On Sunday, 28 May 2017 18:01:05 UTC+1, NY wrote:
"Phil L" wrote in message
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NY wrote:
We have a C-shaped brick enclosure (back and two sides) which is
about 3 feet high. It was probably once used as a compost heap.

We want to enclose it by adding a fourth wall, to make a raised
flower bed. It so happens that we have some spare bricks, and can buy
any additional ones if we need them.

What is the best way of tying in the new wall to the ends of the two
side walls?

Thanks for all the suggestions. Those screw-in ties look good. I presume you
grip them in a mole grip to turn them so you can screw them into the wall.

Another subsidiary question: what's the best/cheapest way to cut bricks in
half? I don't need a high-tech expensive solution like a grinder, for the
small number of bricks, so what are the things to watch out for with a
bolster?

best: wet diamond cutter
cheapest: hammer & bolster. Some will break wrong.

The bricks that I have (the previous owner of the house had buried them,
un-mortared in a flower bed to make a small patio) are the sort with 2x5 (or
in some cases, 3x6) holes moulded right through them (as opposed to an
indented frog), presumably to reduce the weight and act as a key for the
mortar. Is this likely to make it harder to get the bolster to cut along the
line that I want? Several bricks have already split roughly 60:40
diagonally. It would be nice to use at least the larger half for some of the
half-bricks that I'll need at the ends of alternate rows.

Neatness is not an issue: it's for a flowerbed in the garden rather than
anything where perfection is necessary.

Breaks follow the line of least resistance.


NT