Gawd blimey my back!! hahaha! nah,its allright-as a 61 year old retired brickie seeing working methods and equipment that didn't exist when i was on the trowel ie-tressel muck boards (we just put 2 blocks down + spotboard on top) blakes profiles,pick and dip etc. I never saw a brickie use this method( if you would have said to me pick and dip 40 years ago i would have thought you were talking bout pick n mix sweets in woolworths haha) but as all the above makes it easier for brickies today to me thats brilliant,enjoy watching your channel top man son cos your'e giving something back-taking on apprentices n teaching them the right things to do and visiting apprentices in college and doing the same with them,well done charlie for that👍hope amy's doing well with saucepan on the way and good luck for the supertrowel comp. in august,that sceptic looks a good trowel but my £ on you to retain your title-go on charlie sahn,show em british brickies are the best! good luck,take care n all the best from piers a.k.a. Chopper.
The danish or European trowel is designed for pick and dip has a handle that goes over the blade of trowel and allows you to use your arm more than wrist Much easier to grab muck out of a tub than the English trowel
Stonework in the north has always ran better out of tubs and barrows. Different with you guys on the brick and block though. Wind has even been a killer today out of a mixer in a barrow on stone.
I have worked in Germany and currently work in Denmark on a big site. Both places tubs are always used. In Denmark we have gotten tubs where the bottom is raised 20cm of the ground. So it’s not as hard in your back to bend over and our labourers can tip the mortar right in with their wheelbarrows instead of using shovels or buckets.
We use metal "pans". Pans from old school wheel barrel. They also hold more mud then a board.Just tamp up your mix once in a while. They work great . If you have extra mix, leave it in the pan ,next day just bang it out
I'm American and I've always used metal pans I like the idea of the tubs because you can tamper it with a drill mixer would definitely be better for the laborer
Used it all and each has its pros and cons. Boards are easier but they do kick off quicker. Tubs are a little harder but hold better. Plus keep a drill with a paddle bit water and sponge and you can knock up in a tub real easy. But I personally just like a board it is flat out easier to work off of.
Could you use some sort of umbrella/wind break to take the worst of the sun and wind off the muck? Could maybe clamp them onto the muck boards somehow. Might buy you another 20 mins getting the sun and wind off it. Might be a pain in the ass, but worth it on hot/windy days I reckon
I work in France, I like boards but here they use rectangular tubs and I've got to be honest ....they're not to bad! I've found even if you have to k ock it up a bit atleast the there is always water at the bottom.....
Hi Charlie I've been watching your videos for a long time now . Ive been a plasterer for 18 years but have had enough of plastering so have started bricklaying been doing it for about 6 months and have picked it up really quick as I come from a family of builders. I like how you work and you seem to be one of the best I've seen on the trowel not blowing smoke up your ass 😂 But I'm passed the labouring stage and laying bricks and blocks to a high standard but I would like some advice on wat trowel you think is the best I've got a marshall town trowel but is there any other trowels you would recommend I prefer a wooden handle if you do get chance to read this comment a reply would be much appreciated thanks and keep up the good work lad
When I first started in Virginia. Everyone will use the steel mortar pans. They were good, but if you don’t take care of them they’ll turn to crap. When I moved to Texas everyone will use wooden mud boards because most of the time they were free. Mud boards are okay but if it’s hot just means extra work for the helper. Gatorback are definitely worth the investment. You just have to make sure the mud comes out perfect each time. Also there’s ezg who make quality mud boards.
Reckon get the big old mixer back have one man on it all the time say it because keep the same colour and mix have a look at some silo muck jobs when scaffolding down still different shade to the bottom
Yes. Perkins diesel 1 bag Mixer, crank handle start.....and they run all day. 20 yards of S.W building sand, 45 gallon water butt, and a few hundred bags of cement. Just need an experienced hoddie/labourer with a No9 shovel and hod.....and guaranteed good quality muck all day.
is it possible to work off the muck boards and have a large gorilla tub turned upside down over the muck to protect from the wind, best of both worlds then?
Gorilla tub, then round the end of your trowel off like a big gauging trowel then you don’t gouge your buckets, do away with the wooden boards these days
If you have ever worked in a hotter environment, you know you need to soak your boards in water.The wood will suck the moisture right out if they aren’t saturated and the wet boards will keep it better than plastic
I have always used metal mortar pans I like the idea of the tubs because I saw a video of Dutch bricklayers and they had a Dewalt battery powered drill mixer wich would be nice for the laborer to be able to tamper the mortar on a hot day even a corded one would be better than using a hoe or shovel
I use cemex out of the big bags and when it's knocked up it feels and looks great but wouldn't stick to fuck all drives me mad . Tarmac silo muc is shite too. All those companies take to piss and the big brickwork contractors don't care when you tell them hence we all suffer.
next time gob goes off that much always request rep out we have had to get tramacs out and he told us every time you get a silo re fill request more hydro
Everyday you have to adapt to the weather and the day...and need always to think of smart tactics work smarter and earn more money and make your day easier not harder lol
@charliesmith9775 Your Boss is definitely onto something. Here are my thoughts on your Bosses comments: - With the ever increasing insulation values, that have come about with the growing demands of the Building regulations and, the "Future homes standard." Increasing the width of insulated cavity walls cannot continue and be financially viable for house-building at scale. - The Government and all the eco-zealots will push for ever higher standards and targets to be reached before the Net Zero date of 2050. This stupidity will force volumetric house builders to abandon traditional cavity wall construction as non-viable financially, and will force them to seek alternative methods for building homes at scale. - ICF will be one of many of these alternative methods, which may (or not) include, S.I.P`s panels, Passive-haus type constructions, off-site modular construction, Pre-formed house pods, etc. etc. - It certainly will not take 15 years to come in as things are changing rapidly as we speak. My personal view is that traditional cavity wall construction would have almost disappeared within the next 5 - to - 10 years.
I suspect that traditional cavity wall construction will disappear from use on volumetric house building sites within the next five - to - ten years. So your Boss is definitely onto something there. The absurd and outlandish demands of "Net Zero targets" and the future homes standard will see to that. The future of house building will possibly be a combination of systems, i:e modular, pods, off site construction etc.
A lot of icf in Ireland these days and timber frames. Icf seems good enough job. They chase the wires into the inside of icf block an screw plasterboard straight to it.
You can't put anything in the silo after its filled do you think that the labourers are going to remix it with plasticiser in a tub or barrow, plus washing up liquid corrupts the cement As you probably well know
Gawd blimey my back!! hahaha! nah,its allright-as a 61 year old retired brickie seeing working methods and equipment that didn't exist when i was on the trowel ie-tressel muck boards (we just put 2 blocks down + spotboard on top) blakes profiles,pick and dip etc. I never saw a brickie use this method( if you would have said to me pick and dip 40 years ago i would have thought you were talking bout pick n mix sweets in woolworths haha) but as all the above makes it easier for brickies today to me thats brilliant,enjoy watching your channel top man son cos your'e giving something back-taking on apprentices n teaching them the right things to do and visiting apprentices in college and doing the same with them,well done charlie for that👍hope amy's doing well with saucepan on the way and good luck for the supertrowel comp. in august,that sceptic looks a good trowel but my £ on you to retain your title-go on charlie sahn,show em british brickies are the best! good luck,take care n all the best from piers a.k.a. Chopper.
The danish or European trowel is designed for pick and dip has a handle that goes over the blade of trowel and allows you to use your arm more than wrist
Much easier to grab muck out of a tub than the English trowel
Here in Denmark, "Raised Tubs" are a Brickie standard. Ours is a bit more ergonomic or so to say for the our kinds of trowels!
Stonework in the north has always ran better out of tubs and barrows.
Different with you guys on the brick and block though.
Wind has even been a killer today out of a mixer in a barrow on stone.
Tubs all day long, just need an appropriate trowel.
We tell ours to pump the silo slower to get it all mixed seems to be better now was going off straight away before water rising to the top
Boards, feels more of a natural scoop but have used buckets, each to their own I suppose 👊🏻👍🏻
I have worked in Germany and currently work in Denmark on a big site. Both places tubs are always used. In Denmark we have gotten tubs where the bottom is raised 20cm of the ground. So it’s not as hard in your back to bend over and our labourers can tip the mortar right in with their wheelbarrows instead of using shovels or buckets.
We also use tubs here in Denmark
The bins are great. Not too arsed if they get nicked either. Easy to move around can stack like 8 in one go and move. Smarter not harder
We use metal "pans". Pans from old school wheel barrel. They also hold more mud then a board.Just tamp up your mix once in a while. They work great . If you have extra mix, leave it in the pan ,next day just bang it out
I'm American and I've always used metal pans I like the idea of the tubs because you can tamper it with a drill mixer would definitely be better for the laborer
Used it all and each has its pros and cons. Boards are easier but they do kick off quicker. Tubs are a little harder but hold better. Plus keep a drill with a paddle bit water and sponge and you can knock up in a tub real easy. But I personally just like a board it is flat out easier to work off of.
Could you use some sort of umbrella/wind break to take the worst of the sun and wind off the muck? Could maybe clamp them onto the muck boards somehow. Might buy you another 20 mins getting the sun and wind off it. Might be a pain in the ass, but worth it on hot/windy days I reckon
I work in France, I like boards but here they use rectangular tubs and I've got to be honest ....they're not to bad! I've found even if you have to k ock it up a bit atleast the there is always water at the bottom.....
Hi Charlie I've been watching your videos for a long time now .
Ive been a plasterer for 18 years but have had enough of plastering so have started bricklaying been doing it for about 6 months and have picked it up really quick as I come from a family of builders.
I like how you work and you seem to be one of the best I've seen on the trowel not blowing smoke up your ass 😂
But I'm passed the labouring stage and laying bricks and blocks to a high standard but I would like some advice on wat trowel you think is the best I've got a marshall town trowel but is there any other trowels you would recommend I prefer a wooden handle if you do get chance to read this comment a reply would be much appreciated thanks and keep up the good work lad
When I first started in Virginia. Everyone will use the steel mortar pans. They were good, but if you don’t take care of them they’ll turn to crap. When I moved to Texas everyone will use wooden mud boards because most of the time they were free. Mud boards are okay but if it’s hot just means extra work for the helper. Gatorback are definitely worth the investment. You just have to make sure the mud comes out perfect each time. Also there’s ezg who make quality mud boards.
Link for the tub please, we tend to work out of tubs but they seem to be more plastic than rubber and dont last 5 minutes 💩
Had the same issue with cemex. Working in needham market.
allison homes?
@@Creatified that's the one
@@Connor_Carlin haha mate i was there when it was shite dead as fuck and wouldnt go off
@@Creatified ahaha it was terrible. Only recently fixed it.
We only use tubs in nothern germany, works well.
I’d like to try them tubs … where you get them? If you’re selling their tubs you need a cut
Pulls it out when jointing aswell like there is no cement or plaz in it
Not a brick layer, but doesn't using a black tub cause problems in the sun light?
Boards for brickies and tubs for stone masons. That Cemex looked rank yesterday, Charlie. Like not enough cement in it. Was the silo low?
Yea they was low tbf
Topps Tiles tubs are decent quality !
If they got radio s, can you still use the head cam and get footage of you still laying. 👍🏼
I can but I’d have to put music over it
Just a thing plasterers have too deal with every day muck going off
Was going to say lol poor brickies the wind is stopping them putting the muck on a brick bless ‘em
Were using tarmac silo mortar utter garbage
Every site I've ever been on, the silos muck is shit
CPI Euromix keeps going off as well out the silos. Water just comes to the top of the bin and leaves really stiff stuff in the bottom.
Reckon get the big old mixer back have one man on it all the time say it because keep the same colour and mix have a look at some silo muck jobs when scaffolding down still different shade to the bottom
Yes.
Perkins diesel 1 bag Mixer, crank handle start.....and they run all day. 20 yards of S.W building sand, 45 gallon water butt, and a few hundred bags of cement. Just need an experienced hoddie/labourer with a No9 shovel and hod.....and guaranteed good quality muck all day.
using cemex silo muck atm, Its a sticky pile of shit!
is it possible to work off the muck boards and have a large gorilla tub turned upside down over the muck to protect from the wind, best of both worlds then?
Stick a bit of fairy in just don’t let the agent see
I bet Tom isn’t bored with his super brick glue! 🫣
Gorilla tub, then round the end of your trowel off like a big gauging trowel then you don’t gouge your buckets, do away with the wooden boards these days
You should kick the radios out the way, kung foo style.
Plastic boards for us , with a 12 inch trowel , struggle with a tub !!
👍💪
How’s the memorial project going?
Done 😃
Well done. Any pics of it completed
@@stuartmoore7761I’m going there Saturday it will be on UA-cam
Cheers Charlie. Have a good weekend
Tubs all the way!!
If you have ever worked in a hotter environment, you know you need to soak your boards in water.The wood will suck the moisture right out if they aren’t saturated and the wet boards will keep it better than plastic
I'm sure he wets the boards up mate 😂 that goes without saying
Somethings need not to be said
Put pva or sbr on the boards to seal them. No suction then
Wetting your boards and soaking them are two different things
I have always used metal mortar pans I like the idea of the tubs because I saw a video of Dutch bricklayers and they had a Dewalt battery powered drill mixer wich would be nice for the laborer to be able to tamper the mortar on a hot day even a corded one would be better than using a hoe or shovel
They are stingy with the plasticiser in silo muck.
Your bang on with that one
Is it so you don’t make as much money if they are tight with the plasticiser 😫
Im enjoying the better weather....no fun installing electric and gas meters on a drenched site
The tubs are knuckle buster's. But easier on ur labor . The premixed mortar just sucks . It's over priced and never where you want it.
I wonder what the hiawatha thinks when hes told hes gettin half a dozen men and ends up with 6 boys
Cemex is wank. Ours got tiny little metal bits in it work that one out🤣
Its the reinforcement for the mortar....👍👍🙄🙄😁😆😉😉😆
Muck goes off quickly in tubs I found
I use cemex out of the big bags and when it's knocked up it feels and looks great but wouldn't stick to fuck all drives me mad .
Tarmac silo muc is shite too.
All those companies take to piss and the big brickwork contractors don't care when you tell them hence we all suffer.
If the floors flat get a skate board
needs more hydro all companies are not paying for it!!!!
next time gob goes off that much always request rep out we have had to get tramacs out and he told us every time you get a silo re fill request more hydro
Everyday you have to adapt to the weather and the day...and need always to think of smart tactics work smarter and earn more money and make your day easier not harder lol
My boss recons ICF blocks is gonna take over in 15 years and there will be no more brick and blockwork what’s people’s opinion on that
@charliesmith9775
Your Boss is definitely onto something.
Here are my thoughts on your Bosses comments:
- With the ever increasing insulation values, that have come about with the growing demands of the Building regulations and, the "Future homes standard." Increasing the width of insulated cavity walls cannot continue and be financially viable for house-building at scale.
- The Government and all the eco-zealots will push for ever higher standards and targets to be reached before the Net Zero date of 2050. This stupidity will force volumetric house builders to abandon traditional cavity wall construction as non-viable financially, and will force them to seek alternative methods for building homes at scale.
- ICF will be one of many of these alternative methods, which may (or not) include, S.I.P`s panels, Passive-haus type constructions, off-site modular construction, Pre-formed house pods, etc. etc.
- It certainly will not take 15 years to come in as things are changing rapidly as we speak. My personal view is that traditional cavity wall construction would have almost disappeared within the next 5 - to - 10 years.
I suspect that traditional cavity wall construction will disappear from use on volumetric house building sites within the next five - to - ten years. So your Boss is definitely onto something there. The absurd and outlandish demands of "Net Zero targets" and the future homes standard will see to that. The future of house building will possibly be a combination of systems, i:e modular, pods, off site construction etc.
@@martin2466 ar bloody hell I best hang my towel up
A lot of icf in Ireland these days and timber frames. Icf seems good enough job. They chase the wires into the inside of icf block an screw plasterboard straight to it.
Take a bottle of fairy Charlie boy
You can't put anything in the silo after its filled do you think that the labourers are going to remix it with plasticiser in a tub or barrow, plus washing up liquid corrupts the cement As you probably well know
wheres tom?
Ego on this fella 😂😂😂
😂
Think it’s down to the sand Charlie m8
how much is 6 quid?
About 44 guilders
about £400 mate
$US 7.51
$NZ 12.4O
It's a poorly cephalopod
Roughly half a dozen berfas
Used it and it is CHEEP SHITE!!!
could be the lime no?
No lime unless its in the coke