Pick a length that spans the wall with spare to wind round the pins, and a colour that shows up against the brick. Lines here come in nylon, polypropylene and polyethylene, in lengths of 18m, 36m, 76m and 100m, with yellow, pink, orange and white listed. Nylon hanks of 6 x 18m suit shorter runs or sharing between bricklayers.
A scutch holding chisel grips a replaceable toothed comb and is struck with a hammer to trim and dress bricks and blocks or clean off old mortar. Holders are listed at 25 x 200mm and 38 x 200mm, with 1 inch combs in packs of 5 and 38mm scutch sets. Buy combs to the same width as the holder.
Choose a jointer slightly wider than the mortar joint so it rides on the brick edges and leaves a rounded, compacted finish. For a typical 10mm joint that means the 1/2 inch (13mm) end, while the 5/8 inch end suits wider joints. Jointers here are a 13mm single size or double ended 1/2 and 5/8 inch.
A brick line is stretched tight between the ends of a wall as a guide for laying each course level and straight. A chalk line is coated in powdered chalk and snapped against a surface to leave a straight mark for setting out. Chalk lines of 18m are listed, with 115g bottles of blue, red and yellow chalk for refilling.
Line pins are pushed into the mortar joints at each end of the wall and the line is wound round them, while corner blocks hook over the end bricks and are held by the tension of the line, leaving the joints unmarked. The page has a steel line pin set at 160mm and a brick line and block set.
London pattern is the traditional British bricklaying trowel shape, with a long, fairly narrow blade and a rounded heel, used for picking up and spreading mortar and tapping bricks into place. The London pattern trowels here are 275mm with soft grip handles, one in stainless steel. A five-piece soft grip trowel set and brick jointer trowels are also listed.
Bricklaying Tools
Bricklaying Tools covers hand tools for laying, pointing and handling brick and blockwork. Its page, Brick Lines and Pins, lists brick lines and line pins, brick trowels, brick jointers, mortar joint rakers, scutch holders and scutch combs, together with setting-out items such as chalk lines and plumb bobs. Brick and block lifting tongs, a slater's ripper for removing roof slates and a cartridge caulk gun are also included.
Brands include Draper, Sealey and PCL. For pointing, match the jointer size to the mortar joint finish required, and for laying, choose a trowel pattern and length that suit the brick or block being used. Adjustable lifting tongs are useful where bricks or blocks need to be carried in stacks, and a chalk line or plumb bob helps keep courses straight and walls upright.
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