Masonry

In the activities you completed, what was the mortar made of?

• Lime, gravel, and water

• Sand, Lime, and water

• Sand, gravel, and water

• Lime, cement and water

What is done to improve the strength of a brick wall?

• Courses are staggered

• Larger bricks are used

• Less mortar is used between courses

• Additional mortar is added between courses.

What is a course of bricks?

• The direction of the wall

• One side of a brick wall

• One layer of bricks in the wall

• A level wall

What is involved in buttering a brick?

• Placing mortar on all sides of the brick.

• Placing mortar on the end of the brick.

• Cleaning up the excess mortar on a brick.

• Touching up the mortar in between the bricks.

What does a mason use to smooth the mortar between the bricks?

• Setting tool

• Buttering tool

• Grooming tool

• Jointing tool

What do you call a wall that is perfectly straight up and down?

• Level

• Plumb

• True

• Sound

What is the corner lead?

• The corner of a brick wall.

• The first course of a brick wall.

• The top course of a brick wall.

• The first brick placed into the mortar.

What is true if a brick is buttered correctly?

• The excess mortar will fall off.

• The mortar will fill in the spaces between bricks.

• The mortar will stick to the brick.

• The mortar will fill in the spaces between courses.

What is pointing?

• Wiping up the excess mortar from a brick wall.

• Using the trowel to lay a bed of mortar.

• Using the trowel to flip the air out of the mortar.

• Placing mortar in the gaps between bricks.

What tools are used to guide the placement of bricks and blocks in building a wall?

• Level and Line

• Trowel and broom

• Lift and ledge

• Brick Set