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Brick masonry well

When constructing brick wells, many nuances must be taken into account. Deserves special attention masonry wells, since during the construction of a well mine, some rules must be observed.

For masonry, only ceramic brick is used. For the septic tank, windows are made in the walls so that through them water can go into the ground. There should be dusting on the outside of the well, it can be made of broken brick.
It is necessary to remember the terminology that the long side of the brick is called the spoon, and the short side is the pokes. Large planes are called a bed.

Portland cement 400 is used to prepare the solution. The finished solution should have a creamy consistency, for this the proportion of sand should be approximately 1: 3.

The installation procedure is as follows:

on compacted soil, level the solution 1 cm thick;
put bricks moistened in water on the created pillow;
spread two rows of masonry with the poking method, not forgetting to fill the gaps with a solution;
so that the masonry is strong, dressing is done, that is, two rows of tychkovy, then two rows of spoonfuls are laid sequentially;
to adhere to the laying of the correct shape, use a template that is attached with hooks to the wall;
as you stack the rows, move the pattern to the next row;
for the best bundle in every fifth row, lay a wire or mesh at a distance of 30 - 40 mm from the edge of the masonry;
make sure that the masonry does not rest against the intermediate frame, for this, first, anchors are installed that fasten the adjacent frame;
it is also necessary to constantly monitor the position of the frame using a plumb line;
not reaching five centimeters to the intermediate frame, it is necessary to fill the gap between it and the masonry with a solution, adding gravel and then ramming the solution with a board;
so that the frame lies tightly, in the brick make nests for anchor bolts.