Bricklayers (Refractory)

Duties:

Bricklayers prepare and lay brick and other masonry units to construct and repair structures such as walls, partitions, patios, arches, fireplaces and chimneys.

Bricklayers work with masonry materials such as brick, concrete block, stone, structural tile and precast panels. They also lay or install fire brick or castable materials in commercial and industrial furnaces and incinerators, and acid tile and acid brick in pulp mills.

In general, bricklayers:

• Interpret drawings and blueprints, and calculate the materials required


• Measure from an established starting point and construct corners first, using a plumb line and mason's level to ensure each layer will be level from corner to corner


• Spread mortar over the base or previous layer, spread more mortar on one end of ea...