The damp proof course

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1. What a foundation wall is
2. Natural stone for foundation walling
3. Concrete blocks
4. Burnt clay bricks
5. Selecting materials for foundation walling
6. Mortar and what it does
7. Mixing mortar
8. The mason's hand tools
9. Gauge rod, plumb bob and the rest of the kit
10. Why bonding is necessary
11. Stretcher bond
12. English bond and Flemish bond
13. Bonding at a corner
14. Junctions and stopped ends
15. Transferring the setting out into the trench
16. Building the corners first
17. Building to the line
18. The four checks on every course
19. The damp proof course
20. Backfilling around the foundation wall
21. Defects in foundation walling
22. Building a foundation wall: the whole process