The time-lapse shows just how hard this profession must be on the body after a few years working this hard. If I was a youngster watching this , thinking of becoming a bricklayer, this video might make me choose an easier career. Top class workmanship as always. Thanks chaps.
@@northlondonmasons107 It's hard to see how the human body's joints alone could cope with four decades of that level of activity. Just shows how amazing humans are. There is enough brickwork in London to a lot of people employed. Just think of the nearly 2M bricks in Battersea Power Station alone!
@@northlondonmasons107 You are not wrong, and after nearly half a century in the game dont I know it... Scaffolding and steel fixing can be tough as well. Tight lines and nice creamy compo. Stay safe Chaps... 😁👍👍
Had guys here in Texas refinishing my front door a father and son made me think of you guys. They were on time well organized, detailed and delivered as promised. Cheers mates
Hi, thanks for another enjoyable video. I always love how you guys work together. Being a sparky and having tried to build walls in the past, it always amazes me how you can take of the excess mortar without spreading it all over the face of the bricks, which is what I did and ended up trying for a long time to remove it with brick acid. Looking forward to the next episode.
Hi guys on garden walls I sometimes went for half bond on the inside course of brick instead of the inside following the same brick as the outside brickwork as yours did, I felt it made the wall stronger , just another brickie having different ways of doing garden walls 😊
Hi Steve & Alex. Great job again guys. Great team work. Going to be a nice looking wall when finished. Hopefully having pro opp Steve it won’t be long. Have a good weekend 👍
Steve, pre-op for hip-op. Original scans/X-Rays/Blood tests et al remain extant for 6 months only, after which they are deemed 'out-of-time' and you have to go through the rigmarole all over again. But, the up-side is that you know you are still on their books and waiting list! Though how you struggle on working is beyond me, most would have given up long ago. Make the most of your 'Day Off' Al, they don't come around that often! Good job guys, keep safe both of you.
Wow the wait for your hip operation is incredible.I live in Spain and from going to the doctor's initially to having the replacement hip,less than a year,about 50 weeks.
Lovely looking job Steve and Al. I had a garage built out of class B,s many years ago (Marshalls Armitage). I got a cracking deal on the bricks but the bricklayer hated me for it. Said they were awful to lay, very brittle and hard and no suction to take up the water out of the mortar. Looked lovely when finished though. I appreciate how easy you make this job look when it actually isn't.
Great job. I could almost hear the disappointment in Alex's voice when he said you weren't doing 'English garden bond'.......spent all that time sorting out headers for nowt!!! 👍 I presumed you didn't need tie-wires in a wall, but good to hear they were put in. Attention to detail is amazing.
Good comment about clearing the pavement for pedestrians and making it safe. Some time ago I tripped and fell over a scaffold plank left by builders working on a property that was partially jutting out onto the pavement. Nasty injury and won a claim against the builder. YOU CAN NEVER BE TOO CAREFUL. 👍😏
What is the purpose of the concrete blocks at foundation level? Is it just to give a stable base, or other reason? No need to tie the two leafs together in any way?
There aint many out there that go through pain each day to earn a living. I got rotator cuff to add to my ever growing list of ailments Steve.I could see you struggling mate but the work still gets done what choice do we have mate .Another great job and blue sky wow your lucky 😂😂👍👊👌
Really feel for you! I've got a named surgeon now for my knee ..I suppose meeting them will be the next stage? I can't imagine the pain of twisting which you need to do to do your job! Alex is impressive helping fill the gaps! X
@hilaryandbrianreid9876 Met my consultant back in July and he said my hip was so bad he didn’t even examine it . Had 2 pre ops now and 1 cancellation which was only 2 days notice . I’ve even had a phone call from him discussing the surgery . I just need a flippin appointment 😔🧱👍🏽
Great video guys, not so keen on the music during the Timelapse scenes - I suppose Alex is responsible for that? 😂 Am having to constantly adjust the volume, down for that and back up to hear the teaching gems………maybe bringing the music mixing level down a bit would be a good idea?
@@SteveAndAlexBuild Steve, An average flank wall would be 37 bricks long or 8.3metres. so tight lines and possibly a tingle on that. Anything over 10 metres would definitely start sagging - and would need a tingle. 😁👍
Good progress Steve. I think Alex ( the bull dozer ) is getting as quick as you Steve. It makes me boil how you are being treated by the nhs you lie me have paid in through out your working life they want their money now --- you can wait for you treatment we'll do it sometime . Good video looking forward to your next take care old friend best regards Ken
I'm interested why the end pillars aren't filled in on each course by a half brick in the centre? By my reasoning, it would make the pillar stronger. Would love to hear your answer boys.
Them KNEES are paying you back for all them years in the footings mate😢..hope the pain isn't getting you down pal...keeping them engineers clean..Nice job..
@SteveAndAlexBuild the hip replacement surgery has a massive success rate...so hopefully you'll be pain free ...this is the price for being a grafter mate!
Looked safe to me. There was space for pedestrians to pass and looked like they had taken pedestrians into account. Most people realise that stuff has to get done. Got to use common sense sometimes. Thankfully no wobbly piles of bricks this time!!
@@Sean006 Very well put Sean. Most of us can utilise a common sense approach to this type of work, however the "pavement - Police" who pop up here occasionally clearly do not possess any. And its no use arguing with them. You cannot argue - with what God never put in there in the first place.........!
Chaps, Corners for show - profiles for dough. When the line is tight - we are doing alright. I wonder if the H&S Taliban will be lurking on this one.? 😆😆😆🪓📌📌📌📌🔔🔔🔕
The time-lapse shows just how hard this profession must be on the body after a few years working this hard. If I was a youngster watching this , thinking of becoming a bricklayer, this video might make me choose an easier career. Top class workmanship as always. Thanks chaps.
Well said that Chap,
Imagine a whole working career on the tools...!
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Thanks Ray 🥺🧱👍🏽
Masonry works is the toughest in the building game because we do and use everything
@@northlondonmasons107 It's hard to see how the human body's joints alone could cope with four decades of that level of activity. Just shows how amazing humans are. There is enough brickwork in London to a lot of people employed. Just think of the nearly 2M bricks in Battersea Power Station alone!
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You are not wrong, and after nearly half a century in the game dont I know it...
Scaffolding and steel fixing can be tough as well.
Tight lines and nice creamy compo.
Stay safe Chaps...
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Had guys here in Texas refinishing my front door a father and son made me think of you guys. They were on time well organized, detailed and delivered as promised. Cheers mates
Great to hear 😃🤙🏾👍🏽🧱
Hi it great to see Alex's progress in the art of construction he has a great mentor in Steve, so keep it going
Cheers John 🧱👍🏽
Good to watch something on RUclips without all the other shhh going on right now thanks guys! 👍
Cheers Marty 🤜🏽🤛🏽🧱👍🏽
Hi, thanks for another enjoyable video. I always love how you guys work together. Being a sparky and having tried to build walls in the past,
it always amazes me how you can take of the excess mortar without spreading it all over the face of the bricks, which is what I did and ended up
trying for a long time to remove it with brick acid. Looking forward to the next episode.
Cheers, it’s all down to practice. 🧱👍🏽😁
Great job guys.
Cheers 🧱👍🏽🤙🏾
Absolute perfection
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Hi guys on garden walls I sometimes went for half bond on the inside course of brick instead of the inside following the same brick as the outside brickwork as yours did, I felt it made the wall stronger , just another brickie having different ways of doing garden walls 😊
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nice job again I love seeing this work, thank you for the video
Cheers Eddie we do enjoy these jobs and have a few coming up 😁🧱👍🏽
Excellent skills Steve and Alex, no doubt this'll earn you a lot more work. Thank you so much. Mickey.
Cheers pal 🧱👍🏽
Brilliant show pair of you well done feel you're pain Steve hopefully they sort you soon xx
Fingers crossed Mick 🤞🏼😬🧱👍🏽
Great job Steve and Alex wall looks great look forward to your nx job 👍👍
Cheers Dave 🧱👍🏽
Hi Steve & Alex. Great job again guys. Great team work. Going to be a nice looking wall when finished. Hopefully having pro opp Steve it won’t be long. Have a good weekend 👍
Chinois boy 😬🧱👍🏽
Thanks
Thanks so much Kevin that is very kind 🙏🏽🥹🧱👍🏽
@SteveAndAlexBuild Buy a coffee and keep yourself warm, Regard kev,looking forward to the next installment of the the wall.
@kevinjohn725 Cheers buddy 🤜🏽🤛🏽
More great work fellas! So good seeing it done right..
Thanks Steve 🧱👍🏽
Steve, pre-op for hip-op. Original scans/X-Rays/Blood tests et al remain extant for 6 months only, after which they are deemed 'out-of-time' and you have to go through the rigmarole all over again. But, the up-side is that you know you are still on their books and waiting list! Though how you struggle on working is beyond me, most would have given up long ago. Make the most of your 'Day Off' Al, they don't come around that often! Good job guys, keep safe both of you.
Cheers Dave 😔🧱👍🏽
Pre - op for a hip - op, put some extra words and music to that and it could be a Hip - Hop song.😏
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Wow the wait for your hip operation is incredible.I live in Spain and from going to the doctor's initially to having the replacement hip,less than a year,about 50 weeks.
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Passed the job earlier today, looks great lads, along with the new block paved driveays both houses have had done
Yes it looks very nice now it’s all complete 👌🏼🧱👍🏽
Brilliant job,as always you two.
Thanks Kevin 🙏🏽🧱👍🏽
@@SteveAndAlexBuild I hope that you can get your hip sorted soon,I can see that you're struggling .
@kevinjohn725 . Thanks pal, me to it’s unbearable now 😔🧱👍🏽
Looking good mi amigos.....Saludos desde España.
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Lovely looking job Steve and Al. I had a garage built out of class B,s many years ago (Marshalls Armitage). I got a cracking deal on the bricks but the bricklayer hated me for it. Said they were awful to lay, very brittle and hard and no suction to take up the water out of the mortar. Looked lovely when finished though. I appreciate how easy you make this job look when it actually isn't.
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Nice new van 👍👍👍
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Hurry up! Can't wait for part 2. Haha.
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Smart so far isn't it.. i feel your pain Steve, you know i do mate but what else can you do, you have to keep on. You blokes have my respect, good job
Thanks pal 😬🧱👍🏽
Great job. I could almost hear the disappointment in Alex's voice when he said you weren't doing 'English garden bond'.......spent all that time sorting out headers for nowt!!! 👍
I presumed you didn't need tie-wires in a wall, but good to hear they were put in. Attention to detail is amazing.
Spot on . Poor Al 😁🧱👍🏽
" Don't do as I say..Do as I DO !! " 😂
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Good comment about clearing the pavement for pedestrians and making it safe. Some time ago I tripped and fell over a scaffold plank left by builders working on a property that was partially jutting out onto the pavement. Nasty injury and won a claim against the builder. YOU CAN NEVER BE TOO CAREFUL. 👍😏
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when alex works has hard as he does he deserves to play a little👍
Absolutely 😍🧱👍🏽
Great vid as always. Whats the theory behind laying the course of blocks?
I don't know either never seen breeze blocks under a garden wall ever in 60 years
It certainly does and gets out of the ground quicker 🧱👍🏽
Similar idea as a trench block then?
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Nice job! What year was the house built? My guess is late 50s early 60s....
Not sure, i think its older than that 🧱👍🏽
No Mate...they were built 1930 onward...
The houses opposite the job site are 1950`s.....
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Mint job that looking forward to the end product 👍🏻🧱
Cheers mate 🧱👍🏽
What is the purpose of the concrete blocks at foundation level? Is it just to give a stable base, or other reason? No need to tie the two leafs together in any way?
Quicker out of the ground and the wall is set out quicker 👍🏽🧱
I broke my hip at work 12 years ago today, they booked me in at wrightington as urgent but it was actually replaced on the 18th june 2012
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There aint many out there that go through pain each day to earn a living.
I got rotator cuff to add to my ever growing list of ailments Steve.I could see you struggling mate but the work still gets done what choice do we have mate .Another great job and blue sky wow your lucky 😂😂👍👊👌
Very true Justin . I still love the work but don’t enjoy the torture I go through to do it .
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@SteveAndAlexBuild
Couldn't of said it any better Steve 👏 🙌 💯
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Hi Steve and Alex , walls coming on nicely , just one question tho , why use concrete blocks instead of bring concrete higher or using bricks ?
We like to set the wall out with blocks an it saves on a lot of expensive bricks 🧱👍🏽
cheers guys for update @@SteveAndAlexBuild
Sorry to hear you still have a long wait for your op!❤
It’s grim , really struggling now 😔🧱👍🏽
Really feel for you! I've got a named surgeon now for my knee
..I suppose meeting them will be the next stage? I can't imagine the pain of twisting which you need to do to do your job! Alex is impressive helping fill the gaps! X
@hilaryandbrianreid9876 Met my consultant back in July and he said my hip was so bad he didn’t even examine it .
Had 2 pre ops now and 1 cancellation which was only 2 days notice .
I’ve even had a phone call from him discussing the surgery .
I just need a flippin appointment 😔🧱👍🏽
I'm fed up of people saying why don't you go private! Like everyone has that amount for an op..
And I will probably need other doing too!! X
Easier said than done 💸💸💸😔🧱👍🏽
Nice job boys, love the backing music. Good luck with the op Steve.
Cheers Alan 😁🤜🏽🤛🏽🧱👍🏽
Great video guys, not so keen on the music during the Timelapse scenes - I suppose Alex is responsible for that? 😂 Am having to constantly adjust the volume, down for that and back up to hear the teaching gems………maybe bringing the music mixing level down a bit would be a good idea?
Nope all editing is dad . 😌🧱👍🏽
How long can the line be before it sags in the middle
On longer runs of work we use a "tingle" to support the line at mid-point-ish.....
Not sure exactly 🤔🧱👍🏽
@@SteveAndAlexBuild Steve,
An average flank wall would be 37 bricks long or 8.3metres. so tight lines and possibly a tingle on that.
Anything over 10 metres would definitely start sagging - and would need a tingle.
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@martin2466 👌🏼🧱👍🏽
Alex gets more time off than the school kids 😂
He more than Earns it 😍🧱👍🏽
why do you say sorry for the wind - you are un the UK
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Good progress Steve. I think Alex ( the bull dozer ) is getting as quick as you Steve. It makes me boil how you are being treated by the nhs you lie me have paid in through out your working life they want their money now --- you can wait for you treatment we'll do it sometime
. Good video looking forward to your next take care old friend best regards Ken
Thanks Ken 😔🧱👍🏽
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I'm interested why the end pillars aren't filled in on each course by a half brick in the centre?
By my reasoning, it would make the pillar stronger.
Would love to hear your answer boys.
Mmmm … it was explained in the video 🤨
Must have missed it during the time I was on mute to save my sanity from that "music".
Brick light Tony
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To run cable for a light.....explained by Steve in vid.
@@Sean006 Thank you Sean
It looks like the father is suffering from a leg injury?
Waiting for a hip replacement .😔🧱👍🏽
@@SteveAndAlexBuild
I wish him a speedy recovery as soon as possible
Good luck to you
Thanks 🙏🏽 🧱👍🏽
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Them KNEES are paying you back for all them years in the footings mate😢..hope the pain isn't getting you down pal...keeping them engineers clean..Nice job..
They certainly are the hip is the worst 😔🧱👍🏽
@SteveAndAlexBuild the hip replacement surgery has a massive success rate...so hopefully you'll be pain free ...this is the price for being a grafter mate!
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NHS...nothing happens soon feel for you mate😢...
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Doe's nobody round your way do tubs of motar - when your doing a job like this it would save you a load of time mixing up
Never bothered to check , tub muck is awful 🤢🧱👍🏽
@@SteveAndAlexBuild Steve,
Don`t know about you but, I reckon that bloody silo muck they use on sites is utter -💩
@martin2466 . It certainly is, and the stuff that comes in a truck is even worse 🤢🧱👍🏽
Why bother obscuring your number plate? Especially when you show it at other parts of the video! We can see it at 32:50
Thanks, sorted 🧱👍🏽
Where’s the barriers / warning signs blocking off the pavement ?? with all your crap spread all over the pavement blocking it asking for trouble
Its not crap and its not spread all over the pavement
@@SteveAndAlexBuild Chaps,
Another one has arrived. 🙄🤔🤐
@martin2466 .yep 🙄🫥🫨🫠
Looked safe to me. There was space for pedestrians to pass and looked like they had taken pedestrians into account. Most people realise that stuff has to get done. Got to use common sense sometimes. Thankfully no wobbly piles of bricks this time!!
@@Sean006 Very well put Sean.
Most of us can utilise a common sense approach to this type of work, however the "pavement - Police" who pop up here occasionally clearly do not possess any.
And its no use arguing with them. You cannot argue - with what God never put in there in the first place.........!
Chaps,
Corners for show - profiles for dough.
When the line is tight - we are doing alright.
I wonder if the H&S Taliban will be lurking on this one.?
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