Mortaring above a lintel

Lobster · 2004-01-20T20:15:59+00:00

Probably a daft question but what the hell...If you are fitting a lintel over an opening, to support several tonsof masonry above, how do you get an adequate amount of mortar into the(hopefully small) gap above the lintel and below the bricks it'ssupporting? Do you have to just force the stuff in with a trowel andhope you don't have any airgaps inside? Presumably if there isinsufficient set mortar in there, at best you run the risk of the wall"settling" once the acros are removed... what's the secret?David

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