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NCCER stays current with industry practices. The masonry manual was revised in 1998 and 2004. The latest revision for Level I occurred in November 2013, with Level 2 to be completed in May 2014 and Level 3 to be released in late-2014. The masonry curriculum encompasses more than just how to lay bricks and blocks. It goes into detail how to read blueprints; layout; beginning an estimate; introductory and advanced laying techniques; residential and commercial construction practices; grouting and rein�forcing walls; metal work associated with the trade; mois�ture control; crew leader skills; and masonry repair and restoration techniques.
Participation in the revision for Level I, 2 and 3 volumes has spanned the last 1.5 years, whereby the subject matter experts meet in cities across the country for a week each time to cover, discuss and revise the text. The goal is for the text to be as uni�versal as possible for the standardization of the trade terms and methods that will be used for years to come, by both appren�tices and tradesmen in the field.
The team that has contributed all of this time consists of
many familiar faces within the industry: Dennis Neal, Florida Masonry Apprentice & Educational Foundation Bryan Light, Brick Industry Association Moroni Mejia, Arizona Masonry Contractors Association John Foley, M.A. Mortenson Co./Rocky Mountain Masonry Institute Steven Fechino, Mortar Net Solutions Todd Hartsell, Central Cabarrus High School Robert V. (Buddie) Barnes Jr., Dee Brown Inc. David Masterson, Dee Brown Inc. Jeff Buczkiewicz, Mason Contractors Association ofAmerica Kenneth Cook, Pyramid Masonry Contractors Lawrence Johnson, Skyline High School Merritt "Bud" Johnson, Samuel High School
The "Masonry Trainee Guide" has many blocks of informa�tion that can be useful to even the most seasoned mason con�tractor. A brief overview of the information contained within each chapter is as follows:
Blueprints-basics for the beginner learning to read a set of residential or commercial drawings. Allows the student to recognize and calculate areas, understand basic specifications and learn how to read a mason's rule. Layout -provides the student the ability to convert the engineering decimals to feet and inches, correctly layout 90-degree corners, operate a builder's level and other automated leveling devices, properly record site data, and perform distance measurements across long, uneven distances. Estimating-these concepts are found in several levels of the text, and information ranges from
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