DIY bricklaying device and template

What is needed for bricklaying

Each builder will need the following tools for laying bricks with their own hands:

trowel;
mooring line;
level;
bucket-shovel;
rule;
jointing;
hammer-pick;
order.

Bricklaying tools.

The trowel is popularly called a trowel and is the main tool of a mason. It has the appearance of a steel blade and comes in various sizes and shapes. The trowel is used for grouting joints, and also for leveling the cement-sand mixture and removing its excess.

The mooring cord is pulled horizontally and is needed to mark the height of the masonry and check its horizontalness and straightness.

The level consists of a metal body in which several containers filled with a special non-freezing liquid are built in. The level allows you to control the evenness of the masonry in the horizontal and vertical directions using air bubbles located inside the containers. When installing a level on the surface being tested, if it is strictly horizontal or vertical, the air bubble will be located strictly in the center of the vessel. If there is a tilt, the bubble moves in one direction.

A shovel is used to apply the cement mixture to the bricks. This tool is needed when there is a large amount of solution.

The rule is a smooth steel strip that is used to check the surface and determine the evenness of the installation. It is especially often used to control external masonry.

Dimensions of the device for laying bricks.

Jointing is one of the most commonly used tools in construction, especially if bricks are used as a decoration element. Jointing is required to align the seams and give them a certain shape and texture. Joints come in different shapes and sizes.

A pick hammer is used to correct masonry errors or to obtain the required shape. It is used to break off excess parts and give the masonry the required appearance.

The order is attached to the first row of bricks and makes it possible to accurately set the location of the blocks, as well as the relative location of the rows of masonry. Ordering is required to create brick patterns on the outside of the masonry. In addition, ordering is often used to mark window and door openings, as well as design features of the building or structure being built. With its help, the cord is also secured and the masonry is leveled.

You can make some of these tools yourself. For example, you can use strong cord and nails to make a mooring line and a plumb line. Instead of nails, T-plates cut from sheet metal can be used to secure the mooring line. In this case, the edges of the plate are bent to the shape of a brick, and this allows you to fasten the cord without complex devices.

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Safety precautions

Long-term work with the solution requires the right attitude towards your own health, since there are many factors that can provoke its deterioration. The main danger is the mixture itself. After prolonged (constant) contact of the solution with the skin, a person experiences unpleasant symptoms: serious irritation appears on the hands.

To avoid these consequences, any master needs to protect himself with special gloves. Not simple ones, but rubberized ones - those that have internal hydrophobic impregnation on the palm side. The second potential threat is getting the composition into the eyes. This is especially dangerous when the solution contains lime and caustic chemical additives. In this case, any glasses are suitable - regular, carpenter's or sunglasses.

Masonry tools are mostly simple and straightforward, but they need to be handled correctly

In addition to the work itself, it is very important to prepare the perfect solution, to know absolutely all the nuances, and this is impossible without experience. Any theoretical preparation without a lot of practice is powerless if you do not have the necessary skills

Therefore, bricklaying is a type of activity that only a professional mason can handle brilliantly.

One of the useful designs for beginners can be seen in this video:

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A plumb line is a heavy metal sleeve tied to a cord. The higher the height of the wall, the greater the mass of the plumb line used to reduce the error. The plumb line checks the corners, verticality of window and door openings, pillars and partitions;
Wooden square. the sides of which measure 50 and 70 centimeters. A right angle is formed between the legs, allowing you to check the perpendicularity of the surfaces;
The rule is a wooden or duralumin strip used to check the evenness of the wall. To do this, the tool is applied with its edge to the surface so that the guide is vertical. If the masonry is done with high quality, the edges of the slats fit tightly to the wall and do not move vertically;
Ordering is a device made of corners or slats, with marked divisions measuring the rows of masonry vertically;
The mooring cord is stretched between rows and beacons where strict control of the evenness and thickness of horizontal seams is needed;
A building level is a tool that allows you to easily check the horizontal and vertical surfaces. Such a tool is useful not only when working as masons, but also when removing axles, checking foundation work, finishing rooms and other processes. The most commonly used tool is a bubble tool. The most accurate and easy to use laser level, but it is also the most expensive.

In addition to all this, metal buckets are used as additional devices in which the mortar is brought to the place of work of the mason, and flat metal containers for mixing it. To protect their hands, workers wear rough gloves.

Waterproofing

Waterproofing the top of the foundation can be done with double roofing material. Be sure to overlap the seams by at least 10 cm. The process can be carried out using different methods:

Simply spread the roofing material over the surface of the foundation and press it with bricks to protect it from being blown away by the wind.
Glue with bitumen mastic or hot bitumen.
Heat the surface of the roofing material with a burner and press it, thereby gluing it.

The need for waterproofing is explained simply: it protects the brickwork from moisture. Because moisture gets onto the walls not only with precipitation, but also through the capillaries of the foundation from the ground. A house with a brick basement needs double waterproofing: under the basement and under the wall.

Making a template

The template can become a very useful and effective device for quickly laying bricks. You can do it yourself. Of course, you can purchase ready-made models at a hardware store. As a rule, such products have the ability to adjust all dimensional parameters. If you want to save money, then it is better to start making your own template.

First, you should focus on the basic geometric parameters of the masonry joint (meaning height and width). In this case, much depends on the material used in construction. Based on the laying technology and the blocks used, the dimensions of the template niche are determined.

To build the template you will need:

a plastic box of appropriate size (or a sheet of plywood);
pencil;
level;
ruler;
drill (it is better to use an electric tool - working with it is more convenient and faster);
fasteners;
special steel corners;
screwdriver;
screwdriver;
hammer.

If you were able to find a suitable plastic box, then making the template will be much easier

In addition, plastic itself is a more durable and strong material, but at the same time quite light, which is very important when carrying out masonry work. If you don’t have such a tank, then you can make a model of the required dimensions yourself from laminated chipboard sheets, plywood or slats

The design must consist of several main components.

Frame with longitudinally arranged wooden walls. The space between the wooden planks should correspond to the thickness of the wall. Since these planks will have lower parts protruding forward, they will be convenient for aligning the bricks during laying.
Handles for carrying. Thanks to these details, using the device will be much easier and more convenient.
Cross parts. They are mainly made from special strip steel. This element makes it possible to control the linearity of the masonry.