Chapter 1: Craft training
Chapter 2: Materials
Chapter 3: Tools
Chapter 4: Bonding of brickwork
Chapter 5: Bonding of blockwork
Chapter 6: Bonding details
Chapter 7: Foundations
Chapter 8: Craft operations
Chapter 9: Bridging openings
Chapter 10: Cavity walling and brick cladding
Chapter 11: Damp prevention
Chapter 12: Chimneys, flues and fireplace construction
Chapter 13: External works
Chapter 14: Special shaped bricks
Chapter 15: Joint finishings
Chapter 16: Calculations
Chapter 17: Multiple choice questions
Appendix: Answers
Biography
The late J. C. Hodge was a Senior Lecturer at Metropolitan University, London, and Life Member and former President of the Guild of Bricklayers.
Malcolm Thorpe is a Life Member of the Guild of Bricklayers and former Head of Construction at West Nottinghamshire College, UK. He has acted as a CITB adviser and was involved in the draughting of bricklaying programmes. He was a verifier for CITB and spent several years producing examination material for examining bodies. He also spent over thirty years designing and organising Guild of Bricklayers Local and National bricklaying competitions.
'The book, because it follows craft topics, rather than a specific syllabus, will be applicable as a reference for bricklayers and students, both in the UK and overseas'
-- Gerard Lynch, Master Brickmason
