Basic Masonry

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Basic Masonry skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Basic Masonry is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: General · Sub-category: general-misc · Last updated: 2026-06-10

Foundational masonry and concrete skills for home and property projects. Use when someone needs to pour a concrete slab, build a retaining wall, lay bricks or blocks, repair cracked concrete, or build outdoor structures.

From the source SKILL.md

Concrete and masonry are the oldest building technologies still in daily use, and they reward patience more than skill. A concrete slab poured by a careful beginner will outlast a deck built by a sloppy carpenter. The fundamentals haven't changed in a century: get your mix right, keep things level and plumb, and let it cure. Where people go wrong is adding too much water (weak concrete that crumbles), skipping the gravel base (frost heave cracks your slab), and rushing the cure (concrete reaches full strength at 28 days, not 2). This skill covers the projects most homeowners encounter --…

What this skill does

Basic Masonry is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/basic-masonry/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when someone needs to pour a concrete slab, build a retaining wall, lay bricks or blocks, repair cracked concrete, or build outdoor structures.

Who uses this skill

The Basic Masonry Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 116,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/basic-masonry
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/basic-masonry/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/basic-masonry/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/basic-masonry/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/basic-masonry/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\basic-masonry\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Basic Masonry Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/basic-masonry/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Basic Masonry skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Basic Masonry skill?

Use Basic Masonry when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the general misc area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Basic Masonry" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Basic Masonry skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Basic Masonry is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/ndesv21/openclaw-master-skills/blob/HEAD/skills/basic-masonry/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: ndesv21
Website: https://myclaw.ai

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

ndesv21. (2026). Basic Masonry [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/basic-masonry/

BibTeX

@misc{basic-masonry-2026,
  author    = {ndesv21},
  title     = {Basic Masonry [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/basic-masonry/}
}

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