Bricks wider than blocks question

thats a proper builder tape, that is.

never trust a bricklayer with a shiny new tape
Stanley 8m tapes are as cheap as chips from screwfix. That one is a bricklaying tape. The posh ones are reserved for roofing. There is a demotion process just like with the Jack saws.
We get through loads of tapes and saws.
 
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Nosell, ever seen one of these. They are American, but can be used here. All the numbers are different gauges. When you need to get to a certain height, put the tape to where you are going and the number that is there is the one to follow or mark out on the storey rod.


 
Nosell, ever seen one of these. They are American, but can be used here. All the numbers are different gauges. When you need to get to a certain height, put the tape to where you are going and the number that is there is the one to follow or mark out on the storey rod.


That looks like a folding rule?

Ive got a tape with brick and block gauges and lengths marked on it, and it's one of the most useful things for setting out. FISCO, IIRC.

Also, I cut gauge and length marks into my levels.

Do any younger brickies even know what a storey rod is, I wonder?
 
It is a 6ft folding rule. The English ones are really useful as well. The one in the photo only has numbers from 0 which is roughly 4 to the ft, 9 is roughly 75mm metric gauge, 8 is a bit tighter and so on. American bricks are not standard sizes, so this rule has 10 different gauges. I've only used down to around 7 which is getting a real grind.
 
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Nosell, ever seen one of these
No I haven't.

Oddly enough, its rare these days that I actually follow 75mm gauge. It's either just above or a wee bit below. Our current job is 2085 up to windows so just a tad under 75mm gauge.
 
Do any younger brickies even know what a storey rod is, I wonder?
Young brickies can only learn what we teach them Woods.

I just mark out a piece of batten - say 10 or so courses and repeat the use of the batten all the way to lintels. I do an overall check with a tape measure.
 

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