Practical Bricklaying Course

Duration of hands on Bricklaying course 5 days

Duration of hands on Bricklaying course is 5 weekdays, or 4 days split over 2 weekends
This is a practical hands on course. The course is designed to give you sound knowledge of brickwork for use at home or site but is also flexible and can be tailored to include any specific project you are planning.

The first two days of the course are fixed and consist of the following elements:
Day 1: Introduction to and the use of tools, gauging & mixing mortars, loading & setting out the site with materials, trowel techniques and laying the bed joint, buttering brick joints, building corners plumb and level, laying to the line & various pointing techniques. Each technique is demonstrated before you  proceed with your first practical exercise. With this day over you would have built a single skin brick wall in Stretcher Bond with returns and piers. Correct footings for walls are also discussed.
Day 2: A demonstration of various brickwork bonds proceeds your practical exercise for today which will be to build a double skinned wall with a pier and a return. We cover English Bond, Flemish Bond and a variety of Garden Wall Bonds. We also cover using creasing tiles and brick on edge coping.
From here the course is tailored to suit each student. There are two options.

Option 1 Consists of the principles and practicalities of building brick and block cavity walls such as would be used for extensions, porches and new-builds.                       
            Day 3 therefore starts with theory on damp-proof courses and cavities, and then you will start to build a small extension/porch module to building regulations using face brickwork and      lightweight blocks incorporating a cavity with ties and insulation.   
            Day 4 continues the construction of the extension/porch. The methods used are typical of new-build properties across building authorities within the uk. We show you how to use door/window profiles and close the cavities using vertical dpc.                 
            Day 5 will involve finishing the brickwork on the module and setting the lintel with a cavity         tray and weepholes. Laying a soldier course above the window is also covered. We can then recap anything from the previous days as required.

Option 2 concentrates more on garden and retaining walls. Each day you will choose a module to build to suit your requirements. You can choose from
            Recessed panel work with basketweave effect
            Arches
            Decorative walling with choice of coping
            Retaining walls with advice on drainage and terracing
            Curved walls with shallow and tight curves
            Piers with decorative inlays
            Barbecues
            Or you can repeat the exercises from the first or second day to improve your   skills
 
            Some of the modules we use are simlar to those used in the City and Guilds assesment and so will give you an idea of the speed and quality required should you wish to progress to that level in the future.
You can also split the course between two weekends if you are unable to take time off during the week. The first weekend will cover the same material as Monday and Tuesday of the 5 day course, and then on your second weekend you will choose which of the two options above to cover. Click here to go to the Weekend Bricklaying course page.

Book securely online by Credit / Debit card or use the cheque order form here
Booking deposit £100.00, the balance is payable on start of course either cash, card or cheque
 

price per person £370.00 inclusive

The practical bricklaying courses are held in Stapleford abbotts in Essex at the following address
Goldtrowel bricklaying workshop
Asheton farm
Tysea hill, stapleford abbotts, Essex, RM4 1JU
you can use the map or route-finder for planning your journey here 
start 8.30am
finish around 5pm        

 Book securely online by Credit / Debit card or use the cheque order form here

Booking deposit £100.00, the balance is payable on start of course either cash, card or cheque

Who should take this course ?

Any person who is quite fit as bricklaying is a hands on trades

if you want to learn bricklaying for diy do it yourself purposes or for advancement in your profession

these courses are ideal for builders, painters decorators and other construction trades who wish to advance there careers

if you are starting out in bricklaying this is the ideal crash course

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