At commercial scale the best way to do it is to cut the wall one course low then lay the last course at the diagonal so you can run reinforcement though it. Looks a little odd if exposed. Use a vibrator to settle the air pockets and a grout pump, which is a little different from a typical concrete pump. But for a one man show that’s impressive!
@@scottzagger ...thanks, this wall has so much reinforcement its not funny, up to 1.8m it has n20 verticals every 200mm then above that n12 every 400mm and n12 horizontally every 400mm all the way to the top, also just for good measure (above and beyond engineering specs) I added reo on the 45 deg gable ends at a 45 deg on both sides behind the red pavers ... it is impressively very sturdy
It been interesting watching you do this by yourself. Have they been core filled right to the top? Did you experience any problems with the core filling?
@@aplummer57037...the core filling was a little under estimated by me when started, it is labour intensive as I cannot use a concrete pump overall this garage took 25 cubic metres which is a huge amount now 98% done except the last 200mm the problem with these blocks is it's easy to get air pockets so the concrete has to be runny and don't do more than 5 rows (1m) at the time, the advantages of doing it this way was no wall support or scaffolding was needed, and if you try to do the whole wall in one go with the concrete pump I think you are more likely to have air pockets... the whole job would be much easier with 2 people but can be done by one.
Incredible you completed by yourself, great job! How many blocks in total?
About 2800 blocks or 220sq m excluding windows and doors
At commercial scale the best way to do it is to cut the wall one course low then lay the last course at the diagonal so you can run reinforcement though it. Looks a little odd if exposed. Use a vibrator to settle the air pockets and a grout pump, which is a little different from a typical concrete pump. But for a one man show that’s impressive!
@@scottzagger ...thanks, this wall has so much reinforcement its not funny, up to 1.8m it has n20 verticals every 200mm then above that n12 every 400mm and n12 horizontally every 400mm all the way to the top, also just for good measure (above and beyond engineering specs) I added reo on the 45 deg gable ends at a 45 deg on both sides behind the red pavers ... it is impressively very sturdy
It been interesting watching you do this by yourself. Have they been core filled right to the top? Did you experience any problems with the core filling?
@@aplummer57037...the core filling was a little under estimated by me when started, it is labour intensive as I cannot use a concrete pump overall this garage took 25 cubic metres which is a huge amount now 98% done except the last 200mm the problem with these blocks is it's easy to get air pockets so the concrete has to be runny and don't do more than 5 rows (1m) at the time, the advantages of doing it this way was no wall support or scaffolding was needed, and if you try to do the whole wall in one go with the concrete pump I think you are more likely to have air pockets... the whole job would be much easier with 2 people but can be done by one.