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How To Lay Brick - 14 Steps - WikiHow
How To Lay Brick - 14 Steps - WikiHow
HowtoLayBrick:14StepswikiHow
HowtoLayBrick
Steps
Whetheryouarelayingbricktobuildamailboxenclosure,orbuildingabrickhouse,the
processisthesame.Payingattentiontobasicprincipleswillhelpyousucceedwithyour
project.
Gatherallthematerialsyouneedtostartyourprojectbefore
beginning.Whenyouhavemixedthemasonrycementandstartedlayingbrick,
youhavetousethemortarupandstrikeyourjointsbeforequitting.
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Pouraconcretefoundationifyoudonothaveanexistingslab,brickledge,
orfootingtoworkon.Thismustbelevelandbelowthegradeofthefinished
groundsothatthebrickisallyouseewhenyourwallisfinished.
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Layoutthewallyouaregoingtoworkon,andmarkopeningslikedoors,
windows,andanyarchitecturalappearancesyouareincludinginyour
design.Forbeginners,asimple,squareprojectlikeaplanterboxormailboxpedestal
isbest.
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Placebrickalongthelengthofyourfoundationinstacksyoucanreach
easilyfromyourworkarea.
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Space"mortarboards"abouteverysixfeetalongthewall,oroneachside
iftheprojectissmall.Thiswillallowyoutograbmortarwithyourtrowelasyou
work,andnothavetomovearoundtoomuch.
Mixyourmasonrycement,ormortar.Thiscanbedoneinawheelbarrowfor
smallprojects,oramortarboxifyoudon'thaveaccesstoamortarmixer
orcementmixer.Basically,tomixthemortar,youwillusearatioofthreepartsmasonry
sand(builderssand,ifitisveryclean),toonepartmasonrycement.Addwatertothe
drymaterialsandmixtoaconsistencylikepudding.Toodry,anditwillbedifficultto
"set"thebrickinthemortarbed,toowetandthebrickwillsag.
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Placeafewshovelsofmortaroneachboard,splashingtheboardfirstwith
watersothemortar"keeps",orstayswetenoughtouse.
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Startatacorner,andusingthetrowel,scoopupmortarandplacea4to6
inch(10.2to15.2cm)widebandonthefootingorslababout1inch(2.5cm)
thick.Setabrickdowninthis"bed"ofmortar,andtapitdownwiththehandleofyour
trowel,untilitislevel,paralleltothelineofyourwall,andtheedgeisplumb.Repeat
with6or8brick,usingtheedgeofthetroweltocutawaytheexcessmortarthatis
shovedoutfromunderthebrickasyougo.
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Setanothercourseofbrick,startingatthecorner,ontopofthefirst
course.Ifyouareturningthecorneryoubeganat,youwillseteachcoursehalfa
brickbackfromthepreviouscourse,sothateachcourseisstaggeredhalfabrick.If
youareturningthecornerwhereyoubegan,putthefirstbrickinthefirstcoursesothat
itissquare,andlayafewbrickinthisdirectionalso.
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Keeptheheightofthebrickthesameusingaspiritorcarpenter'slevel,
andkeeptheendjoints(headjoints)equal.Thestandardbedandhead
jointsare38inch(1.0cm),butthiscanbeadjustedtoyourpreference,upto34inch
(1.9cm)orevenmore.
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Layupseveralcoursesoneachendofthewallyouaregoingtolayfirst,
thesearethe"leads",thenyoucanattachapieceofbuilder'slineatthe
topofeachbrickasyoulayuptheremainingbrickinthiswall,keepingthem
alignedandlevel.
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Striketheheadandbedjointswitha"jointer"or"jointstriker"whenthe
mortarhasbeguntoset.Thejointerisapieceoftubingwhosediameteris
thesameorslightlylargerthanyourjointspacing,bentinan"S"shape.Holdthetool
ononeend,andrubitalongthemortarjointbetweenyourbrickwiththecurvedportion
ofthetooltosmoothoutthemortarjoint.
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Brushthefaceofthebrickwitha"foxtail"brushtowipeawayexcess
mortarandfinishsmoothingthejoint.Ittakesalotofpracticetobeableto
tellwhenthemortarissetproperlytostrikeandbrushthejoints,butbasically,whenit
ishardenoughtotouchwithyourfingerandnotleaveanimpression,itisready.
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Continuelayingthebrickuntilyouarelevelwiththeleadsyoulaidup,
thenbeginattheendsorcornerslayingeitherinanotherdirection,or
straightupwithanotherlead.
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