Brief
Want to learn how to build a garden wall for your backyard? It’s a great weekend project, will save you some money rather than paying for a pro, and isn’t that difficult. We’ve brought together some straightforward guides on how to build a garden wall using different types of materials to help you complete your DIY project successfully.
Insight
Perhaps the most go-to approach for building a garden wall is using bricks. It’s sturdy, economical, and if you’ve got a bit of DIY experience already, not too tricky to do.
1.Lay a solid foundation for your bricks, and then decide how many courses (horizontal rows) of bricks you want. Using a pencil, measure out each course on a piece of timber – you can then use this as a guide to make sure your wall is straight as you build it.
2.Lay another narrow piece of timber along the edge of your foundation, where you wish to build the wall. This will also help as a guide for keeping it straight.
3.Lay a bed of mortar on top of the foundation, then lay your first brick at one end.
4.Add a small amount of mortar to the end of the second brick, then push this into place, next to the first, using the timber as a guide to keep it straight.
5.Continue laying the first row of bricks, then use a spirit level to ensure it is all level
6.When building a wall, you need to lay the bricks so that the center of each is above the joints below. This means that some of your end bricks will need cutting to the right size. To do this, use a bolster chisel and a club hammer on a firm surface.
Score where you want to cut it first, using the chisel and another brick. Then, with your safety glasses on, align the chisel across where you’ve scored and strike it with the club hammer to break the brick in half.
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