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A stonemason is someone that is involved in working
with masonry materials and stone. They prepare and
lay hard and soft stone, marble, concrete blocks
or slabs and other materials that are involved in
building or repairing stone structures, walls or
monumental masonry (an example of monumental masonry
is stone work for cemeteries or ornamental carvings
on stone).
What Stonemasons Do
Stonemasons may perform the following tasks
among others:
estimate the amount of materials required for
the job either through taking measurements or
reading blueprints or work orders
cut and shape stone or other masonry materials
using hand tools or power tools as required
cut and polish marble or granite that is being
used in construction, such as kitchen benchtops
design and carve monumental masonry – things
such as lettering on stone or the base of a statue
build walls using stone and masonry slabs
lay paving or marble or granite floor tiles
repair stone facades
repair stone work or old or heritage buildings
such as churches, heritage-listed homes etc
Stonemasons can also build things such as retaining
walls, fireplaces, water features, stairways, feature
walls, barbecues and chimneys.
Hiring a ProfessionalStonemasons should be qualified and, in some
states, they need to have a license. When hiring
a professional to carry out your project, also
ensure that they have the correct insurances if
your project is fairly large. Agree to the price
of the job of the job before any work starts and,
if possible, look at examples of their previous
work to ensure that they have the experience to
do what you need. |
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