Throughout the block stacking phase and at the completion check that the wall has remained level.
Building dry stack block wall.
Before applying the surface bonding cement dampen the surface of the block.
Suggested limits on wall or building height are given in table 1.
You will need some mortar to create a solid foundation for your wall but we ll cover that later.
Once the first course is set dry stack the remaining block in a running bond pattern to the desired height all corners should use an interlocking pattern.
Step 7 thoroughly dampen the block wall with water dry block will draw the water from the mix making it difficult to finish and can cause inconsistent color and cracking especially in.
Both conventional homes and passive solar homes are constructed using dry stacked block techniques due to the reasons stated above.
Remember to stack the blocks so that the vertical joints stager.
Dry stack walls are best used when building a dividing wall or any wall that will not contain doors or windows like a retaining wall or wall around a trash can or ac unit.
2 3 and 4 have shown that the strength of dry stack walls exceeds the strength requirements of conventional masonry and thus the recommended allowable stress design practices of the code can be used in most cases.
A dry stack wall is a block wall that doesn t need mortar to hold it together.