Masonry is the craft of building a structure with brick, stone, or similar material, including mortar plastering which are often laid in, bound and pasted together by mortar. The term masonry can also refer to the building units themselves.
A mason laying a brick on top of the mortar
Bridge over the Isábena river in the Monastery of Santa María de Obarra, masonry construction with stones
Dry set masonry supports a rustic log bridge, where it provides a well-drained support for the log (which will lengthen its service life).
Stone masonry
Plasterwork is construction or ornamentation done with plaster, such as a layer of plaster on an interior or exterior wall structure, or plaster decorative moldings on ceilings or walls. This is also sometimes called pargeting. The process of creating plasterwork, called plastering or rendering, has been used in building construction for centuries. For the art history of three-dimensional plaster, see stucco.
The tools used to plaster walls
A plasterer covering a wall, using a hawk (in his left hand) and trowel (in his right hand)
Lath seen from the back with brown coat oozing through
Modelled plasterwork ceiling in Chastleton House, England
