Bricklaying System

Frank B. Gilbreth

• Publisher: Braunfell Books
• Year: 2023
• eBook ISBN: 9781805230632
• Topic: Art
• Subtopic: Art General

Frank Gilbreth's book "Brick Laying System" has been a classic in its field but long out of print since its first publication in 1909.
"Chapters include Training Apprentices in Bricklaying, Methods of Management, Methods of Construction, Routing of Material, Scaffolds, The Gilbreth Scaffold, The Gilbreth Packet System, Building Tall Chimneys, Mortar, Bricks, Bricklayers' Tools, Lines, Plumbs and Poles, Methods of Laying Brick Under Special Conditions, Finishing, Jointing and Pointing, Arches and Chimney Breasts, Tearing Down, Cutting Out and Patching Brickwork, Bond and more. A real treasury of information on brick laying, the history of brick laying and utilizing bricks in construction by a master bricklayer."-Print ed.

Table of contents

• Title page
• TABLE OF CONTENTS
• LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
• INTRODUCTION.
• CHAPTER I.-TRAINING APPRENTICES.
• CHAPTER II.-METHODS OF MANAGEMENT.
• CHAPTER III.-METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION.
• CHAPTER IV.-ROUTING OF MATERIALS.
• CHAPTER V.-SCAFFOLDS.
• CHAPTER VI.-GILBRETH SCAFFOLD, HOD TYPE.
• CHAPTER VII.-GILBRETH SCAFFOLD, PACKET TYPE.
• CHAPTER VIII.-THE GILBRETH PACKET SYSTEM.
• CHAPTER IX.-TALL CHIMNEYS.
• CHAPTER X.-MORTAR.
• CHAPTER XI.-BRICKS.
• CHAPTER XII.-BRICKLAYERS’ TOOLS, ETC.
• CHAPTER XIII.-LINES, PLUMBS, AND POLES.
• CHAPTER XIV.-MOTION STUDY.
• CHAPTER XV.-METHODS OF LAYING BRICK UNDER SPECIAL CONDITIONS.
• CHAPTER XVI.-FINISHING, JOINTING AND POINTING.
• CHAPTER XVII.-ARCHES AND CHIMNEY BREASTS.
• CHAPTER XVIII.-TEARING DOWN, CUTTING OUT AND PATCHING BRICKWORK.
• CHAPTER XIX.-BOND.
• GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED
• ABSTRACT