How to lay cement blocks?
For a patio laying payver's: Remove 4-6 inches of soil/sod, lay fabric, compact 3-4 inches of gravel and level pad or if attached to the house grade away from structures, screed 1 inch of sand or stone dust or cement and lay payver's into it. Tap with rubber mallet When completed sweep fine sand into the cracks. ======================================... Laying Blocks for a block-wall: Dig footer for wall fill with concrete and let it sit for at least a day Mix masonry mortar so it will be a soft paste but still stick to a trowel. If you look at the top and the bottom of the block you will notice that they have a different thickness in the walls. the small part goes down and the thick one is suppose to be on the top. Take some mortar and better evenly the to attaching edges of the block and make sure that the first coarse will be level and straight. You can use either use level or string as tools. Tap the block with an hammer to position it right and scrape excess mortar off with your trowel to reuse it. The second run should be offset by an half block, for that just simply cut on back and start with an half block....Keep checking for level and plumb as you laying your blocks
Remove 4-6 inches of soil/sod, lay geotech fabric, compact 4-6 inches of D-1 gravel in 2 inch lifts, grade to drain away from structures, screed 1 inch of sand or stone dust and lay blocks on sand. Tap with rubber mallet then sweep sand into the cracks.
