Evening,
Wonder if anyone can help please?
I'm planning to build a 600mm high retaining wall in my garden and I've fallen at the first hurdle unfortunately - trying to work out the bond.
I like the appearance and the strength of English bond so I'm going with that.
The wall will be a 1-brick wall.
I've worked out corners with queen closers in the dry, but I'm stuck at something much more fundamental.
My wall length needs to be 4377.5mm - or as good as (i.e. 39x headers plus 38x 10mm mortar joints).
There are two immovable objects which are forcing this upon me.
The problem I have is making the bond work on the stretcher course with an odd number of headers in the header course.
Can I just use two 3/4 bats at either end of the stretcher course to kick the perpends out of alignment?
I read somewhere that 'bats are not allowed in English bond', and I know I'm only building a garden wall, but I like doing things properly and wondered what the pros would do.
Thanks for any pointers.
Andy.
Edit: After some further Googling, it seems I may be describing a variant of Dutch bond?
Wonder if anyone can help please?
I'm planning to build a 600mm high retaining wall in my garden and I've fallen at the first hurdle unfortunately - trying to work out the bond.
I like the appearance and the strength of English bond so I'm going with that.
The wall will be a 1-brick wall.
I've worked out corners with queen closers in the dry, but I'm stuck at something much more fundamental.
My wall length needs to be 4377.5mm - or as good as (i.e. 39x headers plus 38x 10mm mortar joints).
There are two immovable objects which are forcing this upon me.
The problem I have is making the bond work on the stretcher course with an odd number of headers in the header course.
Can I just use two 3/4 bats at either end of the stretcher course to kick the perpends out of alignment?
I read somewhere that 'bats are not allowed in English bond', and I know I'm only building a garden wall, but I like doing things properly and wondered what the pros would do.
Thanks for any pointers.
Andy.
Edit: After some further Googling, it seems I may be describing a variant of Dutch bond?
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