Hello all, I would like to learn how to lay concrete blocks but have never done this. I've watch a few videos on this, but I can't figure out how they keep the joint spacing uniform. does anyone have any tips for a newbie? thanks.
that might be doable for me. I'm assuming that the bricks are sitting on a concrete slab? and it look's like that's attached to the house? and what would you do to conceal that gap?Steps don't have to be attached to the house. Here's a brick set that have a gap as they would bridge the damp proof course if touching the wall.
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They are on a concrete slab. The foundation depth depends on ground conditions and your climate. The slab just butts up against the wall. The exteriorthat might be doable for me. I'm assuming that the bricks are sitting on a concrete slab? and it look's like that's attached to the house? and what would you do to conceal that gap?
There does not like there is any. If the inner wall is blockwork the builders don't usually put them in, although the original designs for cavity walls had them.stuart45: Is my eye-sight that bad, or are there no weep holes in the bottom of that brick work?
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