Learn how to build a wall in this free online course that provides bricklaying and masonry techniques for beginners. This construction course teaches you basic bricklaying and masonry techniques. We examine the tools, materials and procedures required to work with brick and stone. We begin with basic methods and explain how ‘setting out’ helps you to prepare the site before you start work. We then delve into the technical skills you need to work with cement and delve into the ‘3:4:5 rule’. Sign up to add masonry and bricklaying to your skillset.
| Course Category | Construction |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Explain the concept of bricklaying • Recognise the responsibilities of bricklayers • Identify the various tools used for bricklaying • Discuss the basics of concrete in bricklaying • Outline the fundamentals of bricklaying mortar • Compare bricks and blocks • Describe the simple foundations and bases • State the basic procedures of ‘setting out’ and levelling • List the basic bricklaying skills • Summarise bricklaying techniques and the principles of constructing walls |
| Course Code | 5687 |
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