Title: Build corners.
Course: Building Trades II (17009-II) > Section: MASONRY: Performing Masonry Skills

Building corners should include

- laying out corners in a 90-degree orientation, plumb and level
- racking back a half brick on both tails
- maintaining uniform joint width.

IRC: Chapter 7 covers brick veneer installation to include reinforcement, flashing, weep holes, lintels, spans, and installation.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is the angle, in degrees, of most corners?
- When laying standard brick in stretcher position, to what extent should each course lap the other?