How wide can joints be in mortar for dwarf wall greenhouse

[Notch7]

If that's the case why have the rule of 10mm between bricks?

There is a tolerance on brick sizes, 211 to 219 I think.

10mm is the nominal mortar gap. In reality a bricklayer will set out so a wall maintains its correct gauge not the gap size. So 5 bricks will measure 1125mm.

 

[Notch7]

I'm asking asm concerned about the bricks going over it won't have it's joint in centre of this shorter length brick!

There are 2 options when setting out brickwork where the wall panel dimension is not an equal number of bricks.

You can either stretch the perpendicular joint a bit, or you can have a broken bond. Whichever you choose is up to you, there are no strength compromises on either option.

There's more than one way to deal with a broken bond.

 

[Eamman]

Ok then you will have to chop a brick , now it's been a while since I laid a brick and I can't remember to maintain the bond you can lay the part brick at the end or you have to lay a part brick on one course then lay two part bricks on the next course to maintain the bond , hopefully someone can remind me!

If I lay it at the end won't that interfere with the longer length course?

 

[Eamman]

There are 2 options when setting out brickwork where the wall panel dimension is not an equal number of bricks.

You can either stretch the perpendicular joint a bit, or you can have a broken bond. Whichever you choose is up to you, there are no strength compromises on either option.

There's more than one way to deal with a broken bond.

Broken bond?

 

[denso13]

Broken bond?

 

[Notch7]

Broken bond?

Placing cut bricks within a course of brickwork is called broken bond

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

There are 2 options when setting out brickwork where the wall panel dimension is not an equal number of bricks.

You can either stretch the perpendicular joint a bit, or you can have a broken bond. Whichever you choose is up to you, there are no strength compromises on either option.

There's more than one way to deal with a broken bond.

Are you sure there aren't 3 options?

 

[Eamman]

That's interesting! where would the cut brick be in those arrangements,Is there a way of only cutting one brick per course rather than 2?

 

[denso13]

where would the cut brick be in those arrangements

The orange bricks, two options shown.

 

[Eamman]

The orange bricks, two options shown.

Are we cutting 2 bricks per course or one?

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Are you colour blind?

 

[denso13]

Are we cutting 2 bricks per course or one?

The orange bricks!

Top one shows two cut on a course, bottom one shows one per course.

 

[Notch7]

Are you sure there aren't 3 options?

No I'm not sure!

 

[Eamman]

While I'm here, I don't have room for notched story poles or anything fancy to help me get each course same height as last! What could I use to help me when brick work has not set hard! Anything I've seen on youtube has those poles or pins, or corner thingys but use set mortar to proceed with the job!

 

[sircerebus666]

While I'm here, I don't have room for notched story poles or anything fancy to help me get each course same height as last! What could I use to help me when brick work has not set hard! Anything I've seen on youtube has those poles or pins, or corner thingys but use set mortar to proceed with the job!

Its called a tape measure , every course should be 75mm in height