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We Had An Accident!! // DIY Bricklaying
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- Опубліковано 6 лип 2023
- Should a DIYer attempt bricklaying, or get the professionals in? In this video, we will find out! We accidentally destroyed our garden wall recently, and now we need to repair it... So let's try some bricklaying!
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I think your wife was very thoughtful in providing you with new video content. :D
One of the things I really like about Keith's videos, is how he is so honest about the things that didn't go to plan... Such a humble guy considering what talent he has. Love the channel
Speaking as an ex-brickie, that's not a bad job at all for two people who have no experience. Hell, it's bloody good. Well done.
Thank you
What a great relationship you seem to have. I can imagine there was no anger when she did it, you just looked at each other calmly to decide to fix it together in a video.
OMG that wall is Jinxed! Things really do come in threes?! the accident, the half brick, and the camera lens 😳 You’re a great couple keeping calm, sticking it out and fixing everything together ⭐️ ❤️ 💯 Great channel guys
Wow, thank you so much! Couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this
Next video idea: DIY speed bumps for those nasty racing cars 😁😁 I think the new bricks will blend in with time
Couple of years ago, when we had unexpected snow in February, my brother skidded and he crashed into the corner of the bricked wall, similar to your corner and breaking it. Now I knew it will cost a couple of hundred to repair it so I decided to do it myself to save my mum money. I am a female Diyer so never did anything like that. I went on UA-cam, watched a few videos especially how to make the cement mixture. Just like you, we used our original bricks, I used a hammer to get rid of the old cement, cleaned the area. It took me a few days to do it as I didn't really know what I was doing at first. But eventually I repaired my mums bricked wall. I remember when I was doing it, my neighbours were giving me compliments in doing it. Now it's not the best, not as a professional but it's still standing there... Nothing has come loose or moves. You certainly did a really nice job. But the job didn't cost more than £20 but happy to save the hundreds of pounds it would have cost to fix it. I even took pictures as it's a fond memory of my first brick job. For small jobs such as that, differently better to do it yourself but anything bigger, maybe get a professional if it's a big job as inexperience will differently show.
Very nice job, Keith! Well done!
Great to see both of you working together on the project -- with thoroughly excellent results! :)
Many thanks!
Gotta feel bad for Ria there. I did something similar once and felt dumb for years every time I looked at the scratch on my car. But you got a video out of it! More importantly, you built a wall together. Which is incredibly cool.
Yeah a mistake like that is easily done! Thank you
Laid my first ever bricks as part of a set of outdoor steps a few weeks ago, and so good to see someone who's not a professional bricky do it as well! I'd have been super happy with that outcome.
Wow, thanks!
That wall was missing a strong wind and was down. That litlle push was so light. Glad that all are ok 👍
How thoughtful of the traffic to slow down to admire the workmanship/workwomanship...😅
Looks like that was coming down of its own accord in short time anyway 😂😂
I like how you got the traffic to crawl past you once your lens was damaged
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Looks good enough to me. Definitely save the cash.
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The ocd in me couldn't live with the uneven spacing at each end of that wall section.. The leaf blocks must be centred!
Your wife did a great job on the mortar cleanup.
Nice job!!! I love working with bricks and mortar-so satisfying and you can see your results immediately! Kudos to your wife for pitching in!
Awesome! Thank you!
Looks great! And my, what a busy road you live on, I hope it doesn't bother you too much indoors!
I can think of few things more enjoyable then spending a nice afternoon/morning outside fixing things with the person you love. And Kudos to her for giving you more content for the channel lol. Came out great Keith.
So true!
Enjoyed watching that - I did an 18m, double skin garden wall (Fairly short, fortunately, I think about 10 courses or so) and did the footings for an extension. It's hard going, and in the nicest of ways, it was nice to see another DIYer and not a pro have a go. They make it look very very easy. It took me a LONG LONG LONG time, and it was shocking how much mortar I wasted because I'd think I'd be able to do a big section, but then get stuck on some detail. I think you'd have benefited from a nicer trowel and learning to cut off the mortar. I suspect the sponge was counter productive too, but that's not say everything I've done was right!
Fair play for having a go Mate but some things you just need to leave to the professionals. They would do it so quickly and cleanly, we can’t be expert at everything.
You should mix it dry so its all one color then add the water and plasticizer and just slowly go adding water. You can use washing up liquid but you shouldn't do it as it weakens the cement
Nice job Keith. As a fellow DIY’er a bricky told me about the mortar, mix up to what you would think is just a bit wet and it will be perfect. Served me well. So much easier to bed in each brick
Great job mate, one tip with brick work use horse hair brush to clean up when it's going off. Makes difference I tell you. Use splash of sbr, love this stuff in mix, makes it nice and cheamy
I just want to say that you reacted with much calm and understanding about the accident! Lucky wife!
Wow, you stayed cool on impact!
Nice job indeed! About 3 years ago a car ran into my front garden wall, knocking down about 3 metres of it. Repair work cost about £900, covered by insurance. The job looked good but already the pointing is falling out in places! 🤨
Nice job! You've given me an education on how to do a better job on my next mortar job.
Hi Keith another great video, a good job well done, the satisfaction of doing a job your self is worth more than money, every time you look at it you will be proud,
You can use brick acid to clean up old brick, be careful as it's acid, keep up the good work,
G.
Great Job, nice to see a homeowner having a go!
As a bricklayer myself i need to say very good job for first attempt. :)
Thanks
That 45 cut on the old pillar was epic. Love.
Looks professional enough to me Keith!
I love your content mate and would love to see you review more, whether it's saws, impact drivers or spirit levels. I trust your judgement that much that I think you could review anything within reason 😊
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I found that washing up liquid is just fine for bricklaying (I prefer Fairy Liquid!)
the issue with using washing up liquid instead of a proper plasticiser is that it can create learge air bubbles.... for the sake of a few quid isnt it better to buy the right stuff?
The small bricklaying jobs I've done around the house (mostly repairs like this) have made me realise how puny my hands are! They're never sore like that the next day from woodworking!
Decent job for a DIY’er.
As you said, the remaining wall wasn’t up to much in the first place so this passes.
Thank you, that is a great "have a go " video. Nice to see you having a go, admitting your errors and empowering us all.
Thank you. Nice your wife helped.
Great work, I too have driven into my own driveway wall and it’s not a great feeling
I think you both did an amazing job. Team Rag n Brown for the win 🏆
Never use washing up liquid as eventually the mortar will break down and lose strength much quicker. It's not a bad attempt for a first timer with so much up to date equipment you are using. But, I always think you should get someone who knows what they are doing particularly where the end result is seen front of house. Sadly even so called professional bricklays are pretty poor these days. The reason for the the little slip you ended up with is due to the screen blocks being 290 mm long and the bricks being 215 mm long. You needed to take this into account at the setting out of your piller. An easy mistake to make and practice is all you need plus a small brick trowel.🙂
Fair play to you for having a go , it’s not as easy as it looks
Great job. Cheers Bob
Thank goodness no one was walking by. I think the original span is too wide for a half brick section, is a great illustration of how weak a half brick wall is without piers. At least the airbricks help but it is pretty high for half brick.
What a frustrating day. Work looks great, though, as always.
Oh man bricklaying is a tough gig ! I did a 12ft x 9ft greenhouse base 4 courses and you made it look way easier than I did 😂 great work both 🤘
Keith " i an not an expert at this "
Also Keith , does a fantastic job.
Nice job. 👏🏼
I hope she gave you the go ahead to post that footage on the internet!
I’m a very old bricklayer and I enjoyed your video
I did a similar thing about 10 years ago when some drunks from the pub 4 doors down kicked over my wall. When I did it I wasn't happy with the result, but now a few years on I cannot tell the difference from the original still standing wall.
I guess I was being over critical and a bit of weather covers up a few sins.
Mate, that looks good enough and you probably saved a fortune. I’ve been following you on here for the 4 years I’ve been back in the Uk and want to say thanks for enabling me to learn so much from you 🙏🙏🙏
Much appreciated
You made this really hard work. No need to fling motor in. You can use a jointing tool which is a few pounds and makes all the different. The trowel your using is making it harder than it needs to be.
Good video and effort. Makes it a 100 times easier when your properly tooled up for the job like you was
Good job Keith, considering your not a builder or bricky and you done it your selves. be proud what you have done at end of the day you saved ££££'s well done take care😀😀👍👍👍
My Grandfather used to say; "always reverse in because its easier to back in sober than back out drunk".
..... different era that was....
Accidents happen and what a great video. It makes us all feel better about when we screw up and have to fix our problems. I know it makes me feel a lot better. As a matter of fact I replaced my garage door opener today. I had several problems doing it too... And I found out after I finished that there were 3 d guided instructions available... But I didn't see that sheet when I unpacked the box😅😂😂😂
Love that your wife helped out, next time she knocks it down she will build it back without you knowing
Very nice job Keith, your bricklaying seems to have gotten better as well! One tip I’d like to give you though should you ever have to rebuild a wall with 9inch pillars is to poke some reinforcing bar down the centre of the pillars to prevent them from further cracking. I like how you added the wall ties though for a belt n brace approach! Well done!
Nice job Keith. ‘Flinging mortar’ works a treat!
Good work mate. I had my first experience of bricklaying last year and it was quite simply a nightmare. Three 6foot 1.5brick piers. So much respect for brickies now. And to top it off, once I’d finished them all and filled the centre with concrete I only then realised they should’ve had rebar up the centre too. A few openings and closings of the electric sliding gates I’d built and the lower courses snapped and piers fell over 🤬🤬 At least I was much much quicker second time round! Re your project, I recommend grabbing some muriatic acid from B&Q and just brush down the bricks you used. They’ll blend much better then with the existing wall. I had to do the same as my first attempt had mortar smears everywhere.
Nice job on the wall and baby 😉😂👍🏾🇬🇧💙
Nicely done! Greetings from Germany
Looks great! I am by no means a professional, but this made me remember my father laying bricks with a friend who was a professional. I clearly remember they soaked the bricks before laying them. At the time I didn't know why, but now I think it was to prevent the mortar from drying out too quick. Maybe a tip for a future project...
Believe it or not its actualy really bad practice. It encourages efflorescence
At 6:03 it looks like you have a line of cars enjoying your work
well done! what a horrible road. 1 minute the cars are passing at Mach 1, the next minute a traffic jam😢
My ass was nipping up seen how close them cars get only takes one person to look keep them good videos coming man of many skill
I like how ''we'' rebuilt it 🤣
Good to finally see some of your lovely wife on camera again after all this time -- what has it been - years??
Great result 👍
Great job.Cowboy builders😀😀😀
I congratulate you on the healthiness of your marriage. If I put my wife on UA-cam slamming the house fence, I'd wake up a eunuch.
Don’t think she got confused with the gears as she was still moving forward at the time she slowed to put it in to reverse.
My wife has scraped the car in to the pillars on our driveway entrance 3 times across both of our cars. When a neighbour crashed in to one of the pillars we made the decision to make the driveways entrance 10ft wider and rebuild the pillar there.
My wife scraped the car on the newly widened entrance the following week
Going backwards and forwards and knowing when to stop can be very confusing got a feeling you're gonna be rebuilding this wall on a regular basis
Tower of Pisa comes to mind!
Nice repair. Good enough to blend into the existing wall condition. If it were perfect, the repair would stand out, badly.
Brave man, sharing that with the world! 😉
Saved yourself a couple of hundred quid and the pain and stress of trying to find someone to actually do the job for you.
Needed new steps built outside the front door, took me about 7 months to find someone who would do it as the job was 'too small' for anyone to be interested.
Now considering doing a brick laying course as want some work done in the back garden and can't be arsed going through the pain of trying to find someone.
Couldn't agree more it's a real problem
Looks a cracking job mate
The wall looks good.
Now you know how big a mix you can do before it starts to go off. Smaller amount next time.
You can also rack out the joints and point the next day but it is better to do in one go.
Washing up liquid works as a plasticizer but it will not make it waterproof.
You could also use a little bit of PVA does not have to be waterproof PVA.
When you lay your bricks start at the end and adjust the joints so that the gaps work out.
When you finished it helps to cover it up to keep the wind and sun from drying out the mortar before it can set and help with the curing.
The other crack looks like it maybe due to contraction. I would not put mortar in it as then you will have a problem if it expands. You could take off the copings cut the brick above the decorative concrete blocks and relay so that the gap is vertical. Then seal the face of the gap, if you wish, with some mastic backed by a foam strip .
i know a few brickie's who use fairy. Ended up using it myself and you can see it work.
My wife did exactly the same thing by reversing into our wall but she managed to knock the whole 12 foot section down & dent the car at the same time! I had to completely remove what was left & will now be rebuilding it with breeze blocks & rendering it instead. At least your wife helped you to clean up & rebuild yours ;)
That looks great!
You and Ria are quite entitled to remove that wall and rebuild it to your specs, however; the next reckless driver who hits it. . .
And I think you both did a great job btw.
I was going to say nice of your wife to help out, then remembered she knocked it down In the first place 😂
Well done!
Now you have the cement and sand, plus the plasticiser, to fix up the other side, or at least fill in the cracks. Yes wetting the bricks down first helps, better to have a bucket of water there, that you dip the whole brick in first, to get the layer in contact with the mortar wet, so it adheres better. If you have no plasticiser a bit of PVA paint works as well, pretty much any colour, as you use only a little, and it vanishes in the mortar anyway.
I went through pretty much all the same troubles rebuilding house step last year. Reused the bricks, hot day, made a mistake first time and had to ditch the mortar, dried really quickly! I didn’t break a lens, that must have sucked!
Proper job, great teamwork!
That road out front looks terrifying, and I used to live right on a main road in a city centre :)
Nice and rustic 😉 do you 2 have a day rate? I've got a few walls that need building 😅
You could definitely afford me but Ria is v. expensive
A great team effort Keith & Ria 👍
Sorry to hear about your new camera lens. Tough when these sorts of things happen.
Fab teamwork
Nice! I like how you turned a little situation into an opportunity! Hopefully with proceeds from views, it turns out into a net positive thing!
I hope so!
RIP little kens - Its a naff road to cycle on too.
What a bummer about the lens bro.... Also how awesome is it that you got to work with your wife. That must have been so fun. Although them cars are going by a kind of fast
It was!
Really neat job. Well done.👏🏼
Thank you! 👍
Good to see Mrs Rag n Bone on the tools…. I guess it’s the Least she could do for knocking the wall down 🤣
Well done , you two 👏 👏👏
It's pretty funny that whenever you have a problem with your house you can make a video, get your wife to demolish some more stuff for the ultimate never ending content 😂
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