Ebook: Brickwork & bricklaying: a DIY handbook

Brickwork and Bricklaying is written for those who are new to the craft of bricklaying, and those who are improving their skills. It provides an overview of the materials, processes, craft skills and related subjects to enable the reader to construct their own simple brickwork projects and undertake brickwork-related maintenance projects around the home. The book covers: Materials; Constituents and mix proportions of good quality concrete and mortars, and how to successfully mix both, with an overview of different types of bricks and blocks; Foundations: How to place, compact and cure con.;Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER 1: Introduction; CHAPTER 2: Concrete; CHAPTER 3: Mortar; CHAPTER 4: Bricks and Blocks; CHAPTER 5: Simple Foundations and Bases; CHAPTER 6: Basic Setting-Out and Levelling; CHAPTER 7: Bricklaying Tools; CHAPTER 8: Bonding of Brickwork and Blockwork; CHAPTER 9: Bricklaying Basic Skills; CHAPTER 10: Basic Joint Finishes; CHAPTER 11: Cavity Walls; CHAPTER 12: Boundary Walls, Copings and Caps; CHAPTER 13: Simple Decorative Work; CHAPTER 14: Defects and Maintenance; Useful Addresses & Websites; Index.