Patent ID: 6857234

Claim:
A method of plumbing a control joint in a masonry wall, comprising the steps of: providing a bracket that includes an extension having a plurality of holes for holding a downwardly extending plumb rod; selecting one of the holes to hold the downwardly extending plumb rod; placing the bracket against an interior wall such that the plumb rod extends vertically downward, wherein a distal end of the plumb rod is freely movable with respect to the extension to provide a plumbing function; adjusting the position of the downwardly extending plumb rod until a bottom of the plumb rod sits at a desired location of the control joint, wherein the control joint comprises a vertical seam that separates two horizontally adjacent sections of the masonry wall, and wherein the plumb rod is placed within the control joint such that the plumb rod is within a wall line of the masonry wall; adjusting the position of the bracket along the interior wall while maintaining the position of the bottom of the plumb rod until the plumb rod is plumb; and fastening the bracket to the interior wall.