Setting Out for Basic Masonry Structures

A datum peg is used on site to;

• Mark out walls
• Set out roads
• Set out roof trusses
• Take all levels from

2 pegs are too far apart by 300mm to be checked for level using a spirit level. What would you use with the spirit level to span the pegs?

• Spandrel
• Builders line
• Straight Edge
• Sky Hooks

What type of hammer would you use for knocking in the wooden pegs when marking out a site?

• Lump hammer
• Claw Hammer
• Pin hammer
• Sledge hammer

If broken bond is to be used it should be placed:

• At the corner
• Below an opening
• Anywhere in the wall
• Where the layer of bricks meet

A convenient height for a site datum is;

• Foundation height
• Lintel height
• Roof height
• Finished floor level

When transferring levels from a datum point to a building, the following equipment should be used;

• Profile board & traveller
• Site square
• Line & pins
• Straight edge & level

A level used on site that works shooting a red dot onto a staff is a;

• Dumpy level
• Water level
• Laser level
• Theodolite

What is the word foundation usually shortened to on a drawing?

• Fdn
• Fnn
• Fdt
• Ftn

Working drawings used by a bricklayer to set out and build a small building would be to a scale of;

• 1:5
• 1:50
• 1:500
• 1:2500

When producing a drawing to a scale of 1:10, 100mm would represent;

• 0.5m
• 1m
• 5m
• 10m