Mortarless wall

A block wall constructed without mortar comprising:

• a plurality of building blocks configured into horizontally extending tiers of blocks resting one upon another, the blocks of each tier being in staggered relation to blocks of adjacent upper and lower tiers of blocks, said blocks having upper and lower walls with longitudinal recesses therein said upper and lower recesses positioned along a longitudinal center line in planar upper and lower walls that removably receive rails that protrude from said recesses a distance sufficient to insert into adjacent longitudinal recesses in upper and lower walls of respective lower and upper tiers of blocks;
• means for leveling a footer upon which a first tier of said blocks is positioned;
• a starter rail continuously extending upon said leveling means;
• an alignment rail continuously extending between adjacent tiers of blocks, said alignment rail being inserted in recesses in said upper and lower walls of said blocks thereby allowing physical contact between said lower walls of said upper blocks and said upper walls of said lower blocks;
• means for securing said starter rail to said footer;
• and
• means for sealing longitudinal and lateral edges of outer side walls of said blocks to prevent moisture from seeping between adjacently positioned blocks.

A method of aligning and stabilizing blocks forming a wall comprising the steps of:

• leveling a footer receiving a plurality of blocks thereupon;
• attaching a starter rail continuously extending upon a perimeter portion of said footer;
• providing a plurality of blocks having longitudinal recesses in upper and lower planar walls;
• positioning a plurality of said blocks upon said footer such that said recesses in said lower walls snugly receive said starter rail, and said lower walls of said blocks engage said footer thereby forming a first tier of blocks upon said perimeter portion of said footer;
• inserting an alignment rail snugly into said recesses in said upper wall of said blocks in said first tier, said alignment rail continuously extending upon said first tier of blocks such that the entire perimeter of said upper walls of said first tier of blocks has an alignment rail secured thereto:
• positioning a plurality of said blocks upon said first tier of blocks such that said recesses in said lower walls snugly receive said alignment rail, and said lower walls of said blocks engage said upper walls of said blocks in said first tier in a staggered relation thereby forming a second tier of blocks upon said first tier of blocks and continuing with successive staggered tiers utilizing said alignment rails until a predetermined wall height is attained;
• and
• sealing outer side wall edges of said blocks.