Looking to buy a gift for a Bricklayer and wondering what to buy?
Just starting out in your Bricklaying career and needing to setup your tool box?
Here are 25 tools you will be sure to find in any Brickies kit. Included are only hand tools, power tools are coming and PPE can be found here
The pictures show examples of top of the range gear. Remember it's generally better to spend a little more money to get something that you are happy with and will last.
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The Trowels
1) Brick Trowel
Used for spreading mortar and laying bricks or blocks.
2) Gauging Trowel (Round Nose)
Smaller than the brick trowel. It's used for installing fire bricks or laying bricks in a tight spot.
3) Pointing Trowel
Used often in restoration brick work to create a struck joint, but also handy for filling any holes.
The Levels
4) 48" Spirit Level
The level of choice for a Bricklayer. Used for corner building in both brick and block work.
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The level of choice for a Bricklayer. Used for corner building in both brick and block work.
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5) 24" Spirit Level
Used for corner building in tight situations.
6) Torpedo Level
Used mainly with detailed masonry for example, brick capping or soldiers. Normally 10".
Used mainly with detailed masonry for example, brick capping or soldiers. Normally 10".
The Hammers
7) Club / Lump Hammer
8) Claw Hammer
9) Brick Hammer
Used with a masonry chisel, or for driving in line pins. Can also be used to hit knockouts in blocks.
8) Claw Hammer
Used for driving in nails and fixing up builders mistakes. Never use with masonry chisels or for hitting masonry.
9) Brick Hammer
Used as a quick way to cut bricks, especially during restoration work. Also an easy way to trim them down to size.
The Chisels
10) Bolster
Used for cutting bricks and knocking off old mortar beds, especially on restoration work.
11) Plugging Chisel
Used on restoration work to clean out old joints without chipping the surface of any bricks.
The Pointers
12) S Bend Jointer
Used most often for perpendicular joints on cinder blocks, or if bricks are finished with a half round joint.
13) Sled Runner
Used for bed joints on blocks or bricks. It helps keep the joint straight.
14) Flat Tuck Pointer
Used for filling holes and smoothing joints after raking on brick work.
15) Joint Raker
Used for raking out joints on brick work to a certain depth.
The Measures
16) Tape Measure
Used for measuring the length of walls and marking the gauge of brick courses.
17) Folding Rule
Used for measuring cuts on a brick or block. Unlike a tape it doesn't matter if the rule gets wet.
18) Sliding Bevel
Used for marking angles on bricks, for things like brick arches. Or for keeping an angle when laying bricks, like in a brick sill.
19) Square
Used for setting out corners and keeping masonry square.
20) Builders Pencil
Used for marking bricks or blocks.
The Line Gear
21) Builders Line
The brickies best friend. Used for laying masonry straight and accurately.
22) Line Pins
Used for pinning a line to brick or block work.
23) Line Blocks
Used for attaching a line to the corner of masonry or to a profile.
The Brushes
24) Soft Brush
Used for removing barbs or excess mortar after jointing.
25) Scrub Brush
Used for cleaning up tools when finished.
