Learn bricklaying in easy steps - with a little help from Mitre 10.
Brickwork can add real style anywhere in your garden. And the beauty is that bricklaying is well within the average DIY's ability. Just stick to this easy step-by-step guide and you'll be your own brickie in no time.

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Everything you need

Product Checklist

		Selected bricks
		Ready-Mix concrete for foundations
		Ready-Mix mortar or Bricklayer's sand cement lime
		liquid plasticiser-such as Bycol
		Mortar board-approx. Im square for mixing
		Scrap timber - for building hurdles

Tools for the Job

	Long spirit level
	Steel measuring tape
	Stringline
	bricklayer's pins
	bricklaying trowel (280 - 300 mm blade)
	Mash hammer
	Brick bolster
	Wheelbarrow
	Shovel
	Bucket
	Strong gloves
	bricklayer's steel scraper (for raked joins if required)

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