Title: (Optional) Lay an American/common bond pattern.
Course: Masonry I (17008-I) > Section: Laying Brick Positions and Bonds

Laying should include

- creating a pattern of several courses of stretchers followed by a course of full-length headers at regular intervals (e.g., every sixth course)
- explaining the rationale for laying an American/common bond pattern.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Where would the header course be located when laying a common (American) bond?
- How might the word common in common bond be misleading?

NCCER Masonry Standards

Level One, Module Six (28105-13): Masonry Units and Installation Techniques

This module describes characteristics of block and brick; how to set up, lay out, and bond block and brick; how to cut block and brick; how to lay and tool block and brick; and how to clean block and brick once they have been laid. This module also provides information about masonry reinforcements and accessories that masons use on the job to lay block and brick professionally and safely.