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Izzy the bricky I’m an apprentice bricky my self and I find watching your videos helpful as it seems u do everything to a T I hope u best can’t wait to see your channel grow
I bet later on in life you will be teaching bricklaying,you do a very good job of explaining what your doing,hope all the youngsters appreciate what you do and say
Thanks mate, appreciate it very much! I'm starting to look into visiting different colleges that do bricklaying. To hopefully give talks and help teach (if I get time)
I enjoy your presentations, I appreciate your enthusiasm for your work , your upbeat way of describing your commitment to a job well done. I especially want to commend you on the way you affirm your apprentice Drew. More is accomplished by praise than criticism. Thanks.
Wow! Between yFood, Izzy multitasking between both projects, repointing, Drew's trowel skills, a really informative video. Great job guys as always! Enjoy your hols, Izzy, you deserve it!
Haha thanks very much Alan! Glad you enjoyed this action packed episode 😂👍💪 new one out tomorrow 5pm! The holiday was good, thanks! But now I'm slightly behind on a few things, so playing catch-up!
As an apprentice many years ago. I got a smaller trowel to start with till I got used to spreading/ tipping bricks / blocks. Easier to work with. Great to see Drew’s progression thou. 👌🏼 As always very informative video. Great to see the pointing worked out with the lime. Great job. Well done 👏🏼
Cheers Steve really appreciate it! It was good mate, but so busy..and then straight back to work, filming, catching up with clients, comments...you know how it is! Hope yourself and Steve are doing brilliant mate x
great job mate. enjoyed the episode and nice to see drew getting stuck into it. hope he's enjoying the graft and hope to see him stick around for a long time. i can see you two making a great team
nice that your including Drew in your commentary, it will give him loads of confidence and inspire him to learn from a pro like yourself. Should be more Tradesmen like yourself teaching new and old technique's
So proud of you having a drink and not a straw in sight like in your coffee last week..I only need to watch 2 more of your videos and I'll be a fully qualified bricky myself without any training so I'll see you next week 😉
That's it mate, I always take my first line from the existing house. If we were to square it another way...it could actually make the extension look "on the wonk" from the original house. And for this reason, I always follow what's there
Izzy not sure if you ever do this but we mix white glue in our mortar mix for repointing. The glue is added on our mortar board stage. Works fantastic. It is also used when parging because it allows the mortar to stick to suspect surfaces.
@@IzzytheBricky Any white glue such as carpenter glue, Weld bond or Elmo's Glue. You only mix it in small amounts on your mud board. As you know in high traffic areas where rowlocks and mitres are getting bumped or messed with adding abit of bond agent helps long terms performance. Also if you have applications when parging on masonry keeps falling off adding the glue fixes that problem . We have more snow than you by a mile. That being said in areas where snow and ice accumulate it creates a more solid surface when moisture can't penetrate the joints. Cheers from across the pond.
Cracking on as usual, you could use a laser to make sure of squareness but knowing the "old way" is mandatory before using a laser. Do like your experience sharing, a few months more and we'll be fully trained (theoretical) and then 5years as an apprentice to reach 10% of your skills
Thanks Ståle! I really enjoy trying to explain things really simply, as that's how I find is the best way to absorb information. And honestly mate, I'm STILL and will be forever, constantly learning new things. All the best bro! New video tomorrow
You do great videos and also great work! I see you doing all kinds of foundations under your brick, but I haven’t been able to understand what depths you’re working with. I live in the USA, specifically a NW suburb of Chicago. Here in his area we have yellow clay, it’s so hard. Our frost line is 42” (107cm or 1070mm) and our foundations must be to this level. I built a deck 16’ x 48’….20 years ago. It needed 13 concrete posts, 48” deep. My home has a basement so it’s footing is 9’+ in the ground. Comment?
The level threshold regulations were confusing when we had patio put in. Ended up with patio sloping away from house and an extra aco along the house. Seemed to be a lot of conflicting advice out there. Some patio layers said flat no has to be 150 mm lower, one joker wanted to lean patio toward house as it meant less digging out, I told him no chance. Shame u don’t live anywhere near me or I’d love to employ some boys who actually turn up every day and do a top job. I currently have half a drive down, and a half finished wall, my boys disappeared last Friday lunchtime for a heavy drinking weekend with the rugby being on. Fingers crossed they turn up today. Hope you have a good holiday
Serious question mate the y food milkshakes can u have them if ur not well. My dad's in hospital now riddled with legions and not eating at all was thinking about these the other day but not sure he could have them
Hi mate! I'm no doctor so I can't advise. If he's struggling to eat physical food then something like YFood could help. They contain a load of vitamins, nutrients and protein. So if getting nutrients into someone's body is something you're trying to do, these would help. Hope everything is okay mate, please let me know how he gets on, best wishes to you and the family 💙🤜🤛
One suggestion is to use a blower after grinding before rinsing. Even ground protection to reign in the dust. Dust is nearly impossible to control but do the best to mitigate.
I'm new to the channel and I think the videos are brilliant and very informative In this episode you mention. High outside ground level and the customer wanting a flush threshold. You said you will checking the regs and mentioned a double dpc. Can you explain how that would work in the next episode please 😄. As this is one problem I will come across when I start my extension. Keep smashing it.
Thanks so much Andrew, really appreciate your support and welcome! From what I understand, put weep vents 150mm higher than the FFL/ground level and also have a detail that laps dpc in a C shape on the back of the Brickwork to make it totally damp proof☺️
To stop the damp if ground is high bring a wide damp from dpc hight up the back of the inner skin then back over to the outside on 2 or 3 course up. Impossible for damp to transfer to the inside. To keep the blues from sinking simply don't gouge the muck bed. They then don't sink
Hi mate, met you and Drew in the sherwin Arms last summer. Have you started that Stapleford job? Had the building inspector out on my job today and has said that cavities need to be 150mm wide, after it’s all been built, now having to insulate board the inside to meet his requirement. Have you had to do anything like this yet? Can keep a 100mm cavity and use celotex instead of cavity slabs I guess. Everyone I’ve spoke to still use cavity slabs and it’s fine🤦🏻♂️
Hiya mate hope your well! Was great meeting you 🤜🤛 I set out the extension, but not got time to build it. I haven't had to do this, but I am aware that sometimes you have to reach a particular U value to make sure the extension is passed. Did the drawings specify 100mm rockwoll caicty slab insulation? All the best brother
Great vid again mate , we always like using trench blocks , but last few extensions I’ve done have been 125 mm cavity mate . I hope there bringing out a 325 mm trench block 👍
I love these longer vids mate. You're a great teacher and the vibe between you both is fantastic.. also just curious do you think you'll ever be back on the runescape grind?
Always when putting a conc slab in where I'm from The BCO Seems to allow an open joint on the DPM Where it meets the existing walls of the house? Yet want rightly it lapped INTO the wall where it meets NEW work. So the two don't match up. .if you can understand. I personally would coat the existing wall to old house waterproof paste etc ,then run silicone mastic ,around edge of existing house. The upturned DPM Stuck against this then the new slab against this SEALS it
Love the setting out tips and the explanations mate. Only downside to your videos these days is DCIBurnside seems to have disappeared from the comments section 🤣🤣
What if you’re not square Izzy? Would you step in 100mm if possible and just build square ? I know it’s what we do with new builds no matter what always build square but just wanted to hear
Always build square mate. I always follow the existing house for one of my lines. After that, square off that line. In this case both lines were square coming off the existing brickwork
Instead of a concrete fillet or aco drain why not cut through the existing concrete with a stihl saw, remove rubble and replace with pea gravel with decorative finish on top. Basically a 150mm border around the property so surface water can drain away
Might look a little neater than the fillet and easier than the aco but that will obviously depend on how deep the concrete is? Keep grafting - great vids
If cavity-wall insulation is to be used , it can ONLY be installed from the VERY START of construction of the cavity-walls and there SHOULD be a LARGE air space gap in-between the face of the insulation and the OUTER WALL inside the cavity ; this includes an air space gap in between the face of the insulation and the cavity-wall-tie drip point which is in the centre of the cavity. Ask N.V.Q. BRICKWORK teachers for PROOF of this !
Hiya Carol! Great to hear your liking the videos! Very unfortunate that there are so many ads, I agree. However it is somewhat out of my control. I do monitize my videos, but don't get to say how many ads there are in them unfortunately. (Side note, these videos take about 15 hours each to film and edit, so I do make sure they are monitized, as I make a tiny bit of money for all the effort and hours that go into them, hope you understand and appreciate this)
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Izzy the bricky I’m an apprentice bricky my self and I find watching your videos helpful as it seems u do everything to a T I hope u best can’t wait to see your channel grow
I bet later on in life you will be teaching bricklaying,you do a very good job of explaining what your doing,hope all the youngsters appreciate what you do and say
Thanks mate, appreciate it very much! I'm starting to look into visiting different colleges that do bricklaying. To hopefully give talks and help teach (if I get time)
I enjoy your presentations, I appreciate your enthusiasm for your work , your upbeat way of describing your commitment to a job well done. I especially want to commend you on the way you affirm your apprentice Drew. More is accomplished by praise than criticism. Thanks.
Always enjoy a new project.
I really enjoy the setting out,there's something about getting everything aligned feels good.
I'm the same mate! Love turning up to a fresh footings with nothing, and at the end everything is square and bang on 💪💪 have a great week, Robin!
Wow! Between yFood, Izzy multitasking between both projects, repointing, Drew's trowel skills, a really informative video. Great job guys as always! Enjoy your hols, Izzy, you deserve it!
Haha thanks very much Alan! Glad you enjoyed this action packed episode 😂👍💪 new one out tomorrow 5pm! The holiday was good, thanks! But now I'm slightly behind on a few things, so playing catch-up!
That repointing looked amazing and your soundtrack was epic.
Looked like tedious work smashed it again lads well done looks great
Drew’s really progressing w that trowel! Good on ya mate!
He's getting there mate! Very happy with him as always
Great communication for a builder your a great talker you should be in charge of the uk. Thanks for the info cushie
As an apprentice many years ago. I got a smaller trowel to start with till I got used to spreading/ tipping bricks / blocks. Easier to work with. Great to see Drew’s progression thou. 👌🏼
As always very informative video. Great to see the pointing worked out with the lime. Great job. Well done 👏🏼
Thanks mate! I couldn't find him a 10" one at the shop 😂 thanks for the support Budd hope you have a good week
Abother cracking vid. Awesome results on that repointing job. Enjoy the holiday! Look forward to next vid 👍
Thanks so much mate, great to hear your enjoying the videos ☺️ new one tomorrow ☺️
There is something incredibly appealing about watching you do your artistic work. Thanks!
Thanks so much, appreciate it
Great restoration job lads, bet the owner is well happy 👍👍👍
Cheers mate! Seems to be very pleased!
Action packed episode there boys 🤙🏾🤙🏾.
Cambridge looked nice Izzy 🧱👍🏽🥂
Cheers Steve really appreciate it! It was good mate, but so busy..and then straight back to work, filming, catching up with clients, comments...you know how it is! Hope yourself and Steve are doing brilliant mate x
@@IzzytheBricky 😆😆🤙🏾🧱👍🏽
great job mate. enjoyed the episode and nice to see drew getting stuck into it. hope he's enjoying the graft and hope to see him stick around for a long time. i can see you two making a great team
Thanks Josh! He's always getting stuck into something at work💪 Drew's Definitely here to stay💪
nice that your including Drew in your commentary, it will give him loads of confidence and inspire him to learn from a pro like yourself. Should be more Tradesmen like yourself teaching new and old technique's
Drew is catching on very well. Good job men.
Cheers mate!
So proud of you having a drink and not a straw in sight like in your coffee last week..I only need to watch 2 more of your videos and I'll be a fully qualified bricky myself without any training so I'll see you next week 😉
😂😂😂😂 love it mate! Well your in luck mate! New video tomorrow 😂🤜🤛
Spot on with the repoint job fellas! Two young lads going old school….with a self confessed lack of experience….can’t fault it 👍👍
Thanks so much mate I genuinely appreciate it! New video out tomorrow! Have a great week
Top stuff again. Good advice for beginners on the square but as you know we can only square off existing as you did. 👍
That's it mate, I always take my first line from the existing house. If we were to square it another way...it could actually make the extension look "on the wonk" from the original house. And for this reason, I always follow what's there
@@IzzytheBricky Ye mate an old saying on old buildings. Make it slightly wrong to make it right. In this situation
Izzy not sure if you ever do this but we mix white glue in our mortar mix for repointing. The glue is added on our mortar board stage. Works fantastic. It is also used when parging because it allows the mortar to stick to suspect surfaces.
Oh wow I've never heard of that mate, but definitely sounds interesting, do you use PVA or something? Cheers mate
@@IzzytheBricky Any white glue such as carpenter glue, Weld bond or Elmo's Glue. You only mix it in small amounts on your mud board. As you know in high traffic areas where rowlocks and mitres are getting bumped or messed with adding abit of bond agent helps long terms performance. Also if you have applications when parging on masonry keeps falling off adding the glue fixes that problem . We have more snow than you by a mile. That being said in areas where snow and ice accumulate it creates a more solid surface when moisture can't penetrate the joints. Cheers from across the pond.
You are progressing great Drew but what did you expect with a master teacher 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
😂😂😂 cheers brother appreciate it😘 he's doing great
Cracking on as usual, you could use a laser to make sure of squareness but knowing the "old way" is mandatory before using a laser.
Do like your experience sharing, a few months more and we'll be fully trained (theoretical) and then 5years as an apprentice to reach 10% of your skills
Thanks Ståle! I really enjoy trying to explain things really simply, as that's how I find is the best way to absorb information. And honestly mate, I'm STILL and will be forever, constantly learning new things. All the best bro! New video tomorrow
You do great videos and also great work! I see you doing all kinds of foundations under your brick, but I haven’t been able to understand what depths you’re working with. I live in the USA, specifically a NW suburb of Chicago. Here in his area we have yellow clay, it’s so hard. Our frost line is 42” (107cm or 1070mm) and our foundations must be to this level. I built a deck 16’ x 48’….20 years ago. It needed 13 concrete posts, 48” deep. My home has a basement so it’s footing is 9’+ in the ground. Comment?
The level threshold regulations were confusing when we had patio put in. Ended up with patio sloping away from house and an extra aco along the house. Seemed to be a lot of conflicting advice out there. Some patio layers said flat no has to be 150 mm lower, one joker wanted to lean patio toward house as it meant less digging out, I told him no chance. Shame u don’t live anywhere near me or I’d love to employ some boys who actually turn up every day and do a top job. I currently have half a drive down, and a half finished wall, my boys disappeared last Friday lunchtime for a heavy drinking weekend with the rugby being on. Fingers crossed they turn up today. Hope you have a good holiday
Hope the lads turned back up mate and got the job done! Thanks for the support! Have a good week
Alright Izzy the old extension u did looks aswome it's gonna look amazing at the end I'm sure it's nice to be at a newer extension 👍 keep well mate
Thanks so much brother, really appreciate it! Hope your well Bill!
Serious question mate the y food milkshakes can u have them if ur not well. My dad's in hospital now riddled with legions and not eating at all was thinking about these the other day but not sure he could have them
Hi mate! I'm no doctor so I can't advise. If he's struggling to eat physical food then something like YFood could help. They contain a load of vitamins, nutrients and protein. So if getting nutrients into someone's body is something you're trying to do, these would help. Hope everything is okay mate, please let me know how he gets on, best wishes to you and the family 💙🤜🤛
Sweet mate I'll look into it coz if he can manage to drink one of them he's sorted. Cheers for reply
Great video as always chap. What line do you use for brickwork etc. yet to find a decent one. Cheers
Thanks so much mate! I use an Imex line, love it best line so far
Are you up in Yorkshire by any chance mate?
Definitely getting better Drew, keep at it mate 👍
He's smashing it mate💪💪
One suggestion is to use a blower after grinding before rinsing. Even ground protection to reign in the dust. Dust is nearly impossible to control but do the best to mitigate.
M class dust extractor
Thanks so much mate appreciate it! If I do more jobs like this, definitely gonna buy an extractor!
@@IzzytheBricky that’s why I post lots of videos of how full mine are.
Gonna try out the Karcher M class soon
Mate love watching your videos absolutely quality keep it up matey love your attention to detail can't fault you 💪👍 boss level ✌️
Thanks very much Frank! We're always in a rush to get things done but do try our best to make sure things are correct 🤜🤛💪
The best part of a repointing job it the bit when its finished 😂
Definitely mate 😂😂
I'm new to the channel and I think the videos are brilliant and very informative
In this episode you mention. High outside ground level and the customer wanting a flush threshold. You said you will checking the regs and mentioned a double dpc. Can you explain how that would work in the next episode please 😄. As this is one problem I will come across when I start my extension.
Keep smashing it.
Thanks so much Andrew, really appreciate your support and welcome! From what I understand, put weep vents 150mm higher than the FFL/ground level and also have a detail that laps dpc in a C shape on the back of the Brickwork to make it totally damp proof☺️
@@IzzytheBricky nice one. Hopefully you will be doing this on the next video or something similar so I can see how it's done. Nice one
The original Masons would be very pleased that it is "Izzy" who is maintaining their work for future generations
Proper craftsmen.
Thanks brother appreciate it
Keep blasting
Yeaa boii
What digital metre do you use to get the trench blocks laid out?
Hi mate it's an Imex e60
@@IzzytheBricky cheers m8
Great video lads👍
Really good instruction on what’s taking place Isaac.
SHALOM 🔥
Thanks so much as always brother! Happy to hear your still enjoying them!
What a beautiful house. Craftsmanship back then was far beyond anything we do now.
Do agree with you brother
Thank you for that...
To stop the damp if ground is high bring a wide damp from dpc hight up the back of the inner skin then back over to the outside on 2 or 3 course up. Impossible for damp to transfer to the inside. To keep the blues from sinking simply don't gouge the muck bed. They then don't sink
Thanks so much for this information mate, appreciate it! Have a great week
Yes lads doing well on big house
Yes mate! Cheer buddy! Sorry for the late reply! Hope your doing good mate! Much love 🤜🤛
@Izzy the Bricky nuff love to you box of toys ( boys )in summer time gonna come gate crash one ur jobs lol and bring these things up for you
Hi mate, met you and Drew in the sherwin Arms last summer. Have you started that Stapleford job?
Had the building inspector out on my job today and has said that cavities need to be 150mm wide, after it’s all been built, now having to insulate board the inside to meet his requirement. Have you had to do anything like this yet? Can keep a 100mm cavity and use celotex instead of cavity slabs I guess. Everyone I’ve spoke to still use cavity slabs and it’s fine🤦🏻♂️
Hiya mate hope your well! Was great meeting you 🤜🤛
I set out the extension, but not got time to build it. I haven't had to do this, but I am aware that sometimes you have to reach a particular U value to make sure the extension is passed. Did the drawings specify 100mm rockwoll caicty slab insulation? All the best brother
Great vid again mate , we always like using trench blocks , but last few extensions I’ve done have been 125 mm cavity mate .
I hope there bringing out a 325 mm trench block 👍
Best thing to do is use 350mm tench blocks and just set your cavity out using them 💪💪 all the best mate
@@IzzytheBricky didn’t even know you can get them yet 🤷♂️, they don’t stock um round our way
Cheers mate 👍
Do you self calibrate your laser level ? (2 peg test) 1 knock can cause inaccuracies.
Good video 👍
To be honest. I've not calibrated it yet, but only used it 3 times 😂
Is that lime mortar or cement based?
What I used here was cement mate
I love these longer vids mate. You're a great teacher and the vibe between you both is fantastic.. also just curious do you think you'll ever be back on the runescape grind?
Thanks brother appreciate it! I'm gonna look at getting back into it when forestey comes out 🤜🤛💪
@@IzzytheBricky love it! One simply doesn't quit.. one just has long breaks :---)
Not toothing in I can handle. But you should always put a vertical damp in. Or cut out the cavity
I'll probably run up some 100mm DPC. Probably best I can do
No cut out the cavity. Do it properly 👍
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In every department Izzy
Fook in brilliant
🐌❤️🐌❤️❤️🐌🐌
Yeaa boii! Nice one bro appreciate it🤜🤛
Hi what is the site level you are using on this project
Hi mate imex i40 I think
Lead mate is very good
Cheers mate!💪💪
be good to show checking for square!
Will do next time mate🤜🤛
Always when putting a conc slab in where I'm from The BCO Seems to allow an open joint on the DPM Where it meets the existing walls of the house? Yet want rightly it lapped INTO the wall where it meets NEW work. So the two don't match up. .if you can understand. I personally would coat the existing wall to old house waterproof paste etc ,then run silicone mastic ,around edge of existing house. The upturned DPM Stuck against this then the new slab against this SEALS it
Thanks so much for this information mate! Always great to hear and see how others do DPC details! Hope you and the family are all doing very well!
@@IzzytheBricky Yes buddy. We OK. Hope younfamily good.
Love the setting out tips and the explanations mate.
Only downside to your videos these days is DCIBurnside seems to have disappeared from the comments section 🤣🤣
Cheers mate appreciate it! 😂😂😂 I miss him 😔
Get yourself a cordless leaf blower next time you do a pointing job blows out all the dust less watering down you're doing a great on these video's.
Thanks mate! I've got one for next time! If there is a next time haha
What if you’re not square Izzy? Would you step in 100mm if possible and just build square ? I know it’s what we do with new builds no matter what always build square but just wanted to hear
Always build square mate. I always follow the existing house for one of my lines. After that, square off that line. In this case both lines were square coming off the existing brickwork
Nah I chase out the mortar lead clip my flashing in then point up with gobbo
Instead of a concrete fillet or aco drain why not cut through the existing concrete with a stihl saw, remove rubble and replace with pea gravel with decorative finish on top.
Basically a 150mm border around the property so surface water can drain away
Great idea Neil, I'm heading back there this month so I can put this suggestion across. All the best
Might look a little neater than the fillet and easier than the aco but that will obviously depend on how deep the concrete is?
Keep grafting - great vids
he has ground !
🏗️🏘️🏘️🏘️🏘️🏘️🏘️🏘️
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“Drew and I”
Who’s the muppet who did the injection damp proof??
😂😂😂🤦 no clue mate
@@IzzytheBricky well at least it wasn’t you.👍
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Yeaa boii
Bro how do you only have 12k subs after this time? Must be doing something wrong algorithm wise 100% sure.
If cavity-wall insulation is to be used , it can ONLY be installed from the VERY START of construction of the cavity-walls and there SHOULD be a LARGE air space gap in-between the face of the insulation and the OUTER WALL inside the cavity ; this includes an air space gap in between the face of the insulation and the cavity-wall-tie drip point which is in the centre of the cavity.
Ask N.V.Q. BRICKWORK teachers for PROOF of this !
Love your videos but getting too many adverts
Hiya Carol! Great to hear your liking the videos! Very unfortunate that there are so many ads, I agree. However it is somewhat out of my control. I do monitize my videos, but don't get to say how many ads there are in them unfortunately. (Side note, these videos take about 15 hours each to film and edit, so I do make sure they are monitized, as I make a tiny bit of money for all the effort and hours that go into them, hope you understand and appreciate this)
'Concreate'?
Are you working for your self now
Yes maye
Tough watching drew lay ngl he got zero finesse lol keep ‘em coming
Everyone starts somewhere, definitely got the work ethic and motivation I look for in a fantastic trowel 💪 cheer mate
Hardly a mansion
Staffy blues are the worst brick in the world to lay. WD40 and a clean sponge cleans them up lovely though 👍
That's it or red diesel 🤫🤫💪
Red diesel only good for the van 🥴🥴😉😉😂