My 4yr Brickie apprenticeship started in 1968, when having a Trade was highly regarded... a yr as an 'improver' and i didnt retire until i was 66 when arthritis crippled my hands 😕 tough, honest, way of earning a living but i enjoyed it. My son is now 20yrs into the trade too. Flemish was always one of my fav bonds and although Reclaimed bricks are not everyones cuppa, in the right setting can look awesome. The vid takes me right back 👍
I worked on a new School of Building in 1980 and had cause to visit the existing School to familiarise myself with their requirements. The standards were impressive and in the bricklaying department there were many fine examples of student built work in various bonds and decorative laying. Fast forward to 2018 and I had to visit another School of Building and what I saw there was dire and disheartening. Poorly laid stretcher bond only brickwork in various stages and it wasn't just the bricklaying department, the standards had plummeted across the board in the other departments. No wonder it is hard getting even an acceptable level of quality on jobs these days.
I had an excellent bricky worked with me in my D Glazing business, whatever the bond we had to alter or add to, he not only did it instinctively, but, give him the correct used/reclaimed bricks,you’d struggle to find where the old and new work stopped and started! How do you do that, both I and the customer would say!? All you have to do is lay a few million and you get quite good at it he would say! Thanks Pat Mack, for all that quality work you did for me and I hope your wrists and back have stopped aching wherever you are resting now! Gone, but everlasting memories of a lovely man!Cheers, and keep those standards up,…those that know how to that is!!
Thanks Steve, they’re wearing on the arms and wrists… to think our former generations built with them all the time💪 Hope you’re going okay with the hip issue, tough work with painful hip😢
Top job. I feel your pain. My brick laying teacher said, “if it looks right, it is right”, and I always think back to that day 40 years ago when I get a similar job.
@@GiftedUplifted Thanks bro, much appreciated..most builds here are just red machine made bricks in running bond (stretcher bond we call it). Yeah the Flemish bond has beautiful character to it especially in the old fashioned bricks 🧱 🏴🇺🇸👍
Great skill on display patience no bullshit client very lucky get a skill full trades man humble and dedicated total respect May his. god be good to him
@ Chris Longhurst.Excellent craftsmanship with the bricklaying! The skill and professionalism displayed are truly impressive. I enjoy watching these detailed and skilled techniques. Keep up the great work!"
It's really good to see a flemish bond constructed by someone who really knows their craft, and can explain it. The two skills are completely separate but rarely are combined this well. The videos are really comprehensive but one aspect is driving me nuts. Your extension bases/oversite have a cavity all round, even, it appears, through door openings. I just cannot see how you deal with the cavity and screed in the door opening, especially as it is now 150mm cavity. Do you use a cavity closer or something else to support the screed. Do keep up the videos. They are life savers to a DIYer like me.
thats flemish bond, flemish garden wall bond is three or five stretchers then header. similarly english bond is a course of stretchers, then course of headers, and english garden wall bond, three or five courses of stretchers, all made 1/4 bond by the queen closure and tying both skins together.
Hi Michaelle, thanks for the comment. I used a mortar raking tool, it has an adjustable nail in a jointer with wheels so it enables you to run the nail at an adjusted depth freely up and down the brick courses. Hope that has helped!
Bit off topic but in one of your videos you used a trench block with and tongue and groove. Where do you get these from ??? I’ve tried loads of places here in the UK Anyone have a suggestion ? Thanks in advance 🙏
Just ask any builders yard for Celcon or Thermalite interlocking trench blocks and they'll either have them or can order them in for you...Note: make sure they are the correct width for 100mm brick, 150mm cavity and 100mm block ie 350mm wide trench block🤷
Looks stunning Chris. Great craftsmanship. Questions- Are the white bricks from a previously painted wall and do you adjust the error in the brick sizes to give one flush side or both sides slightly uneven. 🤔👍👍
Thanks for the question, there are a couple of ways around it 1. cut the headers in half or 2. mix and match the bricks but its time consuming. 3. could adjust the headers between the front and back! Its all extra work tbh and you would need to ajust your price for the job!!
He is using the most rubbish bricks I have seen in my life for a new Wall .it seems he got the bricks from A rubbish dump and cleaned them Up . New RED face bricks must be used !
Hey bro, loads of folk are going for this look, and tbh the bricks I'm using will last easily another 200 years whereas the modern inferior bricks you're talking about won't last 50 years without spalling through frost damage etc🙄
How deep would footings be for something like that Chris? Do you get it pumped in or mix by hand on site? Great work , must be a few hundred bricks in that 😅
My 4yr Brickie apprenticeship started in 1968, when having a Trade was highly regarded... a yr as an 'improver' and i didnt retire until i was 66 when arthritis crippled my hands 😕 tough, honest, way of earning a living but i enjoyed it. My son is now 20yrs into the trade too. Flemish was always one of my fav bonds and although Reclaimed bricks are not everyones cuppa, in the right setting can look awesome. The vid takes me right back 👍
@@Jo007kin yeah I did mine in 1978, and still at it and still learning👍 Thanks for your comment 👍
I worked on a new School of Building in 1980 and had cause to visit the existing School to familiarise myself with their requirements. The standards were impressive and in the bricklaying department there were many fine examples of student built work in various bonds and decorative laying. Fast forward to 2018 and I had to visit another School of Building and what I saw there was dire and disheartening. Poorly laid stretcher bond only brickwork in various stages and it wasn't just the bricklaying department, the standards had plummeted across the board in the other departments. No wonder it is hard getting even an acceptable level of quality on jobs these days.
What I like about you Chris is no bragging how many you can lay in a day , just tidy brickwork top bloke
Thank you 😊
I had an excellent bricky worked with me in my D Glazing business, whatever the bond we had to alter or add to, he not only did it instinctively, but, give him the correct used/reclaimed bricks,you’d struggle to find where the old and new work stopped and started! How do you do that, both I and the customer would say!? All you have to do is lay a few million and you get quite good at it he would say! Thanks Pat Mack, for all that quality work you did for me and I hope your wrists and back have stopped aching wherever you are resting now! Gone, but everlasting memories of a lovely man!Cheers, and keep those standards up,…those that know how to that is!!
Can't beat traditional brickwork, nice job Chris, I always liked Monk bond don't see much of it these days.
@@user-cs1dt2xw4c thank you, Monk bond yeah you don’t tbh..
Awesome workmanship Chris, them are some bricks but when they're finished look absolutely stunning 🧱👍❤
Thank you! Cheers!
Lovely bit of brickwork Chris you look like a man who has worked hard all your life. Respect mate
Great job Chris, it’s a long day setting those bruisers days on end . Nice traditional bond with old bricks 🧱🧱👌🏼🧱👍🏽
Thanks Steve, they’re wearing on the arms and wrists… to think our former generations built with them all the time💪 Hope you’re going okay with the hip issue, tough work with painful hip😢
Lovely job. Nice bond. Much nicer ( and stronger) than stretcher. 👍👍
Yes, it is thanks👍
Always a pleasure to see a craftsman at work. Thank you.
@@michaelmorgan9289 thank you👍
Top job. I feel your pain. My brick laying teacher said, “if it looks right, it is right”, and I always think back to that day 40 years ago when I get a similar job.
Another tidy job Chris
Good to see you back
Looking forward to the next one
@@user-ym1ff1vg8c ☺️
A proper tradesman,lovely job
Great skill on view.Really enjoyed watching.End result stunning.
@@MikeSharp-b5t thank you, appreciated 👍
Looks awesome man. Cheers from the US. I wish we used Flemish bond more often over here. Everything is always boring running bond
@@GiftedUplifted Thanks bro, much appreciated..most builds here are just red machine made bricks in running bond (stretcher bond we call it). Yeah the Flemish bond has beautiful character to it especially in the old fashioned bricks 🧱 🏴🇺🇸👍
Great skill on display patience no bullshit client very lucky
get a skill full trades man humble and dedicated total respect
May his. god be good to him
Thank you, and yes my God is defo good to me John 3:16
Job Nd a half building those old red Chris heavy old brick lots work well done.
Great to see you in action
Thank you👍
Good job…thoroughly enjoyed watching your great workmanship…Brian
@@brianreynolds4627 aww thank you👍
Lovely job. Looks great.
@@peterrees6335 thank you👍
those bricks are bloody heavy. nice work chris.
Yes they are💪
Lovely work
Thank you👍
What a fantastic job,mate you’re a true craftsman,and the bricks must of made the job 100 times harder but you’re a grafter and end result stunning
Thank you, yes those bricks are twice the weight of modern bricks 😮💪👍
Stunning work 👏
@@philipowen-dixon8492 thank you 👍
What a grand job
Thank you 👍
@ Chris Longhurst.Excellent craftsmanship with the bricklaying! The skill and professionalism displayed are truly impressive. I enjoy watching these detailed and skilled techniques. Keep up the great work!"
@@Aspiring_Tradesman thank you, that is much appreciated 👍
Lools nice that mate 💯💪👊
U cnt beat an old school bricklayer there the back bone of Britain
Looks amazing 🤩
@@PandzaMan thank you👍
He looks skilled and that's good enough for me!
Beautiful
Thank you! Cheers!
It's really good to see a flemish bond constructed by someone who really knows their craft, and can explain it. The two skills are completely separate but rarely are combined this well. The videos are really comprehensive but one aspect is driving me nuts. Your extension bases/oversite have a cavity all round, even, it appears, through door openings. I just cannot see how you deal with the cavity and screed in the door opening, especially as it is now 150mm cavity. Do you use a cavity closer or something else to support the screed.
Do keep up the videos. They are life savers to a DIYer like me.
Lovely Flemish bond…we’re having some on our new house for decoration😀😀😀
@@janenewley1014 great choice as it’s a beautiful decorative bond👍
thats flemish bond, flemish garden wall bond is three or five stretchers then header. similarly english bond is a course of stretchers, then course of headers, and english garden wall bond, three or five courses of stretchers, all made 1/4 bond by the queen closure and tying both skins together.
Fantastic work.
@@catabaticanabatic3800 thank you👍
Great line work 👍
Heavy old bks them imperials lovely work as always mate 👍 👏
Thanks Justin, trust you’re enjoying the better weather of late 👍
@foundationgood123
Love it Chris to hot to work in but we can't moan can we 😂👍
yeah, we've suffered the rain to much this year lol...keep this till Christmas aye
Superb Chris as always 👍
Good vid and a mint job 👍
Great job that pal 🧱🧱🧱
Good job bro i think you used Germany bond no English bond,thank you deer,am flow you from Iraq/ Baghdad🌷🤝
@@Al-iraqiArabian thank you👍
Awesome job.
You need a decent microphone though.
Nice bit of flicking aswell
Really enjoyed watching this, Chris. As a rookie, can you tell me how you raked out at the end to get that finish? Cheers, Mike.
Hi Michaelle, thanks for the comment. I used a mortar raking tool, it has an adjustable nail in a jointer with wheels so it enables you to run the nail at an adjusted depth freely up and down the brick courses. Hope that has helped!
That looks like good growing soil over there.
Bit off topic but in one of your videos you used a trench block with and tongue and groove.
Where do you get these from ??? I’ve tried loads of places here in the UK
Anyone have a suggestion ?
Thanks in advance 🙏
Just ask any builders yard for Celcon or Thermalite interlocking trench blocks and they'll either have them or can order them in for you...Note: make sure they are the correct width for 100mm brick, 150mm cavity and 100mm block ie 350mm wide trench block🤷
He’s back! You little ripper
😂
Awesome job. You make it look easy, but it is not. Great video!
Aw thank you👍
Great workmanship, but what horrible bricks.
This is a genuine question and not a criticism. Is it not possible to tie in the wall to the corners?
The wall was an after thought…
@8,40 character of the bricks/wall
Looks great, defo an oatcake or 2 needed after that 😅
@@RichardDowd yeah that’ll do nicely 👍
Great work, 🇨🇮🇨🇮Could you have tied in,the piers ,into d wall
Could have but the bricks so robust they’re sound
Nice job looks the bollocks
hahaha Thank you👍
Looks stunning Chris. Great craftsmanship. Questions- Are the white bricks from a previously painted wall and do you adjust the error in the brick sizes to give one flush side or both sides slightly uneven. 🤔👍👍
Thanks for the question, there are a couple of ways around it 1. cut the headers in half or 2. mix and match the bricks but its time consuming. 3. could adjust the headers between the front and back! Its all extra work tbh and you would need to ajust your price for the job!!
@@foundationgood123 Ok i understand. Thanks 👍
What's an "aco"?
discrete drainage solution apparently…I’m no bricklayer though…I just googled it…🧐
Top class
thank you, much appreciated👍
On that bond, how many brink per square metre?
@@paulp1802 120
@@foundationgood123 many thanks
Sorry, that's for metric bricks, because these are imperial brick they are 100 per M2
Why does the customer want a brick wall right next to the wall of the building?
@@trevorstevenson4038 it completes the wall and hide the crappy build of the neighbours extension 🤷♂️
DPC under the soldier course? Expansion joints?
@@clivewilliams3661 No soldier courses on this job mate only brick on edge….3 expansion joints
@@foundationgood123 I stand corrected, so let me rephrase it. DPC under the brick on edge? Where are the EJs?
I thought it was mow cop , didn’t realise you were in the area are you up Biddulph Moor Chris
@@marcwalters7541 Biddulph Road Harrishead…
Lovely work, but thats not flemish garden wall bond. I am pretty sure thats flemish bond? Qualify job.
I was wondering why the wall is following the line of the building.
@@lrdisco2005 it’s built on the land’s. Building line which follows the house🤷♂️
@@foundationgood123 Thanks. Boundaries can a source of tension.
@@lrdisco2005tell me about it lol..,I was building onto the original wall’s position so there were no didsputes👍
He is using the most rubbish bricks
I have seen in my life for a new
Wall .it seems he got the bricks from
A rubbish dump and cleaned them
Up .
New RED face bricks must be used !
Hey bro, loads of folk are going for this look, and tbh the bricks I'm using will last easily another 200 years whereas the modern inferior bricks you're talking about won't last 50 years without spalling through frost damage etc🙄
How deep would footings be for something like that Chris?
Do you get it pumped in or mix by hand on site?
Great work , must be a few hundred bricks in that 😅
We were on solid clay after two shovels down, 6” concrete….2800 bricks💪
Any merit in wetting the bricks first?
Possibly however, I find the bricks get cement smudged over the face of the bricks and it's hard to clean off.
Whats with all that tap, tap, tappy crap?
@@jonkibble4757 did say, when we filmed the compo had stiffened 🤷♂️
Fiemish....................
thanks, its sorted now👍
Is not a bricklayer
He s a mason buddy u can count it .What r u?
Scrap the pant of the bricks after