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A bricklayer or mason is a tradesman who lays bricks to construct brickwork. The term also refers to personnel who use blocks to construct blockwork walls and other forms of masonry.[1] In British and Australian English, a bricklayer is colloquially known as a "brickie". Image File history File links Gnome-globe. ...
A tradesman is a skilled manual worker in a particular trade or craft. ...
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A stack of rectangular cinder blocks A cinder block (also mistakenly called a concrete block), breeze block, or Concrete Masonry Unit (CMU), is a rectangular block or brick used in construction. ...
Masonry in action; a Mason at work. ...
The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...
The training of a trade in European cultures has been a formal tradition for many centuries. A tradesman typically begins in an apprenticeship, working for and learning from a master craftsman, and after a number of years is released from his master's service to become a journeyman. After a journeyman has proven himself to his trade's guild (most guilds are now known by different names), he may settle down as a master craftsman and work for himself, eventually taking on his own apprentices. Apprenticeship is a system of training a new generation of skilled crafts practitioners, which is still popular in some countries. ...
// A master craftsman (sometimes called only master or grandmaster) was a member of a guild. ...
This article is about the tradesperson. ...
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Since the 20th Century, this process has been changed in many ways. A tradesman still begins as an apprentice, but the apprenticeship is carried out partly through working for a qualified tradesman and partly through an accredited technical college delivering level one, two and three brickwork qualifications to learners. These come in a variety of forms; City and Guilds, Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced Construction Awards and site-based NVQ Levels one to three. After about two years college, the learner/worker is ready for site as an improver, and works under guidance until he or she is well-rounded in the craft. From start to finish it takes at least four years, and even then there is still more to be learned; modern construction methods are always developing, and a typical bricky will be expected to turn his or her hand to allied trades. Fully qualified doesn't mean expert, which is why employment ads often state 'must have ten years experience in the trade' - a longer learning curve than a junior doctor. Starting one's own business is purely a financial matter, rather than being dependent on status. When employing a bricklayer, ask for three or more quotes and ask to see samples or addresses/contact numbers of previous work. There is a vast variety in skill and dilligence.
[edit] See also In large construction projects, such as skyscrapers, cranes are essential. ...
Construction on the North Bytown Bridge in Ottawa, Canada. ...
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[edit] References - ^ Richard T. Kreh (2003). Masonry Skills. Thomson Delmar Learning. ISBN 0766859363.
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