Great Job! Like all professionals you make it look easy. I am 67 and you gave me a great start on my next project rebuilding a 200 year old milk shed I will lay block and put a stone exterior on it Thanks
You’re an outstanding instructor. Explaining everything without assuming knowledge or insulting anyone. Super knowledgeable, well rehearsed, and perfect presentation. Thank you for sharing this for free.
Sir, I can't tell you how much this tutorial just helped me. I am a homeowner and former carpenter, built a true timber frame pavilion and poured a proper foundation for a fireplace at one end. Started laying out my block last night and suffered everything you laid out as what not to do....lol. This video will be a true lifesaver going forward, thank you so much, really appreciate it. Great job, super concise and easy to follow, loved it. ~ Old School.
I am a High School Construction teacher who struggles to find proper teaching videos. This is a perfect video for my class. Thanks, and consider making more
Richard, check out the Essential Craftsman channel. He is great! Very knowledgeable about every aspect of construction and explains things thoroughly without being condescending. From building, bidding, efficiently operating, and different phases of the job, i have enjoyed every video that I've watched.
Finally a proper video that includes all pretty much all aspects that mansons should care about - many thanks! I found it after finishing my 11m long 4 corse of concrete hollow blocks (440mm x 215mm x 215mm) wall and my body is aching! One thing that no one mentioned is consistency of mortar - for a lot heavier 7N concrete hollow blocks one needs a bit more stiffer mortar than for other ones. They kept sinking right to the block underneath so had to add less wather to mortar thank normal for each mix.
Thanks for the comment! Yes, the weight of the block may affect how you choose to mix up the mortar. Also, the web thickness of the block also can affect how much the block will sink.
Great video. Like any skilled and technique: the devil is in the details. You cover every small details. This is great. Need a video on stone wall too! Thanks!
Thanks for the comment! Unfortunately I don't do much stonework, other than what's called "Quarry Cut" stone. It's "lick and stick" stone. I do, however, do a ton of stone pointing. I'll make a video regarding that this summer. Thanks again.
Absolutely awesome tutorial. I am laying block down for a vault room and today was my first attempt. Needless to say I had some choice words... And also praise for you mason's. Tomorrow I am going to use this video and step by step try it. I thank you good sir
I just saw the best instructional video for a specific trade. Great job in the instructions. And thanks for getting right to it and not having unnecessary introduction to the video.
I needed to see this video. Attempting to build a retaining wall without any advice or expertise is frustration "Hell on Earth" !! I have a lot of respect for Masons. I'll never look at workers doing this type of profession as basic manual laborers but a highly skilled professional. I've had to teardown my retaining wall 3x because I did not get this right. I've gone so far as to devise and plan to build a jig for the "H" pattern footprint And having the square dual holes covered while mortar is applied then removed once spread. This is an excellent technical how-to DIY instructional video. Its the best I've seen for my application. Thanks Masonry201. .
Thanks for the comment! Nice idea on the jig, believe it or not, they do make something like that for both brick and block. In my opinion, the time that one would spend fiddling with the jig can be used to just practice the traditional way. Students usually get it in an hour or two of diligent practice. Thanks again!
Might have a look at the RUclips videos on retaining walls. I like "Stan "Dirt Monkey" Genadek"s videos. Water needs to be able to flow through the wall, otherwise it builds up a lot of hydrostatic pressure. 0.4335 PSI per foot of depth; a 4 foot high wall could have about 1.6 PSI. Convert PSI to pounds per square foot by multiplying by 12 x 12 square inches per square foot: goes from 0 pounds per square foot at the water table, up to 250 pounds per square foot at 4 feet down. A retaining wall has a lot of square feet. You do not want to keep the ground water from flowing out.
Real, informative video that I should have watched first before I did my 90mm block wall . . . . . . Thank you Sir for your video, it is really well explained and good. Cheers from Down Under!
I liked almost everything with the video, except the smear of the end blocks on the ends. My father was in the concrete business for over 50 years. He taught me many of these techniques. However once he puts his load on top of the block, he then takes another cinder block and turns it on end to end. Tall end up. He then spreads the mortar on the tall end, just like you would on the elongated cinder block. He then lifts up the block and lays it into place. Now again, my father had been doing this for many years. He knew exactly how to judge the distance that he needed in order to place that cinder block in place. He then would follow the string line and ensure it was level, and taking the butt end of the trowel and tapping on top of the cinder block until it was perfectly in place and level. This is also the way that I do it now. Also sometimes I wet the block to make sure of adhesion as well. That of course depends on the temperature outside. Other than that, I really enjoyed your video.
Thanks for the comment! The process you mentioned is exactly how I first learned to lay block. There are positives and negatives to that method, just like any other method really. If working on scaffold, with other masons, there usually isn't room to stand each block up, one at a time; and if there is room, it'd be on top of other stocked block. It also requires the mason to handle each block twice, instead of going directly to the wall. On the positive side, it will almost certainly make for full head joints. There is a way to sort of combine both techniques though. Take a look at "The Fastest Trowel on the Block" competition in Vegas. They combine both actions in one move. Thanks again for the reply!
Great videos, I'm not looking forward to the second half of my garage wall. First half killed me as i did everything wrong that you could😂. I watched a lot of videos and at 55 have figured out why i hate mason work... I never knew how to do it correctly! Thanks brother
I have english as a first language but I can see how good this would be for someone with English as a second language- everything clearly spoken and easy to understand. Excellent video.
Thanks for the comment! I try to take my time and speak clearly for videos. In my normal, everyday talking, I'm sure I butcher the English language. :)
44 year long career as a mason, custom work in Beverly Hills for movie stars and 25 years building casinos in Vegas. I've seen every boot out there with their nasty habits, nice to see someone teach the correct way of wicking the trowel, so many slap the trowel on the mud board splashing mud everywhere.
Thanks for the comment! That sounds like a lot of fun, building casinos in Vegas. I was out there this past winter. They were working on some casino, and I thought it was really cool to see how they covered the scaffolding with a tarp that looked like the actual building. Probably fools 99% of people. Thanks again.
@@Backswell I block foreman on the Gondola canal on the third floor of the Venetian and was the brick foreman for the Cannery North. I didn't work on anything at Ceasers but did some ledger stone work in the Cosmopolitan. Did some stone on the Red Rock Station and at the Hard Rock I laid stone around the pool area, so much work in the 90s
@@beckersworldinc.171 that’s great I’ll see what I can find online for pictures. Wish I could get next to you on the trowel and pick your brain. Anywho God bless and Merry Christmas
Very good. I've laid maybe 300 blocks in my time but now I actually know HOW to do it right. I've a big wall to build in spring, the first thing I'm going to do is buy one of those trowels. Thanks :)
Just today i lay my first set of blocks. This video enhances my confidence bro. Love from jamaica. Do you have videos on how to properly render a wall?
Great tutorial. Can you tell me what the correct ratio of mason sand and Portland cement and lime to make mortar mix is for both structural and non structural exterior brick and block walls is ? I live in southern new hampshire USA. Thanks.
@@johnnovick1643 brickwork/non structural, use type N mortar. 1:1:6. One part cement: one part lime: 6 parts bar sand (don’t use mason sand). Read below* Above ground structural brick or block, use type S mortar. 1:1/2:4-1/2. One part cement: half part lime: four and a half parts bar sand. *actual “mason” sand is a very particular product, not commonly found. It’s grain size is very specific. “Bar” sand is used 99.999% of the time when making mortar. It’s the sand found everywhere (Lowe’s, Depot, local supply stores, etc). Thanks for the question!
Good video. Teaching ergonomics and efficiency is so important. Masonry by nature is so repetitive and most people don’t think how much material weight they’re moving in a day. Concrete and masonry is tough work even when it’s efficient. Too slowly we’re wise but too quickly we’re old.
@@johnnyzoom7andthenoisekeep514 Thanks for the question! No need to, unless it’s like caked on dirt, or if it’s so thick that it’ll interfere with the size of the mortar joints.
Was wondering why you didn’t just slap mud on the head then you immediately showed why on the sash side. About to do my first wall so this was extremely instructional
Beautiful fundamentals. Now could you please make a video for the best way to pick up the block to lay it to as well as over the line (over the line because some of us don’t have nice bosses)
Regarding w.rose trowels . They manufacture standard shank and low lift shank trowels . I interpret that to mean that the low lift shank w.rose trowels shank is lower ( height wise ) than the standard shank trowels am I correct or incorrect .
@@brickbybric I’ve come across some rose trowels where the handle is almost level when the trowel is set down. They’re much lower than pretty much all marshalltowns.
Too bad I didn't watch this BEFORE I tried to mortar some block for the first time. Didn't know what I was doing and did everything wrong. Mortar wouldn't stick to anything, I think it was too thick. Didn't know about making a loaf, flicking the wrist, etc. I gave up trying to use the trowel. All I knew was that I had a wheelbarrow full of mortar that I needed to use before it got hard. So I used my hands to put the mortar on the blocks. Now my finger tips are all bloody and raw. LOL. Thanks for teaching me how to do it right!
First off, props to you for giving it a try! In the grand scheme of things, the block don’t care how mortar is applied to them. If you used your hands to apply the mortar, so be it! I hope the block you laid are to your liking. All masons know the feeling of raw hands, that’s for sure. Your hands will heal, but the pride you can enjoy of building something for yourself will last a long time.
I could have written this comment verbatim. I got flustered and used my hands like a kid playing with play dough. But so far the blocks are still upright… so far…
Great video I've only started been a Labour to the stone Mason. He's showed me how to spread the mortar on the blocks I'm putting to much on at the minute but I'm going try your tips
Seee thats alll it need just a goood instructor an the correct way how to proceed an build on than man it like i watch just this video twice man please reply an share an feedback so i can ear ur reply thank uou for the great guidance an instruction sir thnks
Really enjoyed the video, looking forward to viewing more masonry videos. Where is your school? Also, for training purposes what is your mortar mix? Thanks, great work!
Thanks or the comment! The College is in Media, PA. It's a trade college that offers several different trades. The mortar mix is 4 parts bar and to one part hydrated lime.
There are big grown men I work with that use small trowels. It doesn’t matter your frame or hand size, some people prefer smaller trowels, and you can accomplish just as much a people that use giant trowels. A 9” Narrow Heeled London trowel is about as small as they go, and is just fine for anyone. Thanks for the question!
Great question! They're used when installing a type of expansion joint material. The material is shaped like a "plus" sign. One leg of the "plus" goes into the sash of one block, while the opposite side of the "plus" goes into another blocks sash. No mortar in between those two blocks. The gap usually gets caulked for an expansion joint.
I've been replacing a basement wall that was no good and tomorrow I'll be finishing it. I like the way you presented everything in this video. I've been doing everything with zero instruction, I think it'll go a little easier now that I see how you use the trowel and how to properly load it. I had most of it figured out but this should set me straight on all of it.
I personally don't like to use the wrist snapping technique, because after doing that about 2,000 times per day, over the coarse of time could wear your wrist out. I prefer to tap my trowel twice, but to each his own. Love your videos and hope there are future Masons taking notes. #SALUTE
There's a few different sizes in there. The Rose with grey rubber handle that I hold up is a 9", I mostly use a 10", I issue students an 11" Narrow Heeled London.
Sir, I commented on one of your videos just last week and I understand how overwhelming your job is to have hindered your response. I hope when you eventually come online, I will get your response. I see that that most, if not all illustrations you made about block laying had to do with retaining walls, garden walls etc. This 3/8 inch vertical joint: 1. is it applicable to building storey buildings or is it just peculiar to retaining walls? In Nigeria, I see vertical joints of up to 3 - 4 inches and if your tutorial is anything to go by, then I think the practice here is wasteful to say the least. 2. The mortar sand. I see your mortar looks a lot softer than ours which contains sand of different grain sizes. Though our buildings are standing, I think the difference between the two is much. Do you think the two practices can stand side by side?
Thanks for the questions! 1-in Nigeria, the head joints (vertical joints) may be completely filled after each course is laid. Even though the joints may be large, when completely filled in, the structure is fine. This is typical in other countries as well. I worked in the Dominican Republic and did the same. 2-The mortar I use here is practice mortar. It is only a mix of lime and sand. There is no cement in it. This mortar gets about as hard and strong as a piece of chalk (for a chalkboard) once it hardens. This enables the mortar to be cleaned off the units easily, and reused over and over again just by adding water and mixing. The sand grains may be bigger in Nigeria, and not as fine. That's okay. Same as in Dominican. The work may not be "tooled" to look pretty, to where fine sand isn't really needed.
@@masonry201 Exactly. Courses are laid before the joints are filled here. As a Cost Accountant, 3 inches is unnecessarily large and implies wastefulness. I am about to begin my project and it's necessary to arm myself with knowledge as I will be dealing with engineers and masons who aren't quite honest. Thanks so much for your response. Perhaps in the future you would want to do videos on Ways to Minimize Cost of Building. Best regards
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Sir I wanna thank you from the core of my being for this video.
@@terrencetaylor8196 Thanks for the comment!
Great Job! Like all professionals you make it look easy. I am 67 and you gave me a great start on my next project rebuilding a 200 year old milk shed I will lay block and put a stone exterior on it
Thanks
@@austinhoran6288 Thanks for the comment! Good luck with the build!
This tutorial is the best one on this topic. I got frustrated watching dozens of other videos until i watched yours. Just outstanding!
Thanks for the kind comment!
Im a minute in and i love you bro "this part is called the handle" you sold me to finish the video
Yea this is the kind of thing where I'm like, "Please, dumb it ALL the way down for me."
@@Joshua-y6c haha! Thanks for the comment!
You’re an outstanding instructor. Explaining everything without assuming knowledge or insulting anyone. Super knowledgeable, well rehearsed, and perfect presentation. Thank you for sharing this for free.
@@rootvalue Thanks for the comment!
I am going to lay blocks for the first time and what I have viewed has given me confidence to have a go.
I hope everything worked out! Thanks for the comment!
Sir, I can't tell you how much this tutorial just helped me. I am a homeowner and former carpenter, built a true timber frame pavilion and poured a proper foundation for a fireplace at one end. Started laying out my block last night and suffered everything you laid out as what not to do....lol. This video will be a true lifesaver going forward, thank you so much, really appreciate it. Great job, super concise and easy to follow, loved it. ~ Old School.
That's a very nice comment, thank you!
I am a High School Construction teacher who struggles to find proper teaching videos. This is a perfect video for my class. Thanks, and consider making more
Thanks for the comment! I will be making more videos, just trying to carve out the time is the difficult part! Thanks again, PB.
I agree this is a great video. I'm a carpenter, but am preparing to build a root/storm cellar and haven't done much block work.
Richard, check out the Essential Craftsman channel. He is great! Very knowledgeable about every aspect of construction and explains things thoroughly without being condescending. From building, bidding, efficiently operating, and different phases of the job, i have enjoyed every video that I've watched.
Finally a proper video that includes all pretty much all aspects that mansons should care about - many thanks! I found it after finishing my 11m long 4 corse of concrete hollow blocks (440mm x 215mm x 215mm) wall and my body is aching! One thing that no one mentioned is consistency of mortar - for a lot heavier 7N concrete hollow blocks one needs a bit more stiffer mortar than for other ones. They kept sinking right to the block underneath so had to add less wather to mortar thank normal for each mix.
Thanks for the comment! Yes, the weight of the block may affect how you choose to mix up the mortar. Also, the web thickness of the block also can affect how much the block will sink.
Great video. Like any skilled and technique: the devil is in the details. You cover every small details. This is great. Need a video on stone wall too! Thanks!
Thanks for the comment! Unfortunately I don't do much stonework, other than what's called "Quarry Cut" stone. It's "lick and stick" stone.
I do, however, do a ton of stone pointing. I'll make a video regarding that this summer. Thanks again.
Great conversation, your a great teacher.
I love your work.
@@OziBlokeTimG Thanks for the comment!
Absolutely awesome tutorial. I am laying block down for a vault room and today was my first attempt. Needless to say I had some choice words... And also praise for you mason's. Tomorrow I am going to use this video and step by step try it. I thank you good sir
A vault room sounds cool! I hope it all worked out okay for you. If you haven't gotten to it yet, just remember to take your time, no rush!
I just saw the best instructional video for a specific trade. Great job in the instructions. And thanks for getting right to it and not having unnecessary introduction to the video.
Thanks for the kind comment!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Very well done and explained. Love this video. Thank You!
Thanks for the comment!
Step by step illustration at its best .. love the tutorial ...
Thanks for the comment!
I needed to see this video. Attempting to build a retaining wall without any advice or expertise is frustration "Hell on Earth" !! I have a lot of respect for Masons. I'll never look at workers doing this type of profession as basic manual laborers but a highly skilled professional. I've had to teardown my retaining wall 3x because I did not get this right. I've gone so far as to devise and plan to build a jig for the "H" pattern footprint And having the square dual holes covered while mortar is applied then removed once spread. This is an excellent technical how-to DIY instructional video. Its the best I've seen for my application. Thanks Masonry201. .
Thanks for the comment! Nice idea on the jig, believe it or not, they do make something like that for both brick and block. In my opinion, the time that one would spend fiddling with the jig can be used to just practice the traditional way. Students usually get it in an hour or two of diligent practice. Thanks again!
Might have a look at the RUclips videos on retaining walls. I like "Stan "Dirt Monkey" Genadek"s videos.
Water needs to be able to flow through the wall, otherwise it builds up a lot of hydrostatic pressure. 0.4335 PSI per foot of depth; a 4 foot high wall could have about 1.6 PSI.
Convert PSI to pounds per square foot by multiplying by 12 x 12 square inches per square foot: goes from 0 pounds per square foot at the water table, up to 250 pounds per square foot at 4 feet down.
A retaining wall has a lot of square feet.
You do not want to keep the ground water from flowing out.
Real, informative video that I should have watched first before I did my 90mm block wall . . . . . .
Thank you Sir for your video, it is really well explained and good.
Cheers from Down Under!
Thanks for the comment!
This is great. I will watch this process a million times until I attempt my foundation myself.
Thanks!
superb explanation no words to praise his pro work
Thanks for the comment!
I liked almost everything with the video, except the smear of the end blocks on the ends. My father was in the concrete business for over 50 years. He taught me many of these techniques. However once he puts his load on top of the block, he then takes another cinder block and turns it on end to end. Tall end up. He then spreads the mortar on the tall end, just like you would on the elongated cinder block. He then lifts up the block and lays it into place. Now again, my father had been doing this for many years. He knew exactly how to judge the distance that he needed in order to place that cinder block in place. He then would follow the string line and ensure it was level, and taking the butt end of the trowel and tapping on top of the cinder block until it was perfectly in place and level. This is also the way that I do it now. Also sometimes I wet the block to make sure of adhesion as well. That of course depends on the temperature outside.
Other than that, I really enjoyed your video.
Thanks for the comment! The process you mentioned is exactly how I first learned to lay block. There are positives and negatives to that method, just like any other method really. If working on scaffold, with other masons, there usually isn't room to stand each block up, one at a time; and if there is room, it'd be on top of other stocked block. It also requires the mason to handle each block twice, instead of going directly to the wall. On the positive side, it will almost certainly make for full head joints. There is a way to sort of combine both techniques though. Take a look at "The Fastest Trowel on the Block" competition in Vegas. They combine both actions in one move.
Thanks again for the reply!
Thank you for this thorough explanation i still have a lot to learn but you explain everything well . Really appreciate these videos
Also do you have a video on mixing mortar in small amounts ? Like in buckets for example?
Thanks for the comment!
@@3141ede I don’t have any mortar mixing videos yet. Sorry!
@@masonry201 no worries bro thanks any way
Great videos, I'm not looking forward to the second half of my garage wall. First half killed me as i did everything wrong that you could😂.
I watched a lot of videos and at 55 have figured out why i hate mason work... I never knew how to do it correctly!
Thanks brother
Thanks for the comment! Good luck with the 2nd half, you'll do even better than you did on the first half!
I have english as a first language but I can see how good this would be for someone with English as a second language- everything clearly spoken and easy to understand. Excellent video.
Thanks for the comment! I try to take my time and speak clearly for videos. In my normal, everyday talking, I'm sure I butcher the English language. :)
Best video i have seen on this subject, excellent tutor.....!
Thanks for the comment!
Excellent video!
Thanks for the comment!
I worked at building materials for thirty years you have good knowledge
Thanks for the comment!
Great video, thanks for doing it! I'm doing some natural stone right now, but I have some block projects coming up too.
Thanks for the comment! Good luck with block projects!
44 year long career as a mason, custom work in Beverly Hills for movie stars and 25 years building casinos in Vegas. I've seen every boot out there with their nasty habits, nice to see someone teach the correct way of wicking the trowel, so many slap the trowel on the mud board splashing mud everywhere.
Thanks for the comment! That sounds like a lot of fun, building casinos in Vegas. I was out there this past winter. They were working on some casino, and I thought it was really cool to see how they covered the scaffolding with a tarp that looked like the actual building. Probably fools 99% of people. Thanks again.
Did you do any of the decorative stonework in Caesar’s palace? If so I owe you thanks, it inspired me to get in the trade
@@Backswell I block foreman on the Gondola canal on the third floor of the Venetian and was the brick foreman for the Cannery North. I didn't work on anything at Ceasers but did some ledger stone work in the Cosmopolitan. Did some stone on the Red Rock Station and at the Hard Rock I laid stone around the pool area, so much work in the 90s
@@beckersworldinc.171 that’s great I’ll see what I can find online for pictures. Wish I could get next to you on the trowel and pick your brain. Anywho God bless and Merry Christmas
Thanks for the video man, I got my first day on Monday this video sure helped out alot!!
Good Luck!
Excellent basic instructions...very informative.
Thanks for the comment!
Very good. I've laid maybe 300 blocks in my time but now I actually know HOW to do it right. I've a big wall to build in spring, the first thing I'm going to do is buy one of those trowels. Thanks :)
Thanks for the comment! I hope the wall got built!
@@masonry201 It did get built :) I got my trowel and used your technique and it was a success, thanks again :)
I like the way you teach. Thanks.
Thank you!
LOVE THIS. THANK YOU. GOOD TEACHING FOR NOVICES LIKE ME. TALOFA AND FAAFETAI FROM SAMOA.
Thank you!
These are excellent videos!!!!
Thanks for the comment!
EXCELLENT!!!NOW THAT'S HOW YOU TEACH!
I appreciate that! Thanks!
Just today i lay my first set of blocks. This video enhances my confidence bro. Love from jamaica. Do you have videos on how to properly render a wall?
sir I like the way you teach. You really are good nice job keep up the good work
Thanks for the kind reply!
Great tutorial. Can you tell me what the correct ratio of mason sand and Portland cement and lime to make mortar mix is for both structural and non structural exterior brick and block walls is ? I live in southern new hampshire USA. Thanks.
@@johnnovick1643 brickwork/non structural, use type N mortar. 1:1:6. One part cement: one part lime: 6 parts bar sand (don’t use mason sand). Read below*
Above ground structural brick or block, use type S mortar. 1:1/2:4-1/2. One part cement: half part lime: four and a half parts bar sand.
*actual “mason” sand is a very particular product, not commonly found. It’s grain size is very specific. “Bar” sand is used 99.999% of the time when making mortar. It’s the sand found everywhere (Lowe’s, Depot, local supply stores, etc).
Thanks for the question!
That was good, thanks for sharing.
@@fsj197811 Thanks for the comment!
Good video. Teaching ergonomics and efficiency is so important. Masonry by nature is so repetitive and most people don’t think how much material weight they’re moving in a day. Concrete and masonry is tough work even when it’s efficient. Too slowly we’re wise but too quickly we’re old.
Thank you!
Any need to rinse dust off blocks before applying mortar? Thanks for info, video will be very helpful when I start my 1st small block job in few weeks
@@johnnyzoom7andthenoisekeep514 Thanks for the question! No need to, unless it’s like caked on dirt, or if it’s so thick that it’ll interfere with the size of the mortar joints.
@@masonry201 Awesome, I appreciate the info, Thanks!
I would say great video but yes but great technique an instruction you do it so goood man you deserve an medal 🏅🏆🎇✨
Thanks for the comment!
Great instructions. Thank you. 1.25x is perfect speed for me.
Thanks, I know I talk at slow speed sometimes!
Excellent tutorial, thank you.
Thank you!
Was wondering why you didn’t just slap mud on the head then you immediately showed why on the sash side. About to do my first wall so this was extremely instructional
Thanks for the comment and good luck!
Beautiful fundamentals. Now could you please make a video for the best way to pick up the block to lay it to as well as over the line (over the line because some of us don’t have nice bosses)
Thanks for the comment! Great idea for exactly how to pick up the block, and different methods. It's in the works if I get around to it.
Regarding w.rose trowels . They manufacture standard shank and low lift shank trowels . I interpret that to mean that the low lift shank w.rose trowels shank is lower ( height wise ) than the standard shank trowels am I correct or incorrect .
@@brickbybric I’ve come across some rose trowels where the handle is almost level when the trowel is set down. They’re much lower than pretty much all marshalltowns.
I would like to see a video about the footings sizes and what needs to be done to ground
That'll be a possible video down the line. There are a few that I need to make before I get to that type of video. Thanks for the comment!
Outstanding information!
Thanks!
I like the way you teach
Thanks! I'll be making more instructional vids this summer.
Too bad I didn't watch this BEFORE I tried to mortar some block for the first time. Didn't know what I was doing and did everything wrong. Mortar wouldn't stick to anything, I think it was too thick. Didn't know about making a loaf, flicking the wrist, etc. I gave up trying to use the trowel. All I knew was that I had a wheelbarrow full of mortar that I needed to use before it got hard. So I used my hands to put the mortar on the blocks. Now my finger tips are all bloody and raw. LOL. Thanks for teaching me how to do it right!
First off, props to you for giving it a try! In the grand scheme of things, the block don’t care how mortar is applied to them. If you used your hands to apply the mortar, so be it! I hope the block you laid are to your liking. All masons know the feeling of raw hands, that’s for sure. Your hands will heal, but the pride you can enjoy of building something for yourself will last a long time.
I could have written this comment verbatim. I got flustered and used my hands like a kid playing with play dough. But so far the blocks are still upright… so far…
I've never been a fan of Adam Sandler's acting but I must say he is doing really good at teaching masonry.
Don't tell anyone, but I'm pursuing masonry after my movie career has somewhat ended.
Great video I've only started been a Labour to the stone Mason. He's showed me how to spread the mortar on the blocks I'm putting to much on at the minute but I'm going try your tips
Thanks! Laboring for a stone mason is hard work!
Sir, you are the man!! Exemplary video!!
Thank you kindly!
11:26 apply mortar bed joint
13:26 apply mortar face joint
You are a great teacher
Thanks for the comment!
you would be great kindergarden teacher
Nice Job!
Thanks for the comment!
Thought this was great. Can you please do more videos?
Thanks! I'm trying to get more in the works!
You're correct about about keeping your thumb back.
Thanks! I learned that the hard way...
@2:30 FYI, the "frog" probably is not named after the amphibian. Following the other parts: heel, toe, foot... a "frog" is a part of a horse's hoof.
@@bobprivate8575 that’s great! I didn’t know that! Thanks for the comment!
Good teacher so much 😀😀😀
Thank you! 😃
Where are you located at I’m interested in taking one of your classes
Thanks for the comment! The school is in South-Eastern PA. It is for boys, ages 17-21 only.
Williamson College of the Trades
Seee thats alll it need just a goood instructor an the correct way how to proceed an build on than man it like i watch just this video twice man please reply an share an feedback so i can ear ur reply thank uou for the great guidance an instruction sir thnks
Thanks for the comment!
Great job i like your teaching
Thank you!
Really enjoyed the video, looking forward to viewing more masonry videos. Where is your school? Also, for training purposes what is your mortar mix? Thanks, great work!
Thanks or the comment! The College is in Media, PA. It's a trade college that offers several different trades. The mortar mix is 4 parts bar and to one part hydrated lime.
Very well done!!! Thank you
Thank you too!
you are so talented
Thank you!
I hope there are going to be more of these videos.
There will be eventually. Finding the time nowadays is difficult! Thanks, PB.
@@masonry201 Definitely do more. This was excellent.
I have seen professionals leave a diamond shape on top side to side . Not down the line
I'd love to do this
Is there a certain trowel you recommend for woman (smaller hands, etc)?
There are big grown men I work with that use small trowels. It doesn’t matter your frame or hand size, some people prefer smaller trowels, and you can accomplish just as much a people that use giant trowels. A 9” Narrow Heeled London trowel is about as small as they go, and is just fine for anyone.
Thanks for the question!
@@masonry201 thanks so much for the reply!!
I have all I need to know to try making two piers out front for mounting lights along the driveway...just kidding but this helps!!
Thanks for the comment! Good luck with the piers!
Great
Thanks for the comment!
Se puede pegar block de esa manera con una cuchara de 9" gracias
This is excellent
Thanks for the comment!
Great Video 👍
Thank you!
What is the sash for ?
Great question! They're used when installing a type of expansion joint material. The material is shaped like a "plus" sign. One leg of the "plus" goes into the sash of one block, while the opposite side of the "plus" goes into another blocks sash. No mortar in between those two blocks. The gap usually gets caulked for an expansion joint.
excellent detail
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Thanks. Ugh help. From my hill in Sc
Where do u may the video ????
I've been replacing a basement wall that was no good and tomorrow I'll be finishing it. I like the way you presented everything in this video. I've been doing everything with zero instruction, I think it'll go a little easier now that I see how you use the trowel and how to properly load it. I had most of it figured out but this should set me straight on all of it.
I hope everything worked out! Thanks for the comment!
Excellent.
Thanks for the comment!
nice
Thanks for the comment!
Will try
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I personally don't like to use the wrist snapping technique, because after doing that about 2,000 times per day, over the coarse of time could wear your wrist out. I prefer to tap my trowel twice, but to each his own. Love your videos and hope there are future Masons taking notes. #SALUTE
Thank you .
You’re welcome!
Como exportar uma dessas
Must work for a union.
Of course! I actually have my feet in both worlds, which is a little unusual. Thanks for the comment!
When did Adam Sandler start doing masonry videos?
After the release of Big Daddy 4. It went straight to DVD. I needed to to try something!
what size trowel is that?
There's a few different sizes in there. The Rose with grey rubber handle that I hold up is a 9", I mostly use a 10", I issue students an 11" Narrow Heeled London.
What's the best length of trowel ?
To start with? Probably 10" Narrow Heeled London. It's big enough to spread a good amount of mortar, but small enough to develop your trowel skills.
@@masonry201 could be even 9" until 6ou get strength and control.
I actually KNOW that the 'term' is brick-layer.... not mason.
My dad was a First Class BRICK-LAYER.
Great 😁
Thank you!
Still hse the London trowel whatever suits you I guess.
@@terrymorton9941 yes, I use the London at work pretty much 100% of the time. For competitions, I use a coke trowel. Thanks for the comment!
GREAT!
Thanks for the comment!
Sir, I commented on one of your videos just last week and I understand how overwhelming your job is to have hindered your response. I hope when you eventually come online, I will get your response. I see that that most, if not all illustrations you made about block laying had to do with retaining walls, garden walls etc. This 3/8 inch vertical joint:
1. is it applicable to building storey buildings or is it just peculiar to retaining walls? In Nigeria, I see vertical joints of up to 3 - 4 inches and if your tutorial is anything to go by, then I think the practice here is wasteful to say the least.
2. The mortar sand. I see your mortar looks a lot softer than ours which contains sand of different grain sizes. Though our buildings are standing, I think the difference between the two is much. Do you think the two practices can stand side by side?
Thanks for the questions!
1-in Nigeria, the head joints (vertical joints) may be completely filled after each course is laid. Even though the joints may be large, when completely filled in, the structure is fine. This is typical in other countries as well. I worked in the Dominican Republic and did the same.
2-The mortar I use here is practice mortar. It is only a mix of lime and sand. There is no cement in it. This mortar gets about as hard and strong as a piece of chalk (for a chalkboard) once it hardens. This enables the mortar to be cleaned off the units easily, and reused over and over again just by adding water and mixing.
The sand grains may be bigger in Nigeria, and not as fine. That's okay. Same as in Dominican. The work may not be "tooled" to look pretty, to where fine sand isn't really needed.
@@masonry201
Exactly. Courses are laid before the joints are filled here. As a Cost Accountant, 3 inches is unnecessarily large and implies wastefulness. I am about to begin my project and it's necessary to arm myself with knowledge as I will be dealing with engineers and masons who aren't quite honest. Thanks so much for your response. Perhaps in the future you would want to do videos on Ways to Minimize Cost of Building.
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