You will need some mortar to create a solid foundation for your wall but we ll cover that later.
Building dry stack block wall.
Simplicity and strength are the key ingredients to a successful home owner builder.
Throughout the block stacking phase and at the completion check that the wall has remained level.
Once the first course is set dry stack the remaining block in a running bond pattern to the desired height all corners should use an interlocking pattern.
A dry stack wall is a block wall that doesn t need mortar to hold it together.
Both conventional homes and passive solar homes are constructed using dry stacked block techniques due to the reasons stated above.
Before applying the surface bonding cement dampen the surface of the block.
The dry stacked walls are just as strong and much simpler for a home owner builder.
2 3 and 4 have shown that the strength of dry stack walls exceeds the strength requirements of conventional masonry and thus the recommended allowable stress design practices of the code can be used in most cases.
Remember to stack the blocks so that the vertical joints stager.
Step 7 thoroughly dampen the block wall with water dry block will draw the water from the mix making it difficult to finish and can cause inconsistent color and cracking especially in.