building a Brick Pier

.Ger

I'm doing a garden DIY project and building a Brick Pier with a picket fence inbetween each Pier.

I was offered alot of Paving bricks so my question is can i use these in building the Pier ??

shamrock55

I would say yes why not, oh and its a pillar a pier is something you tie boats onto

.Ger

Iv never herd of anyone doing it before , so just thought i'd ask incase they would cause problems in the long run like not bonding with the cement as the surface is different on the paving brick.

on the pillar pier thing, type brick pier into professor google images and you come back with something like im doing.

paddy147

.Ger wrote: »

I'm doing a garden DIY project and building a Brick Pier with a picket fence inbetween each Pier.

I was offered alot of Paving bricks so my question is can i use these in building the Pier ??

The usual way to build a pillar is 4 inch solids layed on their flats and then the next coarse laid like normal up on their sides.

This gives the pillar strangth and for also taking the weight of gates or fences being drilled into them.

I wouldnt use normal pavers,as they are not designed for pillars and being built up ontop of each other.

peadar76

The use of the term pier for what you're doing is fine.

I would think pavers would be fine. Pavers would generally be stronger than typical building bricks. Not sure how they'd look though. Also pavers would generally be denser than standard brick, therefore have less soakage, therefore the mortar would take longer to dry, but this isn't really a problem unless you were building them very high in windy weather

.Ger

Thanks, for the replys

No gates i will be just hanging pickit 5ft fence on these so not that tall,

paddy147

.Ger wrote: »

Thanks, for the replys

No gates i will be just hanging pickit 5ft fence on these so not that tall,

and pics of the pavers you were offered?:)