@AKUJIRULE Oriented strand board. It's particle board. Really cheap garbage plywood knock-off. Wood chips held together with glue used for EVERYTHING these days.
Not necessary idiotic, just more concerned with cost imo. Mike, out of curiosity, how much of a cost difference would be between the material cost in the two building styles?
Those row lock headers make a wall very durable. I like that english bond pattern...In philly, we'd run every 6th course Or so, with row locks...The walls I worked on 35 years ago look the same as we left them...
Love the video. It’s refreshing to hear an American recognizing what works in Europe for longer than America has existed. Much respect for your dedication and effort for the common good.
Being a construction worker in Northern Europe is still a well paid union job. My 11 year old Swedish apartment hasn't needed a bit of maintance inside of the apartment in 11 years. There are no cracks in the walls, no problems with wiring, plumbing, even the paint still looks good.
As a English bricklayer I found this interesting and agree old school brickwork is a tried and tested formula with the likes of English and Flemish bond . Today's methods of stretcher bond and wall ties expansion joints and reinforcing bar is a step backwards in my opinion.
We don't need no education We don't need no thought control No dark sarcasm in the classroom Teachers leave those kids alone Hey teachers, leave those kids alone All in all you're just another brick in the wall All in all you're just another brick in the wall
I look at buildings from 1850 here in Europe and even when there is weathering, it adds to the whole appearance. Looking at most “modern” buildings it’s striking how bad these “new” materials age. The smooth white facades of these pristine cubicles strained with streaks of moss and fungus after a few years, it’s a horrible look - brutalist architecture failed in the biggest possible way in this regard. It’s rare to see these green stains on brick walks and buildings (modern and old) however. “Old”, more often than not means tried and proven.
What you describe sounds like what happens if you slap styrofoam insulation onto walls, which in recent times has often been done to bring older buildings (especially post-war, often poorly built) or concrete jobs up to modern energy efficiency requirements. Greening or the occasional bird building nests inside have been found to be a real problem, and when the stuff is done after 25-30 years it'll cost a fortune to dispose of. Just crap. It is sort of understandable when retrofitting old buildings, but in new ones it's just stupid. I'd rather put the insulation between two layers of conventional (hollow) brick wall. And you may have guessed it already, but styrofoam is the cheapest kind of insulation available. Houses built to very high standards of efficiency have some real fun stuff up their sleeves. They need ventilation systems with heat exchangers that bacteria like to make their home... joy. Clearly, building a house that is highly energy-efficient, healthy and long-lasting is no mean feat.
Arite av watched all your videos, and I've picked up a few good things from you, av been a bricklayer for 17 years in Scotland and good to see how different things are done in different countries
Worked in the architecture biz for years and always hated the rainscreen principle of brick walls (new school...) but loved old school style 4 sure! and always thought it'd be great to revive it somehow..
When I first went to the US a decade ago I was passing by a series of houses and commented about the absence of load bearing walls. My gf at the time looked confused, so I had to explain that pretty much every piece of brickwork that I could see was little more than a hollow facia around a wooden post, metal H, T bar or tubing. Pretty much no brick structure was self supporting meaning only a light nudge would be needed to cause irreparable damage to real core. I finally saw some factories later on that showed some old methods of construction. Later she came to the UK and I was able to demonstrate the significant difference in traditional brickwork, and at the same time point at the growing habit even in the UK of this sort of short-term cheap construction process that see's very limited and simplistic walls being built from brick that are little more than facias for aluminum insulated sidings and steel framework buildings. For your retail shopping centres this sort of makes sense. For residential...wow. It ages within a few short years. You see the immediate water and tide marks around the roof lines, and near any obvious water flows, and inevitably the re-work required around the foot of window frames that have been seated against a brickwork that is incapable of protecting itself.
I live in an 1888 Victorian house. A garage was built in the 70s. The brickwork of the house look like they were laid yesterday whereas the brickwork of the garage has already deteriorated. I agree with you 100% Mike. The old way is definitely better.
An interesting view into a place where others obscure what it is to be there, you've made it feel like we were there. And as a son of a mason, I appreciated the brick theory. :-)
Great video, Mike. Thanks for reiterating the importance of a water table. as a carpenter I was taught to use an 18 inch splash rule, when possible. One reason why i've always hated slab on grade homes, (in addition to their look) is that there's no transition between grade/foundation/structure and asking for water problems. Mark, cape cod
I help document local old houses. Some of these houses are built in Greek Revival style (1840-1850), which imitates the style of Greek temples. Such houses, including the wooden ones, always have a "water table", which is a very broad board that is used as exterior cladding and that is located just above the sill. I never knew why it was called a "water table" until now: it's intended to imitate the water table of a brick wall, which prevents water from damaging the mortar in the lowest course of bricks.
My Grandad used to take me around PA and show me the 100+ year old properly layed brick roads & see the asphalt nearby falling apart because of inability to deal with water table issues. O! I should mention he was an engineer who worked on the roads for 30+ years...as an accident investigator.
Just a little tale about metal rebar and how it doesn't last... When the not-so ancient Greeks (I'm assuming they were Greek) were initially trying to restore the Parthenon they found that the stones, lying about the place were all cut meticulously to size and had spaces carved within them to allow or accommodate tie bars to be installed which were intended to assist in keeping the stone works together I.e.The lintels and beams and such. The problem is that with that attempt they used iron for these ties and Surprise, suprise the air got to those bars and they corroded. As these ties corroded they expanded inside those spaces and as they expanded the rust build-up fractured the very stone elements themselves. The stone elements they were trying to prevent from falling apart not only fell out of place but fractured entirely and had to be replaced. Some bright sparks went a little further in their building forensic expedition during the much much later renovation attempt took apart some of the original structure that had not deteriorated in the thousands of years since it had been first built and found these same spaces in the carved stone elements and that the Ancient Greek builders had employed lead... Not iron (oddly enough they wouldn't have used iron anyway simply because at the time, if my history is accurate the western world at least was Bronze Age tech max..I.e. No iron and definitely no steel) so...No bronze but lead. The Lead was a little bent out of shape in some places but it had not corroded and... This area being prone to earthquake, lead would also enable the structure to flex as opposed to the harder, more brittle metals I.e bronze which would just shear and of course lead is heavily resistant to corrosion or rust ( which correct me if I'm mistaken is the specific downside to ferric (Iron related)metals. - In recent times particularly in South America,Brazil I believe there are areas also prone to earthquake and to construct concrete buildings , multi level apartments etc, they employed bamboo as their reinforcing element. Specially treated to resist moisture loss and gain. It's very much lighter than steel, doesn't shear like steel and when the building structure does fail, and let's be real here we're talking earthquakes here... The building doesn't collapse as quickly as a steel-reo structure does giving folks and even chance of getting out alive. All this and it's waaaaay cheaper too!
Hi Nothus, I was in Hong Kong in the 70s and they were using bamboo instead of rebar, and I rember going to Greece and the acropolis they tried to pin the stones together with metal and the same thing happened, the new buildings are designed to last 35 to 50 years then tear down and redo, they won,t build anything to last, you are right, thanks, mike
Nice job mate thanks. I'm a 3rd generation Bricklayer...38 years. Dad for 50 years. Great Grandfather 40 years.. I totally agree with you. They should go back to old school. Sadly in this so called modern time they just want it built . Faster. Cheaper... and did I say faster and cheaper... lol👍
@@MikeHaduck No worries mate. I'm over here in Australia... was originally from Yorkshire in England.. I love all the old ways of building and all the old bonds. I still love laying Bricks and take great pride when I see another Tradesmen enjoy what there doing. You can see it in our work.. I'd love to do some videos like you but I honestly still have to ... head down and bum up.. work.. keep up the great video's mate. If I ever get to travelling I'd love to get to the U.S...regards Rich
You're welcome, mate! I'm a carpenter and joiner of over 31 years experience with a penchant for ancient trade/construction skills. I reckon you and I would get along fine working together! Do me a favour, please, Mike, take a look at this clip and give me your thoughts? ruclips.net/video/Jz6Ja_4q6gA/видео.html
@@MikeHaduck Of course! And thank you for replying, a very well made vid! :3 Where'd you go in Denmark, btw? I visited Copenhagen a while back and it's 100,000% my fav destination so far! 😁😁
Interesting. Been watching a few of your videos to learn a bit about brickwork/ masonry. Had no idea you came to Denmark until seeing this. I live in Copenhagen. Cheers mike
Another random video i am glad to have stumbled upon☺. Very educational, direct and easy to understand. It begs the question; why has " new school" brick wall construction become the standard? If it aint broke dont fix it.
In Europe we use a special type of brick that's baked a lot harder to do the first few layers this acts as a water table also we never add rebar in our brick walls, Only in concrete foundations and balconies and those if exposed to rain are using a water-resistant concrete so that the water doesn't get in contact with the rebar, And stuff lasts over a 100 years easily. So not sure what they are doing in America I've seen a few videos about stuff like this and I'm always amazed at how little they have learned over the years. Take a look at European windows and insulation and airproofing systems or walls if you're ever interested.
Flemish bond is all about strenght.....nice vid....and yes....8oo years old indeed....the granite is a damp coarse to stop salts and damp from RISING....its also solid foundation to resist frost....downward driping is delt with by a lip or corbelling, efflorescence (flowering of salts and calcium carbonate) is from sand and bricks left on bare earth.
If you are using rebar, why not just make a concrete wall? In the uk we use special bricks lower down and a dpc to prevent rising damp. Bricks have to be re pointed and sometimes blow their faces due to temperatures commonly around 4c, where water experiences the most expansion and contraction. We call it keying the bricks, when you have them crossing to the face behind. Generally the brickwork is expected to last well over 100 years, with minimal maintenance. Go to ww2 bunkers and see how rebar lasts (it doesn't)
I really enjoyed watching this, so well explained, nicely shot and edited and you are obviously a clever knowledgable man with great sensibilities. Subscribed. Thanks
thanks for sharing this part of Denmark, makes me appreciate it so much more. I do have a question, do you know the recipe the Danes use for the Yellow-orange plaster used on so many of the buildings?
What you think about building with the newer, larger, hollow concrete blocks? Do you have a video showing how you construct the foundation for one of your walls?
Old school is the only school worth talking about. I'm a 33 year old builder from the UK. People used to build things to last. People just take the cheapest price these days. Too many cowboys, not enough profesionals!
Very useful explanations, thanks Mike! How would this apply in the Northern midwest where there are long hot days and lots of very cold freezing cycles in the winters? Are you more worried about ice wedging over the years than efflorescence?
Hi bonjour, I can't say, but when I see a wall like this I just got to point things out that I noticed, midwest might be a whole different ball game, thanks mike
Liked and subbed. First time watching one of your videos, appreciate the education. I love the idea of making something to last, but maybe it's a little conceded to imagine something you make would even want to be kept and maintained for such a time? I guess either way it's easy enough to knock down. :D
Like seeing you pointing out about american building today is not in the interest of building to last. Its a shame we don't follow the old rules of what works. Europe is full of old ways of building to last for many years to come. There are plenty of good building's in the early years of Americas building that will last for years to come. Thank you for you views. Great videos.
Hey Mike, love your video. Did you visit Grundtvigskirken near Copenhagen? That church is a of course much newer (1930s) but a true masterpiece of brick work and architecture. Thanks
I'm not convinced this wall was built using cement.. It appears to have flecks of white in the mortar which may indicate the wall was built with lime. The render on the other side also looks like a lime render with a clay paint to make it breathable. Hello from England
From one traditional style mason to another great video! Unfortunately the practice seems to be being replaced with new tech that is worse than what it's supposed to improve upon and handymen wouldn't know proper brick form if it bit them on the ass. I'm young (25) though so perhaps there's hope yet.
Hmm ok i understand that when you build low wall that simply stacking is good enough. This doesn’t explain however why people put rebars in the construction in the first place... and my guess here is that the rebar has the function to take on more of the forces that are on the wall. Due to this you can build higher buildings with more weight on it without other outer support structures or having ultra thick walls.
Mike Haduck Masonry ok but what’s the difference to let’s say reinforced concrete. Is it just that the bricks are not airtight and water tight enough so that the steel tends to oxides over time? And is this method still used? Sorry I have no clue about building stuff but I also never heard of brick walls reinforced with rebar.
Hi AG, that was the cathedral age and they built the wall same time, that is wat the guy who ran the cathedral told me, I am sure they kept replacing as the years went by , but yes, thanks, mike
it is a shame we have equated brick vanier walls to brick walls, thanks for show us all real brick walls that acually are the structural component to a building as opposed to what we have grown to value as mainly asthetic adornment to a structure.
Would combining a brick wall with Lafarge cement, rebar and a water table with even a cheaper granite yield the strongest and longest lasting brick wall?
I can see how some contractor could easily cut 1/3 of material costs and get away with it. People don't take enough pride in their personal work these days
sure, that's one way. (although there's a more technical way with special companies that blast your product with air, sand etc to see how it will endure time). But can't you guesstimate a better solution using todays knowledge, materials & technology?
Hi Shachar, as an old mason once told me, If God did not build it , it ain;t no good, so you got to look around to see what has last a long time and hopefully copy the idea, I do it all the time, thanks mike
First of all, I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I absolutely love fine brickwork and brick houses layed with great details. However, my question is other than a harder mortar, what protects the water table joints between the granite blocks? What keeps it from washing away say if it were only brick?
I agree Mike , the problem is the engineers now a days! They have no hands on experience and just let an algorithm speck everything because nobody wants the liability, if on paper it says it is stronger than needed then they can't get themselves into trouble but the clients have to pay a fortune for overbuild that doesn't last ! That's not really engineering in my opinion , my two cents
The difference being that paint tend to stop moisture going through, plaster works with the bricks and let the moisture through. Plaster is a more natural material than paint.
It's probably mineral pigments added to the plaster. It could possibly be a mineral paint (mineral pigments in a waterglass base) which also allows moisture through. Mineral paint is fairly common in Europe, they use it on many of the old stone/brick buildings since it still allows the wall to breathe and lasts for potentially hundreds of years without fading.
My house is getting close to being 150 years old and when we bought it, it came with these old bricks that are supposedly valuable to builders and we got offered money for them lol. I guess the reason those walls have lasted so long is also to do with the quality of the bricks. I guess not even modern bricks are as good smh
Hi Keith, the wall is solid, I forget the type of bond, the old school lime mortar and those techniques last much longer than then the new school, thanks mike
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I just spent 15 minutes watching a guy literally talking to a brick wall. It was glorious.
Walls man they'll get ya
And a half million other people have done the same.
@@AcidDaBomb Too small an ammount.
At 3am like me?
Lol
Old school: Real brick
New School: Brick veneer over OSB
thanks Glen,, mike
it seems like everything is meant to be temporary now days and designed to be put in quickly
It looks like it was a nice fireplace too 🤔. I'm sorry to see that your Welsh Corgi ate it, ma'am.
@AKUJIRULE Oriented strand board. It's particle board. Really cheap garbage plywood knock-off. Wood chips held together with glue used for EVERYTHING these days.
@AKUJIRULE Chip board. the stuff sucks and you cant get it wet otherwise it will all fall apart
I never watch this kind of video, but RUclips suggested it and I watched it. Very interesting, good job
thanks vdeiOboy, mike
As a builder i completely agree with you, new school is idiotic.
Hi Pvo, lot of time your right, thanks mike
SCREW NEW SCHOOL!
@@MikeHaduck What stops water wicking up a stone base & forming efflorescence or is it just less than with porous brick base construction?
i would say it happens with most building materials, thanks, mike
Not necessary idiotic, just more concerned with cost imo.
Mike, out of curiosity, how much of a cost difference would be between the material cost in the two building styles?
I love this guy. No BS and soooo much knowledge. Far more important is how he compares walls and shows pluses and minuses in laymans terms. Thank you
Thanks Adam, mike
I really appreciate you keeping this "old school" approach alive.
thanks Dennis, I appreciate it. mike
Those row lock headers make a wall very durable. I like that english bond pattern...In philly, we'd run every 6th course Or so, with row locks...The walls I worked on 35 years ago look the same as we left them...
That’s a good thing, I appreciate it, Mike
Love the video. It’s refreshing to hear an American recognizing what works in Europe for longer than America has existed. Much respect for your dedication and effort for the common good.
thanks David, I appreciate it. mike
I'm a brick and brick wall lover too ..... nice to see this appreciation ..... and charming is the word!
thanks kgs, I appreciate it. mike
Never considered brick construction, yet this is oddly fascinating and satisfying to learn about.
thanks Ion, I appreciate it. mike
The great thing about looking at old building techniques is that only the good methods has stood the test of time.
very true, I appreciate it. mike
oh, that house of your friend at the end of the video, inside is just so lovely
hi nivalius, a womans touch, I will tell her, thanks mike
No idea how I ended up on this video, and perviously had no interest in the field. This was so well done that I'm now looking into the field.
Thanks Merc, mike
Being a construction worker in Northern Europe is still a well paid union job. My 11 year old Swedish apartment hasn't needed a bit of maintance inside of the apartment in 11 years. There are no cracks in the walls, no problems with wiring, plumbing, even the paint still looks good.
thanks , I love Sweden, mike
Superb video the way my dad used to work used lime mortar in my fireplace its 25 years old still going strong
Hi gowd, I am glad to hear, thanks for the comment, mike
I spent a couple of weeks in Denmark and Norway and absolutely loved it. I haven't done masonry in years, but really enjoyed this
Thanks Rex, mike
Come to England. We have bricks everywhere. I love this video. I can now understand the brick walls and my house built over 200 years ago.
Hi James, I love England for sure, thanks mike
As a English bricklayer I found this interesting and agree old school brickwork is a tried and tested formula with the likes of English and Flemish bond .
Today's methods of stretcher bond and wall ties expansion joints and reinforcing bar is a step backwards in my opinion.
Thanks richies, I appreciate hearing that from a pro, Thanks, mike
Fascinating and really enjoyable to watch. It has to be old school for me.
Thanks jeff, mike
We don't need no education
We don't need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teachers leave those kids alone
Hey teachers, leave those kids alone
All in all you're just another brick in the wall
All in all you're just another brick in the wall
Thanks Metal, mike
This is the best video about brick walls that I've ever seen.
thanks Craig, I appreciate it. mike
Lovely! That Danish house is fantastic. I always see something meaningful in your videos.
Thanks Again, I always loved that house, thanks mike
I look at buildings from 1850 here in Europe and even when there is weathering, it adds to the whole appearance. Looking at most “modern” buildings it’s striking how bad these “new” materials age. The smooth white facades of these pristine cubicles strained with streaks of moss and fungus after a few years, it’s a horrible look - brutalist architecture failed in the biggest possible way in this regard. It’s rare to see these green stains on brick walks and buildings (modern and old) however. “Old”, more often than not means tried and proven.
thanks nougatbitz, that is a great way of saying it, I agree, thanks mike
What you describe sounds like what happens if you slap styrofoam insulation onto walls, which in recent times has often been done to bring older buildings (especially post-war, often poorly built) or concrete jobs up to modern energy efficiency requirements. Greening or the occasional bird building nests inside have been found to be a real problem, and when the stuff is done after 25-30 years it'll cost a fortune to dispose of. Just crap. It is sort of understandable when retrofitting old buildings, but in new ones it's just stupid. I'd rather put the insulation between two layers of conventional (hollow) brick wall. And you may have guessed it already, but styrofoam is the cheapest kind of insulation available.
Houses built to very high standards of efficiency have some real fun stuff up their sleeves. They need ventilation systems with heat exchangers that bacteria like to make their home... joy. Clearly, building a house that is highly energy-efficient, healthy and long-lasting is no mean feat.
Brutalist architecture tends to look its best when it's in the process of being destroyed by nature.
Arite av watched all your videos, and I've picked up a few good things from you, av been a bricklayer for 17 years in Scotland and good to see how different things are done in different countries
Hi Marc, I am a big fan of the UK masons this is where it all started in USA, I agree, lots of different ways to do things, I appreciate it, mike
Worked in the architecture biz for years and always hated the rainscreen principle of brick walls (new school...) but loved old school style 4 sure! and always thought it'd be great to revive it somehow..
When I first went to the US a decade ago I was passing by a series of houses and commented about the absence of load bearing walls. My gf at the time looked confused, so I had to explain that pretty much every piece of brickwork that I could see was little more than a hollow facia around a wooden post, metal H, T bar or tubing. Pretty much no brick structure was self supporting meaning only a light nudge would be needed to cause irreparable damage to real core.
I finally saw some factories later on that showed some old methods of construction.
Later she came to the UK and I was able to demonstrate the significant difference in traditional brickwork, and at the same time point at the growing habit even in the UK of this sort of short-term cheap construction process that see's very limited and simplistic walls being built from brick that are little more than facias for aluminum insulated sidings and steel framework buildings.
For your retail shopping centres this sort of makes sense.
For residential...wow. It ages within a few short years. You see the immediate water and tide marks around the roof lines, and near any obvious water flows, and inevitably the re-work required around the foot of window frames that have been seated against a brickwork that is incapable of protecting itself.
hi koncorde, I agree, thanks for the comment, mike
I live in an 1888 Victorian house. A garage was built in the 70s. The brickwork of the house look like they were laid yesterday whereas the brickwork of the garage has already deteriorated. I agree with you 100% Mike. The old way is definitely better.
Thanks, mike
+1 for the water table. Didn't realize how vulnerable the bottom of walls can be to frost, rain etc .
Thanks Happy, Mike
An interesting view into a place where others obscure what it is to be there, you've made it feel like we were there. And as a son of a mason, I appreciated the brick theory. :-)
thanks Anthony, I appreciate it, mike
That's sneeze at 2:58 tho, bless you 🤧🤧
Thanks Kraz, Mike
i like brick walls. good protection. looks nice.
Thanks you, Mike
Great video, Mike.
Thanks for reiterating the importance of a water table. as a carpenter I was taught to use an 18 inch splash rule, when possible. One reason why i've always hated slab on grade homes, (in addition to their look) is that there's no transition between grade/foundation/structure and asking for water problems. Mark, cape cod
Hi Mark, I agree , especially cape cod area, Thanks, mike
Learned a lot about brick walls. Thank you for taking the time to record, edit, and post this video.
thanks Kevin, I appreciate it. mike
I help document local old houses. Some of these houses are built in Greek Revival style (1840-1850), which imitates the style of Greek temples. Such houses, including the wooden ones, always have a "water table", which is a very broad board that is used as exterior cladding and that is located just above the sill. I never knew why it was called a "water table" until now: it's intended to imitate the water table of a brick wall, which prevents water from damaging the mortar in the lowest course of bricks.
My Grandad used to take me around PA and show me the 100+ year old properly layed brick roads & see the asphalt nearby falling apart because of inability to deal with water table issues. O! I should mention he was an engineer who worked on the roads for 30+ years...as an accident investigator.
Thanks Tami, The old-timers knew what they were looking at, I appreciate it, Mike
Just a little tale about metal rebar and how it doesn't last... When the not-so ancient Greeks (I'm assuming they were Greek) were initially trying to restore the Parthenon they found that the stones, lying about the place were all cut meticulously to size and had spaces carved within them to allow or accommodate tie bars to be installed which were intended to assist in keeping the stone works together I.e.The lintels and beams and such. The problem is that with that attempt they used iron for these ties and Surprise, suprise the air got to those bars and they corroded. As these ties corroded they expanded inside those spaces and as they expanded the rust build-up fractured the very stone elements themselves. The stone elements they were trying to prevent from falling apart not only fell out of place but fractured entirely and had to be replaced. Some bright sparks went a little further in their building forensic expedition during the much much later renovation attempt took apart some of the original structure that had not deteriorated in the thousands of years since it had been first built and found these same spaces in the carved stone elements and that the Ancient Greek builders had employed lead... Not iron (oddly enough they wouldn't have used iron anyway simply because at the time, if my history is accurate the western world at least was Bronze Age tech max..I.e. No iron and definitely no steel) so...No bronze but lead. The Lead was a little bent out of shape in some places but it had not corroded and... This area being prone to earthquake, lead would also enable the structure to flex as opposed to the harder, more brittle metals I.e bronze which would just shear and of course lead is heavily resistant to corrosion or rust ( which correct me if I'm mistaken is the specific downside to ferric (Iron related)metals. - In recent times particularly in South America,Brazil I believe there are areas also prone to earthquake and to construct concrete buildings , multi level apartments etc, they employed bamboo as their reinforcing element. Specially treated to resist moisture loss and gain. It's very much lighter than steel, doesn't shear like steel and when the building structure does fail, and let's be real here we're talking earthquakes here... The building doesn't collapse as quickly as a steel-reo structure does giving folks and even chance of getting out alive. All this and it's waaaaay cheaper too!
Hi Nothus, I was in Hong Kong in the 70s and they were using bamboo instead of rebar, and I rember going to Greece and the acropolis they tried to pin the stones together with metal and the same thing happened, the new buildings are designed to last 35 to 50 years then tear down and redo, they won,t build anything to last, you are right, thanks, mike
Nice job mate thanks. I'm a 3rd generation Bricklayer...38 years. Dad for 50 years. Great Grandfather 40 years.. I totally agree with you. They should go back to old school. Sadly in this so called modern time they just want it built . Faster. Cheaper... and did I say faster and cheaper... lol👍
Hi Rich, I am glad to hear that from a professional, I appreciate it, mike
@@MikeHaduck No worries mate. I'm over here in Australia... was originally from Yorkshire in England.. I love all the old ways of building and all the old bonds. I still love laying Bricks and take great pride when I see another Tradesmen enjoy what there doing. You can see it in our work.. I'd love to do some videos like you but I honestly still have to ... head down and bum up.. work.. keep up the great video's mate. If I ever get to travelling I'd love to get to the U.S...regards Rich
Genuine tradesman who recognises the lost wisdom of our forefathers! The further back we go, the more capable the builders!
Thanks Kevin, very true, they are always trying ti reinvent The mouse trap, to make it more expensive and more complicated, thanks Mike
You're welcome, mate! I'm a carpenter and joiner of over 31 years experience with a penchant for ancient trade/construction skills. I reckon you and I would get along fine working together! Do me a favour, please, Mike, take a look at this clip and give me your thoughts?
ruclips.net/video/Jz6Ja_4q6gA/видео.html
This is some genuine Gatekeeping...
thanks Nicht, I appreicate it. mike
Denmark is soooooo gorgeous!!! 🙌👏💜
Thanks Ethan, mike
@@MikeHaduck Of course! And thank you for replying, a very well made vid! :3 Where'd you go in Denmark, btw? I visited Copenhagen a while back and it's 100,000% my fav destination so far! 😁😁
Interesting. Been watching a few of your videos to learn a bit about brickwork/ masonry. Had no idea you came to Denmark until seeing this. I live in Copenhagen. Cheers mike
Thanks Hamish, mike
Another random video i am glad to have stumbled upon☺. Very educational, direct and easy to understand. It begs the question; why has " new school" brick wall construction become the standard? If it aint broke dont fix it.
Hi B, Everybody got into concrete and rebar, and they don’t want to look back, I appreciate it, thanks Mike
In Europe we use a special type of brick that's baked a lot harder to do the first few layers this acts as a water table also we never add rebar in our brick walls, Only in concrete foundations and balconies and those if exposed to rain are using a water-resistant concrete so that the water doesn't get in contact with the rebar, And stuff lasts over a 100 years easily. So not sure what they are doing in America I've seen a few videos about stuff like this and I'm always amazed at how little they have learned over the years. Take a look at European windows and insulation and airproofing systems or walls if you're ever interested.
Hi Johan, I agree, they don’t want to know over here, but they should learn your way first, thanks, Mike
Flemish bond is all about strenght.....nice vid....and yes....8oo years old indeed....the granite is a damp coarse to stop salts and damp from RISING....its also solid foundation to resist frost....downward driping is delt with by a lip or corbelling, efflorescence (flowering of salts and calcium carbonate) is from sand and bricks left on bare earth.
If you are using rebar, why not just make a concrete wall? In the uk we use special bricks lower down and a dpc to prevent rising damp. Bricks have to be re pointed and sometimes blow their faces due to temperatures commonly around 4c, where water experiences the most expansion and contraction. We call it keying the bricks, when you have them crossing to the face behind. Generally the brickwork is expected to last well over 100 years, with minimal maintenance. Go to ww2 bunkers and see how rebar lasts (it doesn't)
Hi Warren , very true, thanks, Mike
Glad to see someone defy the industrial trade gangsters
hi attaboy, I guess that is a different way to look at it. thanks mike
I really enjoyed watching this, so well explained, nicely shot and edited and you are obviously a clever knowledgable man with great sensibilities. Subscribed. Thanks
thanks John , I appreciate it. mike
Great video, thanks for sharing.
Thanks Draw, mike
RUclips algorithms are weird.
But now I'm going to critique every brick structure I see that doesn't have a water table.
Thanks Stephen, Mike
thanks for sharing this part of Denmark, makes me appreciate it so much more. I do have a question, do you know the recipe the Danes use for the Yellow-orange plaster used on so many of the buildings?
Hi Brian, I can't say, never seen them doing it, I appreciate it. mike
well then I've got a goal on my hands, I'll see what I can find out and if I'm successful maybe I'll post a video about it.
Brian Lockwood Do eet!
I’m so glad I watched this
Thanks Adam, mike
🎶🎶Just another brick in a wall🎶🎶
Thanks, Mike
The Danish house was so cool i want one
I always stop to visit there, thanks, mike
@@MikeHaduck At the start of the video before you said you were in Denmark i thought the background looked Swedish/Scandinavian
hi Denmark is in Scandinavia, a lot of people think it is down near Holland, I did too, lol. Thanks, Mike
@@MikeHaduck I know, the reason i thought it looked like that, is i live in Sweden so it looked very much like here i live in Östersund
Thanks for the insight.
Thanks David, mike
What you think about building with the newer, larger, hollow concrete blocks? Do you have a video showing how you construct the foundation for one of your walls?
Hi Darwin, just my videos on "How I do block work" thanks mike
Old school is the only school worth talking about. I'm a 33 year old builder from the UK. People used to build things to last. People just take the cheapest price these days. Too many cowboys, not enough profesionals!
Hi William, very true, thanks, Mike
Very useful explanations, thanks Mike! How would this apply in the Northern midwest where there are long hot days and lots of very cold freezing cycles in the winters? Are you more worried about ice wedging over the years than efflorescence?
Hi bonjour, I can't say, but when I see a wall like this I just got to point things out that I noticed, midwest might be a whole different ball game, thanks mike
Notice how the fireplace is in the middle of the old house to warm as much as possible.
Hi X , very true, I understood that, thanks, mike
Liked and subbed. First time watching one of your videos, appreciate the education. I love the idea of making something to last, but maybe it's a little conceded to imagine something you make would even want to be kept and maintained for such a time? I guess either way it's easy enough to knock down. :D
thanks Lach, I agree, thanks mike
Excellent video Mike, thanks for uploading
thanks Niall, I appreciate it. mike
Like seeing you pointing out about american building today is not in the interest of building to last. Its a shame we don't follow the old rules of what works. Europe is full of old ways of building to last for many years to come. There are plenty of good building's in the early years of Americas building that will last for years to come. Thank you for you views. Great videos.
Thanks Spencer, I agree, while everybody is going forward, nobody is looking in the rear view mirror, thanks mike
Hey Mike, love your video. Did you visit Grundtvigskirken near Copenhagen? That church is a of course much newer (1930s) but a true masterpiece of brick work and architecture. Thanks
As I tell my helpers, "It's a thousand year old technology, dont over think it. You don't think 500 yrs is strong enough?" We overthink everything
Thanks Aaron, very true everything is getting over complicated for sure, I appreciate it, Mike
He is right, tho i did a newscool foundation with stainless steel and oldscool brickwork on top.
Thanks Virgilio, Mike
I'm not convinced this wall was built using cement.. It appears to have flecks of white in the mortar which may indicate the wall was built with lime. The render on the other side also looks like a lime render with a clay paint to make it breathable. Hello from England
Howdy electrosurgery, , i agree with the lime mortar, in these parts we call mortar lime or Portland cement in general terms, thanks, mike
Id like to hear your thoughts on ancient South American monolithic walls. Now they had some serious engineering skills.
Hi dagoelius, I don't know much about that, but I do have a video about the ruins in mexico coming out in a few days though, thanks mike
From one traditional style mason to another great video! Unfortunately the practice seems to be being replaced with new tech that is worse than what it's supposed to improve upon and handymen wouldn't know proper brick form if it bit them on the ass. I'm young (25) though so perhaps there's hope yet.
Hi Alexander, funny that a couple inspectors agreed, I think it is the architects that should be considering it, thanks mike
Hmm ok i understand that when you build low wall that simply stacking is good enough. This doesn’t explain however why people put rebars in the construction in the first place... and my guess here is that the rebar has the function to take on more of the forces that are on the wall. Due to this you can build higher buildings with more weight on it without other outer support structures or having ultra thick walls.
Very true but what they don’t tell you is rebar has a short life span, thanks mike
Mike Haduck Masonry ok but what’s the difference to let’s say reinforced concrete. Is it just that the bricks are not airtight and water tight enough so that the steel tends to oxides over time? And is this method still used? Sorry I have no clue about building stuff but I also never heard of brick walls reinforced with rebar.
Wow I live in Europe surrounded by bricks building but I didn't even know that bricks could last 800 years !
Hi AG, that was the cathedral age and they built the wall same time, that is wat the guy who ran the cathedral told me, I am sure they kept replacing as the years went by , but yes, thanks, mike
Thanks! Mr. Harrison ford!
Thanks Leo, mike
@@MikeHaduck really interesting!
it is a shame we have equated brick vanier walls to brick walls, thanks for show us all real brick walls that acually are the structural component to a building as opposed to what we have grown to value as mainly asthetic adornment to a structure.
Hi Stephen, that is on heck of a way to say it. I appreciate it mike
Cool video very interesting. Hey, You should talk to your President about wall building. I like your sense of humour.
Thanks Steve, mike
3:00 Don't worry about spiders
Would combining a brick wall with Lafarge cement, rebar and a water table with even a cheaper granite yield the strongest and longest lasting brick wall?
Hi Beryl, I think every situation is different and there are a lot of different ways to consider before any project, thanks mike
I can see how some contractor could easily cut 1/3 of material costs and get away with it. People don't take enough pride in their personal work these days
Thanks Mike
Thank you - good info.
thanks Termi, I appreciate it. mike
Great video. Thanks for the knowledge. Much appreciated.
thanks Brian, I appreciate it. mike
Wondering out loud here.
With all the technological progress we've made, Can we build a longer lasting wall then what was made previously?
Hi Shachar, I don't know, maybe build a few and wait hundreds of year and see, lol, I appreciate it. mike
sure, that's one way. (although there's a more technical way with special companies that blast your product with air, sand etc to see how it will endure time).
But can't you guesstimate a better solution using todays knowledge, materials & technology?
Hi Shachar, as an old mason once told me, If God did not build it , it ain;t no good, so you got to look around to see what has last a long time and hopefully copy the idea, I do it all the time, thanks mike
Great video Mick.
What would be the cost and time difference between old school and new?
Hi Niel, it would depend on different factors, mostly cheaper old school, thanks, Mike
I'm 11 and I'm seriously interested in this
Thanks , mike
Go into masonry.
First of all, I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I absolutely love fine brickwork and brick houses layed with great details. However, my question is other than a harder mortar, what protects the water table joints between the granite blocks? What keeps it from washing away say if it were only brick?
It does over time, to me the lime mortar being better is not what they make it to be, different recepies for different situations, thanks, Mike
Unrelated , can you lay brick on the inside of a unfinished wall like a garage ? Also can you add brick and refinish regular cracked concrete steps?
Hi Donny, I would say it all depends on what is holding everything up, thanks, mike
So... now that I am a master brick builder😁 I wonder what topic RUclips will suggest I conquer next🤓
Thanks Brad, mike
I agree Mike , the problem is the engineers now a days! They have no hands on experience and just let an algorithm speck everything because nobody wants the liability, if on paper it says it is stronger than needed then they can't get themselves into trouble but the clients have to pay a fortune for overbuild that doesn't last ! That's not really engineering in my opinion , my two cents
Hi masonryjoe, we agree, lots of overkill that won,t last, thanks, mike
Also i used lime motor at bricky college. It takes forever to go off.
Hi Imran you correct, see my video on Conwy castle, a stonemasons commentary, thanks, mike
Thanks for the video mate
thanks mr love, I appreciate it. mke
This guy is great
Lets get that right
hi twochaudio, I am just passing along what the old timers taught me, thanks mike
Good stuff - thanks for sharing. Are you aware of dry stone walls?
Hi Fifury, thanks I am, I appreciate it. mike
Steel slats are the way to go. You can see the intruders coming.
thanks, mike
Dutch bond - best ever.
Thanks Weed, Mike
Gorgeous country
Hi Robot, it sue is , thanks mike
Why am I here at 12 in the morning? I should be writing an essay.
Thanks X, mike
Love this
Thanks PipeMaster, mike
I enjoyed this, ty!
thanks, I appreciate it. mike
The yellow walls is not painted, but plastered with colored plaster.
Hi Arne, one way or the other, no worries, I like what they did, thanks mike
The difference being that paint tend to stop moisture going through, plaster works with the bricks and let the moisture through. Plaster is a more natural material than paint.
It's probably mineral pigments added to the plaster. It could possibly be a mineral paint (mineral pigments in a waterglass base) which also allows moisture through. Mineral paint is fairly common in Europe, they use it on many of the old stone/brick buildings since it still allows the wall to breathe and lasts for potentially hundreds of years without fading.
I still wouldn't call it paint, but colored plaster.
My house is getting close to being 150 years old and when we bought it, it came with these old bricks that are supposedly valuable to builders and we got offered money for them lol. I guess the reason those walls have lasted so long is also to do with the quality of the bricks. I guess not even modern bricks are as good smh
I believe it's more for the aesthetic. Aged and weather brick is more of a commodity.
Hi Lakefull, they put holes in modern brick which makes them useless in the future, thanks, Mike
`loved the content man!!!!! where can i buy a t-shirt ????
Thanks Tyrone, It below the videos, thanks mike
Love the house! 💗
Type N mortar = 1 portland +1 hydrated lime + 6 sand
Thanks Charlie, I did a video called what cement should I use part 2, and said some stuff on that, Mike
Sweet video
thanks Jack, I appreciate it. mike
The 'old school' wall is two bricks wide (ie twice the length of a stretcher) - does the wall have a cavity? How are the two skins bonded?
Hi Keith, the wall is solid, I forget the type of bond, the old school lime mortar and those techniques last much longer than then the new school, thanks mike
@@MikeHaduck Thx