The trick with wetting bricks before laying in hot weather saved me last summer in Phoenix

I was fighting mortar drying too fast on a 110 degree day and an old timer told me to dunk each brick in a bucket of water first, and it gave me an extra 45 seconds of working time per brick has anyone else tried this or do you just work faster?

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tyler_white4214d ago

Is it really that big of a deal?

allen.amy14d ago

@tyler_white42 yeah it kinda is a big deal when your mortar turns to dust halfway through a row. I tried the wet brick trick once and it just made a mess of muddy water everywhere plus the brick felt slippery. Maybe it works for some guys but I just mix smaller batches and move faster. Seems like more trouble than it's worth honestly.