Evenly Spacing Dense Blocks

[Skavenger]

Hi;

I am building a small shed / workshop here.

Question. When laying out the blocks do I need to stagger the second course evenly over the first. Or as long as the blocks are slightly staggered is that OK?

I am restricted to size and again due to border restrictions the shape is not a squared rectangle. I have read that if there is a gap to be filled part blocks should not be less than 1/2 so two blocks should be cut to bridge the gap?

I am only going up to 1m or so, about 4 courses from the footings.

Also how long do I need to leave the footing before building on them. Two of the three are ready (been laid for a week) and due to to a change of plan the third was laid yesterday afternoon.

Thanks

 

[Blagard]

On concrete footings you can start building as soon as it is set - It will be gaining strength all the time as you get higher. Laying bricks or blocks the minimum size for cuts and overlaps should be 1/4 of the block/brick but for work you can see two neatly cut bricks/blocks will look better than a full block and a small cut.

 

[Skavenger]

On concrete footings you can start building as soon as it is set - It will be gaining strength all the time as you get higher. Laying bricks or blocks the minimum size for cuts and overlaps should be 1/4 of the block/brick but for work you can see two neatly cut bricks/blocks will look better than a full block and a small cut.

I am probably going to render externally but my plan would be to try and lay the blocks out to avoid as much cutting as possible and as you stated, ensuring that no part block is less than 1/4. In doing so they will not be evenly spaced above the joins below?

 

[Blagard]

You just need to avoid perpendicular joints lining up on any two courses, a 1/2 overlap is ideal but a 1/4 is acceptable