Hit 500 bricks laid in a single day on a straight run last week

I was working on a long garden wall in Phoenix and the mix was just perfect, not too wet. I started at 6am and by 4pm I had laid exactly 502 bricks. I've never broken 450 before. It mattered because the schedule was tight and that pace let us finish the base course a full day early. Has anyone else hit a personal best like that on a simple, repetitive section?

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loganhart14d ago

Hitting 500 is a serious milestone. The biggest thing for me was having my spot board and mortar tub set up perfectly so I never had to reach or move more than a step. I also switched to a larger margin trowel for that run, which cut down on the number of dips into the mortar. When everything is just in the right place, you can get into a rhythm that feels almost automatic.

caleb_bell14d ago

That setup rhythm Loganhart described is the best feeling.