Brickytool Australia - How It Works Page #1 Bricky Tool can help you build a new house, new home, units and  has been found easily on the Google search engines since 2001 TIPS 1. Calculate your wall dimensions to full or half sized bricks/blocks. This avoids unnecessary cutting. 2. For brick walls use a black dye in the mortar. This leaves a much better appearance. 3. Dry bricks will drain the moisture from the mortar which prevents it from setting properly. To avoid this soak or spray the bricks with water but leave them to surface dry before placement. 4. A round nose gauging trowel works best when building with your bricky. 5. Do not point your wall until the mortar has set (normally 2-3 hours after placement). _ FREE Trowel Mason's Mate Pro-Pointer DVD How to build your own house To lay your first course lay on a thick bed of mortar with your trowel. Place the 2 brick/blocks at each end first ensuring they are properly positioned and horizontally level to each other by using a line level or laser level. Stretch a builder's line using the masons mate between these end bricks, lay the line of bricks, top edge 1mm back from stretched line, using the bricky vertical guide to place the mortar in the vertical joints.   Place the horizontal guide on the course and slide it along while scraping the mortar into the channel as you progress Press the brick into the bed of mortar to secure a firm bond. Level every corner brick to ensure vertical alignment. With a dab of mortar on the end of the trowel, plaster in the vertical joint. Place on 2 or 3 bricks at each end of the wall and pull the string line Press the brick into the horizontal and the vertical bed of mortar to secure a firm bond. Use the lug on the side of the vertical tool or the Pro-Pointer (right) for a perfect finish. Detail shows joints are: 1. Uniformly spaced 2. Pointed to perfection Click here to view all Bricky's Technical Specifications Click here to view a Flash Movie of completed projects d | Home | Bricky Tech. Spec. | Bricky Video Demo's | Brickytool Products | Completed Projects | Contact Us |  | Customer Feedback | How It Works - #1 | How It Works - #2 | International Locations | Oscar Award | Order Now! | © 2001 Marshall Tools Ltd. All rights reserved.  Bricky is a trademark of Marshall Tools Ltd. Patent pending. Maintain By Brickytool Australia