Never Mind the Blocks - KB#4
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- James is completing the blockwork at the rear of the house and Ian is fitting the windows in Part 4 of the King Build.
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For a bloke who says he's a Chippy who's done a bit of bricklaying, that block work is bang tidy!
OK so he gets a brickie in, not because he is better but because he is quicker and the brickie throws it up not quite square or plumb and goes home at lunchtime but he still wants a day's money.
The other common scenario is that the brickie doesn't turn up because he was rained off on his previous job and has to finish it to get paid so James ends up doing it anyway.
There is a lot to be said for staying in control of every stage of the build.
@Michael W he might be slower but on a small project like this it's negligible and it's money in his pocket. Plus he hasn't got to worry about finding a decent brickie
nice to see proper tradesmen at work Roger who can do the talk and the walk. So many fake builders out there have ruined the industry but these guys are superb who really know their stuff and work with pride in the job.... a delight to watch. great videos mate thanks
Plumb, full joints, clean cavity. Better than most so called “brickies” I’d gladly put my name to that blockwork
Good blokes, I'm enjoying this series.
As well as the feather tipped brushes Roger when using water based gloss or satin, especially on doors, try using Rota Premier Concave Mini Rollers, Toolstation stock them. Was recently recommended them and they are now the only one I use, the concave end almost eliminates the usual tram lines you get with a roller and the sponge lays a nice even thickness of paint and leaves an excellent finish.
Bob
I love those rollers. With water based eggshell it looks almost sprayed.
Based on the care and attention these guys are showing to their work I would have no problem employing them regardless how self critical they may be about their pace of work. A bad job, however quickly done, is no good to anyone.
Steady away , it’s the end product that counts not how fast you get there . Lovely spot on half bond there 👌🏼.i liked Rogers sleeper wall suggestion instead of busting holes onto the existing wall .😉🧱👍🏼
Bricklaying With Steve and Alex So true, you go like mad to get the job done and initially the customer is happy but then the problems arise. Take your time, do it properly even though you feel the pressure from the customer.... When it’s all done you’ll walk away knowing there will be no problems and the customer will thank you for it..
Cheers lads, I appreciate that coming from some pro’s!
My father was a bricky I had to work with him when I was in my teenage years doing labour work.. he was very passionate about his work had to be perfect clean joints in the block work etc etc.. so watching this video I can sure say that’s some tidy block work , even the set up O and let’s not forget the marshalltown trowel as father says only the best nice video
I was my dad's hod carrier for a while, bloody hard graft mate
I’ve been laying for 30yrs. That block work looks 👌. Nice full joints nice and plumb 👌👌
J D11 thanks mate, I appreciate the comment. 👍
Love it some top blokes there and some tidy work in demestic work you need to know more than one trade to 1
Keep you going its a bit slower but the end result is fantastic
Nice bloke. Sounds like his very knowledgeable in the bulding game. Handy person to have on side
Your channel is great roger ! Your render video gave me the knowledge to render my house and I’ve gotta say , it looks the nuts 🥜 thanks !
I am so glad to hear that. I got so much stick for that video.
This is a good level he says, as he whacks it with his lump hammer, love it lol
Green Genes I know, it’s such a bad habit of mine. 😂
That's my only criticism, lovely work but you should never hit a level!
A jack of all trades is a master of none...
But oftentimes better than a master of one.
Good tidy job only thing I would do differently is run concrete saw up centre of cavity on existing and slip in a vertical dpc stop any damp travelling through or even better would be to cut out cavity in existing building and insulate stop damp and cold bridging but have to say tidy blockwork 👍
roger,the mix suggested by celcon (we called it a slurry mix) does indeed give you a great base to render to. i have rendered over dry engineering bricks succesfully applying this and in the late 90s we rendèred council houses using this spec.
Thanks Red, it is good to hear that. James has done this bit now and it will be in a future video.
Technique is pretty good for a chippy, little rough around the edges but we all are at some point or another. good work
I've tried bricks and block and the results looked like a lafarge lorry had a head on crash with a Marshall's factory, that works pretty good - nevermind the speed 👍👍👍
Looking great cuz
This must have been filmed a few weeks ago as Ross Brawn is now in Spain for the F1 testing
Mike Doran people always say that there’s someone they know that I look like but I’ve never had that one before😂😂😂
Putting the footings in for the new wind tunnel
@@jimichip Hi James, I have watched a few of the vids in which you feature. I thought the same - Ross Brawn!
Get Stu Crompton in. Lol! He uses lots of plasticiser in his mortar - looks like cream.
Nick Hickson He’s the worst bricky lol
@@lewispewsey6843 no I have seen alot worse lol
Nottingham Forest Forever stupid hyperbole. How exactly is he the worst?
@@MarcusT86 Forest Forever wouldnt know how Stu us the worst he's crap himself 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Agreed! It would be great to see a crossover with Stu, Roger and Robin.
A proper job, looks good to me,👍🏻
He may feel It takes him longer but that’s some clean block work! Perfect trade off imo...:)
When you see the next phase I think you will agree that the stuff James has done is very neat. He just needs to leave that poor level alone.
Love it 😎😘
Nice easy going vid. You think you’re slow mate, I’d put you to shame 👍🏻
Good series 👍🏾
I never use Thermalite blocks just because they always crack. If ever you knock down walls that are built in Thermalites they are cracks all over the place. Whenever I do an extension and they ask for 100mm cavities I always use 85mm insulation, I find that this stops the internal blockwork from bulging out, 100mm insulation always seems to expand to 110mm and the walls run out when you get to the top.
To be fair you can lay a block and have giving it a go well done man 👌👍
Hi guys, I'm a regular viewer and I love ur vids, I'm a chippy working on nzeb ( nearly zero energy builds) from ireland. Any chance we could have a video of how you lads in the uk go about the construction?
I'd rather use dense blocks for the inner leaf as you'd have the same crumbling issue when hanging anything heavy on the wall. The rigid insulation between leafs is good enough for insulation.
A Brickie collecting the internal "snotties" - lots don't bother.
Try some HILTI drill bits mate, if u not used them b4 you be shocked they almost go for ever cheap at any price in the long run
I agree about Hilti
Thanks , I’ll give them a try.
Get yourself a set of Blakes Building Profiles, screw a batten up the existing wall and then just lay to a line. For a "non brickie" its a game cjhanger.
we have some but that was too short a wall to worry about using a line.
@@SkillBuilder, I see where your coming from but I reckon it's always better than building corners.
Interesting 👍
Your vids are very good and informative my only gripe would be the dpc behind the furfix is not needed it should have a slot cut down the centre of cavity and a dpc incorparated in there as the way you have done it there is not a stop for rain moisture to transfer from outside to inside but otherwise good vid
Many people have commented on that detail and in some areas the building inspectors like to see it. Cutting the cavity would leave a column of untied bricks so you would have to go back to the existing cavity. If it is called for then do it but we don't find any damp problems doing it this way.
I really enjoy these videos, and your talk about matching the pebble-dash reminded me about the differences in aggregates. I'd love to see a video from you guys talking about the different types of sands and grit etc, as I know there can be historical,brand, and regional differences , even down to the quarry that it's from. At times I have used (for patch-pointing crazy paving) a mix of 1 x mastercrete, 4 x grit-sand and 1 x building sand for colour, and I suppose as a DIY'er I wonder if there are any tips about local/national types of aggregate and using them for consitency, matching and colour etc or any tips generally about aggregates, mixes and things like plasticisers, and what mix would you use for each purpose. Keep up the Good Work . :)
Funnily enough James and I (Roger) were talking about the best sand for rendering only yesterday.
Does the wall starter kits stop the water from weeping in with strong wind behind it as you didn't break the cavity out or dpc bead it?
If it is face brickwork you gun a bead of mastic in the joint but this wall is rendered and very sheltered so there is zero chance of that happening
Personally I would have cut a cavity in from the existing house
That thing about cutting a cavity is an age old argument. Some do some don't and it can create problems if there aren't enough ties.
On this rendered wall damp is unlikely to be a problem.
Tidy bit of Blockwork there; Great for plastering over later. Amazing how many Brickies think; "The Plasterer'll get over that" ..... AARRGGHH!! :-)
Amazing how many plasterers think "the joiner will level that up"!
gbwildlife uk amazing how many joiners think..... aaah the painter will get over that!!! 😂
Just wondering what is going on with the insulation,it doesn't seem to be running in courses with the blockwork,so must be pierced by the wall ties
Yes just pierce it if required
classic dave
SBR and cement is good but you have to put a scratch onto it when it's tacky. Won't budge then 👍
Hi Rhys
The trouble with loading it with more weight when it is tacky is that it can pull away which leads to blown render.
If you prick it up and leave it overnight it will be the perfect key, much better than the block face. This is what the aircrete manufacturers recommend.
@@SkillBuilder I get you I've allways gone into it when tacky and never had 1 that has blown,,that's what they recommend 🤷♂️ both most likely work absolutely fine 👍 great channel content lately
Surprised PIR is not mandatory in UK regs.
You can insulate with a variety of materials. All have pros and cons. PIR supports flames Rockwool doesn't.
Skill Builder rock wool also breaths
One problem with falling from height is that there is a dangerous height about 15-20 feet which means you land inverted (that is on your head)
You are so right. I knew a bloke who fell no more than 2 metres and hit his head and died.
'king entertaining :)
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I’m not sure if I am totally wrong but isn’t there usually a moisture membrane between the inner skin (block) and insulation or does that normally go inside the block work?
No need for a membrane on a masonry cavity wall. The vapour travels out and the windblown rain runs down the inside of the outer skin.
Haven’t even watched the video but dropped you a like already 👍 👍
I could listen to you lads all day. Why are you using soft cavity insulation in England these days. It's all kingspan solid insulation in Ireland. Surely the soft insulation is prone to losing its insulation value if it gets damp.
Cement render is too hard for thermalite. Lime mortar or perhaps masonry cement is more flexible.
Tyrollean render works. Prime the surface and spatter a layer onto the blocks. When cured skim over with the same stuff and finally spatter finish.
Cement render can be too hard but a 6.1.1 mix with a glass fibre mesh and movement joints is less likely to cause cracking.
Why the 4ish damp behind the wall starter. 🤔🤔
I wondered that too
A lot of building inspectors are asking for it, to prevent any moisture running into the existing building.
Don’t know how effective it actually is but takes no extra time to do and keeps them off your back 🤷♂️
Cant work out what that vertical dpc is going to achieve , how will it stop damp travelling horizontally from the existing external wall.
richies quest yes I’m not the only one that has noticed it’s doing jack shot plus it’s been damaged buy screwing the wall starter in 😂😂
The screw holes are not an issue since they almost self seal.
What is the purpose of the damp behind the wall starters ??
A lot of Building Control Inspectors want to see the profiles with vertical dpc. It is common practice in the London area.
Roger you are the gaffer
I am the tea boy.
Hi roger im looking at getting in to plumbing at 33 with no prior experience what route would you suggest any advice would be appreciated thanks
If you have never done any plumbing it is best to find someone you can go out with for a few weeks to see if you like it. I think it is a hard game, I have been at it for over 35 years and you can see what it has done to me. You can go to college to pick up the basics and you can make a living if you live in the right part of the country but I talk to plumbers who tell me the competition is very strong and they can't get the prices. In London it is not too difficult to earn a £1,000 per week but when you look at all the hassle of traffic and lack of parking a £1,000 a week is not enough.
@@Roger-Bisby1 ahh i see, i from Newcastle so there there no chance of 1k week for me 😅😅. But i do know a want a trade under my belt. Am i right in thinking it takes a 3 year corse to be full qualified and gas trained or is that just scam corses trying to rob me. Thanks again for your response.
P.s love all your videos especially the house extension 👍👍👍
Good vlog! What was the span to use 5×2 floor joists?
You can see joist span tables on the internet but a rule of thumb is half the span in feet ie 12 foot span = 6 and then add two. So a 12 foot span needs an 8 inch joist.
Roger where is your safety hat you was advertising?
I wear it when I am underneath something that can drop on my head. I find that works for me.
Skill Builder naughty naughty roger lol should really wear it when on scaffolding, but I get what you mean.
What was this cut away for? 🤷🏻♂️🤣 9:15
completely pointless. Sack the editor
Skill Builder ha ha 👍🏻
Alan Bennett is looking great for his age
Juct curious. What's a sleeper wall?
Under timber floor the joists are supported at intervals with sleeper walls. It allows you to use 4 x2 timber.
@@SkillBuilder . I had to take up a lot of our floorboards in our Edwardian house as we had rats move in! So sleeper walls were the brick piers sort of halfway across the span of the joists that i saw? Thanks.
There were generally two ways that they used to do it, one is as you have it, 9 inch piers every few feet and a timber plate laid across the piers and then there is the more common (at least in the London area) sleeper wall which is a continuous 4 inch wall made from honeycomb brickwork for air flow with a timber plate laid on top.
Any vertical Dpc gents?
Where?
I noticed you never cut a cavity in the existing. Naughty 🤨
Pebble dash looks awful imho. Guess your stuck though, unreasonable to redo the whole houses render I guess.
I'd paint it personally.
Jackie
The original was pebbledash and the idea is to keep it looking authentic. There are now thousand of house with grey aluminium bi-folds and K-rend and fairly soon (if not now) everyone will be reacting against that look and tearing it out. I have seen so many fashions sweep through the building industry and, admittedly, it keeps builders busy but keeping close to the original style is IMHO never a mistake.
@@Roger-Bisby1 Fair point Roger.
If the theme is to restore it ,then there's not much choice I guess. It was nice to see the original bell system working again.
Keep up the good work boys, and thanks for the videos.
Seems odd hearing muck after watching essential craft man always saying mud!
Why dont anyone one just say cement like a DIY-er or even a land scraper/fencer would?
It is silly they way we give everything alternative names to show we belong to a tribe. It happens the world over. Technically it is mortar not cement because it contains sand and cement
Skill Builder back in the day it would contain an element of cow dung to act as a plasticiser. Real muck
@@robinturner2300 And a bit of straw for tensile strength.
You'd save a bit of money if you dont put so many wall ties in 👍no need to be 450c
Is it me or does this bricky feel intimidated and as though he has to explain himself to him lol
He is a carpenter and he knows how bitchy some people are when somebody dares to have a go at their trade.
NEVER hit your level ! Hit the block they are much cheaper than levels.
Sorry about that, it is such a bad habit of mine!
Made me cringe when he started twatting the level but very tidy blockwork on a faffy awkward job. 👍🧱🧱
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Good evening Skill Builders This is my from Amsterdam Holland Perhaps A Little Less Talk anymore show the work It seems to be in becoming a talkshow instead of a building Show I don't like that much Talk sorry
Hi Reusink
We are all too aware that a lot of what we show is not the work but we simply can't afford to have a camera on site for hours on end so it is often just a flying visit. We try to time it so we capture something going on but it doesn't always work out. This series is not sponsored and when we do get sponsors we then get people who say that the channel is just one big advert. We can't win and I don't like that much.
@@Roger-Bisby1 good stuff Roger. I enjoy the chat, it's an easy listen. If I don't it's fairly easy to skip to the point where you can start to see the action. A compromise for those who don't like the chat could be to put a brief timeline in the video description: work starts at x minute.
@@ricos1497 When you run a RUclips channel for a while you learn not to chase the numbers. One thing that people could learn from President Trump is not to spend time, money and energy trying to reach the people who are never going to vote for you.
Ignore this guy