How to Finish Brick Veneer

I finally got around to installing the brick veneer to my outdoor kitchen build this weekend after putting it off for a few weeks. I still have to point it with mortar but I am really happy with the result so far. I am looking for suggestions on how to fill in the gap along the bottom. The issue is that the ground slopes about 1/8 inch per foot from left to right away from the house (this is why I used a ledger board for true level instead of starting from the ground up). If I install another course around the bottom I will end up with a big gap on the right side and I would need to fill in with slivers. I think the other option is to put in soldier bricks like I did above the bbq door but I am not sure that will look great. I am open to other suggestions as well. Other general stuff. It was my first time doing any tiling. Figuring out the thin set consistency was the hardest part but once I got it right everything went pretty smooth. I did directional troweling and back buttered all the tiles. Cutting the bricks was pretty easy using a multi tool to score the bricks and then snap. I found it looked better to score on the front face of the bricks. submitted by /u/tcheyne [link] [comments]

May 19, 2025 - 16:36

I finally got around to installing the brick veneer to my outdoor kitchen build this weekend after putting it off for a few weeks. I still have to point it with mortar but I am really happy with the result so far.

I am looking for suggestions on how to fill in the gap along the bottom. The issue is that the ground slopes about 1/8 inch per foot from left to right away from the house (this is why I used a ledger board for true level instead of starting from the ground up).

If I install another course around the bottom I will end up with a big gap on the right side and I would need to fill in with slivers.

I think the other option is to put in soldier bricks like I did above the bbq door but I am not sure that will look great.

I am open to other suggestions as well.

Other general stuff. It was my first time doing any tiling. Figuring out the thin set consistency was the hardest part but once I got it right everything went pretty smooth. I did directional troweling and back buttered all the tiles. Cutting the bricks was pretty easy using a multi tool to score the bricks and then snap. I found it looked better to score on the front face of the bricks.

submitted by /u/tcheyne
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