GB2300216A - Briklaying aid - Google Patents

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GB2300216A
GB2300216A GB9508674A GB9508674A GB2300216A GB 2300216 A GB2300216 A GB 2300216A GB 9508674 A GB9508674 A GB 9508674A GB 9508674 A GB9508674 A GB 9508674A GB 2300216 A GB2300216 A GB 2300216A
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Philip William Harrison
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04G—SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS
    • E04G21/00—Preparing, conveying, or working-up building materials or building elements in situ; Other devices or measures for constructional work
    • E04G21/14—Conveying or assembling building elements
    • E04G21/16—Tools or apparatus
    • E04G21/20—Tools or apparatus for applying mortar
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04G—SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS
    • E04G21/00—Preparing, conveying, or working-up building materials or building elements in situ; Other devices or measures for constructional work
    • E04G21/14—Conveying or assembling building elements
    • E04G21/16—Tools or apparatus
    • E04G21/18—Adjusting tools; Templates
    • E04G21/1841—Means for positioning building parts or elements
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04G—SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS
    • E04G21/00—Preparing, conveying, or working-up building materials or building elements in situ; Other devices or measures for constructional work
    • E04G21/14—Conveying or assembling building elements
    • E04G21/16—Tools or apparatus
    • E04G21/18—Adjusting tools; Templates
    • E04G21/1841—Means for positioning building parts or elements
    • E04G21/1883—Spacers, e.g. to have a constant spacing between courses of masonry
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04G—SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS
    • E04G21/00—Preparing, conveying, or working-up building materials or building elements in situ; Other devices or measures for constructional work
    • E04G21/14—Conveying or assembling building elements
    • E04G21/16—Tools or apparatus
    • E04G21/20—Tools or apparatus for applying mortar
    • E04G21/207—Static templates for applying a predefined layer of mortar

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Abstract

An open frame of 10mm square-section material which is designed to enable DIY bricklayers to produce an accurate, consistently uniform 10mm thickness of mortar between bricks, both horizontally and vertically, thus making bricklaying easier and less time-consuming. The spaces between the parallel sides 12 and 16 are filled with mortar and smoothed off with a bricklaying trowel to form the mortar bed and upright joint for each brick. When a brick has been placed, the frame is slid along into position for the next brick, and thus a course is built up.

Description

BRICKLAYING AID This invention relates to bricklaying for amateurs.
Many DIY bricklayers attempting to lay bricks experience great difficulty in achieving a uniformly accurate thickness of mortar.
This is true of both mortar bed and upright joints. As well as being a problem in itself, it also causes slowness in the speed at which bricks are laid, and the mortar mix often becomes hard and unworkable.
This invention aims to provide a means of producing an accurate, uniform lOmm thickness of mortar between bricks, both horizontally and vertically.
The bricklaying aid takes the form of an open frame made of lOmm square-section metal, which has two long parallel sides of length and width slightly larger than a standard brick, joined at one end by a flush and square connecting bar; and at the other end of each long side positioned vertically at right-angles one on each end, two shorter parallel sides joined by a rear-mounted, protruding bar fixed at a height of a brick plus lOmm of mortar.
A specific method of using the invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 shows the bricklaying aid in perspective, laid along a pre-marked building line.
Figure 2 shows the aid in position on a course of bricks.
In order to build up a course of bricks, the aid is placed along a pre-marked building line 10 with the line on the inside edge of the frame. The space between the parallel sides 12 is filled completely with mortar, then using a bricklaying trowel, the mortar is smoothed off level with the frame. Leaving the frame in place, a brick is positioned on the mortar bed which has now been made between the parallel sides 12, then the aid is slid along into position for the next brick.
The leading edge of the upper crossbar 14 is lined up with the edge of the brick just laid, and the space between the parallel bars 12 is filled as before. Now mortar needs to be trowelled up the side of the first brick, filling completely the space between the upright parallel sides 16; the mortar is then smoothed off level with the frame both horizontally and vertically, making an accurate lOmm joint and mortar bed. The second brick is positioned inside the frame onto the mortar bed and butted up to the first brick. The aid is then slid along for the third brick, and so on.
The aid is equally suitable for either right or left-handed use.
A spirit level needs to be used to check all levels; a two-way spirit level can be built into the aid, for example on an extended crossbar 14 (not shown).
The bricklaying aid can be made in different sizes for different shapes and sizes of bricks, for example building blocks; and for different purposes, for example for laying soldier courses.
A double width frame would be appropriate for a double brick wall.
The aid can be made of materials other than metal, for example high-density plastic.

Claims (4)

1 A bricklaying aid comprising an open frame made of lOmm square-section material, which has two long parallel sides of length and width slightly larger than a standard brick, joined at one end by a flush and square connecting bar; and at the other end of each long side positioned vertically at right-angles one on each end, two shorter parallel sides joined by a rear-mounted, protruding bar fixed at a height of a brick plus lOmm of mortar.
2 A bricklaying aid as claimed in Claim 1 wherein the dimensions are altered to fit building blocks of different sizes, or non-standard bricks.
3 A bricklaying aid as claimed in Claim 1 or Claim 2, wherein a two-way spirit level is incorporated within the frame.
4 A bricklaying aid substantially as described herein with reference to Figures 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawing.
GB9508674A 1995-04-28 1995-04-28 Briklaying aid Withdrawn GB2300216A (en)

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Cited By (3)

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GB2402700A (en) * 2003-06-14 2004-12-15 Geoffrey William Slattery A hand tool for the provision of a uniform layer of mortar for the laying of bricks
US7017308B2 (en) * 2001-02-13 2006-03-28 Noel Marshall Bricklaying tool
GB2418678A (en) * 2003-09-29 2006-04-05 Brian Patrick Cunningham Brick guide and mortar spacer

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Citations (7)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB177709A (en) * 1921-03-31 1922-04-06 John Samuel Rigby An appliance for use in laying mortar or the like in masonry
US3030738A (en) * 1958-07-10 1962-04-24 Brewer Brick and block jig
GB1538803A (en) * 1976-03-08 1979-01-24 Johnson K Tool for bricklaying
GB2131474A (en) * 1982-11-26 1984-06-20 Arthur Stanley Large Bricklaying device
GB2201185A (en) * 1987-02-18 1988-08-24 Jonathan Miles Walsh Bricklaying template
GB2221490A (en) * 1988-08-02 1990-02-07 Mark Conway Mcpherson Bricklaying device
GB2254641A (en) * 1991-03-21 1992-10-14 Graham Douglas Brick laying and block laying.

Patent Citations (7)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB177709A (en) * 1921-03-31 1922-04-06 John Samuel Rigby An appliance for use in laying mortar or the like in masonry
US3030738A (en) * 1958-07-10 1962-04-24 Brewer Brick and block jig
GB1538803A (en) * 1976-03-08 1979-01-24 Johnson K Tool for bricklaying
GB2131474A (en) * 1982-11-26 1984-06-20 Arthur Stanley Large Bricklaying device
GB2201185A (en) * 1987-02-18 1988-08-24 Jonathan Miles Walsh Bricklaying template
GB2221490A (en) * 1988-08-02 1990-02-07 Mark Conway Mcpherson Bricklaying device
GB2254641A (en) * 1991-03-21 1992-10-14 Graham Douglas Brick laying and block laying.

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7017308B2 (en) * 2001-02-13 2006-03-28 Noel Marshall Bricklaying tool
GB2402700A (en) * 2003-06-14 2004-12-15 Geoffrey William Slattery A hand tool for the provision of a uniform layer of mortar for the laying of bricks
GB2418678A (en) * 2003-09-29 2006-04-05 Brian Patrick Cunningham Brick guide and mortar spacer
GB2418678B (en) * 2003-09-29 2007-08-08 Brian Patrick Cunningham A combined brick guide and mortar spacer

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