How to Become a Bricklayer

Although a bricklayer used to work only with traditional bricks and concrete cinder blocks, construction materials became more diverse as technology advanced.

Today’s bricklayer also builds with structural tiles, chunks of marble and terracotta blocks.

Under the supervision of a general contractor or masonry contractor, a bricklayer usually begins a project by measuring and marking the area in which the construction will take place.

As the project progresses, the bricklayer finishes each layer of his work by smoothing the mortar in between the layers of brick with the pointed tip of his trowel.

As you can see, a bricklayer can and will be tasked with a variety of different duties, which creates a lot of different job opportunities for a professional bricklayer.

You might require some training before starting out.

If you need funding to get your business off the ground, you could investigate government grants.

It’s important that you register for tax, National Insurance, and potentially VAT straight away.

Finally, make absolutely certain that you’re properly insured.

Now that you’re all set up, it’s time to start finding clients.

Lagos pastors arrested for conducting fake miracles (Punch) *Bricklayer remanded for allegedly defiling 9-year-old daughter (Tribune).

But it was while working in the area of computer-controlled machinery and witnessing the shortage of Perth bricklayers that the idea of a bricklaying robot really took hold.

A 30-year-old bricklayer, Idowu Gbolahan, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by Justice Abiola Soladoye of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja for defiling his seven year old niece.

Police have arrested a 25-year-old bricklayer for sexually assaulting a three-year-old pupil in Lagos.

William Davenport, a near-penniless former bricklayer who had a string of false identities, was jailed yesterday for taking out a fraudulent mortgage to buy Windlestone Hall, near Rushyford, Co Durham.

Some bricklayers that work for construction companies with an international client base may even be required to travel abroad to work on major construction projects.

For most construction jobs, you’ll now also need to hold a valid Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) card, which provides evidence of your knowledge and skills as a bricklayer.

However, many bricklayers also get involved with additional training courses to develop specialist skills, such as stonemasonry.

Two of Mosser Construction’s talented bricklayer apprentices recently participated in the MCAA (Mason Contractors Association) of America Skills Challenge.

Depending on your experience then this may be the first time going for a bricklayers job, however, you should have some labouring experience.