Building With Masonry: For Pros By Pros Series
Complete Guide to Building with Brick, Block and Concrete

By Dick Kreh

Expert Advice on Building with Brick, Block or Concrete

Table of Contents:

INTRODUCTION

1 MASONRY BUILDING MATERIALS

Brick
Concrete block
Mortar mixes for brick and block work
Miscellaneous materials

2 MASONRY TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

Hand tools
Masonry equipment

3 BOND PATTERNS AND WALL TYPES

Bonds
Types of brick and block walls
Brick and block projects for special purposes

4 FUNDAMENTALS OF LAYING BRICK

Estimating brick, mortar, and sand
Using mason's spacing rules
Techniques of laying brick

5 LAYING BRICK TO THE LINE

Establishing the first concrete layout
Tooling the mortar joints
Setting a trig brick
Applying a full mortar joint across the longest side of brick
Refacing a brick porch and steps
Laying a brick walk dry in stone screenings and sand

6 LAYING CONCRETE BLOCK

Planning ahead
Laying out the bond
Starting a corner
Techniques of laying concrete block
Building concrete block foundations

7 FUNDAMENTALS OF CONCRETE WORK

Composition of concrete
Estimating concrete
Ordering concrete from the plant
Preparing for the concrete truck
Mixing your own concrete
Pouring footings
Forming and pouring a concrete sidewalk

8 MASONRY REPAIR AND RESTORATION

Cutting out and repointing mortar joints
Repairing cracks in a masonry wall
Removing old paint from brick walls
Removing stains from masonry work
Waterproofing the exterior of a masonry wall
Troubleshooting damp or leaky basements
Repairing or replacing a masonry retaining wall
Repairing chimneys

GLOSSARY

INDEX

Soft-cover, 8 x 10 in., 192 pages, with color photos and drawings

ISBN 978-1-56158-336-2

Paperback, 184 pages

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