The slates continue to be bedded across the cavity.
A course of bricks is now added above the inner leaf, which will then provide the correct height for wall plate.
Ensure the bricks are level - to provide a good bed for the wall plate.
A length of timber with a nail is used to gauge the correct height, working off the joists which themselves are level around the house.
This section of the wall is complete.
Bricks are used to hold the synthetic slates to prevent them from curling in the heat of the sun.