In this article the site Stroy-shkola.ru tells you the expensive builders on how to make the laying of expanded clay blocks with their own hands. The article will consider the main points of alignment of blocks, laying corners and the correct masonry technology.
First you need to prepare the solution and bring it to the site of our masonry, usually, the solution is done in a ratio of 1 bucket of cement to 4 buckets of sand, but everything depends on what cement you use for masonry, but usually the proportions are within these limits.
Step 1
We will stack our blocks on an existing structure, and show an example approximately from the middle of the wall erection, but this will not prevent you from learning the technology of erecting walls from expanded clay blocks.
Cladding of the first block
When laying the first unit, carefully align it horizontally and vertically, so that later the work is flat, always look at its location relative to the previous block.
Step 2
Also, as you can see in the photo above, some ties stick out from the insulation layer, they must be bent with a hammer so that they do not prevent us from putting blocks in the future.
Step 4
Next we need to make sure that the laying near the window opening is executed neatly and strictly horizontally, this is very important, and to make sure this one level is not enough. A good builder should have a plumb line at his hand, a plumb is a homemade device that can be easily made from a normal thread and tied a heavy object to the other end - this will allow to check the horizontal level of the masonry.
Step 5
Checking the masonry with the plumb bob
After we were convinced of the correct laying of the blocks, then we pull the usual cord so that it serves as a level for laying the other blocks, note that the cord must be tensioned with good tension, If you pull the cord not very tightly, it can sag in the middle of the structure.
Tensioning the cord
Cement laying approximately 1 cm
Step 7
Cladding the walls with expanded clay blocks
So we discussed the technology of laying claydite blocks, we hope now you will not have questions related to how to build a wall with your own hands.
In the sequel, we only advise you to read: about the laying of the facing brick by yourself
