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codswallop | 20:28 Tue 02nd Apr 2013 | DIY
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How do you key/bond into a low 9"wide brick wall and extend it? Thanks.
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If you want the brick bonding to look continuous along the whole length, you are going to have to remove the alternate half-bricks at the existing end within the bond to create a dog-tooth - that would bond it really well as you construct the new wall. Otherwise, why both? - just start the new wall about 10mm away from the existing. You could masonry drill into the middle of the existing end wall enough to insert and mortar-in a brick-tie every 4 or so courses, to physically link the old and new should you so desire.
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Thanks b'mate for reasons a bit too involved,I have to go the "continuous" way.
Then I'd remove the half-bricks using a combination of angle-cutter and masonry drill into the existing mortar - to try to get a decent dog-tooth without breaking lumps off the existing bricks I wanted to keep intact.
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Good tips thanks.

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