The first series is finally ready. The findings, which will help in the future.

Here they are... All the blocks of the first row are in place, and not in imagination, but in reality, beginning to emerge features of the house and the interior.

As a result of this phase of workI would not say it was difficult. But very simple, this work will not name.

Already in the two articles I wrote what I had to face, at the beginning of laying the first row:

Laying my first block. Why not just provide?

"Success" in the aerated concrete masonry. Three blocks of three hours.

Now, it's time to draw the first conclusions on the completion of this work.

Difficulties.

It is an integral part of any work, especially when it comes to novice. And with that I have encountered many times.

But here I noticedThat is already much calmer attitude to some failures and their jambs.

• That I had to repeatedly shift the blocks due to some irregularities.
• I even forgot to leave a gap under the door.
• And a lot of little things that can not remember.

But still, with each block, you become more confident, his hand firmly, and then goes faster.

The amount of solution.

In my opinion - this is the most important factor that inhibited all my work. Frankly, I do not think you have to be so much a solution.

But all this happened because of the imperfection of my foundation. Drop plane in 2, 5 cm made itself felt.

When I installed the corner blocks, I mixed up the 20 liter bucket with cement-sand mortar, and I think this will be enough for all the angles. As a result, enough for half a block ...

In summary, in the first row it took me 6 bags of cement per 50 kg. The solution I was doing 1 to 3. Though I did in the batch mixer, time and effort has been spent enough.

And in all this pleased me onlyThat the rest of the series I'm going to put on a thin layer of adhesive for aerated concrete.

The ideal result.

• On the one hand to achieve perfect accuracy in masonry hurt me. Surely it pursues all newcomers. I want everything done very smoothly and precisely, in millimeter millimeter. And if not, then try to change everything. But with each unit, I understood more that all clearly and precisely does not work.
• But at the same time, if I did, they could get even worse. This is probably common to many experienced builders, who, because of their excessive confidence and experience, sometimes much neglected, with the phrase: "I did a hundred times."

So I think, in order to achieve the best results, always need to "turn up the bar higher."

Importance.

Certainly wrong in building something important to consider, and what do not. But there are special moments from which all subsequent process depends.

As of the foundation depends on the house and on the first row of masonry quality depend on all subsequent rows.

Perhaps that is why, I am particular importance came to work at this stage. And when everything is ready, I can say that I do not regret it. Especially that there is another step that will eliminate all the defects of my work - it Working with float.

But more about that in future articles...