The document discusses preparation for bricklaying tasks. It states that success in bricklaying depends on good preparation, including having the right mindset about health and safety as construction sites can be dangerous. It advises reviewing working drawings and specifications to understand the design and determine required materials, tools, and methods. The document separates bricklaying tools into three groups - laying and finishing, checking, and cutting - and notes that bricks and mortar vary in properties based on their composition.

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Session 1
Unit 104: Carrying out bricklaying activities

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Success in bricklaying depends on
good preparation.
Good preparation means getting the
right mindset about health and safety.
Building sites and construction
workshops can be dangerous places
with many potential hazards.

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When preparing for your brickwork tasks in the
workshop or the workplace, the first step is to get
familiar with exactly what it is that you are building …
… you will need to refer to a working drawing and
a specification
The drawing and specification will tell you
what types of materials are to be used and
may tell you something about the methods of
work to be employed.

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Preparation of resources is
all about thinking ahead and
planning carefully.
The drawing and
specification will also
help you to select the
right tools and
equipment for the
task in hand.

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We can split the tools for bricklaying into three main groups
Laying and
Finishing
Checking Cutting

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Bricks are manufactured in a vast range
of colours and textures.
They vary in hardness or compressive strength
and resistance to moisture penetration according
to the materials used in manufacture.
Mortar is the material we use to
bed and joint the bricks together. It
should be composed of well
graded building sand and
cement/lime powder mixed to a
specified ratio.

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