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Cement Supplier
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Stuck
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Buried
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Block delivered
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Cast sills
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Lintels
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Half-blocks
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Garage header
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Blueprints
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Mud
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Cement mixer
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Block laying tools
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Chop saw
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Lay out
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Locations marked
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Window marked
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Level foundation
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Laying begins
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First course
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Critical placement
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Shaved block
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Other cuts
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Measurements
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Partial block
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Gap and mortar
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Horizontal leveling
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Vertical leveling
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Straightness check
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String
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Checked and adjusted
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Vertical corners first
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String
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Landlock
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Inside corner
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Outside corners
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Laying mud
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Tapped into place
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Excess mud removed
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Wet sponged
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Leveling continued
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More leveling
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More measuring
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Small block
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Block hammer
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Tapping other side
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In place
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Raising string
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Process continues
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Different wall areas
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Ground high
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This webpage created by SDS intern Joni DuFresne
last updated 03/10/2004