In any given profession or career, there are tools and equipment used. In building and construction, various tools and equipment are available, otherwise work cannot be carried efficiently and effectively.
In this article, we shall bring you list of tools and equipment used for block laying and concreting works which will not only be very important for students in building and construction courses but professionals in the field.
Below are the tools and equipments for block laying and concreting works:
- Block Towel
- Steel Square
- Jointing Board
- Sprit Level
- Boat level
- Plumb level
- Straight edge
- Guage rod or rule
- Line and pin
- Corner blocks
- Tingle plate
- Bolster hammer
- Club hammer
- Square and bevel
- Cold chisel
- Block axe
- Mansion hand saw
- Pointing trowel
- Hawk
- Plastering trowel
- Wooden float
- Angle tools
- Wire brush
- Joint duster
- Joint duster
- Jointers
- Plumb bob
- Folding rules
- Pointing tools
Equipment are:
- Pick axe
- Tyrolean machine
- Shovels
- Spades
- Hand rammer
- Concrete mixers
- Gauge box
- Headpan and buckets
- Leveling instrument
- Concrete Vibrator
- A complete set of scaffolding fittings nd scaffolding pipes.
- Measuring tapes
- Lines (Trogins)
- Wheelbarrow
- Water hoses and roses
- Builders square
- Block moulding machine
- Hand moulds for block making
- Hand sieves (various sizes)
- Slump test apparatus.
In summary, the tools and equipment mentioned above are used majorly for block laying and concreting works. Secondary school Students offering building and construction subject, civil engineering undergraduates and professionals in building and construction will find the information provided here very useful and educative.