I am just about to build on a slightly ambitious retaining wall project in my garden, i am hoping to use hollow block and build on top of a cast concrete ground beam with steel reenforcing into the foundation and then through the concrete block and finally fill with concrete. I'm not too bothered about this as the building surveyor at work has designed the retaining wall and foundation.
I have done some (very basic) brick laying in the past but not using hollow block and would like some pointers or a guide if anyone knows of one online. What i am not sure about is how to butter the blocks together, or whether to lay the base course on a flat cement bed on top of the concrete or to just butter the bottom?
Any help would be most appreciative.
I have done some (very basic) brick laying in the past but not using hollow block and would like some pointers or a guide if anyone knows of one online. What i am not sure about is how to butter the blocks together, or whether to lay the base course on a flat cement bed on top of the concrete or to just butter the bottom?
Any help would be most appreciative.