25/04/2022
WHO IS A BRICKLAYERS?
Bricklayers, also known as brickmasons, build and repair surfaces and structures using bricks, stones, and concrete. They build walls, roads, fences, buildings, fireplaces, chimneys, and sidewalks. Bricklayers must be detail-oriented when taking measurements, doing calculations, and reading blueprints. The work is usually done outside at construction sites, in residential neighborhoods, or in commercial areas.
Bricklaying involves more than just setting bricks in mortar at the construction site. Bricklayers must have excellent math skills and good hand-eye coordination, and most professionals in this field complete 3-year or 4-year apprenticeships to gain the necessary technical skills.
Bricklayers learn the required career skills through on-the-job training, apprenticeship programs, or vocational educational programs. Apprenticeship programs combine on-the-job training and classroom instruction that takes 3-4 years to complete. Bricklayers may start out as helpers or laborers and do simple jobs, like carrying materials, mixing mortar, and assembling scaffolding. Once bricklayers have gained more job experience, they lay brick, spread mortar, set stone, and restore structures.
Bricklayers must know how to read blueprints and safety warnings, and how to follow written directions. Bricklayers should also have excellent math skills in algebra and geometry so they can know how to read, solve, and interpret measurements. They should also know how to produce technical and mechanical drawings with drafting experience. Bricklayers must be strong so they can lift and set heavy stones and bricks in place.
