A post the other day lead me to look into dry stack blocks with Quikrete Quikwall topping as an alternative to conventional buttered blocks. Is this method of construction acceptable for a foundation wall? Is it as strong/stronger as mortared block wall would be? Will it hold together while grouting cells? And is any special block required or do you use standard blocks?

The area in which I build has no code and no inspections, so I can do what I want. The quikwall really looks appealing for time savings, accuracy, etc but it needs to be as good as or better than the regular way. Any thoughts?

Brave Joe