Building with Masonry: Brick, Concrete and Stone Book

	Introduction	2
Chapter 1	Masonry Building Materials	4
	Brick	4
	Concrete block	8
	Mortar mixes for brick and block work	12
	Miscellaneous materials	13
Chapter 2	Masonry Tools and Equipment	20
	Hand tools	22
	Masonry equipment	34
Chapter 3	Bond Patterns and Wall Types	38
	Bonds	38
	Types of brick and block walls	52
	Brick and block projects for special purposes	57
Chapter 4	Fundamentals of Laying Brick	62
	Estimating brick, mortar, and sand	63
	Using mason's spacing rules	67
	Techniques of laying brick	71
Chapter 5	Laying Brick to the Line	86
	Establishing the first concrete layout	86
	Tooling the mortar joints	95
	Setting a trig brick	96
	Applying a full mortar joint across the longest side of brick	100
	Refacing a brick porch and steps	101
	Laying a brick walk dry in stone screenings and sand	106
Chapter 6	Laying Concrete Block	110
	Planning ahead	111
	Laying out the bond	112
	Starting a corner	113
	Techniques of laying concrete block	114
	Building concrete block foundations	124
Chapter 7	Fundamentals of Concrete Work	132
	Composition of concrete	132
	Estimating concrete	135
	Ordering concrete from the plant	136
	Preparing for the concrete truck	137
	Mixing your own concrete	138
	Pouring footings	140
	Forming and pouring a concrete sidewalk	142
Chapter 8	Masonry Repair and Restoration	152
	Cutting out and repointing mortar joints	152
	Repairing cracks in a masonry wall	158
	Removing old paint from brick walls	160
	Removing stains from masonry work	161
	Waterproofing the exterior of a masonry wall	163
	Troubleshooting damp or leaky basements	163
	Repairing or replacing a masonry retaining wall	164
	Repairing chimneys	166
	Glossary	173
	Index	181