Construction of brickwall seems to be an easy component of construction work. However as usual any construction work shall come with their construction method statement. Below is a general method statement for construction of brickwall.
METHOD STATEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF BRICKWALL.
Construction material.
Red clay brick, Exmet, Sand, Ordinary Portland Cement(OPC), Clean Water
Scalfolding, Brick cutter, Trowel, spirit level, Guiding tread, Plumbob, Hammer, Hand drill and etc.
Safety Equipment.
Personal Protective Equipment, Safety Tape, Rubbish Chute, Safety Baricade, Safety Railing any practical safety equipment for the purpose of the construction of brickwall.
Construction Procedure.
1. Obtain approval for construction material.
2. Upon approval, Setting out of the wall location shall be done, inspect and approved prior to construction work.
3. Safety and health shall be submitted and approved by Superintending Officer(S.O) or his representative(S.O.R).
4. Submit request for start work to S.O, once steps above already complied.
Construction work.
1. Ensure that the working environment is safe and bricklayer is wearing PPE.
2. make sure that the guiding tread or line is visible.
3. lay a layer of damp proof sheet at the bottom of the first layer of the brick.
4. On top of the damp proof sheet spread a layer of mortar. The mortar shall be mix by hand or mixer and the composition is according to requirement specified in the construction drawing or contract specification.
5. Red brick then shall be lay according to the construction drawing position.
6. Exmet reinforcement shall be introduce after forth course of the brick. If required a dowel bar shall be install to strengthen the ties between column and the brickwall.
7. At any time during the work, all debris shall be clean especially the excess mortar to avoid it from harden on the floor surface.
8. Upon completion of the brickwall, leave it to dry and bonded before proceed with the plastering work.
9. Upon completion a request for inspection shall be submitted to S.O or S.O.R for acceptance of the work.
