Becoming a Stonemason in Queensland

About this role

Stonemasons cut and shape hard and soft stone blocks and masonry slabs to construct and renovate stone structures and monumental masonry.

What you might do day-to-day in this job

Typical tasks for a Stonemason include:

• studies plans and specifications to determine materials required, dimensions and installation procedures
• erects scaffolding
• seals foundations with damp resistant materials and spreads layers of mortar to serve as base and binder for blocks, using trowels
• checks vertical and horizontal alignment
• cuts, shapes, and polishes stones and bricks using machines and hand tools, and shapes bricks to fit irregular spaces
• repairs and maintains bricks, cement blocks and related structures
• designs and cuts monumental masonry including lettering
• constructs walls using stone slabs and large masonry slab blocks.