laid 3 courses in the door way so far, and put the lentil in place. looks alright. will look better after pointing obviously.

the key to it all is getting the mortar mix right. the actual setting of the bricks is quite easy in the doorway as it is only a maximum of 5 wide and you have the existing levels there to guide you

last night i filled the 2 yard skip with old bricks and mortar and had a general tidy up so i can properly see what i'm doing and have space to work now