Plumbing Courses Australia
4414-11 – Bricklayer
Lays bricks, pre-cut stone and other types of building blocks in mortar to construct and repair walls, partitions, arches and other structures.
Tasks Include:
- studies plans and specifications
- erects scaffolding
- seals foundations with damp-resistant materials
- spreads layers of mortar to serve as base and binder for blocks, using trowels
- lays bricks in rows, designs or shapes, spreading mortar between joints
- embeds blocks in mortar and removes excess mortar
- checks vertical and horizontal alignment
- shapes bricks to fit irregular spaces and constructs arches and ornamental brickwork
- repairs and maintains brick, cement block and related structures
- operate brick cutting machines
- lay paving bricks, tiles or other materials in sand
