Lesson 1 Select Mortar Materials and Mix Mortar
Part A -Materials
Figure 1-1. Ingredients of mortar
Part B-Mortar Bond
Part C-Mortar Formulas
Type S
Part D- Mixing the Mortar
Retempering
Lesson 1 Practice Exercise - en5157a0013
Lesson 1 Practice Exercise -Cont. - en5157a0014
Lesson 1 Practice Exercise -Cont. - en5157a0015
Answer Key and Feedback - en5157a0016
Lesson 2 Construct A Concrete-Block Wall
Part A- Footings
Part B- Concrete Blocks
Figure 2-1. Types of concrete blocks
Figure 2-2. Hollow load-bearing stretcher block
Part C-Planning the Concrete-Block Walls
Figure 2-4. Planning concrete-wall openings
Table 2-1. Nominal height of concrete-block walls
Table 2-2. Nominal length of concrete-block walls
Part D- First Course of Concrete Blocks
Figure 2-6. Spreading and furrowing the mortar bed
Making Vertical Joints
Figure 2-10. Leveling and plumbing the blocks
Part E- Control Joints
Figure 2-12. Control joints using paper or felt
Figure 2-13. Raking mortar from the joints
Part F - Laying up the Corners
Figure 2-15. Using a story or course pole
Part G- Laying Concrete Blocks Between Corners
Figure 2-17. Laying the top outside edge of the block to the line
Part H-Tooling the Joints
Figure 2-22. Striking vertical joints
Part I- Intersecting Walls
Figure 2-24. Filling the core with mortar
Figure 2-25. Metal lath spanning the joint
Figure 2-26. Metal lath built into the first wall
Part J- Anchor Bolts
Figure 2-28. Installing anchor bolts in the top course of the wall
Part K-Lintels, Sills, and Reinforcing Steel
Figure 2-30. Precast concrete lintels with an offset
Figure 2-31. Precast concrete sills
Reinforcing Steel
Figure 2-33. Placing reinforcing steel
Part L-Patching and Cleaning Concrete-Block Walls
Lesson 2 Practice Exercise - en5157a0051
Lesson 2 Practice Exercise -Cont. - en5157a0052
Lesson 2 Practice Exercise -Cont. - en5157a0053
Answer Key and Feedback - en5157a0054
Lesson 3 Construct A Brick Wall
Part A-Types and Characteristics of Bricks
Types of Bricks
Part B- Types of Brick Bonds
Figure 3-2. Types of brick bonds
Part C- Mortar Joints
Figure 3-5. Poorly bonded brick
Laying Head Joints
Figure 3-7. Placing a brick in the head joint
Laying Closure Joints
Figure 3-10. Buttering and placing the closure brick in the header course
Removing Excess Mortar
Part D- Finishing the Joints
Part E-Cutting the Bricks
Cutting with a Hammer
Figure 3-15. Cutting and trimming with a hammer
Part F- Laying A Common Bond Brick Wall
Table 3-1. Height of courses using 2 1/4-inch brick, 3/8-inch mortar joint
Table 3-2. Height of course using 2 1/4-inch brick, 1/2-inch mortar joint
Table 3-3. Height of courses using 2 1/4-inch brick, 5/8-inch mortar joint
Figure 3-16. Determining the number of bricks in a stretcher course
Laying the First Course (Header Course)
Figure 3-20. Laying the quarter closure bricks and header bricks
Figure 3-21. Laying the remaining header bricks
Figure 3-22. Spreading mortar for the stretcher course
Leveling and Plumbing
Figure 3-24. Plumbing a corner
Figure 3-25. Using the string line
Figure 3-26. Constructing a trig
Part G- Window and Door Openings
Figure 3-28. Bracing and marking the frame
Marking the Courses
Figure 3-30. Constructing a door opening
Part H- Lintels
Table 3-4. Lintel sizes for 8- and 12- inch walls
Part I- Protecting the Brick Against Weathering
Figure 3-34. Flashing at the intersection of the wall and the roof
Part J- Reinforced Brick
Figure 3-35. Reinforced brick-beam construction
Lesson 3 Practice Exercise - en5157a0095
Lesson 3 Practice Exercise -Cont. - en5157a0096
Lesson 3 Practice Exercise -Cont. - en5157a0097
Answer Key and Feedback - en5157a0098
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Part A -Materials
Figure 1-1. Ingredients of mortar
Part B-Mortar Bond
Part C-Mortar Formulas
Type S
Part D- Mixing the Mortar
Retempering
Lesson 1 Practice Exercise - en5157a0013
Lesson 1 Practice Exercise -Cont. - en5157a0014
Lesson 1 Practice Exercise -Cont. - en5157a0015
Answer Key and Feedback - en5157a0016
Lesson 2 Construct A Concrete-Block Wall
Part A- Footings
Part B- Concrete Blocks
Figure 2-1. Types of concrete blocks
Figure 2-2. Hollow load-bearing stretcher block
Part C-Planning the Concrete-Block Walls
Figure 2-4. Planning concrete-wall openings
Table 2-1. Nominal height of concrete-block walls
Table 2-2. Nominal length of concrete-block walls
Part D- First Course of Concrete Blocks
Figure 2-6. Spreading and furrowing the mortar bed
Making Vertical Joints
Figure 2-10. Leveling and plumbing the blocks
Part E- Control Joints
Figure 2-12. Control joints using paper or felt
Figure 2-13. Raking mortar from the joints
Part F - Laying up the Corners
Figure 2-15. Using a story or course pole
Part G- Laying Concrete Blocks Between Corners
Figure 2-17. Laying the top outside edge of the block to the line
Part H-Tooling the Joints
Figure 2-22. Striking vertical joints
Part I- Intersecting Walls
Figure 2-24. Filling the core with mortar
Figure 2-25. Metal lath spanning the joint
Figure 2-26. Metal lath built into the first wall
Part J- Anchor Bolts
Figure 2-28. Installing anchor bolts in the top course of the wall
Part K-Lintels, Sills, and Reinforcing Steel
Figure 2-30. Precast concrete lintels with an offset
Figure 2-31. Precast concrete sills
Reinforcing Steel
Figure 2-33. Placing reinforcing steel
Part L-Patching and Cleaning Concrete-Block Walls
Lesson 2 Practice Exercise - en5157a0051
Lesson 2 Practice Exercise -Cont. - en5157a0052
Lesson 2 Practice Exercise -Cont. - en5157a0053
Answer Key and Feedback - en5157a0054
Lesson 3 Construct A Brick Wall
Part A-Types and Characteristics of Bricks
Types of Bricks
Part B- Types of Brick Bonds
Figure 3-2. Types of brick bonds
Part C- Mortar Joints
Figure 3-5. Poorly bonded brick
Laying Head Joints
Figure 3-7. Placing a brick in the head joint
Laying Closure Joints
Figure 3-10. Buttering and placing the closure brick in the header course
Removing Excess Mortar
Part D- Finishing the Joints
Part E-Cutting the Bricks
Cutting with a Hammer
Figure 3-15. Cutting and trimming with a hammer
Part F- Laying A Common Bond Brick Wall
Table 3-1. Height of courses using 2 1/4-inch brick, 3/8-inch mortar joint
Table 3-2. Height of course using 2 1/4-inch brick, 1/2-inch mortar joint
Table 3-3. Height of courses using 2 1/4-inch brick, 5/8-inch mortar joint
Figure 3-16. Determining the number of bricks in a stretcher course
Laying the First Course (Header Course)
Figure 3-20. Laying the quarter closure bricks and header bricks
Figure 3-21. Laying the remaining header bricks
Figure 3-22. Spreading mortar for the stretcher course
Leveling and Plumbing
Figure 3-24. Plumbing a corner
Figure 3-25. Using the string line
Figure 3-26. Constructing a trig
Part G- Window and Door Openings
Figure 3-28. Bracing and marking the frame
Marking the Courses
Figure 3-30. Constructing a door opening
Part H- Lintels
Table 3-4. Lintel sizes for 8- and 12- inch walls
Part I- Protecting the Brick Against Weathering
Figure 3-34. Flashing at the intersection of the wall and the roof
Part J- Reinforced Brick
Figure 3-35. Reinforced brick-beam construction
Lesson 3 Practice Exercise - en5157a0095
Lesson 3 Practice Exercise -Cont. - en5157a0096
Lesson 3 Practice Exercise -Cont. - en5157a0097
Answer Key and Feedback - en5157a0098
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