Masonry works
Trainer’s Guide for Rural Masons - Learning Unit 3 Masonry works
Training kit for rural masons
The purpose of this Learning Unit is to: enable a rural mason to build various masonry structures using brick, block or stone and fix ready-to-install doors, windows and ventilators.
By the end of this Learning Unit the rural mason should be able to:
(i) Manage excavation works for foundations,
(ii) Construct foundations for rural houses,
(iii) Perform brick masonry for construction of foundations, footings, load bearing and non-load bearing walls, columns, and including plinths and DPC,
(iv) Perform rubble stone masonry for construction of foundation walls, including plinths and DPC,
(v) Fix ready-to-install doors, windows, lintels and ventilators,
(vi) Carry out pointing and plastering of wall surfaces, and
(vii) Lay IPS floor slabs.
By the end of this Learning Unit the rural mason should be able to:
(i) Manage excavation works for foundations,
(ii) Construct foundations for rural houses,
(iii) Perform brick masonry for construction of foundations, footings, load bearing and non-load bearing walls, columns, and including plinths and DPC,
(iv) Perform rubble stone masonry for construction of foundation walls, including plinths and DPC,
(v) Fix ready-to-install doors, windows, lintels and ventilators,
(vi) Carry out pointing and plastering of wall surfaces, and
(vii) Lay IPS floor slabs.