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Level 1 Diploma in Bricklaying
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Unit 104: Carrying out bricklaying activities

Moving heavy materials like bricks is best done
by mechanical means if possible.
On site, it’s likely that a
forklift will be the main
piece of machinery used for
moving heavy materials.
Once the materials are near the work area,
they will need to be arranged so that the
bricklayer can work efficiently.

So that the bricklayer can work efficiently, the
stacks of bricks should be positioned about
600mm from the face line of the wall to be built.
This allows enough space to work and move
without the bricklayer having to stretch too far to
pick up a brick.

The bricks should be arranged in neat stacks.
Some tradespersons set out stacks with 12
bricks to each layer in the stack.
Whatever pattern is preferred, the stacks
should be as stable as possible, so it may be
necessary to spend some time levelling the
area when stacking at ground level.

We might have to vary the joint sizes to make the first course fit
the specified dimensions …
… or we might have to ‘reverse’ the bond.
When the materials are in position, we can set out the bond of
our first course.
This means that rather than
expect the wall to have
matching headers (or
stretchers) at either end, the
bonding arrangement is
reversed so that there will be
a header at one end and a
stretcher at the other end.

If this doesn’t produce a wall with uniform joints within
the overall measurements, then the only choice is to cut
the bricks to suitable dimensions.
Placing cut
bricks within
a course of
brickwork is
called a
broken bond.
The smallest cut allowed is known
as a half-bat.
This measures 102.5mm (the same
as the header face of a full brick).

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