CHECKLIST FOR BRICKWORK

1) Before laying the first layer of bricks clean the entire floor. Stack the bricks properly instead of

throwing them on slab.

2) In case of clay bricks, bricks should be soaked in water before start of work .

3) Check the mix proportion of mortar.

3) Lay the first layer of bricks considering the diagonals and dimensions of the room.

4) Check the level and right angles at the corner for the first layer. For external walls, check the

plumb from external side of the beam. For internal walls check the plumb from the beam edge

depending on which side the wall is flushing the beam.

5) Provide door openings at the first level and window openings at sill level as per working drawings.

6) Check customer changes if any in brickwork.

7) Brickwork should not be done more than 4ft in a day.

8) All the joints should be uniform and not exceeding 10 to 12mm.

9) Over burnt/under burnt clay bricks should not be used.

10) All the vertical and horizontal joints should be properly filled and racked.

11) If readymade door frames are to be fixed along with brickwork, they should be checked for plumb

and level and should be properly fixed with holdfasts in concreting .

12) R.C.C bands with nominal steel shall be provided at 5 ft height for 4 brickwork. And also for 6

brickwork if it is exceeding 10ft height.

13) Gap between top layer of brickwork and beam bottom shall be filled with metal with mortar.

14) The brickwork surface should be cleaned with jute bag at the end of day work.

15) All the layers should be laid in line and plumb. Level of the brickwork should be checked after

each 5 to 6 layers and should be adjusted in mortar if required.

16) Curing should be done for 7 to 10 days.

17) Thin mortar should be applied to the column where the brickwork would be touching the column.
18) If adjacent walls are not to be raised simultaneously, then pin bricks should be left every alternate
layers as to have bonding/interlocking between the walls.