AI prompts for bricklayers

Act as an experienced licensed bricklayer writing a customer quote.
Turn my rough notes into a clear, professional quote in plain English.
Customer: [customer name]. Job address: [job address].
Scope in my words: [scope, e.g. single-storey house, standard blend face brick, four courses of blockwork under the slab edge, articulation joints per plan, scaffold to the two-storey end, three-man gang, acid wash].
List the work as clear line items - bricks per thousand, blockwork per square metre, scaffold, access, cleanup - add a short friendly intro and a "what's included / not included" section.
Keep the pricing blank for me to fill in. Australian spelling.

Write a short, polite message to [builder / customer name] explaining a variation to the job at [job address].
Original scope: [original scope, e.g. face brick up to plate height]. Change now needed: [what changed and why, e.g. an extra two courses of blockwork under the slab edge the plan didn't show].
Explain in plain terms why it's needed, that it adds [extra cost/time], and ask them to approve it before I carry on.
Friendly but clear. No jargon.

I'm quoting a [job type, e.g. full brick-and-block house for a builder] for [builder / customer name] at [job address].
Scope: [scope]. Break this into logical stages a builder understands (e.g. base brick, up to plate height, cleaned down), and suggest a fair progress-claim schedule for each stage.
Explain what each stage covers in one line. Leave dollar amounts blank for me.

Write 3 short options for a friendly closing paragraph on a bricklaying quote.
My business: [business name], a licensed bricklayer in [area].
What we're good at: [e.g. tidy joints, on time, licensed and insured, scaffold and cleanup included, we leave the site clean].
Keep each option to 2-3 sentences, confident but not salesy. Australian tone.

Act as a senior licensed bricklayer reviewing a take-off before I quote it.
Job: [job type, e.g. retaining wall and piers] at [job address]. My current take-off: [paste your scope / line items].
List anything commonly forgotten on this type of job (scaffold and access, barrowing where it's tight, wall ties, lintels, articulation joints, damp course, cleanup and acid wash, wastage, the engineer's detail for the retaining wall).
Just a checklist of "did you allow for..." questions. Don't invent prices, and don't make structural calls for me.

Great for catching the stuff that eats your margin later — a range on six weeks’ lead time, or a delivery that lands two pallets short.

Write a friendly, professional reply to a new job enquiry.
Customer wrote: "[paste their message, e.g. after a price on a retaining wall and a matching front fence]".
I'm a licensed bricklayer in [area]. Thank them, confirm I can help, ask the 3-4 questions I need to price it ([e.g. address, photos of the site and any bare slab, the plans and the engineer's detail if it's a retaining wall, rough brick count or wall area, access down the side]), and say I'll get back to them.
Keep it short and easy to read on a phone.

Write a short, apologetic text to [customer / builder name] letting them know I'm running about [X hours] late to [job address] because [reason, keep it honest, e.g. the scaffold didn't go up when it was booked to].
Give them a new time and thank them for their patience. Warm and genuine, not corporate.

Help me write a calm, honest message to [customer / builder name] about a problem on the job at [job address].
The issue: [what went wrong / what I found, e.g. the brick range came in on six weeks' lead time, or the delivery landed two pallets short and the gang's stood down].
What I recommend: [your fix / next step, e.g. hold the base brick and bring the gang back when the blend lands].
Acknowledge it, don't over-apologise, explain the options clearly, and reassure them I'll sort it. Keep it steady and professional.

Explain [technical thing, e.g. why a retaining wall needs the engineer's detail and articulation joints / why a feature wall needs a consistent blend across the pallets] to a customer who isn't a bricklayer.
Use a simple everyday comparison, keep it to a short paragraph, and end with what it means for them (cost / time / how it stands up) without scaring them. Plain, friendly Australian English.

A customer says my quote for [job, e.g. the retaining wall] is more than they expected. Help me write a polite, confident reply.
My quote covers: [key inclusions and quality points, e.g. licensed work, scaffold and access, the engineer's detail followed, wall ties and lintels, cleanup and acid wash, tidy joints that last].
Don't be defensive or drop the price. Reinforce the value - a wall built right the first time, on time - and offer to walk them through the quote. Short and respectful.

Write a friendly follow-up message to [customer / builder name] about the quote I sent for [job, e.g. the retaining wall and piers] at [job address] on [date].
Check if they've had a chance to look at it, offer to answer any questions, and keep it low-pressure.
2-3 sentences, sounds like a real person, not a chase-up bot.

Write a short confirmation text for [customer / builder name] for the start at [job address] on [date].
Include: what day the gang starts, that the scaffold is booked to go up first, roughly how long the stage will take, anything they need sorted before we start ([e.g. clear access down the side for barrowing, slab clean and ready, brick delivery on site]), and my number if anything changes.
Clear and friendly.

Write a message to [customer / builder name] to book the next stage at [job address].
Last stage done: [what was completed, e.g. base brick up to plate height, cleaned down]. Next stage: [what's next, e.g. the feature wall and piers] which takes about [duration].
Offer [2-3 date options] and ask which suits. Mention if it depends on the scaffold or a delivery. Friendly and easy to reply to.

Help me reschedule [customer / builder name]'s job at [job address] from [original date] because [honest reason, e.g. the scaffold's held up on another site, or a brick delivery slipped].
Apologise briefly, offer [2 alternative dates], and reassure them their job is still a priority. Keep it warm and short.

Here are the jobs I've got on this week: [list jobs with rough location, gang and duration, e.g. Mon-Tue - Smith retaining wall (one gang, Newtown); Wed - Wilson feature wall (half day, Marrickville); Thu-Fri - Henderson house base brick (one gang, Ashfield)...].
Suggest a sensible order to run them to cut down driving and keep the gang moving, flag anything that depends on a scaffold or a delivery, and flag anything too tight to fit. Keep it as a simple day-by-day list.

Write a short, warm message asking [customer name] for a Google review now the [job, e.g. retaining wall] at [job address] is finished.
Thank them, say it genuinely helps a small local bricklaying business, and make it easy: mention I'll send the review link.
Keep it humble and no-pressure. 2-3 sentences.

Send it right after the wall’s been washed down and they’ve walked it — while they’re still rapt with the clean brickwork.

Write a genuine, friendly reply to this 5-star review for my bricklaying business: "[paste review]".
Thank them by name if given, mention something specific from their job (e.g. the retaining wall or the feature wall), and keep it warm and human. Don't sound copy-pasted.

Help me reply to a negative review for my bricklaying business. The review says: "[paste review]".
My side / what actually happened: [your notes].
Write a calm, professional public reply: acknowledge their experience, don't get defensive or argue details publicly, and invite them to contact me directly to sort it. Short and level-headed.

Write a casual message I can send to past happy customers asking them to keep me in mind for anyone after brickwork or a retaining wall.
Friendly, not pushy, no discount gimmicks. Sounds like a local bricklayer who does good work and appreciates word of mouth.

Write a polite but firm email to [brick yard / supplier name] chasing a delivery.
Order: [what you ordered, e.g. twelve thousand standard blend face brick and four pallets of mortar] placed on [date], docket / order ref [number].
It was due [date] and I've got a gang booked that depends on it. Ask for a firm delivery date and to be called if there's a delay. Professional and to the point.

Write a short email to [brick yard / supplier name] asking for price, availability and lead time on the following:
[paste your list, e.g. brick range and blend, blockwork, wall ties, lintels, mortar].
I need to know if the range is current or on a lead time, and whether it can be delivered to [job address / suburb]. If it's for a matching job, mention I'm trying to match [existing brick / blend]. Keep it brief and businesslike.

I'll list what I spent on a job and I want a tidy cost summary.
Job: [job / customer]. Costs: [list each item and amount from the dockets, e.g. brick delivery, mortar, scaffold hire, skip, acid wash, labourer half day - leave the amounts as you read them off].
Group them (materials / labour / hire / delivery / cleanup), total each group and the whole job, and format it so I can drop it straight into my records.

Don’t paste anything you wouldn’t want stored — keep customer bank details and the like out of it.

Draft a starting-point Safe Work Method Statement for [task, e.g. laying blockwork and face brick off a scaffold, barrowing mortar down a tight side access].
List the main hazards (working at height on the scaffold, manual handling, silica dust when cutting), the controls I should have in place, and PPE required, as a simple checklist.
Note that I need to review it against the actual site and current regulations before using it. Don't treat it as final or compliant on its own - structural sign-off stays with my licence.

Always have a qualified person check safety and compliance documents against current regs and the actual site.

Write a short, friendly email to send with an invoice to [customer / builder name] for the completed job at [job address].
Thank them, note the invoice is attached, state the total [$amount] and due date [date], and how they can pay [payment methods]. If it's a progress claim, note which stage it covers.
Warm and professional. Australian tone.

Write a polite reminder to [builder / customer name] about an overdue invoice for the job at [job address].
Invoice / progress claim [number], amount [$amount], was due [date], for the stage [e.g. base brick up to plate height].
Assume it's an honest oversight, keep it friendly, restate how to pay, and ask them to let me know if there's any issue. Firm but respectful.