Bricklaying Tool Views

Tools & Home Improvement

In a further embodiment, the bricklaying tool includes a level indicating means. The level indicating means may be formed by a spirit level. Conveniently, the level indicating means may be mounted on the mortar retaining flange and may be used for indicating both a longitudinal and a transverse level of the mortar guide member. For example, a spirit level may be mounted on a first portion of the mortar retaining flange at a rear edge of the brick engagement panel and on a second portion of the mortar retaining flange at the side edge of the brick engagement panel.

In another aspect the invention provides a bricklaying tool for use in laying bricks to form a wall, which includes a mortar guide member having a slot for reception of mortar, the width of the slot being less than the width of the bricks for constructing said wall, the mortar guide member having locating means for mounting the mortar guide member on a course of bricks forming portion of the wall with the slot defining with a surface of said wall portion a mortar receiving pocket at said surface which is positioned inwardly of the said side faces of the wall, said locating means comprising at least one pair of spring-loaded locator elements. Preferably two spaced-apart pairs of spring-loaded locator elements are mounted on an underside of the mortar guide member.

In a further aspect the invention provides a bricklaying kit comprising a first bricklaying tool for applying mortar to a top surface of bricks in a wall during construction of the wall and a second brick laying tool for applying mortar to a vertical end face of bricks in a wall during construction of the wall, one or both of said first bricklaying tool and said second bricklaying tool being of a type described herein.

Referring to the drawings, and initially to FIGS. 1 to 8 thereof, there is illustrated a bricklaying tool according to the invention, indicated generally by the reference numeral 1 . The tool 1 includes a mortar guide member 2 having a slot 3 for reception of mortar such that when the tool 1 is mounted on a wall 5 as shown in FIG. 3, the mortar receiving slot 3 defines with a top face of the wall 5 a mortar receiving pocket 6 (FIG. 4) on the wall 5 . The pocket 6 is obviously only formed in use.