Construct Brick Columns
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What happens here
The video prominently displays the construction of two square brick columns, built using the same light-colored bricks and mortar. One column is nearing completion, while the other is in its initial stages. A long red level is seen used to ensure the columns are perfectly plumb and square. This step involves carefully stacking bricks in a pattern (often overlapping for strength) around a central void or core, applying mortar between each course and on the vertical joints. These columns are being built to support a future landing and steps, as mentioned by the narrator.
Goal: Build two sturdy and aesthetically pleasing brick columns.
Tools and materials
- Brick Carrier/Tongs — Transporting bricks to the work area
- Brick Jointer/Striker — Finishing mortar joints for a neat appearance
- Long Level/Straight Edge — Checking the plumb and level of the brick courses in the columns
- Safety Glasses — Protecting eyes during bricklaying
- Safety Gloves — Protecting hands from caustic mortar
- Trowel — Applying and spreading mortar
- Bricks — Constructing the columns
- Prepared Mortar — Bonding the bricks together in the columns