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.
Expanded and edited by Malcolm Thorpe, a former CITB Advisor, this latest edition incorporates all the latest industry-based requirements and technical developments in the construction industry. A new feature is the e-resource facility that includes multiple choice questions and answers, short oral questions and answers, and practical competency checks with marking schemes. These are all matched to current programmes, providing students with essential practice and revision for exam preparation.
A classic text, Brickwork for Apprentices has been the established reference on brickwork for generations of bricklayers. Continuously in print since 1944, John Hodge´s classic text has now been revised in its sixth edition and brought fully in line with the latest Building Regulations and requirements for City & Guilds courses. This is an essential text for qualified bricklayers and other professionals working in construction, as well as students new to the industry and wishing to embark on a career in bricklaying.
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
Fully in line with the Building Regulations, it includes new material on PPEs, safety, risk assessment and working at heights, and also contains fully revised multiple choice questions, new skills test information, sample oral questions and updated drawings, and matched to the current C&G requirements.
'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
