Overview
The job role of a bricklayer includes the following duties:
- Laying bricks
- Applying or removing mortar with a trowel
- Working accurately from detailed plans and specifications
- Sealing foundations with damp-resistant materials
- Using hand tools, power tools and brick-cutting machines
- Constructing arches and ornamental brickwork
- Repairing and maintaining building blocks
- Measuring out build areas and setting out the first rows of bricks and damp course
- Working outdoors on construction sites, in all weathers and at height.