Bricklaying Professional Training Course Full Manual

This is a great book on the craft of the bricklayer. It is perfect for anyone who would like to learn these skills as it provides detailed information on a variety of bricklaying practices.

This manual has over 230 pages.

Contents Include:

1. BRICKS

A. Brickmaking

Hand-Made Bricks
Machine-Made Bricks
Pressed Bricks

B. Kilns

Archless Continuous Kiln
Zigzag Kiln
Intermittent Kilns

C. Notes on Bricks

London Stock
Flettons
Lancashire Red Stocks
St. Helens Wire-Cuts
Boulder Clay
Common Bricks
Engineering Bricks

D. Glazed Bricks

Recipe for Slips

E. White Ware

Recipe for Glaze
Firebricks
Insulation Bricks
Tests for Bricks
Defects and Precautions
Lime

F. Portland Cement

Concrete

G. Equipment

2. BONDING

A. Fundamental Principles

Brickwork Joints
Definition
Natural Bracketing due to Brick Bonding
Rules Governing Orthodox Bonding
Longitudinal and Transverse Bonding

B. Fundamental Bonds

English Bond
Flemish Bond
Garden Wall Bonds
English Garden Wall Bond
Flemish Garden Wall Bond

C. Other Types of Bond

Heading Bond
Stretching Bond
Raking and Diagonal Bond
English Cross-Bond
Dutch Cross-Bond
Flying Bond
Rat-Trap or Rolok Bond
Skintling
Broken Bond
Brick Dimensions
Vertical Bond
New Ideas in Bonding

3. BRICKLAYING PRACTICE

A. The Shoving Method

Grouting
Temporary Dry Work
Bricklayers' Tools
Brick Dressings
Corbelling Out
Soldier Course
Diaper Work
Herringboning
Moulded Bricks (Manufactured)
Gagued Work
Glazed Work
Sewer Work
Sewer Brickwork
Weathering Back
Brick Gables
Oversailing
Projecting Angular Corners to the Square
Glass Brickwork
Bedding Mortar
Heads and Jambs
Sills
Lipping in Brickwork

4. ARCH CONTRUCTION

A. Classification

Rough Arches
Axed Arches
Gauged Arches
Skewbacks
Setting-Out and Templates

B. One-Centered Arches

Bully's Eye Arch
Camber Arch
Moorish Arches

C. Two-Centered Arches

Gothic Arches
Equilateral, Obtuse, and Lancet Gothic Arches
Moorish Arches

D. Three-Centered Arches

Approximante Ellipse
Ogee Arch
Carnarvon Arch
Wave Arch
Queen Ann Arch
Florentine Arch

E. Four-Centered Arches

Venetian Pointed Arch
Tudor Arch

F. True Elliptical Arch

The Ellipse

G. Five-Centered Arches

Parabolic Arch
Arches in Engineering
Soldier Arches

5. SPECIAL WALL CONSTRUCTION

A. Reinforced Brickwork

Horizontal Reinforcement
Peculiarities of Reinforcement
Adaptability of Reinforcement
Basement Walls
Cavity Wall Construction
Ventilation of the Cavity
Walls to Prevent Dampness
Dry-Brick Building
Hallow Walls
Hollow Concrete Block Walling
Angle Openings
Special Bricks
Purpose-Made Bricks

6. SHORING, UNDERPINNING, AND SCAFFOLDING

A. Shoring and Underpinning

Dead Shoring
Raking Shores

B. Scaffolding

Pole Scaffolds
Platforms
Steel Scaffolding
Suspended Scaffolding
The Cripple Scaffold
Standard and Putlog Scaffold
Needle Scaffolding
Scaffold Ladders
Lashing Poles

7. CHIMNEYS AND FIREBRICKWORK

A. Domestic Fireplaces and Chimneys

Fireplace and Chimney Stacks
Drumming over to Flues
Domestic Chimney Stacks

B. Furnace Chimneys

Object
General Rules

C. Firebrickwork

Acid-Resisting Brickwork
Suspended Arches

8. BRICK, FINISHES, FOOTINGS, AND FOUNDATIONS

A. Brickwork Finishes

Jointing, Striking, and Pointing
Brick Texture
Skintled Work
Cutting to Gables
Copings
Damp-Proof Courses

B. Footings and Foundations

Blocked Footings
Centilever Footings
Natural Foundations

9. GEOMETRY AND CIRCLE WORK

A. Geometry

Setting-Out Geometrically

B. Regular Mouldings

Splayed Corners
Patterned Brickwork
Vaulting

C. Development of Circular Surfaces

Skew Arches
Cuneatic Arch
Dome Developments
The Niche
Circular Work

10. TERRA-COTTA AND FAIENCE

A. Terra-Cotta

Manufacture
Shrinkage Drawings

B. Faience Work

Fixing
Hints on Ordering
Costing and Quantities
Colouring
Protection, Pointing, and Cleaning
Failure in Terra-Cotta

11. QUANTITIES AND PRICING

B. Northern Method

Very comprehensive manual, clearly detailed yet easy to follow. In excellent condition, this is a brand new reprint.