Cover
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Contents
About your qualification
Acknowledgements
About the author
Picture credits
How to use this book
1 Health and safety in the construction industry (Colin Fearn*)
Health and safety laws and regulations affecting bricklaying work
Dealing with hazards, accidents and emergencies
Handling materials and equipment safely
Using access equipment and working at height
2 Communication and information within the construction industry
Communication methods used with colleagues and customers
The range of construction documents used and how to interpret them
Planning and managing a construction project
Calculating resources and quantities of materials
3 Principles of construction
Company structures and how construction teams work together
Types of buildings and how their parts are constructed
Environmental and sustainability considerations for buildings
4 Setting out masonry structures
Preparing the site for setting out procedures
Selecting the right tools, equipment and working drawings for setting out the building
Methods of setting out and levelling a rectangular structure
5 Building cavity walls in masonry
Cavity wall design considerations
Planning ahead and setting up the work area
Positioning and preparing materials for safe and efficient work
Setting out and building cavity walls, including forming openings
6 Building solid walls, isolated and attached piers
Where solid walls can be used
Selecting the right materials and DPC for solid walls and piers
The masonry bonding arrangements used in solid walls and piers
Forming joint finishes and providing weather protection for solid walls and piers
7 Maintaining and repairing masonry structures
The range of faults that can occur in masonry
Repairing masonry faults and replacing components
Producing and placing concrete and repairing faults
How domestic drainage systems work
8 Constructing decorative and reinforced brickwork
Methods and techniques used to build decorative brickwork features
Setting out and building obtuse- and acute-angle quoins
When to reinforce brickwork and how to do it
9 Constructing radial and battered brickwork
The different types of brick arches and how they are set out
Methods and techniques used to build brick arches
Setting out and building brickwork that is curved on plan
Methods and techniques used to set out and build battered brickwork
10 Chimneys, flues and fireplaces
The regulations and guidance that control construction of chimneys, flues and fireplaces
Components and materials used in chimney, flue and fireplace construction
Methods of setting out and building chimneys, flues and fireplaces
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