| A | B |
|---|
| anchor bolts | steel bolts installed in a masonry wall |
| bat | broken brick |
| bed joint | horizontal bed of mortar on which a brick is laid |
| blueprints | detail drawings of a structure |
| bond | adhesion |
| brick | solid unit of clay |
| building codes | legal requirement |
| burr | ragged edge |
| caulking | material used to seal cracks |
| cinder block | a brick made from cinder and cement |
| coping | masonry covering on top of wall |
| expansion joint | vertical joint built into walls for expansion |
| cure | process of hardening |
| grout | thin mortar poured inbetween walls |
| mud | trade term for mortar or plaster |
| joints | mortar between units |
| tender | laborer who brings materials to mason |
