Classic example of packs not being mixed on that gable at 5:31. Indicative of everything wrong with bulk housebuilders over the last 30 years. Good advice again. Looking forward to your take on Tennis Elbow.
Man, I'm a second-generation mason with 28 years of experience and I have never seen someone lay a block with the trowel on top. That is a genius move to make the most of every movement. Well fone! Loved the video.
Nice mix of sort of pick and dip with a buttered end with small trowel, then traditional long spread with your larger trowel. I remember back in the early 90s using thermalite and I think in the packaging it mentioned a 7:1 mix.
Just subscribed you must be a similar age to me im 63 started building in 1976. Down here in Cornwall it's all concrete blocks haven't done a huge amount of bricks since being in college. Laying 100mm concrete blocks for 47 years does take its toll but still enjoy it. Keep up the good work 👍
Fair play, i think i would be ruined if all i had layed was concrete blocks. I worked in Marazion for a while in the early 90s, beautiful setting to work in.
Great idea Andy using the finger trowel (slicker) behind the strap, it's a true saying that everyday is a school day. Bad luck about the van but at least you've dropped lucky being able to collar the wife's van, it'll probably cost half the money for the wife's car but at around £15k I'd imagine a guy like you will have that in your biscuit tin! 😉 The real bad luck was not getting half day Friday....🤣 Keep posting the videos mate 👍🛠
Same here Andy. Gone to a smaller van .just big enough for me and me mixer barrow etc labour to myself now might take longer on jobs don’t care 65 now just plod on happy as Larry tennis elbow same here .take care✊👍
Yea mate, when I was building I needed the bigger van but you just get used to it, my mate said to me in the pub the Transit has gone that's telling you to slow down a bit, probably the best thing that's happened on reflection, what part of the World are you in Derek?
I worked in slough for a while on a Mercedes showroom new build we did 60 flats in lichfield for the same builder payed us out the back of his rolls Royce some weeks one week he payed us in cash as we walked back to the van he opened the boot of his rolls pulled out a shotgun saying give me my money back good times good laugh .
Great content in the upload from the finger trowel tip with the line to no feb needed in cement that already has plasticisers added ! Liked your system with your boards and muck looks a good height to work at and good idea getting your blockwork up to height to help you onoverhand work! Shame about the transit she has done you a good service I’m at that point with my vivaro 62 plate causing me hassle but would have to down size if I get rid of it ! Great workmanship as always Andy thanks for upload hope your weekend has gone well 🍻
You to John, I am considering racking the van out then buying a midget trailer just for the mixer, I did this many years ago when I had a Cabstar truck, I had a trailer which would take the mixer,barrow, brickbarrow and water butt, just used to reverse it into the lockup and take it out when needed.
@@bricklayersworldwithandy6277 I have had two cabstar trucks just got rid of my double wheeled cabstar had it ten years but wasn’t paying running two vehicles trailer seems a good idea we always just need a bit more room for starting the jobs Andy !
Alright Andy 👍 I'm doing a extension and renovation on my place as side project ...building regs changed in June they want either a 350 cavity or a 300 with 90 mm selotex insulation now no fibreglass...real bad practice that with the red clips you need on selotex and you could drop bit muck down and bridge cavity and no chance of seeing it or clearing with with 10-20 mm of cavity from back of brick to selotex...and the paperwork from waterboard has brought me to tears 😭
@@bricklayersworldwithandy6277 I almost regret starting it ...I'm close to the hs2 works and the cost of that project is truly eye watering with all the beaucracy and forcing prices up. Bad times
Just did a 2 story build overhand. Not hard but slower than normal. I'm in a delegate I have a truck and van. Love the van but it doesn't work on all jobs but the truck does but not as nice to drive. Two tax,s,insuances and services etc. Good if truck needs work to have the van but now can I justify 2 vehicles
I had a Cabstar for years, loved a truck but it's all relative to the work you are doing, you get it all delivered nowadays unless the truck is earning you money no point👍
@@bricklayersworldwithandy6277 very true. If labour only bricklaying van is fine. If you want to work most days a truck is better. I see people waiting for bricks,blocks , lintels ect. I go and collect and keep working. I don't miss any day for lack of materials
Lovely relaxing watch as always. Any chance of sharing how you normally set up your profiles where the extension meets the house. Your video on the external corner profiles was the clearest I’ve seen. Cheers Andy
Any advice on a mix for my chimney I'm rebuilding. It's 2 flue, one of them is not used the other is going to have a multi flue burner with a liner down it. The chimney is 3m high from the eaves. Was thinking 4:1 and 1 lime and 3:1 no line and grano for the head. Any advice appreciated 👍🏻 From a ex Bricky but I'm always happy to take advice. Do you think lime is needed, could I just use 4:1. Lime at £17 a bag I could do without 😃
Depends on the bricks, the morter shouldn't be stronger than the bricks 3 and 1 might be to strong, if it was originally built in Lime morter some will say use NHL, 5 and 1and 1 with Hydrated lime should be good enough.
@@bricklayersworldwithandy6277 I took it down yesterday and the compo was like bell metal so I don't think there was any lime in it . Bricks are fairly strong, I was just thinking about using 3:1 on the last 3 course as I'm using Staff Blues on those and dressing the original bricks for the rest. 👍🏻
Good video Andy . The mix you made without plasticiser using the Hansen cement, it looked like it wasn’t holding on to the mix water that well ( no cohesiveness) costs gone through the roof as regards eBay uk , what with the global shipping program charging import duties and extra postage costs ect since brexit ?ive bought a lot of stuff over the years off them at great prices . 5 meters of concrete last week 135 euro a meter ( cheapest price I could get ) those black plastic boards look good .
@@bricklayersworldwithandy6277 ya they look really good and reasonably enough priced . Some of the sellers of those gator boards are gone way beyond it with the money they are looking for them , good an all as they are.
I just downgraded from massive NV400 to smaller citreon dispatch - cart off - sub out - get ALL gear delivered. You always miss a larger van but you just gotta get your nut around it.
Nice one Boys, another tip is to not do the screws up fully untill you get to them, keep the cordless to hand otherwise the couple of courses either side of the screw are tight to get in, profile and Dutch pins better though IMO 👍👍👍
Probably more so one for the builder than yourself Andy, but I don't agree with the not cutting the cavity out on the extension abutment. Dampness may/may not be an issue in a southern england sheltered site but cold bridging certainly will be. Anyway enjoy your weekend and keep up the good work!
Building control down here don't want it, I've said it before never once done it in 50 years and never had a call back, if they asked for it I would do it 👍
@@bricklayersworldwithandy6277 Agree with you Andy . Done it about 3 times in 40 odd years. Then the builder cut it beforehand. Waste of time. Great work 👏
Those who don't do says it's not needed; those who do will say it is! Regardless, there is no denying it causes cold bridging and then you must ask why is a cold bridge acceptable in this location?
It will do if there is to much Feb, sometimes even with enhanced cement you still may need to add Feb depending on the sand it's getting the right balance.To much Feb means to much air in the mix which will make it tear.
So much for working in your arms length to avoid moving when you where laying backwards but at our age we need all the exercise we can get but at least you're still working I'm about six months older than you and I'm buggered I could write a book about it all but nobody will believe it's all true
@@bricklayersworldwithandy6277 I thought it might be. I'm suffering with tennis elbow at the moment, does it help much? Is there anything you could recommend to help? This is the first time I've had it, can't believe how much it can hurt.
@@joefowler9600 I actually know quite a bit about tennis elbow, I think it warrants a separate video, stay tuned I will get it out in the next few days.👍
Love the sound of the line in the video
Classic example of packs not being mixed on that gable at 5:31. Indicative of everything wrong with bulk housebuilders over the last 30 years. Good advice again. Looking forward to your take on Tennis Elbow.
Man, I'm a second-generation mason with 28 years of experience and I have never seen someone lay a block with the trowel on top. That is a genius move to make the most of every movement. Well fone! Loved the video.
I’m only an apprentice but I’d never thought of it or seen it done
Nice brickwork really neat
Nice mix of sort of pick and dip with a buttered end with small trowel, then traditional long spread with your larger trowel.
I remember back in the early 90s using thermalite and I think in the packaging it mentioned a 7:1 mix.
Just subscribed you must be a similar age to me im 63 started building in 1976. Down here in Cornwall it's all concrete blocks haven't done a huge amount of bricks since being in college. Laying 100mm concrete blocks for 47 years does take its toll but still enjoy it. Keep up the good work 👍
Fair play, i think i would be ruined if all i had layed was concrete blocks. I worked in Marazion for a while in the early 90s, beautiful setting to work in.
@@bricklayersworldwithandy6277 Im not far away am in Hayle. Glad you enjoyed your time in Cornwall and did you go to St Michaels Mount.
@@nigelbarrett3602 i did 👍
Lovely video mate like the slicker behind the wall starter. Gator 🐊 boards very strong haven’t had 1 break. Tidy work mate enjoy your weekend
You to Lee 👍
Some great tips there Andy. Keep up the good work.
Great idea Andy using the finger trowel (slicker) behind the strap, it's a true saying that everyday is a school day. Bad luck about the van but at least you've dropped lucky being able to collar the wife's van, it'll probably cost half the money for the wife's car but at around £15k I'd imagine a guy like you will have that in your biscuit tin! 😉 The real bad luck was not getting half day Friday....🤣
Keep posting the videos mate 👍🛠
Lol just dug all the 20s from under the bed 😁
Your camera was in a great spot showing you spread mortar
Same here Andy. Gone to a smaller van .just big enough for me and me mixer barrow etc labour to myself now might take longer on jobs don’t care 65 now just plod on happy as Larry tennis elbow same here .take care✊👍
Yea mate, when I was building I needed the bigger van but you just get used to it, my mate said to me in the pub the Transit has gone that's telling you to slow down a bit, probably the best thing that's happened on reflection, what part of the World are you in Derek?
@@bricklayersworldwithandy6277 hi Andy live near lichfield in staffs born in brum moved out many years ago
@@dirk410 I worked in Brum mid 80s on the M6, night work fkin dangerous work.
I worked in slough for a while on a Mercedes showroom new build we did 60 flats in lichfield for the same builder payed us out the back of his rolls Royce some weeks one week he payed us in cash as we walked back to the van he opened the boot of his rolls pulled out a shotgun saying give me my money back good times good laugh .
@@dirk410 They were the days mate, had a few gangster subbys in London in the day, not my cup of T but they kept a lot of people in work.
Good video Andy some very good tips in it.
Subscribed, great stuff
Great video Andy tasty work👍
Great content in the upload from the finger trowel tip with the line to no feb needed in cement that already has plasticisers added ! Liked your system with your boards and muck looks a good height to work at and good idea getting your blockwork up to height to help you onoverhand work! Shame about the transit she has done you a good service I’m at that point with my vivaro 62 plate causing me hassle but would have to down size if I get rid of it ! Great workmanship as always Andy thanks for upload hope your weekend has gone well 🍻
You to John, I am considering racking the van out then buying a midget trailer just for the mixer, I did this many years ago when I had a Cabstar truck, I had a trailer which would take the mixer,barrow, brickbarrow and water butt, just used to reverse it into the lockup and take it out when needed.
@@bricklayersworldwithandy6277 I have had two cabstar trucks just got rid of my double wheeled cabstar had it ten years but wasn’t paying running two vehicles trailer seems a good idea we always just need a bit more room for starting the jobs Andy !
@@johnbuist5289 Bought mine in 86 new, great truck, 2 litre petrol never let me down until it got nicked.
@@bricklayersworldwithandy6277 yes the Nissan cabstar,,, we used too head for roads with dips in them😂 bounced back too the yard. Great wee pickups 👍🏻
another entertaining film , thanks andy
Love the way you take the muck off the board...
Pleasure as ever watching your videos ,which method you prefer pick n dip or long furrow.
I rarely do long furrow unless the muck is really pissy. Ideally I will spread two trowel fulls 4 or 5 bricks and lay them before I move my feet 👍
Alright Andy 👍 I'm doing a extension and renovation on my place as side project ...building regs changed in June they want either a 350 cavity or a 300 with 90 mm selotex insulation now no fibreglass...real bad practice that with the red clips you need on selotex and you could drop bit muck down and bridge cavity and no chance of seeing it or clearing with with 10-20 mm of cavity from back of brick to selotex...and the paperwork from waterboard has brought me to tears 😭
That and the price of materials is killing the domestic side of things.
@@bricklayersworldwithandy6277 I almost regret starting it ...I'm close to the hs2 works and the cost of that project is truly eye watering with all the beaucracy and forcing prices up. Bad times
Just did a 2 story build overhand. Not hard but slower than normal. I'm in a delegate I have a truck and van. Love the van but it doesn't work on all jobs but the truck does but not as nice to drive. Two tax,s,insuances and services etc. Good if truck needs work to have the van but now can I justify 2 vehicles
I had a Cabstar for years, loved a truck but it's all relative to the work you are doing, you get it all delivered nowadays unless the truck is earning you money no point👍
@@bricklayersworldwithandy6277 very true. If labour only bricklaying van is fine. If you want to work most days a truck is better. I see people waiting for bricks,blocks , lintels ect. I go and collect and keep working. I don't miss any day for lack of materials
Love this channel
Going to have to rob the finger trowel trick never seen that before great idea 👍
Good see you back on the trowel Andy 😀😀
Thanks mate 👍
Lovely relaxing watch as always. Any chance of sharing how you normally set up your profiles where the extension meets the house. Your video on the external corner profiles was the clearest I’ve seen. Cheers Andy
Will do next opportunity👍
Nice one. Cheers 👍
Love your videos,🇨🇮🇨🇮 what trowel, is the one in the video,looks nice,
It's an old WHS London pattern with a Bon plastic handle 👍
Great stuff Andy 👍
Lovely!
Thank-you!
Any advice on a mix for my chimney I'm rebuilding. It's 2 flue, one of them is not used the other is going to have a multi flue burner with a liner down it. The chimney is 3m high from the eaves. Was thinking 4:1 and 1 lime and 3:1 no line and grano for the head. Any advice appreciated 👍🏻
From a ex Bricky but I'm always happy to take advice.
Do you think lime is needed, could I just use 4:1. Lime at £17 a bag I could do without 😃
Depends on the bricks, the morter shouldn't be stronger than the bricks 3 and 1 might be to strong, if it was originally built in Lime morter some will say use NHL, 5 and 1and 1 with Hydrated lime should be good enough.
@@bricklayersworldwithandy6277 I took it down yesterday and the compo was like bell metal so I don't think there was any lime in it . Bricks are fairly strong, I was just thinking about using 3:1 on the last 3 course as I'm using Staff Blues on those and dressing the original bricks for the rest. 👍🏻
@@CT-ud7yk sounds good 👍
Good video Andy . The mix you made without plasticiser using the Hansen cement, it looked like it wasn’t holding on to the mix water that well ( no cohesiveness) costs gone through the roof as regards eBay uk , what with the global shipping program charging import duties and extra postage costs ect since brexit ?ive bought a lot of stuff over the years off them at great prices . 5 meters of concrete last week 135 euro a meter ( cheapest price I could get ) those black plastic boards look good .
I've tried all the boards now and I think they are the best, heavier than others but work best for me.
@@bricklayersworldwithandy6277 ya they look really good and reasonably enough priced . Some of the sellers of those gator boards are gone way beyond it with the money they are looking for them , good an all as they are.
Bloody hell Andy what cord was that on that brick line E or G 😂 no chance of a brickies nightmare droop on that baby.
Think I might do this with a lovely whs I have got a spare plastic rose handle works well by the look of it
Mines come a little loose, I think you need to cut some grooves inside the Handel with maybe a thin triangular file or similar.
The precision with which your labourer stacks bricks is fantastic!!😆😆🧱🧱 13:28
I just downgraded from massive NV400 to smaller citreon dispatch - cart off - sub out - get ALL gear delivered. You always miss a larger van but you just gotta get your nut around it.
True mate, they are just so expensive nowadays and not that good 👍
Nice Work
Yeah we do the same on overhand . Nice tip with the tuck pointer instead of a pin , I’ll be nicking that Idea Andy 😏🤙🏾🧱👍🏽
Nice one Boys, another tip is to not do the screws up fully untill you get to them, keep the cordless to hand otherwise the couple of courses either side of the screw are tight to get in, profile and Dutch pins better though IMO 👍👍👍
@@bricklayersworldwithandy6277 🧱👍🏽😁
He’s some his carrier, 5 bricks in 5 minutes 😂
*hod
He is a general labourer who can knock muck up and keep me going that's all I need , also a realy nice bloke so happy days 👍
Probably more so one for the builder than yourself Andy, but I don't agree with the not cutting the cavity out on the extension abutment.
Dampness may/may not be an issue in a southern england sheltered site but cold bridging certainly will be.
Anyway enjoy your weekend and keep up the good work!
Building control down here don't want it, I've said it before never once done it in 50 years and never had a call back, if they asked for it I would do it 👍
@@bricklayersworldwithandy6277 Agree with you Andy . Done it about 3 times in 40 odd years. Then the builder cut it beforehand. Waste of time. Great work 👏
@@michaelamos4651 👍
In Caerphilly County borough, cutting the cavity is considered weakening the structure.
Those who don't do says it's not needed; those who do will say it is!
Regardless, there is no denying it causes cold bridging and then you must ask why is a cold bridge acceptable in this location?
Hello Andy, any chance you could put a link for your boards as I can't seem to find the page of the name given! Thanks 👍
Type, builders spot board mortar boards gobbo board morter boards mortar board into the search bar on eBay and it will come up 👍
Hi Andy was that a bon trowel with the blue handle?
It's an old WHS with a Bon handle I put on it.👍
Putting feb in with that cement? Is that why the muck tears when you joint up?
It will do if there is to much Feb, sometimes even with enhanced cement you still may need to add Feb depending on the sand it's getting the right balance.To much Feb means to much air in the mix which will make it tear.
@@bricklayersworldwithandy6277 thanks mate. It's been a problem lately. Always learn a lot from this channel.
Made that look hard
Lovely old job
So much for working in your arms length to avoid moving when you where laying backwards but at our age we need all the exercise we can get but at least you're still working I'm about six months older than you and I'm buggered I could write a book about it all but nobody will believe it's all true
What you got around your forearm Andy?
Tennis elbow strap.
@@bricklayersworldwithandy6277 I thought it might be. I'm suffering with tennis elbow at the moment, does it help much? Is there anything you could recommend to help? This is the first time I've had it, can't believe how much it can hurt.
@@joefowler9600 I actually know quite a bit about tennis elbow, I think it warrants a separate video, stay tuned I will get it out in the next few days.👍
@@bricklayersworldwithandy6277 brilliant, I'll look forward to it mate. 👍👍
@@joefowler9600 Acupuncture solved my problems, connected to electrodes, two sessions only.
How is the whs with the bon handle?
Love it, they go well together, one of the best if not the best trowel I've ever used.
Happy days bruva, gonna give it a go with one off my trowels, dunno weather too do it with my whs or Lawson & heaton.
Hi Andy I’m nee to yr channel good videos and you give good advice I shall subscribe
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Tasty work great video sorry about your transit
If full time retirement is just around the corner you could consider a three year lease ( a tax deduction) for a new van.🚛
Nightmare to plum them bricks like 👍
Tight line Andy twangy
W. Rose line?
No mate, I only use Imex now or Maurerschnur from Schwan.👍
U don't like weed fella? Geoff looks like he would like it?
Was just starting to enjoy ur videos until i saw that Tottenham tattoo on ur arm
Don't let it bother you mate, lifes to short to worry about football these days, full of greed and money makers.
Soooooo slooooowwwwwwweww still waiting on my house 1986
Snail done 2 laps of that extension before you had 1 course down 🤣
Always get I'm the fastest trowel in West knob mate profile line rats can't put a proper corner up with a level🤣
@@duncanbradshaw6504 hello mate, I'm a profile line rat and I earn good money and lots of it 😘
@@brickiebrigg3022 so can I cornering up old style
@@duncanbradshaw6504 I already fell asleep watching you build it cos I'm taking of my profile and pointing behind it
Can't fault ya our gang already in pub waiting to buy u a beer our money already in🖐️
do you ever smile lol🤣🤣🤣
Sometimes 👍😁