Hi All,

I'm looking at building a two section 6ft garden wall that will have a timber gate mounted in the middle.

The first section will extend away from my property at a right angle and measure approx 1.5 metres long and then a second section after this, that will measure approx 1 metre long.

I intend to mount a 1 metre wide timber gate between these two walled sections and then continue regular paneled fencing with concrete posts from the far end wall onwards. (Hope that makes sense so far?).

As advised, the one end of the wall will start from the wall of my property and the other end will be self supporting.

This is all well within my boundary, so there will not be any border issues and will follow the line of current fencing that has already been there for numerous years. According to planning literature I have read, it does not require planning permission either, so unless someone knows differently, I am basically after technical advice before I lay any bricks.

So my questions are:

1. The wall will start from my property, so am I Ok to tie this into my property wall by use of a Stainless Steel Wall Starter or should it not touch my property at all? And if it is Ok to tie in, should I use sealant to fill the gap afterwards, or am I Ok to cement up to the property wall too?

2. Will I need to lay damp proof membrane between the lower brick layers?

3. Will I need to build a pillar at the start and end of each wall section or depending on the answer to Q1, will that end not need a pillar?

4. I intend to create foundations of 16" deep and 18" wide. Will this be suitable? (The ground is made up of soil and clay).

5. I intend to build the wall with two lines of 65mm facing bricks. Can I use these bricks for the entire wall, or should I start the bottom layers off with a different type and also cap off with a different brick?

6. Any other advice or recommendations would be very much appreciated.

Thanks All.

Hi Timba-Wolf!

Many MANY thanks for your responses, it certainly clears a lot of things up!

Q2. My question regarding the installation of a DPM, was concerns over possible damp or water penetration through the 6ft brick wall rising above the DPM line of my property wall and causing any issues there, especially now that you've confirmed there would not be an issue of connecting the wall to my property, all be it via a wall starter and then cementing the gap in afterwards.

Q4. Yes I will be using a continuous foundation stretch, which will now more than likely end up being approx 2ft wide by x 16" deep.

Q5. Yes I will be sure to double check and question the brick make up thanks and as for connecting both skins together, I will be using butterfly ties.

Q6. Thanks for the sand quality and ratio advise.


Many thanks again.

Cheers!  )

It does indeed help and many thanks.

I know it will nag and niggle because I'm a firm believer of - if you can't do the job properly...

I'd therefore like to make sure that I'd covered all bases and didn't cut any corners.

Many thanks again, you've been a fantastic help!