Brilliant ! Thanks for the comment 👍 really appreciate it . I actually use a Marshall town 11 inch Philadelphia for everything. I find it’s perfect for getting enough mortar on for 2 blocks or 2 perforated bricks. What do you prefer ??
Cheers !! Izzy said that about tie wire as well!? I’m guessing you mean the blob technique from the blockwork vids ? Happy new year Steve hope it’s a good en 😀👍
Ahh right! I forgot I mentioned that in the vid ! Yeah, that’s real good. 👍 means you can bend them all up out the way then get them down super flat again! Class. 😊👍👍
You guys must get pretty damn good at staying on gauge if all the bricks are pretty much the same. In Canada we're caught in between metric and imperial with all sorts of products...also all the stuff we put I the walls don't really work out either so there a lot of bumping and grinding happening
Yeah, that is the best bit about house building on these big sites. It’s all metric. On timber frame we have to do a bit more bumping and grinding to get to window cills and heads. We have to mix imperial and metric sometimes when doing extensions on old houses that have imperial bricks. Internal Blocks metric then external bricks imperial. New builds all metric here I think 😀😀
I’m looking to become a bricklayer and looking for an apprenticeship, to learn more deeply about the trade. Do you think it’s necessary to do that or to at least know the basics about laying the bricks and start working in a bricklayer site to learn while doing so? What’s your opinion on this
That’s great that you want to be a bricklayer!! It is a fantastic trade with lots of opportunity to travel and be your own boss. The money is really good at the moment and there is loads of work out there. There are lots of ways into it and I’m actually going to do a vid on it. If you do an apprenticeship then you might be on low money for a couple of years. I would definitely recommend doing the apprenticeship on building site building houses. There are short courses at colleges in the uk . Usually 12 weeks at night. You could do one of these so when you get on site you will be a lot more capable. You can definitely skip the apprenticeship if you want. You could learn the basics then get on site labouring for a bricklayer or alongside a bricklayer. If you rush to get ahead with loading out then do the jointing and running in you will soon improve. If you don’t mind a couple of years on less money then a collage / work apprenticeship is a good place to learn the basics and practice on site at the same time! Hope this helps and isn’t too confusing lol👍👍
We basically just lay what is specified on the drawings. We have to keep an eye out for different hatchings on the drawings which indicate whether it’s concrete blocks, light weight aerated block. Heavy duty aerated blocks etc. Most of the time the inner leaf of a cavity is standard aerated block. Internal walls within the house are often concrete block. Rendered external walls are usually the 9n/m concrete blocks. Now and again there will be a little note on the drawings indicating a pillar with the heavy duty 7.3 n/m blocks in amongst an elevation that is built out of the standard 3.6n/m aerated block. We get it quite a lot on Taylor wimpy 4 blocks and bellway . Usually when there is a small window dead close to a door. In this case you have to ask the agent if there are any 7n blocks on site. If not they may ask you to do the whole elevation in concrete. Basically if you find out how many different types of blocks are being used on a site then you will know what to be looking out for . So sorry for the long answer 🤦♂️😀👍🧱
Lol. I know. I did this as a demonstration for improvers . I use profiles day in day out on absolutely everything. That’s why I’m a bit slow at building corners 😂👍 Cheers for the comment 😀👍
Absolutely! I think it’s good to be able to build corners etc .. although we very rarely have to on site these days.! Thanks ! I hope you enjoyed your years as a bricklayer. I certainly do although I am on a very dusty site at the min 👎 Retirement must be nice 👌🏼
Yeah the lads who do it are good and dead helpful if it needs adjusting. Alot of the time we can’t get profiles on as the metal is so close to the brickwork or there is an upright right on the corner. If I had a choice I would go with plank and pole but happy either way 😀👍🧱
Yeah mate, I don’t build corners. Just trying to show different stuff. I’m profiles all the way but I think lads starting out should still be able to throw a corner up if they had to👍 I appreciate the comment ian🏠🧱
Brilliant! I might do some more like this. Gotta be good for beginners coming through to see that we are not always slashing on site ! Appreciate the comment mate 😀👍
😂😂 yeah !!! Pretty mad guy isn’t he!! Shouting the forks from the scaffolding when the driver is literally the other end of the site 😂👍👍 Very good carrier I reckon! if you can cope with the shouting 👍👍
😂😂sorry I should have edited that out. We work for ourselves so lucky won’t get sacked 👍 I do usually try and work while talking but this guy was shouting me from another scaffolding wanting to borrow some wall ties. I defo should have edited it out. Apologies 👍👍
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Great videos and content, what's your fav trowel for brickwork,🇨🇮🇨🇮
Brilliant ! Thanks for the comment 👍 really appreciate it .
I actually use a Marshall town 11 inch Philadelphia for everything. I find it’s perfect for getting enough mortar on for 2 blocks or 2 perforated bricks.
What do you prefer ??
Good vid again Matt, keep em coming and all the best for the new year 👍🧱🧱🧱🧱
And to you Andrew 😀👍 cheers 😊
Like that little tie trick fella👌👌nice video as always champ! Hope you have a great New year mate🍻🍻🎉🎉
Cheers Izzy! Happy new year mate !! Hope it’s a good one for you 😀🧱👍
Good tutorial there mate 👌🏼. Like the tie wire tip too 🧱👍🏽
Cheers !! Izzy said that about tie wire as well!? I’m guessing you mean the blob technique from the blockwork vids ? Happy new year Steve hope it’s a good en 😀👍
@@brickworkfundamentals4636 . It’s the bending then down and Back up 👌🏼🧱👍🏽
Ahh right! I forgot I mentioned that in the vid ! Yeah, that’s real good. 👍 means you can bend them all up out the way then get them down super flat again! Class. 😊👍👍
Nice work buddy 👍
Cheers Joe 👊
You guys must get pretty damn good at staying on gauge if all the bricks are pretty much the same. In Canada we're caught in between metric and imperial with all sorts of products...also all the stuff we put I the walls don't really work out either so there a lot of bumping and grinding happening
Yeah, that is the best bit about house building on these big sites. It’s all metric. On timber frame we have to do a bit more bumping and grinding to get to window cills and heads.
We have to mix imperial and metric sometimes when doing extensions on old houses that have imperial bricks. Internal Blocks metric then external bricks imperial. New builds all metric here I think 😀😀
I’m looking to become a bricklayer and looking for an apprenticeship, to learn more deeply about the trade. Do you think it’s necessary to do that or to at least know the basics about laying the bricks and start working in a bricklayer site to learn while doing so? What’s your opinion on this
That’s great that you want to be a bricklayer!! It is a fantastic trade with lots of opportunity to travel and be your own boss.
The money is really good at the moment and there is loads of work out there.
There are lots of ways into it and I’m actually going to do a vid on it.
If you do an apprenticeship then you might be on low money for a couple of years. I would definitely recommend doing the apprenticeship on building site building houses.
There are short courses at colleges in the uk . Usually 12 weeks at night. You could do one of these so when you get on site you will be a lot more capable. You can definitely skip the apprenticeship if you want. You could learn the basics then get on site labouring for a bricklayer or alongside a bricklayer.
If you rush to get ahead with loading out then do the jointing and running in you will soon improve.
If you don’t mind a couple of years on less money then a collage / work apprenticeship is a good place to learn the basics and practice on site at the same time!
Hope this helps and isn’t too confusing lol👍👍
On the internal leaf what blocks do you use ? When do you use aerated block and dense block ?
We basically just lay what is specified on the drawings. We have to keep an eye out for different hatchings on the drawings which indicate whether it’s concrete blocks, light weight aerated block. Heavy duty aerated blocks etc. Most of the time the inner leaf of a cavity is standard aerated block. Internal walls within the house are often concrete block. Rendered external walls are usually the 9n/m concrete blocks. Now and again there will be a little note on the drawings indicating a pillar with the heavy duty 7.3 n/m blocks in amongst an elevation that is built out of the standard 3.6n/m aerated block. We get it quite a lot on Taylor wimpy 4 blocks and bellway . Usually when there is a small window dead close to a door. In this case you have to ask the agent if there are any 7n blocks on site. If not they may ask you to do the whole elevation in concrete.
Basically if you find out how many different types of blocks are being used on a site then you will know what to be looking out for . So sorry for the long answer 🤦♂️😀👍🧱
@@brickworkfundamentals4636 thanks for the replay, I will take a note.
Profile on there would be built before you had cornered up
Lol. I know. I did this as a demonstration for improvers . I use profiles day in day out on absolutely everything. That’s why I’m a bit slow at building corners 😂👍
Cheers for the comment 😀👍
Profiles are a must pal ,for gauge level and plumb work,you obviously know what what you are doing. Great video from a retired bricklayer
Absolutely! I think it’s good to be able to build corners etc .. although we very rarely have to on site these days.!
Thanks ! I hope you enjoyed your years as a bricklayer. I certainly do although I am on a very dusty site at the min 👎
Retirement must be nice 👌🏼
Decent looking scaffold that
Yeah the lads who do it are good and dead helpful if it needs adjusting. Alot of the time we can’t get profiles on as the metal is so close to the brickwork or there is an upright right on the corner. If I had a choice I would go with plank and pole but happy either way 😀👍🧱
I was thinking the same, no mess or joiners standing gossiping getting in your way
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Excelente trabajo 👏 👍 🧱🧱🧱💯💯💯
Es un video largo, pero con suerte será útil para los principiantes.😀👍
Stick a box section r lad. Mucks wet. Go long
Yeah mate, I don’t build corners. Just trying to show different stuff. I’m profiles all the way but I think lads starting out should still be able to throw a corner up if they had to👍
I appreciate the comment ian🏠🧱
Very nice work young man 😊. Struggle to watch you lay bricks with a bum like that.x
Thanks 😀👍 yeah, that wasn’t the best position for the go pro on this vid !! Even worse with the filthy trousers 😂🤦♂️
@@brickworkfundamentals4636 bloody good video I say 👍
Brilliant! I might do some more like this. Gotta be good for beginners coming through to see that we are not always slashing on site ! Appreciate the comment mate 😀👍
We have that scaffold at work it's shit to work off
Defo!! I like how the brickwork stays clean with no splash off the boards but other than that… I’m not keen on it 😀👍
No way is that scouse jay in the background, all I can here is him
😂😂 yeah !!! Pretty mad guy isn’t he!! Shouting the forks from the scaffolding when the driver is literally the other end of the site 😂👍👍
Very good carrier I reckon! if you can cope with the shouting 👍👍
@@brickworkfundamentals4636 yes mate he is, I was in my apprentership with a gang in Mac and he never failed to disappoint if your having a bad day 😂
😂😂 totally bonkers! I can understand about 20% of what he says but I get the jist lol.
Right laugh 😂👍
At 16.11 he stops to chat for a full fifty seven seconds and doesn't get sacked . Not sure this is legit....
😂😂sorry I should have edited that out. We work for ourselves so lucky won’t get sacked 👍
I do usually try and work while talking but this guy was shouting me from another scaffolding wanting to borrow some wall ties. I defo should have edited it out. Apologies 👍👍