Just realized a lot of new guys don't know how to properly stack brick on a scaffold.

I saw a crew in my city last week with the brick stacked way too high and off the edge of the boards. It's a simple thing, but it matters for safety and keeping your material from falling. How do you all set up your work area to keep things moving fast but safe?

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quinn_carr4d ago

My uncle ran a masonry crew for thirty years and they'd stack bricks three high max on the scaffold planks. Never saw a single load shift or drop. Seems like common sense is the real safety rule, not some complicated method. If the bricks are secure and the crew knows what they're doing, a little over the edge isn't gonna cause a disaster. People make this stuff way too dramatic sometimes.

harris.emma3d ago

Exactly! My old foreman was the same way, three high and centered on the plank. We'd get the new kid to stack them and he'd stand there watching until it was done right. It's not rocket science, you just keep the weight over the boards and don't build a wobbly tower. I've seen guys try to stack five high to save trips and it's just asking for a whole pile to go over the side.