PART 2! What exactly DID go wrong? Who paid to put it right?
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- Опубликовано: 5 ноя 2022
- A total breakdown of everything that was wrong and how I plan to put it all right.
for context, here is the first video:
• Should I Be The One Wh...
I'll never be able to thank everyone who contributed to the comments section of the previous video enough. I've learned so much off you all and your positive messages have been fantastic. Thank you.
As a 61 year old retired brickie (health issues) NO-ONE and i mean NO-ONE can know everything about all aspects of the building game...fair play geezer,at least you've held your hands up,owned up to your mistake and are willing to correct it free of charge-well done fella! good luck,Piers a.k.a. Chopper.
Cheers Chopper! That was the point of the video but people still think they know everything about everything, which is their downfall! Thanks again mate for getting it, hope you have a long and healthy retirement.
I somehow stumbled up on part 1 and couldn’t resist finding part 2! It’s refreshing to see a tradesman put his hands up , no questions asked and correct the work.
Well done 👏
Cheers Ben, nice one.
Meanwhile my parents shower been causing a leak from the downstairs ceiling for the past 6 months after a bathroom renovation, and the guy has come out like 8 times now, walked around in a circle in their bathroom for 10 minutes and left without saying anything, thinking he can constantly get away with using mastic on the same fucking place every time he visits.
@@daedaluxeYou can probably take him to court over it because he's clearly not fixing the problem.
For the record, he's not talking about me! I have no idea who he is or who he's talking about but it's not me!
I'm a painter & Decorator and not a builder and all I will and can say is well done. A guy who can post up his F Ups take ownership and put it right.
Thank you Bill! Check out our other videos, there's a few less F Ups in those!
GB
He used the wrong bricks, customers don't know what bricks used per different job sites. He does and he used the wrong brick. As a mechanic if I used the wrong oil for a super car because its just oil I'd be in the shite bin.
Your diagnosis makes sense because the wall rotted from the top down and if it was water coming from behind it would have more likely have rotted from the bottom.
Very honourable, with proper traditional values, well done.Massive respect for that! If only politicians were the same what a great country we WOULD have. ❤👍
Thank you David.
I would have no hesitation in using a builder like yourself. Not many have the decency to man up to their mistakes and do the repair free of charge. This video shows you are good at what you do and take pride in your work.
Technically it wasn't his mistake the original build was in error. His. Mistake was trusting, not seeing what the previous builders had done. Not so easy to make a silk purse out of a sows ear.
so then where are you to be found...if need be
@@whizzdom6923no offence but people with your perspective are the issue. It's BOTH the mistake of him and the original builder. Original builder should've done better, but this dude in the video should've noticed that issue and factored that into his design.
Hence it's both of their mistakes. Saying otherwise is being bad to the customer.
High water table & no DPC? Surely a DPC would prevent the damage, hence why the house is fine?!!
Should of used sulphate resistant cement, it's made for water ingress, building below ground etc
I’ve got the same problem on a job we done a year ago, I will be going back to rectify once the weather gets better, thank you for not letting me think I was the only one that made a mistake & your knowledge has been a great help. Thank you
No worries at all Dave. Fair play to you for going back and sorting it. Best of luck mate.
I have been a bricklayer for 44 years and massive respect to you for being so open and honest,i have just subscribed, your a top guy
Look forward to part 3 in a few years 😁
Props to you for fixing it free of charge mate, definitely the right thing to do and there's not a lot out there that would do it 👍
Thank you matey, really appreciate that.
He made money off these two videos so he didnt realĺy lose out.
@@cronut7113the $10 he got from those 2 would indeed cover the cost.
Only came across your site and have to say far play to you and been straight up
Best of luck
Thank you mate. Hope you're well.
You also should add a DPC below the copings when you rebuild next year as this is a standard detail for NHBC on top of an external wall therefore if the conditions of the garden are as bad as you have alluded to then that would be belt&braces. It is also so great to see a Builder that is man enough to own up to his mistakes…..especially in such a public forum. Really like the way you present your videos. Well Done Mr A.
Great shout, Roger! Thank you. Really appreciate your comments, thanks again.
Only just come across this video and your channel, so did go back and watch Part 1 first. All I can say is well done for the positive and pro active approach to resolving this customers issue. Its human nature for mistakes to happen occasionally. I am not a builder but as a keen DIYer and a customer, I can accept mistakes happen but its the response and approach to defining the root cause and resolving it which goes a long way to preserving your reputation. People will remember how the problem was resolved more than the original issue, so hats off to you for holding your hand up and putting it right.
A great example of integrity and honesty 👏 thanks for being so transparent. Keep up the good fight
Interesting to watch. I got out of the building game 12 years back and miss it not one bit. The clients, the weather, the hassle, the travel, the hours....and the constant taking home of the job. It never ended...it was one long episode of constant pressure. I still watch vids here and there , but I wish you all the best with the vids and the work.👍
I feel your pain! Appreciate the comments and your kind wishes. Take care.
Everyday is a learning day.
Love the total honesty and integrity of this guy. It's so refreshing. The basic work was 100% sound - nobody would have envisaged it going wrong - but you take it on the chin - how many builders do that? I'm yet to meet one. Thank you.
Ok, if I was the customer, I couldn't have let him take the full brunt of the problem. The fact that he is taking responsibility for this, is telling me he's a good businessman. Plus afterwards, I would be recommending his business to anyone who is willing to listen.👍
Thank you Barb! Appreciate that!
Id always recommend somebody honest like you
Thank you shaheb
Truly commend your honesty fella and owning up. On the flip side ppl seeing how honest you are in these videos can only bring you even more work. 👍
Thank you Jibby! Appreciate that mate.
A massive well done to you for sticking with it and not walking away from the problem 👏 👍 A lot of builders could learn from this as it definitely is th right thing to do
All-in-all. That was a nice finished tidy job. Great workmanship.
Thanks for being genuine and honest and I admire your character and your passion trying to find the source of the problem and understanding the science behind it. We need more tradies like you. Thanks from New Zealand.
Hello Matthew, hope you're well. Wow! I think that this is our first message from the complete opposite side of the world! Appreciate your message mate, take care.
Just discovered your channel and find it fascinating. I am a huge DIY fan so very interested in what you are doing and the knowledge you are imparting. I have the greatest admiration for you in how you dealt with the problem with this wall that failed, I hope you get many more subscribers and all the work that you want as result of how you dealt with it. Keep well and keep posting! love the input from the rest of your team too!!
Thank you Padraic, really appreciate it. Hopefully you'll enjoy our future videos. Thanks again.
Glad to see you have resolved the issue, surprised you didn't use coping stones, but we learn from our mistakes. Like everything in life it's all about preparation and good practical design.
Well done.
Fantastic, good on you for taking responsibility!
I look forward to part 3 next summer.
Part 3 is when I find ya I’m gunna do ya 👍
Thank you Cat!
Haha!!!
A membrane would be suffice, along with purpose perforated drainage pipe wrapped in geotextile and some stone in conjunction with weep holes and yes, your cappings with drip throating. Hope I've given you some ideas. Have used this regardless of brick type. Mayb use English bond also has resistance to sheer force, which for now is the only reason that boundary wall hasn't fallen over, if it where stretcher with ties included it still would have collapsed by now. Hydrostatic pressure is your enemy here. I've done this type of walling in English bond with ( lime mortar) and no issues, just directing water to your weeps properly. Extra costs yes! but relying on water with just natural capillary through ground to enter your weeps will never work in this situation. You'll need to work a drainage system that works in your limited space. Might even have to rob some garden space with slightly different design if possible. And yes it's a summer job, stay away from freezing conditions on this 1. Hope some of what I said helps. There are other options but would add to costs greatly.
Watched both parts of the story now and I still can't see what was wrong with the original garden in the first video. I think it's a lesson in the "if it ain't broke don't fix it" principle. All credit for fixing it after breaking it, but what a lot of work and expense because local residents/your customer prefer badly draining paving rather than gardens!
Only just discovered your channel with this two-part video. Your honesty and integrity is refreshing and the finished product looks amazing, even if it's not actually finished yet. Subscriber earned. Look forward to watching your other videos.
Nice one, Chizo! Hope you like our other videos too. Take care.
I'd have put dpm on the retaining wall, reuse the old bricks, use waterproofer in the mortar so it doesn't pass water through all the bricks like a sponge. And I suspect the wall is being attacked by the sulphites in the clay, which would explain the decomposed slurry at your footing. I've been a brick builder for 52 years, done alot of these retaining walls. retiring now.
Appreciate the comment Jordan, I hope you have a long and happy retirement mate, all the best.
@@mrabuilders6723 i recently went back to a wall i did 40 years ago, which i got my son to repair, the mortar was full of mushrooms because everything was porous in those days. The waterproofing admixes today are a valuable asset and a little cup in your mortar will prevent alot of future problems. Of course, with your coping you should have used a lime mix because the material of the stone itself will just attack cement.
You are a good brickie and I hope you have more years of jobs. Like the rest of us, we learn things. I've had walls in the past fail too quite similarly. We are human, not gemologists, and so has every other brickie made a mistake. The difference between you and the rogue brickies is you have opened up, confirmed your mistake and held your hands up then fixed it. Most people wouldn't have returned the phone call. And if brickies say they haven't f***d up then they're just lying. I wish you good luck on the jobs, and always use a little cup of waterproofer. We will have no more talk of blown winter cement.
..... To be fair, he's explained why that isn't really a viable option...
@@davechapman5815 so you choose aesthetics over the lifespan of the wall. Wrong in my opinion, and if rebuilt properly you would never know. Water always goes somewhere even with a membrane, whether it evaporates or goes to the next wall.
Fair play to you for going back and trying to sort out the problem , it's good to see a nice clean and tidy job well done you
Thank you Nigel. Hope you're well.
Fair play to you, well done you deserve credit for putting it right, good luck to you and hope you get plenty of work 👍
Really informative video here and a refreshing change to show a mistake and the thinking towards a solution. Well done 👍
Well done for putting the issues right, it speaks volumes for you and your company. Not many companies would have came back 4 years later and done what you did. I am in the middle of doing a small retaining wall and will follow your advice with the drip.groove under the copings. The back of the wall will have a french drain also painted the concrete blocks with blackjack then added a damp proof membrane so hopefully i will not have any issues. Diyer first time building a wall and its been a learning curve. Only thing i have not done is put a dpm above the foundations and the block just hope this does not come back to bite me. Keep up the good work and youve just got a new subscriber. All the best Derek
There are not many of us who could, hand on heart, say that they wouldn't have made the same mistakes as you, and on numerous occasions got away with it. Totally agree with everything you've said. Echoing everybody else, top man for getting it sorted.
I think there are 2 lessons here. The first is that when doing a project it's important to try and take a step-back and (try!) to think of other potential impacts on the outcomes - not easy in any project. The second is to give nature a place to go, we are covering everything in concrete which is causing nature to find the weakest point... Still think you did a sterling job on taking your time to review the bigger picture and come up with a solution, in this case if I were the customer I'd be willing to pay 50% of the costs as you've highlighted issues coming my way...
"Relax your thumbs, relax your thumbs, breath." Hahahah. No way Jose you really did it this time! Kidding. Good man for working this out. Cheers.
I have nothing but admiration for you, what a top attitude!!
Your a lovely genuine man well done pal only good things will come from this 👍
Thank you Keith! Appreciate that mate.
I think with the constraints you have, you're doing the best you can with this situation. This all has given you the insight to recognize situations like this in the future. I do wonder if other builders turned down this job because they what it would require. I sincerely appreciate seeing a business owner working so hard to do right by his customers!
Also, I admittedly have daddy issues, but you seem like far too ethical and humble a man for me to take them out on you!
Thank you Rocki, appreciate it! I'm always available for a hug if you need one! Take care!
Extension built looks really good and patio well done nice job
First time viewer, fair play to you for being honest & rectifying. Subscribed, Your attitude would deffinatley encourage me to get a quote from your your company ,👍
Thank you Mully, really the comment and the sub! Hopefully you'll like our other videos too. Take care.
I don't know the first thing about building but I do have high morals and I am impressed by both videos of you owning up to getting it wrong and righting it yourself. It takes a bigger person to hold his hand up and put something right than it does to run away and take people's money for bad work. I would use you in a heartbeat if I were local.
Thank you Sugar Puff (that's not the first time I've said that!). Appreciate your comment, take care.
You took that one on the chin, well done for that, that hurts to have to come back in the summer.
Your good name will stay intact, I'm sure as a builder that is very important
Thank you Ray.
Outstanding, mate. Even the best make mistakes. Huge respect for you.
I think the aesthetic repair you did, with the drip strip is reasonable to do for free. Well done.
The wider water management resolution isn’t something you should pay to resolve next year in my opinion.
A positive and methodical outcome. Look forward to your extension project. 👍🏻
Thank you Zeus. The extension series starts this afternoon at half 4! Hope you like it!
@@mrabuilders6723 I'll be tuning in! Have a great week mate.
Cheers mate, you too.
I'm not a builder well maybe Lego I'm a welder but still found both of these videos really interesting and watched back to back and now subscribed well done for being honest
Nice one, Cedric! Appreciate that mate! Hope you're well.
I'm no expert in this area but full respect to you on taking ownership of this problem and getting it sorted. It will cost you initially but it will do your reputation much more good in the long run.
Hi bud as I said in 1st comment your only human like the rest of us and your honest and have held your hands up to it been your problem and you have said your going to sort it so hats off to you bud, I'm not a builder so could not coment on the best way to sort this but hey you got abit of time between now and next summer to keep running ideas around your head and ask other people for advice I say. Never be to proud to ask other people for advice as the saying goes every day is a school day and this could also help other builders out there out as it may stop them making the same mistake bud, but once again hat off to you for sorting it out bet the customer is happy I know I would be 👍
Hello Craig, thank you for the comments and the kind words mate, really appreciate it.
I'm still not 100% convinced it's the frost on the front wall. From the pictures you shared on the previous video, the mortar had rotted all the way around the brick, and not just on the front of it ? it looks like an exact 10 - 15 mm all the way round. If the issue was related to to the coping stones not dripping then all of the weakness would be to the front and then moving backwards through the mortar
Coping stones need a drip edge on the back side as well.
Ssme problem on the back and front side.
@@vonnikon I had the exact same thoughts as notsosmartmart5402 and I am very grateful for your comment/observation.
I would have used the salt resistant mortar as an added insurance. ✌
Don't discourage the negative comments or dislikes, they all help the video reach a larger audience haha
Very interesting video, a good video will teach you something, a great video will teach you multiple things and even leave some questions unanswered so I can think them through on my own, so thanks for that!
Watched a few of your posts credit to you I would employ on my jobs and builds you are a true professional and show a rare thing integrity and and a willingness
To hold your hands up and fix the problem well done
Hello Mark, that's a great thing to hear, thank you so much. We're always available to hire you know! Haha! Thank you again and take care.
Lessons learnt and a lesson shared. We'll done on tackling this for us all to see.
I can only echo other comments. Good to see a video showing what went wrong and a guy sorting it out. Well done.
Thx for making the video. I feel like I've also learned a little from this unfortunate oversight.
My dad was a builder’s Labourer when he came to the uk from Ireland - he told me « the man that didn’t make a mistake didn’t make anything » spot on for taking this on the chin, happy customers give the best recommendations
Cheers Eamonn. I agree with your dad! The customers can't be that happy though, they've never even said thank you.
You've had plenty thanks from plenty peope on here! You've NO idea how much of a diffrence honesty makes to prevent litigation consequences - & recommendations ...!! Whichever way you look at it you're a good lad. Keep it up 👍🏼
Totally admire your professionalism for rectifying this job. That alone is worth a subscribe and like.
Thank you Steve, really appreciate that mate. Hope you're well.
Give drystone walling as wide a berth as you can. As a kid I helped my grandad build a fair few and they look great but they are so time consuming. You effectively have to make each brick before you can place it. Sometimes you get the perfect stone that just fits but 90% of the time some trimming is needed.
Well done. Impressed with your attitude, attention, ability and above all your honesty. You earn't yourself a subscriber today ❗🙏
Honesty and integrity will always be worth it. ❤
Top man. Well done mate.
All the dodgy parts of mortar on my house walls are in the places the sun never reaches.
It doesn’t matter why it happened,what matters is that you are addressing the problem ! Well done 👍 these videos will get you more customers (not that you need them)
Good video mate you highlighted out most of the issues so no doubt you will get it right .
Thank you @KD Brickwork really like your channel.
@@mrabuilders6723 no problem keep up the good work. And thanks also really appreciate it
I got to Part 2. Glad you made a decision. Better luck next time.
Just watching the follow up now and I'm very pleased you held your hands up and acknowledged it falls down on you as the professional. You seem like a lovely bloke and I can't wait to see the end result. You have a lovely night sir! And you should be asleep if you have other jobs on during this winter period haha take care
Haha! Thank you Andy. Really appreciate that mate, means a lot. Take care.
@MR A BUILDERS you're very welcome, I'm glad you managed to find a brilliant solution. Your analysis sounds spot on and like it could really help with the new wall. I can't wait to see the rebuild next year. Goodnight, sir and have a lovely Christmas with your family. I really enjoyed this video
Honest man. Good job
Thank you, Karl.
Excellent video! I take my hat off to ya and will definitely subscribing and watching more of your video’s 👍🏼
Thank you Daniel, really appreciate that mate. Hopefully you'll like our other videos too! Take care.
F2 bricks are def the way to go but bear in mind some of the stocks that achieve F2 can be bone dry and like sponges in the summer and need dipping to stop them sucking the life out of the compo. If that happens, first winter frosts and your pointing can blow just like in this case. Ask me how I know :)
You're a top bloke for coming back and sorting this, plenty would be long gone
Top advice Jim, thank you. Hope you're well mate.
Good to catch the follow-up video to find out what happened.. that raised decking area is strange though, doesn't seem to add a lot and probably makes the "garden" seem a lot smaller, what they really need is a planted border to allow the water to drain away or evaporate naturally, too many hard surfaces in general.
Very interesting video to watch!
Cheers man!
Right now this time, DONT FORGET THE CEMENT!!!
You seem to work in my area of the country & tbh it's good to see a proper builder around who can admit when they got it wrong and fix it..
First of all, fair play for taking it on the chin. I'm a Civil Engineer so a suggestion from a different perspective....
Have you considered concrete? You could have your shutters made up ready to go, old wall down, pin some geotextile on the exposed earth, drill and resin some starter bars in the existing footing, tie some horizontal bars, stand the shutter and pour. Then next door's garden is secure and you bought yourself time.
Post drill as many weep holes as you want and use egg crate membrane between concrete and brick facings to drain to one point, which solves the saturated brick issues. Good luck.
You are 100% correct l made the same mistake on my garden wall it’s all about the over hang on the copings
l built a conservatory and garden wall with the same type of bricks conservatory no problems garden wall same outcome as yours they need good overhang on copings . Good job man 👊👊
Spot on diagnosis having seen Part 1. Makes sense to factor in location and microclimate in the garden, we done for spotting that one.
As a Drystone Waller (And farm welder/fabricator) l can say a drystone wall would fail in that situation because it would only beca drystone skin because there isn't enough room to build it wide enough to be self supporting.
20mm clean limestone down the back of the new wall next summer and leave the mortar off the end off every other brick as a weep hole would probably work along with coping stones that are set with enough over hang and slightly off level to tip the water off the coping stones so they will dry. Top stuff squire!
Cheers Jon! Looks like you're having a Mr A Builders binge watch Sunday! Ace!!!
Well done! It is refreshing to see that there are still honorable contractors out there. Sorry that this happened, but valuable lessons learned. On top of this, you sre sharing your lessons learned freely, so it should save some other sod like me some money in the future:-)
That's the plan! Thank you. Love your channel by the way!
@@mrabuilders6723 I reckon you will win additional business (should you need additional business) based on the integrity you've shown over this job. Well done.
He was whiny and wanted to pass the expenses of doing it as it should of been to the customer, that's not good
Eh??? Utter bulgadash!!!!!
@@mrabuilders6723 Where you not whinny? Did you not mention making the customer pay for the new bricks?
Grate man I commented go half's in first video but big respect for takeing full credit 👏
Thank you mate, appreciate that.
67 year old bricklayer here. One thing I've learned is you never stop learning.
Fair play to you for admiting your mistake. All the best for the future. 👍
Learned something with the drip groove on the coping, once you see it in action it makes complete sense.
Thanks for the update and i now realise my previous comments about putting a liner behind it is a no no.
It's a difficult one isn't it! Thank you for watching mate.
Awesome video as always my friend. Just thinking, have you ever used or come across gabion baskets, I’ve done quite a bit of work with them especially to retain earth works ie unstable ground. The wire baskets can be filled with any stone you wish, and it will be free draining, just a thought.
Thank you Steve! I think they will be the answer! Nice one!
A real man and a real contractor. Good on you fella
Cheers mate. Appreciate that. Hope you're well.
great that you returned to sort it out and I agree that no drip on a coping causes issues but usually just blows the front of joint and brick in the freezing process, your mortar was bad all the way through?
Hello Scott, the mortar was solid in the frogs so I reckon that the bricks are just soaking up all the water and freezing and basically delaminating the wall if that makes sense?
Honest no BS builder - well done 👊👏👏👏
Cheers Paul, appreciate that mate.
good to see some people still have integrity. good on ya!
Stumbled across your channel and videos recently, and I'm super impressed with your attitude, honesty and positivity. The "Daddy Issues" comment at the end for the haters was quality 😂 We're thinking of having an extension in a few years time...do you go as far north as Stoke-on-Trent by any chance?
Hello Lee, really appreciate your comment mate. We certainly do travel! Our email is in the bio if you want to get in touch mate. Thanks again.
The first video came into my feed this morning and I had to watch out of curiosity. I must state I am very impressed with how you have handled the whole situation, (bit late to the party but hey hey).Good on you dude, we need more honest people like yourself, subbed and liked.
On the subject of "likes" the average "thumbs up" tends to be around the 10% mark so for some reason this is way down, do this guy a favour and give him a "thumbs up" (no Len Faircloughs though), it's the least he deserves, does wonders for the algorithm.
Thank you, Martyn! Appreciate that mate and thank you for the subscription too, hopefully you'll like our other videos! Thanks again, take care.
Finally a builder I’d 100% be happy to employ 👍👍👍
Thank you Tim! Appreciate that.
The larger the project the greater the chance of things going wrong. Its how you put things right that counts. Top Man.
Ain't that the truth! Cheers Steve, happy new year mate.
very interesting - thanks for sharing
Fair play to you for going back and sorting it most builders including the ones I had aren't interested once they are paid
Cheers mate.
I'm not even a builder, 🤣 I service and repair helicopters, but kudos to you for going back and fixing this up and for some reason I just find watching building videos therapeutic. Very underrated skill I reckon, far too many dodgy builders out there. You have just proved there are some proper decent ones too. 👍 Just subscribed too 🤣
How about design a matching under the fence gutter and downspout system and place a gutter design behind that buffet where those lights are and resituated the up lights. Maybe do post lighting around the entire yard. To preserve the existing setup and brick up an architectural lil bump out where the bulge occurred and use a metal brace to contain that part behind the bump out so you don't compromise the fence there either. That fence is like a whole wall on a building. It's beautiful the whole yard is so private and inviting. I sure hope you can save it all without too much. So pretty.
Rebuild the wall, tell customer you've done all that can be done under the circumstances, but then show them the underlying causes and focus on the long retaining engineering wall, advise them to put the house on the market, and get out before the long wall gets any worse. But watching this video fully, you've done a great fix. A builder I worked with used to say, "its not about the mistakes you make, its about how you can recover and learn from them"
Yes that old retaining wall is a costly legal battle waitingto happen.
Technically, the responsibility for a retaining wall on a boundary is the owner whose land is retained (ie the high side). However, that is often a tricky discussion. My advice to anyone who lives on the lower side of a retaining wall on the boundary: get friendly with your neighbour, even ask them around to hang out in your backyard (or wherever is close to the retaining wall). Walk the neighbour past the retaining wall (in this case I would walk them along the side path rather than through the house). Leave your level leaning against the wall (as an "accident" of course). You can then explain that your level was there because you had noticed the wall didn't look quite right ... best if they see for themselves. Then you leave it for a month or two and raise it when you are both putting out your garbage.
I've watched both parts and you are an honourable brickie - rare in a lot of trades/businesses, etc. With water drainage, my Father built the family home that is rock solid today - 7+ decades on. He was a bit paranoid about keeping the wood stumps dry. Some 50 years ago the neighbours had concrete laid that slanted into our land. He worked out a way to drain it away from his stumps (still works). Dad got his revenge when neighbours went on holiday, by painting the wood fence with car sump oil he collected from workmates. No violence or arguments.
You could possibly bring the wall along the fence out if u angle it back in towards the passage way to mantain access , granted more work / cost with squints ? Great channel !👍
That's a great idea Joe! Appreciate the comment mate, hope you're well.
Well done fella, nothing but respect for you.
Thank you Brian! Hope you're well mate.
I think you have got the full measure of it and within the site constraints you have come up with a practical solution.👍
Thank you, Norman. Hope you're well.
Huge respect ! I think you should put some barrier for water from that back wall and foundation also, to stop water from ground to come in your wall , we here in europe use bitumen membrane. But first thing is a drainage pipe and gravel behind the wall to drive that water away.
Fair play for sorting it, a wider overhang with coping"s with drip would help would take the water away from face of brickwork!
Totally agree, Nigel. Appreciate the comment mate.
Top fellah stood by your work and put it right ...we need more tradesman like you well done buddy respect from an Ex Royal Marine Commando (retired) . *salutes *
Thank you! Really sorry for the delay in responding. Appreciate you watching, all the best.
I don't have to deal with frosts hear in Aus where im from, just wondering if there is an anti frost additive you can throw in the mix to preventthis from happening?
Great vid mate 👍