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Bricklayers.
To build a brick wall, bricklayers construct the corners of the wall first. Then they stretch string from one corner of the wall to the other. This line is usually called a gauge or course line. It is used as a guide so that the bricklayers build the wall straight. The bricklayers move the string up the wall with each row of bricks laid. Before bricklayers put the bricks in place, they spread a bed of mortar with a trowel. A trowel is a flat, pointed tool made of metal. Mortar is a kind of cement. They place the brick on the mortar and tap it into place. Bricklayers cut the brick to fit around doors, windows, and other openings. While they usually use steel supports for openings in the wall where windows and doors will be installed, they sometimes create openings with brick archways that make a building distinctive.
Bricklayers use many tools, including trowels, brick hammers, chisels, levels, and rulers. Helpers do the heavy work, such as carrying materials and mixing the mortar.
These helpers are known as "hod carriers." Bricklayers read blueprints and other specifications to be sure their work is accurate. They constantly check for both horizontal and vertical straightness with a mason's level. Masons also build walls out of other materials, such as concrete block.
