Mix the appropriate mortar in a mortar box then lay a 1 inch thick layer of mortar onto the foundation inside the outline.
How to lay a brick concrete block wall.
Use a piece of scrap 3 8 inch plywood to fill in the mortar joint between each block.
Spread the mortar along the corner.
Use corner blocks where they are needed and cut blocks as required to make it all fit.
Apply mortar to the side.
It is important to lay the corner block down first.
Lay out a course of concrete block on the dry footing.
Continue in this pattern for the entire wall.
Again use a corner block if they re.
Do not use mortar for this test run since you re only trying to get an idea of what you need.
When you are ready for the second row of bricks lay the bricks crosswise in relation to the underlying row while at the same time staggering them so the middle of one brick is over the joint of the lower one.
Laying the concrete blocks 1.
How to build a block wall lay the blocks.