5. Tilt the bricks
1. Calculate the brick size2. Calculate the course size
3. Choose the right mortar
4. Determine the mortar colour
5. Tilt the bricks
Apply mortar to the mortar bed, the Zero® brick’s special recess. Make certain that the mortar does not touch the edges. You position the next course of bricks with a turning tilting movement from the front towards the back in order to distribute the mortar over the mortar bed. This pushes excess mortar backwards where you can scrape it off with a trowel. Thanks to this tilting technique you avoid mortar remains at the front of the brick.
6. Damp proofing below ground level
7. Provide a vertical dam
8. Use closers
9. Joists and lintels
10. Expansion joints
11. Garden or freestanding walls
12. Flat roofs
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