Stonemasons

Stonemasons cut and shape hard and soft stone blocks and masonry slabs to construct and renovate stone structures and monumental masonry.

What the job involves

• Studies plans and specifications to determine materials required, dimensions and installation procedures

• Erects scaffolding

• Seals foundations with damp resistant materials and spreads layers of mortar to serve as base and binder for blocks, using trowels

• Checks vertical and horizontal alignment

• Cuts, shapes, and polishes stones and bricks using machines and hand tools, and shapes bricks to fit irregular spaces

• Repairs and maintains bricks, cement blocks and related structures

• Designs and cuts monumental masonry including lettering

• Constructs walls using stone slabs and large masonry slab blocks