mixing the mortar to
face of bricks free of mortar
ensure that the mortar is at the right
consistency.
•11) Lay second course of bricks on the first. The
range between the two courses should be
•3) Placing of mortar approximately 1cm
•Drop mortar onto foundation and spread it
roughly along of wall thick
12)
12) Build
Build up corners or ends of of wall
wallfirst,
first,using
using
gauge
gauge rod to ensure brick courses
courses rise
rise
4) Cutting of bricks correctly and
correctly and spirit
spirit level to
to cheek
cheekvertically
vertically
The brick is cut to smaller sizes to fit the
required space by using brick hammer or a
bolster. 13) Using strings as guidelines, build up the rest of
wall. Fix the nails or pins into mortar joint at
5) Damp Proof Course (DPC) ends and keeping line 1 cm away from the wall
Place the damp proof course above the
mortar
14) Keep checking that the wall isn’t bulging
by using spirit level held at an angle
6) Placing of bricks
Place the first brick at corner uppermost
if there is one and tap into place 15) For a simple coping spread mortar again
for bricks which are laid on the edge

7) Buttering
‘Butter’ end or side of next brick about ½
16) Place the end of bricks in position. Wind the
half thick, set it next to first brick and tap line around spare bricks and stretch to other
into place end as guidelines for the remainder of the
course

8) Each joint should be filled with mortar; 17) Plastering

with a little squeezing out Plastering of brick tiers makes walls more
moisture proof and airproof