They've LEFT! I'm building it ON MY OWN!!!

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    Well...how did it come to this???
    How is it that I'm now building this extension on my own???
    All will be revealed...
    Thank you for watching.

КОМЕНТАРІ • 113

  • @MrChrisjv55
    @MrChrisjv55 5 днів тому +1

    I would love to labour for you. but I'm in my 70's, tired, and an ocean away. I did this work with my Dad as a young guy., I miss it. Your videos bring back memories. Thumbs up.

  • @paulf2529
    @paulf2529 5 днів тому +3

    12:56 I have a similar insulation knife, a simple tool but a godsend. I made a sheath for mine using some folded aluminium sheet along with a belt loop, so if i want, i can have it on my toolbelt.

  • @philmassey9489
    @philmassey9489 5 днів тому +5

    Can you number this series please? I feel I have missed some you are a lot further on than I was expecting! Can you explain compo? Great videos - I am not a builder! 😂

    • @CoyoteMTB77
      @CoyoteMTB77 5 днів тому +1

      I think he means cement or donald duck aka muck in the trade!!

    • @mrabuilders6723
      @mrabuilders6723  5 днів тому

      Hello Phil, hope you're well. I'll set up all of the videos in this series in a playlist and send you the link on here. Compo is a slang word for mortar. I think it comes from it being a composition of sand and cement.

  • @donoconnor4204
    @donoconnor4204 6 днів тому +2

    Looks great! Basement build will look great after the stairs are filled.

  • @paulf2529
    @paulf2529 5 днів тому +4

    I honestly find i work better alone other than a selection of subcontracted trades who I've worked with for years.
    Im quite particular about how i want things done, site tidiness and time keeping, and so few labourers are ever up to it.

  • @petel5560
    @petel5560 5 днів тому +1

    Excellent job ....love the humour added in there.

  • @allanharris9074
    @allanharris9074 6 днів тому +3

    I take it there wasn't a pun intended with the septic tanker driver then? Will have to remember that one. Cracking work as always.

    • @mrabuilders6723
      @mrabuilders6723  6 днів тому +4

      There was a pun intended! He just didn't see it! Very embarrassing to say the least!

  • @simoncarney9944
    @simoncarney9944 5 днів тому +6

    I’ve laboured for a bricklayer before on my own extension, bloody hard graft but good fun. A bit too old for it now but I’m sure we’d have a laugh. Good progress on your own Adam, it’s definitely coming on, pity about the shitty weather, Autumn is coming fast. I hope you had a good break with your family, see you next week!

    • @mrabuilders6723
      @mrabuilders6723  5 днів тому +1

      It certainly is, Simon! We'll be scraping the windscreens before we know it! Thank you for watching yet again mate, hope you're well.

  • @stevem7868-y4l
    @stevem7868-y4l 6 днів тому +1

    Great vid, you are good fun, i loved the bee keepers hat and broom handles hahaha

  • @samsungcrossland2036
    @samsungcrossland2036 6 днів тому +2

    You'll get more done on your own 😊

  • @leeedwards9994
    @leeedwards9994 5 днів тому +1

    really nice job you were mostly on your own ....

  • @michaelevans2975
    @michaelevans2975 5 днів тому

    All the best to Harry, he just needs to make sure his placement as part of the apprenticeship is with a quality company not just a box ticking exercise for them. With your links to Rich it would be well worth him keeping in with you guys in the meantime. Eggs in many baskets and all that.

  • @jameshurst3279
    @jameshurst3279 5 днів тому +1

    Adam’s going to launch a solo career. Your presenting is spot on

    • @mrabuilders6723
      @mrabuilders6723  4 дні тому

      Haha! I'm not sure about that, James! Thank you though mate, take care.

  • @robertmorris5214
    @robertmorris5214 5 днів тому +1

    Great video

  • @Doug....
    @Doug.... 6 днів тому +1

    Love the mr Whippy ring tone Adam. 😁

  • @TheWebtuts
    @TheWebtuts 5 днів тому +1

    Hope to see you at the show this afternoon

    • @mrabuilders6723
      @mrabuilders6723  5 днів тому +1

      Hello mate, we're not there till tomorrow I'm afraid. Hope you have a great time.

    • @TheWebtuts
      @TheWebtuts 5 днів тому +1

      @@mrabuilders6723 sorry I'll miss it tomorrow, here now and picked up some new tools

    • @mrabuilders6723
      @mrabuilders6723  4 дні тому

      @TheWebtuts nice one mate. What did you get?

    • @TheWebtuts
      @TheWebtuts 3 дні тому

      @@mrabuilders6723 I got a new Makita 18v combi drill set and GN900SE nail gun plus additional free 5 and 3AMP batteries and 8m tape measure. Love the freebies 😁 hope you're day went well look forward to the video footage if you managed to get some.

  • @leeedwards9994
    @leeedwards9994 6 днів тому +1

    sorry to hear your coping alone .... rope the customer in they seem fairly handy .... basement build going great ....

  • @PeteH.90
    @PeteH.90 5 днів тому +1

    Great work as always Adam, hopefully you'll find someone to help you out soon. I'd work for you in a heartbeat but I'm too far away. I like your "shrine" to Oasis with the Definitely Maybe poster and Liam & Noel funko pops! 😀

    • @mrabuilders6723
      @mrabuilders6723  5 днів тому +1

      It's pronounced "shrrriiiiiiiinnnnnneeeee"!!!! Haha! Cheers mate! I was wondering if anyone would notice that! Thanks again, Pete. Hope you're well.

    • @PeteH.90
      @PeteH.90 4 дні тому +1

      @@mrabuilders6723 So glad they're getting back together, hopefully they can refrain from smashing each other over the head with guitars for the next several months! 😁

    • @mrabuilders6723
      @mrabuilders6723  4 дні тому

      @PeteH.90 haha! Fingers crossed mate!

  • @w.o.o.d.y
    @w.o.o.d.y 6 днів тому +6

    Adam, how did you just make bricklaying interesting....again..?? Looking like you will need a lid on that job as the weather is turning for the worse.

    • @mrabuilders6723
      @mrabuilders6723  5 днів тому

      There's not many people who'd class it as interesting! Haha! Cheers man, hope you're well.

    • @xboxcrazee
      @xboxcrazee 5 днів тому +2

      Things you do for a free wallet 😂😂

    • @mrabuilders6723
      @mrabuilders6723  5 днів тому +2

      And the money they pay us for doing it, don't forget that!

  • @quickbuildmick
    @quickbuildmick 19 годин тому

    Sometimes nice on your own for a change , get more done ! 😆😆😆

  • @piripi51
    @piripi51 5 днів тому

    Hi!
    What is the difference between a carpenter and a builder in the UK?
    In NZ they are virtually the same, although "carpenter" is now an old-fashioned term here and rarely heard these days. Builders here do not do bricklaying either.
    Cheers, Phil.

  • @over-engineered
    @over-engineered 5 днів тому +1

    I recently slated an entire roof (1500 natural slates), built the brick chimney and did the lead flashing all by myself, as labourer got a job he’d been after for ages with a utility company:-(

    • @mrabuilders6723
      @mrabuilders6723  5 днів тому

      Fair play mate. The sense of achievement is great isn't it but it's bloody hard work!

    • @over-engineered
      @over-engineered 5 днів тому

      @@mrabuilders6723 yes it was bloody hard work!

  • @sarajevo_
    @sarajevo_ 5 днів тому +1

    50+ kg is heavy man, nice job 👍🏼

    • @mrabuilders6723
      @mrabuilders6723  5 днів тому +1

      I got to be honest I thought it was more like 80! Think I need to get down the gym! Hope you're well, mate.

  • @Frosty-01
    @Frosty-01 5 днів тому +1

    I reckon Matt should be your labourer and Richard take on Harry as his carpentry apprentice.....problem solved!!! lol.

  • @SalomonX88
    @SalomonX88 5 днів тому

    Adam all I see when I see that fireplace is the bare internal around it when you were working on it 😅

  • @georgeday5901
    @georgeday5901 6 днів тому +3

    Do you remember when cement came in 55kg bags(1cwt)

    • @mrabuilders6723
      @mrabuilders6723  6 днів тому

      Thankfully I don't mate!

    • @johndavies2396
      @johndavies2396 5 днів тому +2

      Yes I remember and the price has gone up and the weight down

  • @cheechU38K
    @cheechU38K 6 днів тому +1

    UA-cam Timelapse makes light work 😜

    • @mrabuilders6723
      @mrabuilders6723  6 днів тому +1

      Haha! It makes it all look so easy doesn't it!

    • @cheechU38K
      @cheechU38K 6 днів тому +2

      @@mrabuilders6723 Yay! Good luck it’s going good. Hopefully you get some help.

  • @perryjefferies5790
    @perryjefferies5790 5 днів тому +1

    adam i would offer to help you out but alas im a retired gynacologists laborour, not too good at mixing compo but a dab hand with a razor and a wet wipe.
    ill be at the tool fair on thursday so wont get chance to say hello but ill leave you whats left of my peroni on the wall outside, have a good week fella

    • @mrabuilders6723
      @mrabuilders6723  5 днів тому

      A man with life skills! Like it! Haha! Cheers mate.

  • @mej974
    @mej974 6 днів тому +1

    Im only local if ever you need a hand? Or an opportunity arises. Qualified bricklayer 5 who was disillusioned and became a gas engineer for 13 years

    • @mrabuilders6723
      @mrabuilders6723  6 днів тому +1

      Ah cheers man, appreciate that. Where you based then?

  • @tazmaniachill
    @tazmaniachill 5 днів тому +1

    I thought kendo was something you mix with tonic water and ice Adam 😂

  • @aaronbatchelor3219
    @aaronbatchelor3219 5 днів тому

    Watching these vid make me want to be a builder lol

  • @gentlemedusamedia1709
    @gentlemedusamedia1709 6 днів тому +1

    Beekeepers XD

  • @gadjules7334
    @gadjules7334 5 днів тому

    Could have been worse with the septic tank guy, you could have said 'move my van, you've got to be shitting me' :D

  • @ryan2387
    @ryan2387 21 годину тому +1

    Don’t you put floor joists in

    • @mrabuilders6723
      @mrabuilders6723  21 годину тому

      Not yet mate, they'd be in the way.

    • @ryan2387
      @ryan2387 20 годин тому

      @@mrabuilders6723 ahhh true

  • @contessa.adella
    @contessa.adella 5 днів тому

    Watching how much you get done in a day raises an old beef of mine with builders. If you want (let’s say) a pygmy wall around your garden and get a builder in to quote..he’ll suck through his teeth and say “I can do that for 3 grand mate!” However, when you price up the materials (including say 600 bricks at one pound each) you’ll realise it only costs him at most 900 quid so he is on over 2 Grand labour. Watching the rate of brick laying, your wall takes ONE DAY to construct…Add a day for shallow footings and another day for finishing up and you’ll see his rate of labour is like 700 pounds per day. You’d be better off having the wall built by a solicitor, at least in cost per hour terms. Yet, don’t all builder types bleat a modest income. Now, ok, this is all rather generic, not an actual quote, but it is generally ball park what you get. Imma building my own pygmy wall….

  • @lazylad8544
    @lazylad8544 5 днів тому +1

    Are you struggling for staff. Im sure someone could make a few quid and learn a few things working for you and rich and matt. 👍👍👍

    • @mrabuilders6723
      @mrabuilders6723  5 днів тому

      We could definitely do with a recruitment drive! How's things mate? Hope you're well.

    • @lazylad8544
      @lazylad8544 5 днів тому

      @mrabuilders6723 I'm good mate. Back in the day you'd of had lads fighting for a good labouring job. How times have changed eh. Hope this rain isn't hampering progress🤪

  • @PhilManders
    @PhilManders 5 днів тому +1

    Never mind all that you coming to vegas???

    • @mrabuilders6723
      @mrabuilders6723  5 днів тому

      Haha! How are you mate?! Mate I'd love too but I've no chance this month.

  • @leeedwards9994
    @leeedwards9994 6 днів тому +1

    just started watching unless im mistaken it seems you had the same idea .....

  • @stevebatty2518
    @stevebatty2518 5 днів тому +1

    Does the insulation knife come with a sheath. Sounds like it should for safety reasons Adam! It’ll end your piano playing days mate. Not taking piss honest! 😅😅😅

    • @mrabuilders6723
      @mrabuilders6723  5 днів тому

      Mate I know you're not! No it didn't, I may have to make one!

  • @pauld3638
    @pauld3638 6 днів тому +1

    That was a foul joke to use on the Septic tank man!!!

  • @lhfloors
    @lhfloors 5 днів тому +1

    Where’s mick ?

    • @mrabuilders6723
      @mrabuilders6723  4 дні тому

      He's left mate. We did a video on it, feel free to check it out.

  • @GrahamWoodward-ww1zf
    @GrahamWoodward-ww1zf 2 дні тому

    About the only thing going for you that day was the weather.

  • @WillisScott-j1m
    @WillisScott-j1m 3 дні тому +1

    Brown Eric Clark Barbara Perez Christopher

  • @jonitheboi605
    @jonitheboi605 5 днів тому +1

    did you tell him you wasn't giving him no shit .

    • @mrabuilders6723
      @mrabuilders6723  5 днів тому +1

      Haha! That may have gone down a bit better! Hope you're well, mate.

  • @freeform33
    @freeform33 6 днів тому +1

    Oh dear a bricklayer having to load out his own work 🤓👍but you are very through

  • @russmcfadden-pb7or
    @russmcfadden-pb7or 2 дні тому +1

    Price of them wallets, I’ll pass .

  • @neilbissett1240
    @neilbissett1240 6 днів тому +1

    Don’t you mean kato from Inspector Clouseau 😂😂

  • @livingladolcevita7318
    @livingladolcevita7318 5 днів тому +1

    Just got off a video about demographics before seeing this latest episode and the future looks scary with the workforce dwindling due to lack of working age people.

  • @tazmaniachill
    @tazmaniachill 5 днів тому

    Don’t open a panda farm Adam they just eat shoots and leaves

  • @andrewplatt
    @andrewplatt 5 днів тому +1

    Are you taking the pi$$ 😂 didn't the penny drop with him 😀

    • @mrabuilders6723
      @mrabuilders6723  5 днів тому +1

      I don't know whether it totally went over his head and took it to heart or it was the 7th time he'd heard it that day! Either way I think I'm off his Christmas card list!

    • @andrewplatt
      @andrewplatt 5 днів тому

      @mrabuilders6723 That's hilarious 😂 if I'd of been working with you I wouldn't of been able to keep a straight face 🤣

  • @achobby
    @achobby 6 днів тому +1

    Would of loved to of been closer I'd of come give you a hand for nothing other than gaining abit more experience in brick laying as i really want to do my own PP extention, am sure you ll find someone who isn't a bee keeping accident waiting to happen 😂 😉

  • @gunsofbrixton-dx3uw
    @gunsofbrixton-dx3uw 5 днів тому +1

    I got spme tickets mate, i got robbed 700 quid for 'in demand' standing tickets

    • @mrabuilders6723
      @mrabuilders6723  5 днів тому

      Ah mate, I feel for you I really do. It's a complete rip off and a kick in the balls for the fans. At least you're going though. Which gig?

    • @gunsofbrixton-dx3uw
      @gunsofbrixton-dx3uw 5 днів тому

      @@mrabuilders6723 it is mate, 6 bloody hours of hell kicked from the que, im a bot and so on. by some miracle i got back in and glowing 'in demand' seconds to dicide, its really wrong, bit better than viatouttout i guess. Edinburough 8th aug, would of prefered wembley, usually closer the time the resale ones drop in price, as genuine people cant go and resale for face value

  • @matthewfoster6620
    @matthewfoster6620 5 днів тому +1

    Shame you lost your labourers, Hard to find good reliable labourers that actually want to work these days..

    • @mrabuilders6723
      @mrabuilders6723  5 днів тому

      It certainly is mate. Been struggling for ages.

  • @davidquirk8097
    @davidquirk8097 6 днів тому +1

    So you're closing the Llama farm? Shame.

    • @mrabuilders6723
      @mrabuilders6723  6 днів тому +1

      Unfortunately mate. They came, they grazed, they left!

  • @m0aze611
    @m0aze611 5 днів тому +1

    Crikey Brad = I’m genuinely concerned. If you over do it then you will be in a spot of bother. Please look after yourself. Regards mike

    • @mrabuilders6723
      @mrabuilders6723  5 днів тому

      Mike!!! How are you mate? How's the house? Don't worry about me, Mike! I'll just plight forward as always! Hope you're well, mate.

    • @m0aze611
      @m0aze611 5 днів тому

      @@mrabuilders6723 I’m currently nursing a bad back,. Converted the basement at my lads salon before and after Christmas then we moved! After several bollockings from the wife and the Chiropractor I’ve had a few weeks off. Celebrated our 50 wedding anniversary at our new home last Sunday so there was plenty to do. Hopefully restart and get things straight for Christmas. Thus please look after yourself. Take care Mike

  • @lestercranmer2631
    @lestercranmer2631 6 днів тому +1

    did Isaac spit in your face on his last day 😄 🦙