1. Installation Techniques
Masonry Units and
Installation Techniques
Module

2. Describe the most common types of masonry units.
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Objectives
Upon completion of this module, the trainee will be able to do the following:
Describe the most common types of masonry units.
2. Describe and demonstrate how to set up a wall.
Lay a dry bond.
Spread and furrow a bed joint, and butter masonry units.
Describe the different types of masonry bonds.
Cut brick and block accurately.
7. Lay masonry units in a true course.

3. 3. Spread, edge, and furrow bed joints.
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Performance Tasks
Under the supervision of the instructor, the trainee should be able to do the following:
Lay a dry bond.
Accurately cut masonry units with a brick set and masonry hammer, a block set and mash, and a masonry hammer, power saw,and splitter.
3. Spread, edge, and furrow bed joints.
Butter masonry units and place them on a bed joint.
Lay masonry units in courses that are true for height, level, plumb, and straightness.
Build a rackback corner lead.
7. Lay masonry units to the line.

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Figure 1 - Locations of Control Joints

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Figure 3 - Vertical Control Joint with Plastic Filler

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Figure 4 - Parts of a Block

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Figure 5 - Common Concrete Block Shapes

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Figure 5 - Common Concrete Block Shapes

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Figure 7 - Concrete Brick

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Figure 9 - Concrete Pre-Faced Units

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Figure 11 - Manhole and Vault Units

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Figure 12 - Brick Positions

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Figure 14 - Metal Ties

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Figure 16 - Joint Reinforcement Ties

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Figure 17 - Flashing Applications

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Figure 18 - Joint Fillers

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Figure 19 - Shaped Anchors

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Figure 20 - Door and Window Openings

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Figure 21 - Foundation Plan

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Figure 23 - Block Corner Layouts

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Figure 25 - Buttering Block

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Figure 26 - Stack Bond

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Figure 27 - Brick Positions in Walls

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Figure 28 - Running Bonds

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Figure 29 - English and Flemish Bonds

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Figure 30 - American or Common Bond

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Figure 31 - English Cross or Dutch Bond

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Figure 32 - Garden Wall Bonds

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Figure 33 - Block Bonds

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Figure 34 - Common Brick Cuts

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Figure 35 - Horizontal and Vertical Face Cuts

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Figure 36 - End and Web Block Cuts

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Figure 37 - Bond Beam Cut

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Figure 38 - Cutting with a Hammer and Chisel

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Figure 46 - Plumb and Out-Of-Plumb Bricks

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Figure 53 - Using a Line Trig

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Figure 56 - Rackback Lead

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Figure 57 - Checking Alignment

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Figure 58 - Tailing the Diagonal

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Figure 60 - Mortar Joint Finishes

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Figure 61 - Extruded or Weeping Joint

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Figure 66 - Preparation of Joints for Tuckpointing

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Figure 67 - Tuckpointing

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Table 1 - Cleaning Guide for New Masonry