Instructional videos from the Brick Industry Association's (BIA) "Brick Masonry Techniques for Builders" DVD series are now available for free on the BIA's YouTube page. The videos feature a variety of topics and demonstrations, led by master mason and BIA Technical Services Manager Bryan Light.

Builders and masons now have access to a series of instructional and informational videos on brick masonry techniques through the Brick Industry Association's (BIA) YouTube channel.

Featuring demonstrations by master mason Bryan Light, Brick Masonry Techniques for Builders can help residential and commercial builders speed up job completion, maximize work quality, reduce callbacks and increase profitability.

Video chapters include:

1. Site Conditions & Storage
2. Mortar: Type N or Type S
3. Hot/Cold Weather Masonry
4. Blending Lengths & Colors
5. Wall Ties
6. Flashing at the Base & Weep Holes
7. Mortar Netting Devices
8. House Wrap
9. Flashing the Corner at the Base
10. Flashing the Window Head & Sill
11. Flashing Bay Windows
12. Full Head Joints
13. Tooling Mortar Joints
14. Support of Brick Work at Wall Base
15. Window Sill Slope
16. Support of Brick over Garage Doors
17. Chimney Chase
18. Cleaning Brick Work

Light's residential and commercial project experience includes 15 years in high-end custom homes. He is a frequent guest on HGTV, serves on numerous state construction-educational foundations and chairs the Masonry Technical Committee for SkillsUSA, a national workforce-training organization.