The invention discloses a house masonry tool and method, and belongs to the field of house construction. The problem that frequent measurement is needed during house construction is solved. Accordingto the key points of the technical scheme, the house masonry tool comprises corner brackets used for being fixed to the wall corners and a leveling bar connected between the two corner brackets, eachcorner bracket comprises a base and a vertical pipe arranged on the corresponding base, the vertical pipes are slidably connected with mounting seats, the interiors of the vertical pipes are rotationally connected with lifting screws, and the ends, stretching into the vertical pipes, of the mounting seats are provided with lifting barrels which are in threaded connection with the lifting screws; the vertical pipes are provided with kidney-shaped grooves extending in the vertical direction, the kidney-shaped grooves are internally and slidably connected with lifting sleeves, and lifting rods are arranged in the lifting sleeves in a penetrating mode; and the ends, stretching into the vertical pipes, of the lifting rods are provided with arc plates, the sides, away from the lifting rods, of the arc plates are provided with threads meshing with the lifting screws, springs are arranged between the arc plates and the lifting sleeves, and fixed height blocks are arranged at the positions, above the lifting rods, of the interiors of the kidney-shaped grooves.