Introduction
SECTION 1 SAFETY PRACTICES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT 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