Fixing a neighbor's wall in Omaha showed me a common brick spacing mistake

They had a 3/8 inch joint on the bottom course but let it creep to over half an inch by the top. The whole wall looked wavy from the street. I had to point out that your story pole isn't a suggestion, you need to check it every few courses. How do you guys keep your joints so tight on a long run?

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nancy_smith22d ago

Honestly my buddy's patio looked awful for the same reason, joints just got sloppy halfway up.

jesse_allen22d ago

Man, that's a classic. So the story pole marks get ignored after a while? I've seen guys just slap a tape measure on it, but that seems slow. Do you use a different tool, like a long level with marks, to check the whole column height at once? Or do you just have a strict rule to re-check the pole against every single brick on a long wall?

grayc2712d ago

I used to eyeball it too, but seeing a wall like that made me a total stickler for the story pole now lol.