Mason at B&B Masonry & Restoration Inc.

B&B Masonry & Restoration Inc., based in Davenport, Iowa, offers a registered Mason apprenticeship for individuals interested in masonry construction and restoration work. This non-union program is paid throughout, so apprentices earn a wage while learning a skilled trade over a three-year training period in the Quad Cities area.

The program is time-based and includes 6,000 hours of on-the-job training alongside 432 hours of related technical instruction. Apprentices work with B&B Masonry & Restoration on active construction and restoration projects, learning brick, block, and stone masonry as well as techniques specific to masonry repair and restoration. This experience provides a broader set of skills compared to new construction alone. Classroom instruction covers safety, construction math, blueprint reading, and technical knowledge of masonry materials and methods.

Graduates earn journey-level mason credentials, preparing them for a wide range of masonry work including new construction and the growing field of historic and structural masonry restoration. This versatile skill set makes journeyman masons from this program competitive in Iowa's construction labor market.