How to Build Brick and Stone Veneer Walls

height. A story pole may be helpful for accuracy.
7. When you reach a windowsill, lay the bricks on edge in "rowlock"
fashion as shown in the illustration. The bricks should also be
installed on a slant in the direction of the rainfall. For bricks being laid
above the windows and doors, a steel lintel must be used as a base.
The lintel is set onto the course, even with the head of the window or
door; it must overlap the bricks by 3" to 4" on both sides of the
window or door.
8. If the veneer is being carried all the way to the roof, it must meet
the corner. The frieze board on the cornice should overlap the top
course of bricks by at ½". Use 2 x 4 blocking to provide a sound
nailing surface for the frieze board.
Laying a Stone Veneer Wall