Sill Soldier Course

This a soldier course using sill brick, they are 3 quarter bricks and are a few mm smaller than a full brick

Dental Course

This is a Dental course, the alternate halfs are sticking in by 15mm

Kingspan

Here i am putting on the insulation, this is to stop damp

Beamfilling

Here i am doing the beam filling, i am putting in 2 courses of concrete bricks, this is to stop the joists from twisting.

1 brick pillar

This is a 1 brick pillar in a garage, there are wall ties every 3 courses to bond it to the wall.

concrete wall 2

This is a return block wall, there are 2 door openings, this also goes up another 3 courses ready for the joists

concrete wall 1

This is an internal concrete wall, it is 7 courses high but will eventually go up another 3 courses before the joists go on and the first floor is made by the carpenter

soldier course

This is a soldier course, the window size is 1200mm so 16 soldiers will fit to gauge with 10mm perps

bsck of pillar

This is the back of my pillar the wall ties are positioned every course on window reveals, they are spaced out 450mm, wall ties fit in the bed of the brickwork and they are to strengthen and support the building/structure. also the insulation fits in between the ties on the back of the thermolite blocks

thermolite block pillar

This is a pillar i built using thermolite blocks, it is built in between two window frames, the two planks are to stop the pillar blowing down in heavy wind and rain.

Soldier course

This is a soldier course, it sits on a lintel, there are two weep vents, one in the first perp and one in the last perp, these are used just incase water goes down the cavity.

Gable 2

here i have started to build the gable of the house

Gable

here i have built a few courses of the gable end, i am laying to the line

tapping the brick

here i am tapping the back of the brick to make sure it is down to the line

laying to the line

Here i am laying to the line, the line is on a profile one end of the wall and on a corner block at the other end of the wall, the line must be tight as if it is too slack the wall will not be level

Insulation

here i am putting on the insulation, this is to stop damp

Fire Socks in cavity

These are the fire socks going all around the gable to stop a fire from going up the cavity

Fire Socks

Here i am putting the fire socks into the cavity, this is to stop a fire from going up the cavity.

Brushing the wall

Here i am giving the wall a brush over with a smooth brush, this gives a nicer finish

Cleaning Trowel

Here i am cleaning my trowel with a wire brush, you must clean your trowel at the end of the day as the cement will dry and the next day it will be quite hard to remove