Stonemason - Interior Stone Fixer
Construction and the built environment
Level 2 -
Install new natural sustainable and ethically sourced stone or conserve, repair or replace existing natural stone in buildings and/or landscape projects.
Reference: OCC0442D
Status:
SOC 2020 sub unit groups:
- 5312/03 Stonemasons
- 5312/01 Dry stone wallers
- 5312/02 Monumental masons
Technical Education Products
Employers involved in creating the standard:
Chichester Stoneworks, Carrek Limited, Stone Restoration Services Ltd, Putney & Wood, Szerelmey Ltd, Burrows Davies Ltd, Cliveden Conservation Workshop, PAYE, A F Jones Sonemasons Limited, Deadalus Conservation, Laing O Rourke, DBR, Lainge Orourke, Vetter, Stone Train, CITB, Lymn, CWF, Leeds college of Building
Summary
This occupation is found in the Construction industry.
The broad purpose of the occupation is to install new natural sustainable and ethically sourced stone or conserve, repair or replace existing natural stone in buildings and/or landscape projects where stonework is a key feature within the garden, including steps, walls, copings, water features, bespoke stone features and paved areas. Stonemasonry is a construction specialism and can be integral to both private and commercial projects and there are a number of specialist occupations within stonemasonry. For this standard, one of the following occupational options will be completed:
• Banker Masons who mainly work in workshops producing finished stone components to exacting tolerances from raw stone block ready for installation.
• Interior Stone Fixers who install stone components in kitchens, bathrooms, wet rooms, staircases and atria, including flooring and walling.
• Exterior Stone Fixers who install both solid masonry and hand-set stone cladding to the outside of structures.
• Memorial Masons who produce, install and repair memorial stonework for private customers and public institutions alike.
• Stone Façade Preservationists who assess, record and clean stone (and non-stone) building facades using chemical and non-chemical methods.
• Heritage Stonemasons who conserve, repair and or replace stone in historic buildings many of which are of national and international importance.
Stonemasons carry out skilled work using quarried or mined natural stone. The work will be carried out either on construction sites involving new or existing buildings, indoors or outdoors, in a workshop or in an office. They will draw, create, cut, saw, carve, mason, install, or restore/conserve/clean and repair or replace natural stone.
In their daily work, an employee may potentially interact with a number of other construction trades and may work alongside bricklayers, carpenters, glaziers, electricians, plumbers, roofers etc. as well as with architects and designers
An employee in this occupation will be responsible for carrying out specialist, skilled work to exacting tolerances following drawings, designs and given specifications against an established programme of work. In general, the Stonemason will work for a small to medium sized organisation, although their work may be part of a bigger overall project team. The employee will usually be subject to supervision although they may be expected to work unsupervised at times. They must also be able to identify problems and use their knowledge and skill to take appropriate action, but also recognise when advice and direction from a more qualified authority must be sought.
Employers involved in creating the standard:
Chichester Stoneworks, Carrek Limited, Stone Restoration Services Ltd, Putney & Wood, Szerelmey Ltd, Burrows Davies Ltd, Cliveden Conservation Workshop, PAYE, A F Jones Sonemasons Limited, Deadalus Conservation, Laing O Rourke, DBR, Lainge Orourke, Vetter, Stone Train, CITB, Lymn, CWF, Leeds college of Building
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Knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs)
Duties
Duty D1
Select, use and maintain tools, components and equipment appropriate to the task being carried out.
Duty D2
Interpret the appropriate work plan for the job, taking into account factors such as building age, listed status, accessibility, quality of surrounding structures, other trades in the work area, customers and related legislation and regulations.
Duty D3
Identify and confirm masonry requirements against surveys, job sheets, specifications and drawings/CAD, and in accordance with Building Regulations.
Duty D4
Locate, handle, store, load, transport and position materials and tools safely, minimising damage ready for installation and where applicable, in accordance with health and safety regulations.
Duty D5
Produce or repair standard architectural enrichments, prepare backgrounds to receive masonry and to set out basic masonry on buildings/structures.
Duty D6
Install/erect/repair masonry components and finish as required.
Duty D7
Deliver work to the manufacturer’s and customer’s quality specifications.
Duty D8
Clear away leftover materials on completion of work and dispose of waste appropriately according to the appropriate code of practice.
Duty D11
Prepare background surfaces for internal stone fixing.
Duty D12
Install internal stonework and stone flooring.
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Construction and the built environment