POINTS TO BE OBSERVED WHILE SUPERVISING THE BRICK MASONRY WORK
Following points are to be carefully attended while supervising the brick masonry work. The bricks to be used should confirm the requirements of the specification of the work. The brick should be saturated with water so as to prevent absorption of moisture from the mortar. This is effectively done by providing a tank at the site of work and by immersing the bricks for a period of atleast 2 hours before the bricks are actually placed in a position. The bricks should be properly laid on their beds. The mortar should completely cover the bed as well as the sides of bricks. The bricks should be laid with the frog uppermost. The brickwork should be carried out in proper bond. The brickwork should comply with the requirements of the specifications for the work. The mortar to be used for the work should be of quality and of proportion as specified. As far as possible, the brickwork should be raised uniformly. But when this is not possible or when a cross wall is intended to be inser