BRICKWORK CHECK LIST FOR SITE ENGINEERS
While on site, a site engineer must ensure that the brickwork is going on as per quality requirements. Some of the general requirements of quality of brickwork are mentioned below. Use this as a checklist while executing brickwork.
- The thickness of joint in brick masonry should not exceed 1 cm.
- The face joints should be raked to a depth of 15 mm by raking tool when the mortar is still green so as to provide proper key for plaster or pointing.
- Brickwork should be taken up in layers not exceeding one meter height at a time.
- Check that the brick work is in plumb.
- Check that the brick courses are in level.
- Check the quality of bricks with specific reference to
- Strength
- Efflorescence
- Dimensional accuracy
- Water absorption
- Check that no brick bats are used as queen closer.
- Check strength of mortar by scratching with sharp instrument like screw driver.
- Check quality of sand in mortar. (Test for fineness modulus and silt content).
- Check mixing of mortar whether done by hand or by machine, whether mixing is done on a proper platform.
- Check arrangements for curing.
- Whether raking of green joints done or not.
- Whether soaking of bricks done or not.
- Check general quality of works with reference to lines, levels, thickness and trueness of the joints.
- Whether brick corners are provided properly by a proper brick closer and not by pitting brick bats.
- Whether top courses in plinth, in window sill and below RCC slab and parapet are provided with brick on edge.
- Whether joints of brick work are filled with mortar fully, check especially vertical joints.
- Check type of scaffolding and whether tied and braced properly.
- Check reinforcement in brick partition wall, whether provided.
- Check bonding of cross wall with long walls.
- Whether holes left in the brick work while execution for supporting scaffolding are filled with concrete and not with dry bricks.
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