Hot take · 31:40
// THE QUOTE
“how many teenagers have worked with a two by four how many of them have held a brick”
— Andrew Smith · Atlantic Masonry Institute
Sharp recruiting insight — masonry isn't in kids' hands the way lumber is; lands on average bricklayer age 53. Self-contained and quotable for the labour conversation.
Full episode at 31:40Masonry Is 22% Cheaper Than Concrete? The Load-Bearing Comeback + Why the Average Bricklayer Is 53 | Atlantic Masonry Institute & Darim Masonry ▸
THE LESSON THIS CLIP CARRIES
Masonry's demographic cliff is measurable — the average bricklayer is 53 — and the root cause is exposure: most teenagers have handled a 2x4 but never a brick.
“the average age of a bricklayer is 53 years old”
THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN
An aging trade and the ergonomics fightback
28:50
Clips like this, every two weeks.
SOURCE: 31:40 of Masonry Is 22% Cheaper Than Concrete? The Load-Bearing Comeback + Why the Average Bricklayer Is 53 | Atlantic Masonry Institute & Darim Masonry