I'm a sixty year old bricklayer and I couldn't agree with you more, do what ever suits the different bricklayer I think profiles are a massive improvement keep up the good work, I'm still learning at sixty
Thanks guys, all i want to say is each to their own I think the young bricklayers are brilliant like changy but I can see the other traditional ways aswell it's up to the individual you can stay traditional or you can pick up new ways there is no right or wrong, let's all pass on knowledge of bricklaying a good way, like I said I'm still learning with enthusiasm
@@GaryLodge-ql3sl yes mate still learning after all these years, learning to adapt as I get older now that ive got arthritis in my hands knees and hips and still learning off these young people like changy who's a pleasure to whatch like he says let's drop the macho bull shit
I am 77 years old bricky and what you say about using profiles is spot on. My gang invested in set of profiles back in 1973 and using them resulted in building the houses we were on being completed in 2.5 days quicker. No brainer. Use profiles!!
Could not agree more. Great advice. I know the RUclipsr you’re on about “salt of the earth, real men.” I was taught by real bricklayers. They could lay bricks stood on their heads, but they always got the profiles up where they could. Work smart not hard.
We used to run gangs and our QS used to get us extra for everything. From bedding lintels to bedding on a damp course. There is a rate for every single thing even plumbing reveals and putting in wall ties and insulation. This was never passed on to the subbie. 10% was taken at face value but in reality it would be near 25%. We only knew this when we got a QS involved in pricing and was an eye opener to how the subbie gets a rough ride. Good video and your a proper pro.
Brilliant advice Changy.. As you know I was a hod carrier many years ago and the brickies I worked with where exactly as you described..... "The old ways are the best" and "Proper men build corners" Glad to see you back doing what you do best... Bricklaying and churning quality videos out. Atb Always mate👍
We've got some houses going up at the back of our house. The brickies are a different breed from when I was a lad. Respectful to the public, clean & tidy, not loud & shouty. It's good to see because the trade will get far more respect from the public.
I have to agree with the "not wanting the load shouty bricklayers." I'm not too sure if you mean tidy in their appearance or the site being tidy but that's nothing to do with the bricklayers that is changes in the construction industry like many others , but I have to say as a city and Guilds advanced craft bricklayer with 40 year with a trowel in my hand who served a 3 year apprenticeship , I have to say since the NVQ 1 day course was introduced to replace the City and Guilds 3 year apprenticeship with a exam at the end the standard of the brickwork is APPALLING , now you have labourers building houses , so the question is would you rather have a shouty bunch of BRICKLAYERS who will build you a house to a high standard and then be gone or do you want the polite labourer bricklayers who will build you a SHODDY house and then they will be gone leaving you with a SHODDY house , a house is most people's highest single purchase so as BRICKLAYERS we build houses to the highest standard , I'm assuming that you know nothing about bricklaying please take some time to look at the brickwork on these new houses then please take some time to look at some of the older houses in your area from what I've seen it doesn't take a trained eye to spot the difference , so if you're thinking about buying a new house I suggest you have a good look at the outside before you go inside !
The bit with the stanley blade cutting the membrane triggered my PTSD..... .....Carillion banned all knives on site unless they were retractable.....I was a Site Manager for them and had to enforce this ridiculous rule or face disciplinary action from the Health and Safety bellends in the ivory tower. The number of pointless arguments and run-in I had with having to enforce this amongst the trades was unreal. My favourite one was when a project manager confiscated a bread knife that the laggers were using, claiming it was dangerous....have you ever seen a proper lagging knife? Crocodile Dundee would be scared of it. Carillion also brought in a rule of tethering all tools to the person or to a fixed point, so it couldn't fall. Poor old brickies looked like they were all auditioning for spiderman at one point...... ....could never figure our why Carillion went under.
@@jcoul1sc I was inferring that Carillion were more interested in wasting their energy in enforcing pointless IMS policy in an effort to minimise any potential litigation against them to zero, to the point where project site teams became focused on risk management rather than actually getting the job done. Of course, lets not mention the smoke and mirrors, downright lies, and pocket stuffing the higher levels of self serving management did in their latter years...which included messing around with the pension money of their employees. Sadly, they deserved to go under and there are calls for those individual higher levels of management to be taken through the justice system.
There all retiring now no apprenticeship are coming through. It’s all hoddys jumping on trowel . Ive just got my NVQ lvl3 paid for buy goverment so get on it now if you can
when we do gables with a tray we always lay another dpc tray ontop but not stapled down just to catch the mortar then just slide it out when the gable is finished
Profiles all the time,guaranteed to 10mm consistent bed level and plumb wall guaranteed it's not only quicker,but much more importantly you are getting a quality job that will be fit for purpose.
I build corners with my profiles and lines as it gives my hod chance to load the whole plot out, the next day it’s just smashing the gables in everything loaded and hoddy spreading
Tip. Ping a chalk line along the vapour barrier to get a straight clean line neat finish. Remember to keep the chalk line holder dry. It’s always the same when there’s a crossover of work from trade to trade, that’ll do attitude. Like the channel 👍
Absolutely spot on , I couldn’t agree more and I’ve been in construction for 40 years this applies across the trades , the macho b s is usually a cover for insecurity
@@planetyouranus22 yes exactly mate, I was on a big job few years ago, the roofing game is a farce aswell, that was once seen as a hard game which is bullshit, there was a bloke had his wife in roofing, nothing hard about the building game, never has been
@@jonb12321They train as banker masons. Then normally go carving in cathedral workshops. The Minster in York had them. That was back in the early 1990s when I trained.
While "bespoke brickwork" is not really a thing, I'd say a bricklayer doing larger one off homes with features and fireplaces needs to have far more about him than a bricklayer doing copy and paste square box homes that have been done a million times across the country.
Was going to say something similar. I get where hes coming from in terms of ripofff brickies using bespoke to rip clients off, but bespoke to me is like you say, anything that deviates from common brickwork design and practices thats unique to the clients requirements.
@@davidhopwood3590 you are putting words in my mouth, I never said that. You charge what you want for your own standard brickwork, I said there should be an extra over rate for detail. Comprendė esă
Got out the game last year. Seeing these videos makes me feel sick, so glad I got out. You seem so dedicated and concerned. By the time I left I couldn't careless about the quality of my work and the house builder is to blame for that. Years of being mistreated
Danny turnbull-yeah it's a mugs game mate. I got out of brickies labouring 20 years ago,my lower back is completely fckd,im on a disability pension at 55 years old ! My dad is 76 and he is riddled with arthritis. He averaged 800 bricks a day-some days getting a good run 1000 bricks a day ! I was literally running to keep the bricks and mud up to 3 bricklayers in 40 degree heat here in sunny Australia.
Haha yeah in a way , when these videos pop up on my feed it's a good thing in the sense it suddenly brings it all back in an instant an reinforces the fact that the game is a total farce, worrying about not getting paid and putting up listening to all the bullshiters on site, shit working conditions, messed about, no holiday pay etc etc , piss farting around like this isn't work man
Yep I hear you I'm 60 now and I packed it in ten years ago got into roofing by accident and stayed at it. I got so fxxking sick of the BS chasing my money and the same stupid customers. All my family are still in the game and don't understand me regards from Ireland.
@@patkearney9320 my dad is from belfast northern Ireland, came to Australia during ww2 and was a stonemason bricklayer for 40 plus years. Its a mugs game,i brickies laboured for 20 years and learnt how to lay bricks but my lower back couldn't handle it. Im now 55,on disability pension with 3 collapsed discs.
Changy I'll agree with you mate on some of your points. Bricklaying has made me very wealthy,never used a profile in my life. The time the new breed of bricklayers set their profiles up we're already running in two corners built 6 course at a time. 40 years I've been in the trade,regard myself as a top pro , take it from me the best,skillful bricklayers are all old school,retired or in the ground. Of course there are some young lads who are a class act also. Building corners,at pace and accuracy is an awesome skill to have. Many younger trowels today are lacking,they can't build a corner/plumbing quickly this is the problem for them. Anyway, small corners and run it in/burn the line. The art of building the corners all day,everyday. When you know,,,,,,,you know.
this is like plasterers who swear by trowels and hate anything like sponge floats, speedskim etc since it makes the job quicker without sacrificing quality. If you're in the game to make money, embrace efficient methods and keep up with the tech.
On high four story buildings in the USA they used to set jack lines and every corner pole had better be right with those lines. Now the kid foreman just measure off the plywood and worry about window depth. So if the plywood varies, they just guesstimate and try to keep the storypoles (profiles) plumb. So if the poles are first set always plumb, they migrate a little after that. It's not everywhere but when you have precast involved, your window gaps better be within the limits and so plumbness is secondary consideration. So the setting of profiles is supposed to be to run with jack lines. And if jack lines are set, you can build a corner fast and mark highth right on the line.
Frank Gehry's Paper bag building in Sydney is the only premium brickwork I have ever seen, with 100 year old brick/clay recipe. The bricklayers became engineers on it
Spot on video that champ! I provide PCC it’s a battle with tradition bricklayers getting them to appreciate the modern techniques and getting them executed correctly profiles picking and dipping every time! Amazon don’t have pickers anymore haha neither do we have carrier pigeons haha!
Modern houses are nothing like 1930s one's, the bricks on my house are acrington front and back with a cavity, I've never had any damp issues, there putting new ideas in the new homes that are not tested , and aren't gonna last as long as my 90y old house as lasted, and its still going strong. Interesting vid lad.
Yes and no, I'm a builder, I also own a 1930s house, some of the joinery work within roof rafters is shocking , they weren't that good back then, you are right about modern house being crap, however some are very good but most house bashing sites are crap
so what you are saying is laying a brick is the same rate where ever and whatever the event? what about underpinning a building? what about patching up around needles used to support a bulding that has been supported with arrows so it didn't collapse? Change every extension is bespoke
You are a good honest hard grafting bricklayer. Yes you don't need a million tattoos and drink ten pints a night to prove you can do a better job. I admire your advice and all the best to you.
Profiles are fine for line monkeys but I'd love to see their profile set up for a fireplace or a feature. That is bespoke brickwork people pay move for because line monkeys can't do it quick enough because they're not used to ranging and gauging
Forget that Mickey Mouse NVQ 6 week jumped up Labourer course that you get now , what's happened to the proper 3 years City and Guild apprenticeship , I'm not surprised the bricklayer game is what It is now ! We use to call them line runners now they call them bricklayer's , unbelievable !
Heres the best advice. DONT take on debt. DONT live lavishly. DONT marry a woman with expensive tastes. DONT drive a new car and a new van. THEN....being a humble bricklayer will serve you well. THEN....You can choose you're work. THEN....You can work when you like. THEN...You can work though youre 60's. THEN...You can skip the winter. ANYONE THINK THIS IS ROCKET SCIENCE? Let me know in the comments below😂 It doesnt matter how fast the water is running into the sink, if the plug is out innit
So the spandrel profile has a membrane on and then overlaps the second DPC. Do you put foam in after building up the gable on the outside of that spandrel membrane? Trying to work out if there's a continuous membrane layer just after the blockwork or after the insulation (looking from internal to external).
using profiles is for unskilled workers 🤣 that's like saying track saws are for unskilled workers not chippies. 🤣 no they are both for tradesmen who don't want to faff about and likely want to do the best job they can efficiently
The beginning of this vid was f-kin Class, so true nail right on the head buddy honest and you don’t wear pants like the singer in the band cameo (1980s) 😂😂
Don't mean to be contrary. Here is the but. Each customers extension or house is bespoke because it is tailored to their needs. You are correct that is no excuse to raise the rate unless as you say they ask for a special bond or layout involving odd angles or more corners. All of that should be taken into account by a quantity surveyor and priced accordingly. Anyone can lay bricks to a line how many can go into a field and set out from profile boards?
Lol just watched whole vid again ffs! Now your saying that the weep vents you have installed on top of the cavity tray at wall plate height is for ventilation hahahaha.....come on really mate, I'm sure they are to let any water out if any was to penetrate through to the cavity, hence the name 'weep' if it was for ventilation a air brick or similar would be used, your vids just get better, well I've now subscribed so can't wait to examine any future videos 😂
Bespoke as I understand it is a one off. Don't happen on site work Changy, its more specialised , like Stu Compton, not a line jockey, a true artist in brickwork, Traditional bricky is right any arsehole can run a line in 2 days of picking up a trowel dont make them a bricklayer, try building a fireplace in an outside bbq area thats your info, is that not bespoke?
Another thing about the so called old school salt of the earth blokes is back in the late 80s early 90s when I got into the game was they all thought other people should be doing all their heavy work for them, I worked with loads of them, they would never dig out or hump gear up ladders, plus there Brickwork wasn't even that neat either, total farce
I guess it comes down to one thing. Everyone is on this platform to make money. Whether they use fancy terms, tools, music, techniques, it's just content being created to make money and to capture the imagination of their audience.
Glad i got out before health n safty madness started. but yes profiles are better, a lot of the older guys would not use them, you guys have it easy compared to when everything had to be carried up a ladder. i was a bespoke brickie i was a 1200 hundred bricks a day man, lol now i cant stand up straight wish i had slowed down now, if you want a bad back carry on.
that TTB lives in the 70s or something always going on about corner building and shouting gentleman and men like who's arsed mate and his beloved Churchill bores me to death, i understand you have to start with the basics but come on move with the times at least
It is a truism in building that 'every building is a prototype' i.e. no two buildings are alike even those built in a factory because each site is different in some degree or another. A few years ago a building trades survey found that the average age of bricklayers was 55 years old and increasing. The reason for this is that young people aren't coming into the industry as it needs. Good bricklaying is possible but there are too many crap brickies that give the industry a bad name and its the same now as it was 50 years ago in my experience, the only difference being is that there is no quality control on sites today that was common back then.
Too many rip off builders around who do an absolute shit job. I do all my work myself , roofing , plumbing , brickwork , plastering the lot as I know what I’m doing and I’ll do it right regardless of the time it takes.
Why no women does bricklaying? I thought they wanted to be 50/50? Oh probably it's only for "well paid cushy jobs" they want the 50/50 to apply, I see...
I always thought brick laying was unbelievably tedious and boring, and puts a real strain on your back and shoulders and arms, especially if you do it all day every day. And you know what, I’m absolutely right.
I understand what hes saying but new builds are totally different to restoration work , they have to be approached differently, so its swings and roundabouts , what evers best for the job , and makes you money and doesn't bust your back . Keep up the good work .
Mate, as a Brick-maker. Technically, it is possible to get speciality made bricks. But chances are low, but bricklayers are paid enough to compensate minor challenges (generally). But I think your referring to dodgy ppl trying to rip the customer off, I.E. The dodgy mechanic.
wow i was going to say the exact comment below i love detailed work hate half bond like to to be proud of what you have done ghagy mate keep it up take no notice of emm
Of course everyone is right. Old school (I'm 62)to me didn't use profiles much, cudn't get them on the bus😂. Although I would like to see some site slashers set out for some of songers jobs. Like everything else, there's des o'conner and there's sinatra. Be happy and watch out for them piles 😮
Agreed..I do agree when he says about de-skilling, but that is to do with building design. We use lintels not arches. You are right, the world has changed.
Manchester brickie of the 70s now in Fremantle. Profile mad here, I've seen four profiles on a 2 1/2 brick letterbox pier.. Free hand is a good skill.... If you can do it..
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I'm a sixty year old bricklayer and I couldn't agree with you more, do what ever suits the different bricklayer I think profiles are a massive improvement keep up the good work, I'm still learning at sixty
yeah you are right mate, everyone is still learning no matter how old you are
100%mate👍
Thanks guys, all i want to say is each to their own I think the young bricklayers are brilliant like changy but I can see the other traditional ways aswell it's up to the individual you can stay traditional or you can pick up new ways there is no right or wrong, let's all pass on knowledge of bricklaying a good way, like I said I'm still learning with enthusiasm
Your still learning at 60. WTF.
@@GaryLodge-ql3sl yes mate still learning after all these years, learning to adapt as I get older now that ive got arthritis in my hands knees and hips and still learning off these young people like changy who's a pleasure to whatch like he says let's drop the macho bull shit
😆😆 that should liven things up lol, I've been using profiles since the mid 70s they just make life easier, corners still have there place but rarely.
I knew he wasn't talking about you Andy😎
@@thetallcarpenter 😁👍
I am 77 years old bricky and what you say about using profiles is spot on. My gang invested in set of profiles back in 1973 and using them resulted in building the houses we were on being completed in 2.5 days quicker. No brainer. Use profiles!!
Good on ya mate!
Well if that's the case this bell end just called you a racist.
My dads friend was so fast on corners he'd build them up before you got your profile up
@@bigears4014impossible mate your talking out your arse
I love hearing from a salt of the earth brickie
Could not agree more. Great advice. I know the RUclipsr you’re on about “salt of the earth, real men.”
I was taught by real bricklayers. They could lay bricks stood on their heads, but they always got the profiles up where they could. Work smart not hard.
We used to run gangs and our QS used to get us extra for everything. From bedding lintels to bedding on a damp course.
There is a rate for every single thing even plumbing reveals and putting in wall ties and insulation.
This was never passed on to the subbie.
10% was taken at face value but in reality it would be near 25%.
We only knew this when we got a QS involved in pricing and was an eye opener to how the subbie gets a rough ride.
Good video and your a proper pro.
Brilliant advice Changy..
As you know I was a hod carrier many years ago and the brickies I worked with where exactly as you described..... "The old ways are the best" and "Proper men build corners"
Glad to see you back doing what you do best... Bricklaying and churning quality videos out. Atb Always mate👍
You definitely lost a little on Ur face bro
We've got some houses going up at the back of our house. The brickies are a different breed from when I was a lad. Respectful to the public, clean & tidy, not loud & shouty. It's good to see because the trade will get far more respect from the public.
I have to agree with the "not wanting the load shouty bricklayers." I'm not too sure if you mean tidy in their appearance or the site being tidy but that's nothing to do with the bricklayers that is changes in the construction industry like many others , but I have to say as a city and Guilds advanced craft bricklayer with 40 year with a trowel in my hand who served a 3 year apprenticeship , I have to say since the NVQ 1 day course was introduced to replace the City and Guilds 3 year apprenticeship with a exam at the end the standard of the brickwork is APPALLING , now you have labourers building houses , so the question is would you rather have a shouty bunch of BRICKLAYERS who will build you a house to a high standard and then be gone or do you want the polite labourer bricklayers who will build you a SHODDY house and then they will be gone leaving you with a SHODDY house , a house is most people's highest single purchase so as BRICKLAYERS we build houses to the highest standard , I'm assuming that you know nothing about bricklaying please take some time to look at the brickwork on these new houses then please take some time to look at some of the older houses in your area from what I've seen it doesn't take a trained eye to spot the difference , so if you're thinking about buying a new house I suggest you have a good look at the outside before you go inside !
@@lyntonryan4766 Oh yes. Modern houses are shite. Not just the workmanship but the materials.
Traditional Bricklayer should take note ✍️
He’s a flogg
Thames valley😂
Thames valley is a good lad.
Shots fired pow POW
I genuinely don’t like that trad bricklayer
The bit with the stanley blade cutting the membrane triggered my PTSD.....
.....Carillion banned all knives on site unless they were retractable.....I was a Site Manager for them and had to enforce this ridiculous rule or face disciplinary action from the Health and Safety bellends in the ivory tower. The number of pointless arguments and run-in I had with having to enforce this amongst the trades was unreal. My favourite one was when a project manager confiscated a bread knife that the laggers were using, claiming it was dangerous....have you ever seen a proper lagging knife? Crocodile Dundee would be scared of it.
Carillion also brought in a rule of tethering all tools to the person or to a fixed point, so it couldn't fall. Poor old brickies looked like they were all auditioning for spiderman at one point......
....could never figure our why Carillion went under.
Carillon going under had nothing to do with that
@@jcoul1sc I was inferring that Carillion were more interested in wasting their energy in enforcing pointless IMS policy in an effort to minimise any potential litigation against them to zero, to the point where project site teams became focused on risk management rather than actually getting the job done. Of course, lets not mention the smoke and mirrors, downright lies, and pocket stuffing the higher levels of self serving management did in their latter years...which included messing around with the pension money of their employees. Sadly, they deserved to go under and there are calls for those individual higher levels of management to be taken through the justice system.
I wouldn’t be dismissing older Brickies.
There all retiring now no apprenticeship are coming through. It’s all hoddys jumping on trowel . Ive just got my NVQ lvl3 paid for buy goverment so get on it now if you can
when we do gables with a tray we always lay another dpc tray ontop but not stapled down just to catch the mortar then just slide it out when the gable is finished
Profiles all the time,guaranteed to 10mm consistent bed level and plumb wall guaranteed it's not only quicker,but much more importantly you are getting a quality job that will be fit for purpose.
I build corners with my profiles and lines as it gives my hod chance to load the whole plot out, the next day it’s just smashing the gables in everything loaded and hoddy spreading
Tip. Ping a chalk line along the vapour barrier to get a straight clean line neat finish. Remember to keep the chalk line holder dry.
It’s always the same when there’s a crossover of work from trade to trade, that’ll do attitude.
Like the channel 👍
😅😅 absolutely bang on mate. Traditional bricklayer comes across as if he has many many insecurities unfortunately but what can you do
The “Traditional Bricklayer” will be chain smoking his cigars after he watches this….By the way, I agree with everything you said changy
I think fancy fireplaces, arches and herringbone bond is worth a slight premium over laying lines or block work.
That's what he said.
Dont think i could stand a morning with this fella 😂
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🤣🤣
A couple of hours with this fella I'd end up chucking myself off the scaffold 😢
Brilliant video changy, more videos of REAL TALK like this please :D
Absolutely spot on , I couldn’t agree more and I’ve been in construction for 40 years this applies across the trades , the macho b s is usually a cover for insecurity
yeah all trades should give their heads a shake, the tough old school macho image is a total myth, nothing tough about it at all, never has been
Your point is reinforced by the fact more girls are entering the trade. Some here on y/t, they seem very confident. Good luck to them.
@@planetyouranus22 yes exactly mate, I was on a big job few years ago, the roofing game is a farce aswell, that was once seen as a hard game which is bullshit, there was a bloke had his wife in roofing, nothing hard about the building game, never has been
Never seen a female stonemason, drystone waller or roofer though (here in Yorks a lot of the slate is thick, heavy Yorkstone).
@@jonb12321They train as banker masons. Then normally go carving in cathedral workshops. The Minster in York had them. That was back in the early 1990s when I trained.
The entire industry is full of good lads and girls. But there’s a hell of a lot of absolute bell ends in the construction industry.
Good honest Bricky! Thanks for giving the low down on poor business practice by some builders
While "bespoke brickwork" is not really a thing, I'd say a bricklayer doing larger one off homes with features and fireplaces needs to have far more about him than a bricklayer doing copy and paste square box homes that have been done a million times across the country.
Spot on.
Was going to say something similar. I get where hes coming from in terms of ripofff brickies using bespoke to rip clients off, but bespoke to me is like you say, anything that deviates from common brickwork design and practices thats unique to the clients requirements.
Brickwork is Brickwork, you can either do it or you can't regardless of what it is
I started my time doing all that kind of work, I've done my fair share my friend
@@davidhopwood3590 you are putting words in my mouth, I never said that. You charge what you want for your own standard brickwork, I said there should be an extra over rate for detail. Comprendė esă
Time served brickie can do most brickworks standing on his head. Same with most tradesman 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🇬🇧
Got out the game last year. Seeing these videos makes me feel sick, so glad I got out. You seem so dedicated and concerned. By the time I left I couldn't careless about the quality of my work and the house builder is to blame for that. Years of being mistreated
Danny turnbull-yeah it's a mugs game mate. I got out of brickies labouring 20 years ago,my lower back is completely fckd,im on a disability pension at 55 years old ! My dad is 76 and he is riddled with arthritis. He averaged 800 bricks a day-some days getting a good run 1000 bricks a day ! I was literally running to keep the bricks and mud up to 3 bricklayers in 40 degree heat here in sunny Australia.
Haha yeah in a way , when these videos pop up on my feed it's a good thing in the sense it suddenly brings it all back in an instant an reinforces the fact that the game is a total farce, worrying about not getting paid and putting up listening to all the bullshiters on site, shit working conditions, messed about, no holiday pay etc etc , piss farting around like this isn't work man
Yep I hear you I'm 60 now and I packed it in ten years ago got into roofing by accident and stayed at it. I got so fxxking sick of the BS chasing my money and the same stupid customers. All my family are still in the game and don't understand me regards from Ireland.
@@Healthliving1967 Damn that's some going! Good on you Sir regards from Ireland Eire32.
@@patkearney9320 my dad is from belfast northern Ireland, came to Australia during ww2 and was a stonemason bricklayer for 40 plus years. Its a mugs game,i brickies laboured for 20 years and learnt how to lay bricks but my lower back couldn't handle it. Im now 55,on disability pension with 3 collapsed discs.
100 percent agree with everything you said changy.
Changy I'll agree with you mate on some of your points.
Bricklaying has made me very wealthy,never used a profile in my life.
The time the new breed of bricklayers set their profiles up we're already running in two corners built 6 course at a time.
40 years I've been in the trade,regard myself as a top pro , take it from me the best,skillful bricklayers are all old school,retired or in the ground.
Of course there are some young lads who are a class act also.
Building corners,at pace and accuracy is an awesome skill to have.
Many younger trowels today are lacking,they can't build a corner/plumbing quickly this is the problem for them.
Anyway, small corners and run it in/burn the line.
The art of building the corners all day,everyday.
When you know,,,,,,,you know.
Traditional Bricklayer Double Hard but Changy's Triple so he ain't scared 💪
this is like plasterers who swear by trowels and hate anything like sponge floats, speedskim etc since it makes the job quicker without sacrificing quality. If you're in the game to make money, embrace efficient methods and keep up with the tech.
I enjoyed listening to someone who knows what they are talking about
On high four story buildings in the USA they used to set jack lines and every corner pole had better be right with those lines. Now the kid foreman just measure off the plywood and worry about window depth. So if the plywood varies, they just guesstimate and try to keep the storypoles (profiles) plumb. So if the poles are first set always plumb, they migrate a little after that. It's not everywhere but when you have precast involved, your window gaps better be within the limits and so plumbness is secondary consideration. So the setting of profiles is supposed to be to run with jack lines. And if jack lines are set, you can build a corner fast and mark highth right on the line.
Frank Gehry's Paper bag building in Sydney is the only premium brickwork I have ever seen, with 100 year old brick/clay recipe. The bricklayers became engineers on it
I know of no other profession where the professionals are so honest. Can you imagine a doctor blowing the whistle on his fellow doctors?
Spot on video that champ! I provide PCC it’s a battle with tradition bricklayers getting them to appreciate the modern techniques and getting them executed correctly profiles picking and dipping every time! Amazon don’t have pickers anymore haha neither do we have carrier pigeons haha!
It nice to see trades thinking about other trades, to make their jobs go that bit easier. You dont get that much.
Funny enough, chatting to a friend the other day. He mentioned his brother was a bespoke kitchen fitter. My reply was, so he's a kitchen fitter!!!
I saw you at Drayton manor a few weeks back the mrs said there’s that bloke you watch laying bricks after you’ve layed bricks all day
Haha, yeah we went for the dinosaur 🦕 shows
🤣 my Mrs says this .. ' haven't you had enough of bricks ' 48 still picking up tips from all these videos
NEVER TOO OLD TO.LEARN SOMETHING NEW
A lot of sense spoken there Changy, some lads on here are unintentionally hilarious
Modern houses are nothing like 1930s one's, the bricks on my house are acrington front and back with a cavity, I've never had any damp issues, there putting new ideas in the new homes that are not tested , and aren't gonna last as long as my 90y old house as lasted, and its still going strong. Interesting vid lad.
Yes and no, I'm a builder, I also own a 1930s house, some of the joinery work within roof rafters is shocking , they weren't that good back then, you are right about modern house being crap, however some are very good but most house bashing sites are crap
Great video Changy, you are making good content ! Best wishes from the Dutchbricklayers
Hey changy remember to ask the FLT driver before you leave site for materials for the next day instead of first thing in the morning
When using that design brick get your lads to flush fill all the holes at end of day.
so what you are saying is laying a brick is the same rate where ever and whatever the event? what about underpinning a building? what about patching up around needles used to support a bulding that has been supported with arrows so it didn't collapse? Change every extension is bespoke
You didn't listen
You are a good honest hard grafting bricklayer. Yes you don't need a million tattoos and drink ten pints a night to prove you can do a better job. I admire your advice and all the best to you.
Talking sense again Changy, move with the times, why make life harder than it needs to be.
@4:25 👏🏻 thank you. The chap you're referring to here really sets a bad example for people in your trade.
Profiles are fine for line monkeys but I'd love to see their profile set up for a fireplace or a feature. That is bespoke brickwork people pay move for because line monkeys can't do it quick enough because they're not used to ranging and gauging
You can't disagree or you are racist..
Top stuff, professional work and commentary 👌
Well put my friend 👍👍 I’ve been retired 5 years and I’ve always built corners can have a corner up while you fuck about with profiles !
Forget that Mickey Mouse NVQ 6 week jumped up Labourer course that you get now , what's happened to the proper 3 years City and Guild apprenticeship , I'm not surprised the bricklayer game is what It is now ! We use to call them line runners now they call them bricklayer's , unbelievable !
Well said Changy.
All true, I can build corners pretty fast, but profiles are much quicker and more accurate.
Brilliant 🤩 video as usual Changy, straight talking is always best 👍👍
Heres the best advice.
DONT take on debt.
DONT live lavishly.
DONT marry a woman with expensive tastes.
DONT drive a new car and a new van.
THEN....being a humble bricklayer will serve you well.
THEN....You can choose you're work.
THEN....You can work when you like.
THEN...You can work though youre 60's.
THEN...You can skip the winter.
ANYONE THINK THIS IS ROCKET SCIENCE?
Let me know in the comments below😂
It doesnt matter how fast the water is running into the sink, if the plug is out innit
Amazing upload lots of good advice and always great to get your on site tips be glad once you get your videos regularly again ! Top gang Chang 🤙
Bespoke brickwork😂😂 love your utter honesty....😅❤
say what you think
So the spandrel profile has a membrane on and then overlaps the second DPC. Do you put foam in after building up the gable on the outside of that spandrel membrane? Trying to work out if there's a continuous membrane layer just after the blockwork or after the insulation (looking from internal to external).
So what are profiles & what’s this about corners?
using profiles is for unskilled workers 🤣 that's like saying track saws are for unskilled workers not chippies. 🤣 no they are both for tradesmen who don't want to faff about and likely want to do the best job they can efficiently
Enjoy watching your videos from Ireland ☘️
The beginning of this vid was f-kin Class, so true nail right on the head buddy honest and you don’t wear pants like the singer in the band cameo (1980s) 😂😂
Love the channel and want more context what yoi eat on site
Don't mean to be contrary. Here is the but. Each customers extension or house is bespoke because it is tailored to their needs. You are correct that is no excuse to raise the rate unless as you say they ask for a special bond or layout involving odd angles or more corners. All of that should be taken into account by a quantity surveyor and priced accordingly.
Anyone can lay bricks to a line how many can go into a field and set out from profile boards?
Lol just watched whole vid again ffs! Now your saying that the weep vents you have installed on top of the cavity tray at wall plate height is for ventilation hahahaha.....come on really mate, I'm sure they are to let any water out if any was to penetrate through to the cavity, hence the name 'weep' if it was for ventilation a air brick or similar would be used, your vids just get better, well I've now subscribed so can't wait to examine any future videos 😂
Just look at most new build sites the brick work is shocking
Bespoke as I understand it is a one off. Don't happen on site work Changy, its more specialised , like Stu Compton, not a line jockey, a true artist in brickwork, Traditional bricky is right any arsehole can run a line in 2 days of picking up a trowel dont make them a bricklayer, try building a fireplace in an outside bbq area thats your info, is that not bespoke?
Another thing about the so called old school salt of the earth blokes is back in the late 80s early 90s when I got into the game was they all thought other people should be doing all their heavy work for them, I worked with loads of them, they would never dig out or hump gear up ladders, plus there Brickwork wasn't even that neat either, total farce
I guess it comes down to one thing. Everyone is on this platform to make money. Whether they use fancy terms, tools, music, techniques, it's just content being created to make money and to capture the imagination of their audience.
Topp man ,tell them how it is ,one on top of two ,pricework gang of 40 years 😂
Changy I'm putting in a retain wall,about 2ftor 2half high witch block would be best😊,love the videos
100mm concrete block flat
@@Changy_C cheers for that
Well said , trouble is some people are trying to create a brand or something ! Traditional ! Techniques de profiles 😂
Im rough but I'm slow . Does this help
Glad i got out before health n safty madness started. but yes profiles are better, a lot of the older guys would not use them, you guys have it easy compared to when everything had to be carried up a ladder. i was a bespoke brickie i was a 1200 hundred bricks a day man, lol now i cant stand up straight wish i had slowed down now, if you want a bad back carry on.
Hahahah the traditional bricklayer not gonna be happy with you changy lad 😂😂😂
that TTB lives in the 70s or something always going on about corner building and shouting gentleman and men like who's arsed mate and his beloved Churchill bores me to death, i understand you have to start with the basics but come on move with the times at least
It is a truism in building that 'every building is a prototype' i.e. no two buildings are alike even those built in a factory because each site is different in some degree or another.
A few years ago a building trades survey found that the average age of bricklayers was 55 years old and increasing. The reason for this is that young people aren't coming into the industry as it needs. Good bricklaying is possible but there are too many crap brickies that give the industry a bad name and its the same now as it was 50 years ago in my experience, the only difference being is that there is no quality control on sites today that was common back then.
Too many rip off builders around who do an absolute shit job. I do all my work myself , roofing , plumbing , brickwork , plastering the lot as I know what I’m doing and I’ll do it right regardless of the time it takes.
Mate...You had me at 'salt of the earth men..real men'.....yer bang on about that!...😂
Why no women does bricklaying? I thought they wanted to be 50/50? Oh probably it's only for "well paid cushy jobs" they want the 50/50 to apply, I see...
U realise there is women who bricklay right?
@@abadazadytgaming7200 Of course, maybe less than 1% though, so far far far far away from 50%.
@@truxton1000 yeah true
I’m glad I don’t have a RUclips channel.!!😂😂
I always thought brick laying was unbelievably tedious and boring, and puts a real strain on your back and shoulders and arms, especially if you do it all day every day. And you know what, I’m absolutely right.
Profiles are king 👍 why waste time if you’ve got the right tools
Every brick I’ve ever laid is pure bespoke 😅
After watching these vids it feels like I'll be a fully qualified bricklayer by bedtime.
I understand what hes saying but new builds are totally different to restoration work , they have to be approached differently, so its swings and roundabouts , what evers best for the job , and makes you money and doesn't bust your back . Keep up the good work .
He would bring a tear to a onion 🌰
Not strictly true, I’ve seen brickwork so rough that it could only be described as bespoke 😂
Mate, as a Brick-maker. Technically, it is possible to get speciality made bricks. But chances are low, but bricklayers are paid enough to compensate minor challenges (generally). But I think your referring to dodgy ppl trying to rip the customer off, I.E. The dodgy mechanic.
Bang on mate 👍🏻
wow i was going to say the exact comment below i love detailed work hate half bond like to to be proud of what you have done ghagy mate keep it up take no notice of emm
I always found for Stanley blades buy sweeney Todd blades for replacement. A lifetime box plus that’s what Lino floor layers use.
Well said changy, 100% agree with you TTB is a muppet
Ayyy stoppit changy………. Lol good Craic mate , younguns listen up
Rob Songer, mate. If there ever was bespoke, he's it.
get that TTB told all he talks is bollocks thinks hes the best man on the planet 😂
Of course everyone is right. Old school (I'm 62)to me didn't use profiles much, cudn't get them on the bus😂. Although I would like to see some site slashers set out for some of songers jobs. Like everything else, there's des o'conner and there's sinatra. Be happy and watch out for them piles 😮
Make sure you use the ties in those formers
16 year olds at college can lay bricks very well.. Lets have it said. Great video. Subbed..
Agreed..I do agree when he says about de-skilling, but that is to do with building design. We use lintels not arches. You are right, the world has changed.
Balance of cost of labour v materials has changed a lot over time
Manchester brickie of the 70s now in Fremantle. Profile mad here, I've seen four profiles on a 2 1/2 brick letterbox pier..
Free hand is a good skill.... If you can do it..