Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for work.
- Work instructions, including plans, specifications, quality requirements and operational details, are obtained, confirmed and applied from relevant information to determine the required bricklaying and blocklaying tasks.
- Safety (OHS) requirements are followed in accordance with safety plans and policies.
- Signage and barricade requirements are identified and implemented.
- Plant, tools and equipment selected to carry out tasks are consistent with job requirements, checked for serviceability, and any faults are rectified or reported prior to commencement.
- Material quantity requirements are calculated in accordance with plans, specifications and quality requirements.
- Materials appropriate to the work application are identified, obtained, prepared, safely handled and located ready for use.
- Environmental requirements are identified for the project in accordance with environmental plans and statutory and regulatory authority obligations, and are applied.
- Set out and prepare base.
- Construct base.
- Construct hearth and firebox.
- Construct firebox and face brickwork.
- Specified materials for firebox and face brickwork are selected to specifications.
- Firebox is constructed to form shape for rear and side walls to specifications.
- Face brickwork is laid to form shape of openings to designed dimensions and finish of drawings and specifications.
- Lintel is installed to specifications.
- Facework is laid to bond, pattern and colour finish to wall and aligned to specification.
- Protrusions and mantelpiece are formed and finished to designed shape and specifications.
- Plumb and level are maintained for straight work.
- Form throat and chimney shaft.
- Work platform is erected in accordance with regulatory authorities' and workplace requirements.
- Throat is formed, parged and shaped for firebox and chimney design and specifications, and constructed in accordance with specifications and standards.
- Parging to flue is completed to specifications.
- Brick and stone are laid to build outer skin and form chimney shaft to specifications and are constructed in accordance with specifications and standards.
- Baffles are built in, where designed, to location and specifications.
- Complete chimney.
- Finish joints.
- Joints to laid brickwork, blockwork and stonework are raked or ruled to designed depth in accordance with the job specifications.
- Joints to laid brickwork, blockwork and stonework are raked out for provision of apron and stepped flashing at roof line.
- Brickwork, blockwork and stonework are brushed down prior to drying, using appropriate brushing tool.
- Clean up.
- Work area is cleared and materials disposed of, reused or recycled in accordance with legislation, regulations, codes of practice and job specification.
- Plant, tools and equipment are cleaned, checked, maintained and stored in accordance with manufacturer recommendations and standard work practices.