Masonry Skills

Richard T. Kreh, Sr., is a retired master mason, a former building trades and masonry instructor with Linganore High School (Frederick, Maryland), and a well-known expert in the masonry field. He has written for Taunton Press and Masonry Construction Magazine, in addition to authoring several respected textbooks, including SAFETY FOR MASONS. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education.

Introduction
SECTION 1 SAFETY PRACTICES, TOOLS, EQUIPTMENT AND BASIC TOOL SKILLS
Unit 1 - Safety on the Job
Unit 2 - Basic Tools of the Masonry Trade
Unit 3 - Learning to Use the Basic Tools
Unit 4 - Related Masonry Equipment
SECTION 2 DEVELOPMENTS AND MANUFACTURE OF BRICK AND CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS
Unit 5 - Development of Clay and Shale Brick
Unit 6 - Manufacture of Brick
Unit 7 - Development of Concrete Block
Unit 8 - Manufacture of Concrete Block Masonry Units
SECTION 3 LAYING BRICK TO A LINE AND BUILDING A BRICK CORNER
Unit 9 - Mixing Mortar
Unit 10 - Laying Brick to the Line
Unit 11 - Building the Brick Corner
SECTION 4 MORTAR AND ESSENTIALS OF BONDING
Unit 12 - Development of Mortar
Unit 13 - Types of Mortar and Their Characteristics
Unit 14 - Introduction to Bonding
Unit 15 - Traditional Structural and Pattern Bonds
SECTION 5 LAYING CONCRETE BLOCK
Unit 16 - Laying Concrete Block to the Line
Unit 17 - Building the Block Corner
Unit 18 - Bonding Concrete Block and Rules for Bonding
SECTION 6 ESTIMATING BRICK AND CONCRETE BLOCK BY RULE OF THUMB MATH AND CUTTING WITH THE MAS0NRY SAW
Unit 19 - Estimating Brick Masonry by Rule of Thumb
Unit 20 - Estimating Concrete Block Masonry by Rule of Thumb
Unit 21 - Cutting with the Masonry Saw
SECTION 7 MASONRY PRACTICES AND DETAILS OF CONSTRUCTION
Unit 22 - Building a Composite Wall of Brick and Concrete Block
Unit 23 - Cavity and Reinforced Masonry Walls
Unit 24 - Masonry Supports, Chases and Bearings
Unit 25 - Movement Joints and Intersecting Walls
Unit 26 - Installing Anchor Bolts, Brick Corbelling and Wall Copings
Unit 27 - Glass Block Masonry
SECTION 8 SCAFFOLDING AND CLEANING MASONRY WORK
Unit 28 - Types of Scaffolding
Unit 29 - Safety Rules for Erecting and using scaffolding
Unit 30 - Cleaning Brick and Concrete Block
Unit 31 - Removing Various Stains from Masonry Walls
SECTION 9 CHIMNEYS AND FIREPLACES
Unit 32 - One Flue Chimney
Unit 33 - History, Theory and Function of a Fireplace and Chimney
Unit 34 - Design and Construction of Fireplaces and Chimneys
Unit 35 - Multiple-Opening and Heat Circulating Fireplaces
SECTION 10 ARCHES
Unit 36 - Development of Arches
Unit 37 - Construction of Semi-Circular and Segmental Arches
Unit 38 - Construction of a Jack Arch
SECTION 11 CONCRETE
Unit 39 - Concrete Forms and Placing Footings
Unit 40 - Essentials of Concrete Work
SECTION 12 UNDERSTANDING AND READING CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS
Unit 41 - Line and Symbol Identification
Unit 42 - The Working Drawings
Unit 43 - Dimensions and Scales
SECTION 13 MASONRY AS A CAREER AND SELECTED MASONRY PROJECTS
Unit 44 - Masonry as a Career
Unit 45 - Selected Masonry Projects
GLOSSARY of TERMS