Lay out a course of concrete block on the dry footing.
How to lay a brick concrete block wall.
Lay the first course of block after the poured foundation has fully cured and hardened mark an outline for the cement block wall onto the surface of the foundation using a chalk line.
Do not use mortar for this test run since you re only trying to get an idea of what you need.
Mix the appropriate mortar in a mortar box then lay a 1 inch thick layer of mortar onto the foundation inside the outline.
Use your trowel to spread a few slabs of mortar around the corner s base of the.
It is important to lay the corner block down first.
Use a piece of scrap 3 8 inch plywood to fill in the mortar joint between each block.
Again use a corner block if they re.
Set the corner block.
Apply mortar to the side.
When you are ready for the second row of bricks lay the bricks crosswise in relation to the underlying row while at the same time staggering them so the middle of one brick is over the joint of the lower one.
Use corner blocks where they are needed and cut blocks as required to make it all fit.
Continue in this pattern for the entire wall.