Hi all!
This is a bit of a newbie question so please be kind...
I have a food hatch 1.5 ft x 3 ft which I plan to brick up.
The surrounding wall is of standard single brick construction and has bonding coat and finishing plaster on both sides.
My gut feeling is that when the bricks are laid and the mortar is set with morter packed into the ragged sides and top and with bonding coat applied both sides it will be rock solid.
However, have I got this wrong?...do I need to 'tooth in' the bricks by removing extra half bricks either side or do something else?
Any guidance would be much appreciated!
Thanks very much
Oliver
This is a bit of a newbie question so please be kind...
I have a food hatch 1.5 ft x 3 ft which I plan to brick up.
The surrounding wall is of standard single brick construction and has bonding coat and finishing plaster on both sides.
My gut feeling is that when the bricks are laid and the mortar is set with morter packed into the ragged sides and top and with bonding coat applied both sides it will be rock solid.
However, have I got this wrong?...do I need to 'tooth in' the bricks by removing extra half bricks either side or do something else?
Any guidance would be much appreciated!
Thanks very much
Oliver