Mason / tiler/Techniques

Learn the technique.

Step-by-step guides to mason techniques — bricking and bonding mortar and plastering wet room membrane tile installation and moisture barrier explained as on site with correct figures

6 categories · 11 guides

Bricklaying

Building a cavity wall — from setting out to capping

Plumb line, gauge line, bond, ties and weep holes

Bond and coursing

Stretcher, block and cross bond with equal courses

Mortar & render

Mixing mortar on site

Lime-cement recipe mortar and performance mortar — choice, mixing and working time

Rendering masonry in layers

Substrate, pre-wetting, spatterdash, scratch coat and finishing coat

Raking out and subsequent pointing

Raking-out depth, compaction and temperature requirements

Tiles & wet rooms

Floor tiling

Fall plan, centre line, adhesive choice and grouting

Wet rooms: membrane and tiles

MK-approved system, falls, sealing tape and C2 adhesive

Moisture & foundation

Plinth felt and damp-proof course

Two-layer principle, height above ground, slope and radon tightness

Casting a strip foundation

Excavation, formwork, reinforcement and concrete volume

Winter & quality

Winter bricklaying — measures in frosty weather

Temperature requirements, tempered water, antifreeze and covering

Work environment

Asbestos — from suspicion to waste

Checklist for asbestos work without an authorisation requirement