Limestone and other natural Harlan F. Stone blocks make elegant garden borders , wall and other cosmetic accents in your M . While the blocks are quite heavy , laying and mortar them yourself requires no special cognition . To ensure that the trench mortar sets decently , crop on a teetotal day when no rain is forecast . insure that temperature will not dunk below 32 degrees Fahrenheit for 24 to 48 hours after you complete the job , since the cold will bear upon the mortar .

Step 1

Dig a deep 4 to 7 inches mysterious and just as wide as your limestone blocks . stretch the trench as far as you plan to lie in these blocks .

Step 2

Insert a wooden post into the ground at all four corners of the ends of the deep . Run string between the stake to create two lines of drawing string . These attend to as ocular marker to facilitate you get the brick straight . As you tie the string , utilise a level to check that it is tied .

Step 3

Lay your first limestone pulley-block at the edge of the trench , lay it straight .

Step 4

Step 5

lie your other blocks in argument next to the first cylinder block , leaving 3/4 inch between each block . With every block you dwell , position it straight and level using the string to conduct you .

Step 6

Mix limestone mortar in a wheelbarrow . Use 6 role brickies ( bricklaying ) Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin to 1 part lime and 1 part cement . For example , compound 3 lbs . brickies sand with 1/2 lb . each of lime and cementum . shake the mortar mixture with a trowel . When quick , the howitzer will be fluffy and wet but thick enough to hold its shape .

Step 7

Step 8

Spread mortar between the blocks , using your trowel to crusade it in the 3/4 - in crevice between block . Let the howitzer set up for 20 minute .

Step 9

Spread 3/4 in of mortar on top of the first bed of brick , while you wait the 20 mo for the side howitzer to set .

Step 10

Wipe off the redundant mortar from the mental block side joints after 20 minutes is up , using a dampish rag .

Step 11

Lay your second layer of limestone blocks , again leaving 3/4 inch between each block . As with the late stratum , mortar the articulation when finished . For this level , use a half engine block at one edge , followed by a whole closure . Use whole block for the sleep of the manner , and a half block at the remnant . This reach the staggered flavour of the bricks and makes your projection stronger .

Step 12

Step 13

Continue in this manner until you ’ve mortared all your blocking .