DIY masonry template. Increases quality and saves energy

When laying blocks, it takes a lot of time to apply and level the mortar. If you put in little of it, you will have to remove the block and add it, but if you put in a lot, then you will need to hit it with a mallet. If you use this homemade template, then such problems will disappear by themselves.

Materials:

• Bar 40x40 mm;
• rail 10x50 mm;
• wood screws;
• M8 threaded rod;
• M8 nuts – 8 pcs.

The process of making and using a masonry template

The template consists of 2 bars. Their length is equal to two blocks used for masonry. Scraps of timber are screwed onto them along the edges and drilled across to make eyelets for the studs.

The slats are screwed onto the bars between the eyes. They are a little wider. The bars connected by pins are pressed against the masonry from the sides, and the protrusions of the slats lie on top. The width of the template is fixed on the studs with nuts.

The first row of blocks is laid along the cord. Then the template is adjusted to size and installed on top. The solution is poured over it and leveled.Its height is exactly 10 mm. If more is needed, then a thicker rail is used on the block.

Then the template is shifted and the glue is applied further.

Blocks are placed on the resulting cushion.

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