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wrote:
Just been having my first stab at bricklaying this last weekend.
It was a sunny day, over 70 degrees.

Question: When laying bricks on a hot day is it best to use a slighty
wetter mortar mix than normal? Not excessively so, just an extra dash
of water.

Either that, or work faster :-)
IME the whole bricklaying thing is based on suction. You slap the brick
down, adjust the position and, if you can't then easily pull the brick
off by gripping the top, you'll have a good bond. If you move it too
much in the adjustment, you break the suction, and you need to re-lay
the mortar