Hi,
I'm about to do some bricklaying for the first time, with the traditional first project of a barbeque. This is going to be quite a big barbeque, though (just under six feet wide) and I have no real idea how much mortar I'll need. I've ordered 275 bricks (allowing a margin and for having to chop some) - is there some kind of rule of thumb for how much mortar would be required? I'll probably be buying from B & Q, and probably their ready-mix stuff as it didn't seem much more expensive than the constituents and I don't mind taking the idiot-proof option in areas that I don't know much about. I have arranged to borrow a mixer.
Any non-obvious advice welcome, though I've read quite a few Web pages on the subject now so I'm not looking for step-by-step instructions.
Cheers,
Pete