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Building Corners
How-to Sheet # 180
The courtyard collection is designed to let you evenly create corners. Start your wall at the corner and build up in both directions.
To do this, you will need one corner foot course and one Dublin end-split block for every two courses split into two pieces. See How-to Sheet #210 for more information.
Start your corner with a corner block. Then place one half of the split block with its split side against the corner block to form your corner. On the second course, alternate the placement of the corner block to offset the vertical seams. Now, take the other half of the split block used in the first course and place it with its split side against the corner block. With the corner in place, continue building the first two courses at the same time out from the corner in both directions. Continue stacking courses, splitting one block for every two courses, and alternating the pattern of every other course.
In this example, we have used a Dublin end-split block. You can also use a York center-split block to build the corner. Choose the block that works best for your wall design. Now, you’re ready for wall caps.
Wall caps have a long and short end. Place the first cap at the corner with the long end facing the outside of the corner. Rotate the position of the second cap to form a straight line. Then place a cap with its short end facing the outside of the corner against the first cap. Adjust the first two caps so that the caps are flashed at the corner. Place another cap next to it, rotating it to form a straight line. Adjust the caps as necessary and continue working out from the corner in both directions.
Once all the wall caps are in placed, you can choose to secure them with a bead of masonry adhesive. Simply place a bead of adhesive along the sides of the raised rings and between the wall caps. Now, you can use corners to compliment the design and style of your project. For complete library of Courtyard How-to Sheets, visit us at allanblock.com.
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