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Professional bricklayers usually go through a formal apprenticeship which includes about three to four years of on-the-job training combined with classroom instruction, though some bricklayers may learn entirely from on-the-job experience. Unions and employers may offer [[apprenticeships]], which allow individuals with little or no experience in bricklaying to learn fundamental skills under a more experienced employee. Contemporary masons in many countries must attend trade school and/or serve apprenticeships in order to complete curriculum signifying that that they understand fundamental related concepts such as the effect of humidity and water ingress, [[thermal insulation]], and general knowledge regarding the science of construction material, as well as occupational health and safety. |
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==In fiction and popular culture== |
==In fiction and popular culture== |
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 Bricklayer apprentice practising at Kuben Vocational Arena | |
| Occupation | |
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| Synonyms | Builder, construction worker |
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Occupation type | Craftsperson |
Activity sectors | Construction |
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Education required | Apprenticeship |
Fields of employment | Civil engineering |
A bricklayer, which is related to but different from a mason, is a craftsperson and tradesperson who lays bricks to construct brickwork. The terms also refer to personnel who use blocks to construct blockwork walls and other forms of masonry.[1] In British and Australian English, a bricklayer is colloquially known as a "brickie".[2] A stone mason is one who lays any combination of stones, cinder blocks, and bricks in construction of building walls and other works. Bricklaying is a part of masonry.
Bricklaying may also be enjoyed as a hobby. For example, the former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill did bricklaying as a hobby.[3]
Bricklayers occasionally enter competitions where both speed and accuracy are judged. The largest is the "Spec-Mix Bricklayer 500" held annually in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Required training
Professional bricklayers usually go through a formal apprenticeship which includes about three to four years of on-the-job training combined with classroom instruction, though some bricklayers may learn entirely from on-the-job experience. Unions and employers may offer apprenticeships, which allow individuals with little or no experience in bricklaying to learn fundamental skills under a more experienced employee. Contemporary masons in many countries must attend trade school and/or serve apprenticeships in order to complete curriculum signifying that that they understand fundamental related concepts such as the effect of humidity and water ingress, thermal insulation, and general knowledge regarding the science of construction material, as well as occupational health and safety.
In fiction and popular culture
- Italian-American author John Fante featured hod carriers, bricklayers, and stonemasons prominently in several novels and short stories. This was due to the autobiographical nature of much of Fante's writing; his father, Nick, an Italian-born bricklayer descended from — at least in Fante's fictions — a long line of Italian artisan bricklayers and stonemasons. Fante also spent a significant portion of his youth apprenticed to his father.
- In Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, the title character, a Gulag prisoner, worked as a bricklayer.
- The long-running British children's TV series Look and Read featured "Bill the Brickie" ("brickie" being a British and Australian colloquialism for "bricklayer"), who would 'build' words with bricks to demonstrate the use of morphemes, such as '-ed' or '-ing'.
- In 2021, Cristiano Ronaldo's mother, Dolores Aveiro, stated in an interview for Sporting Clube de Portugal's official television channel (Sporting TV) that her son would be a bricklayer if he hadn't become a professional football player.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Richard T. Kreh (2003). Masonry Skills. Thomson Delmar Learning. ISBN 0-7668-5936-3.
- ^ "bricklayer noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com". Oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com. Retrieved 2017-04-02.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Glueckstein, Fred (March 2015). "Churchill as Bricklayer". International Churchill Society. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ Peter, John. "Banksman training". Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ ADN de Leão | Episódio 37: Dolores Aveiro, retrieved 2023-09-28
The dictionary definition of bricklayer at Wiktionary
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