How correctly to lay a brick?

Now the invitation of a specialist for the laying of bricks is expensive, so many owners are eager to perform construction work independently. We suggest you get acquainted with the basics of this case. You will understand that this work is not very difficult, but it requires careful preparation, the ability to conduct mathematical calculations and some skills.

How correctly to lay a facing brick?

1. Even at the stage of designing the size of the socle, you should calculate its dimensions so that you do not get half or 3/4 of them, but only a whole brick. But even in the event that you conducted these preliminary works, it is better to first decompose the first row without a solution. In the case of minor errors it will be possible to slightly move or move apart the brick in the series, do without cutting and pieces.
2. We use in the form of a template a rack with a thickness of 8 mm, which will accurately withstand the thickness of the seam.
3. The last brick in the row should lie with a light awning (about 1 cm).
4. Slowly, focusing on the ruberoid, we pass a dry brick around the perimeter of the masonry.
5. Verification of the first series is completed, no special violations have been identified.
6. Before starting work with the solution, we check the diagonal with roulette, the width and length of the future building.
7. If all the parameters are the same, you can put a mark on the base of the corner where the corner brick lies. Only after that we remove the dry building materials and start the "wet" laying.
8. Next we will learn how to put the red decorative brick of the first row. Here we need a water level and a horizontal building level. In the beginning, the first corner brick is laid using the marks on the socle. After that, we attach a pipe with a water level to it.
9. Bricks on opposite corners should be strictly level with the top edge.
10. In the same way, we check the remaining angles. Using the level, we determine how much solution you need to put in order to make the series smooth.
11. We apply a little elastic solution to the trowel and lay the next corner.
12. We make all the work strictly according to the drawn labels. Now you see how important the role in the matter, how to lay the brickwork properly, is the preparatory work.
13. Excess solution trowel immediately clean. We make sure that the roofing material does not stick out of the masonry.
14. We begin to bookmark the first row.
15. The distance between adjacent bricks is regulated by the template.
16. We do not impose much solution. We seal it, banging brick with the hammer of the bricklayer.
17. Similarly, fill the entire first row with a brick.
18. If you have done all the preparatory work correctly, having thoroughly mastered all the nuances in the matter, how to properly place a brick, then no further complications will arise. Gradually we came to the end of the series. The last brick at us has precisely laid down on the place at the optimum thickness of seams.
19. The first row is laid almost perfectly. After a while, using the cord and level, you can continue laying the walls further.