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
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.
