Happy new Andy from my armchair where I’m currently hibernating 😌. Very rare to get any bricks totally uniform. Our current farmhouse renovation job we are using Furness bricks which match the house beautifully. We have a pike ( gable ) over the front bi folds and we are chipping and cutting all the way up. I’m working from a centre plumb line too and blending the cuts away from the focal point. They ain’t cheap either. I say we, it’s actually Alex stepping up while I recover, he is nervous but it’s what he needs 👌🏼🙌🏽🧱👍🏼
@@SteveAndAlexBuild Exactly Steve you have to work with what you have got, Furness brick are a very good brick you just have to have the experience, he will be fine.Take it easy mate ,no rush to get amongst it yet it's not nice out here at the moment.👍
@@SteveAndAlexBuild I am pleased that the operation went well, and enjoy the convalescence, take all the meds they give you and do all the physio stuff. But dont try to rush it - enjoy your rest & recovery time. All the very best Martin
Here in Ireland we use 4 inch blocks in construction..in recent year a large amount of houses built with these blocks are crumbling away..huge cracks appearing in properties with these bad blocks.. apparently they contain pyrite and mica which over time causes this crumbling effect..many people with huge mortgages and house falling down around them..not good ..
I’ve decided to have January off can’t be bothered with the weather.. had most of December off too. Will see what the weather brings next month, Keep the videos coming 👍
Hello Andy, I am with you on the L.B.C`s back in the 1970`s they were just everywhere in the South East which is where I was mainly working at that time. And proper engineering bricks as well for Manholes, Staffordshire blues & Southwaters. proper class A`s no comparison to the rubbish sent out by Merchants today. Happy New Year Andy. P- U - B for a couple of swifties then home for roast dinner - absolutely perfect......
The quality has gone absolutely shocking in my experience, noticed a big drop off from 2010 recession, and even worse the last 5yrs. Class B's are more like Class Z's now, and other facings I've used aren't square on the corners, so building a brick and half pillar and keeping it neat is impossible. Quality of the building sand has dropped also, we used to have Cheshire Red sand, now we get this more orange clayey type that splashes you like a Plasterer's Radio when you've chucked a mix in. 🤕
Buzz when Andy drops a video. Spot on every time this man. None of this I can’t take criticism bollox or I’m emotional wreak and want to be Billy big bollox When I can’t lay a brick bollox. Andy keep up the good work bud , always look forward to your videos. A man after my own heart. I’ve been on trowel 34 years so also k ow a thing or two.
@fabianddegussions5134 Thats because we are all "Old - School Chaps." I got forty-nine years in prior to retirement, and we know what we are talking about and dont need to prove anything, nor indeed need to spout absolute cobblers on social media either. Retirement is happy days indeed.
@@martin2466 I find it funny that people like A&D brickwork and others portray themselves as the only bricklayers / firms who’s shit don’t stink , I’ve made it clear on many occasions that he’s not relevant enough for anyone to give a shit about his bile he spills , also that needing validation from a poxy video sharing media page is funny as fuck espy when he does things wrong but can’t hack the construtive criticism. People like him an others are what’s wrong with the game. Influencers who haven’t got a fackin clue. 👍🏼👊🏽💪🏽
I see a lot of relatively modern brickwork where the engineering bricks (presumably perforated) below damp have all the faces completely blown, whereas most Victorian engineering bricks are still going strong.
@@Terrahawks_Zelda Those modern engineering bricks are much inferior to the proper Class A`s we used to use. When you look at the perforations in a brick, they actually take up one third of the volume of the brick. So its not surprising that they are so brittle. So not only do you have a plane of weakness in the centre mass of the brick, but as Andy, touched on in his reply to you, the problem is from the inside out. The holes never get fully filled with mortar, thus you create the perfect conditions for all sorts of issues structurally/temperature variation/internal condensation etc which speed up the delamination process.
Pleased you said what you did about the hoddies liking the Flettons. I hadn't put a hod on my shoulder since the early eighties. Had a go last summer with imperial stocks. Fcuk me it felt heavy. Nothing to do with my age you understand.! Love the shots of the river and the frost on the trees, don't mind the cold as long as there is no wind. Going to Holland and Germany for two weeks so will have a good look at their building. Not sure how other lads feel but work does feel like it is picking up a bit. Hopefully the money will return too.
I like bricks.... good solid bricks... like the old Accrington NORI bricks made for permanent structure.... these new "engineering" bricks are light and not very structurally sound... you know the manholes in the roads that keep collapsing...they're built with new engineering brick...they don't last long... And people wonder why there's road works to do the same job as was done a year or so earlier... ever wonder why they impose weight restrictions in places...they ran out of money and jobs lost... it's way out of order maan..
hi andy. the red wire cut ipstock brick in the early 70,s was a great brick to lay, you could really do a great job with them" recessed, or bucket handle joint, 10mm perps, perfect"
Our house was thrown up in the early 80s with LBC Tudors laid frog down on weak mortar, I think the brickies scraped their spot clean down the cavity at the end of each day along with any rubbish, the inner skin is some weird blocks with a tongue one end and groove the other and a bit of polystyrene insulation in the core (still 100mm wide blocks though)
@@smurftastic3928 Quite possibly mate, really can't remember. I was working in Germany with a lad from Woking and things went wrong and we had to make a quick exit, it was about a month before Xmas and he found the start and I stayed with him in Woking.
There is a house in Lowestoft that is built with a batch of "blown" bricks. Hard to explain what they are and look like. I am told they overheated in the Kiln. Imaging a loaf of bread when they slice the top before baking and it appears it has ruptured. I wish I had a picture. I have never seen anything like it before.
Wash well stuff with a little ginger garlic and spring onions,dash of soy Fix the tail in its own mouth roast until juices run clear,😂, when done fold it back on itself,rip off the skin and down each side is flesh shaped like a pork tenderloin, now you need your chopstick skills to carefully remove each succulent morsel, have a selection of your favourite dipping sauces to hand, and as always enjoy,🦘🦘🍺
I would imagine that you can cook muntjac in a brick oven, now where is my recipe book, I am serious about the pike recipe, and happy smax and new year, beware of small boats 🤪
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Happy new Andy from my armchair where I’m currently hibernating 😌.
Very rare to get any bricks totally uniform. Our current farmhouse renovation job we are using Furness bricks which match the house beautifully.
We have a pike ( gable ) over the front bi folds and we are chipping and cutting all the way up. I’m working from a centre plumb line too and blending the cuts away from the focal point. They ain’t cheap either.
I say we, it’s actually Alex stepping up while I recover, he is nervous but it’s what he needs 👌🏼🙌🏽🧱👍🏼
@@SteveAndAlexBuild Exactly Steve you have to work with what you have got, Furness brick are a very good brick you just have to have the experience, he will be fine.Take it easy mate ,no rush to get amongst it yet it's not nice out here at the moment.👍
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@@SteveAndAlexBuild I am pleased that the operation went well, and enjoy the convalescence, take all the meds they give you and do all the physio stuff. But dont try to rush it - enjoy your rest & recovery time.
All the very best
Martin
Here in Ireland we use 4 inch blocks in construction..in recent year a large amount of houses built with these blocks are crumbling away..huge cracks appearing in properties with these bad blocks.. apparently they contain pyrite and mica which over time causes this crumbling effect..many people with huge mortgages and house falling down around them..not good ..
@@Commentdeleted121 Yes I saw that on the news a while back, terrible for the house owners.
I’ve decided to have January off can’t be bothered with the weather.. had most of December off too. Will see what the weather brings next month,
Keep the videos coming 👍
Hello Andy,
I am with you on the L.B.C`s back in the 1970`s they were just everywhere in the South East which is where I was mainly working at that time.
And proper engineering bricks as well for Manholes, Staffordshire blues & Southwaters. proper class A`s no comparison to the rubbish sent out by Merchants today.
Happy New Year Andy.
P- U - B for a couple of swifties then home for roast dinner - absolutely perfect......
Thanks Martin and a happy new year to you and your Family.
The quality has gone absolutely shocking in my experience, noticed a big drop off from 2010 recession, and even worse the last 5yrs. Class B's are more like Class Z's now, and other facings I've used aren't square on the corners, so building a brick and half pillar and keeping it neat is impossible. Quality of the building sand has dropped also, we used to have Cheshire Red sand, now we get this more orange clayey type that splashes you like a Plasterer's Radio when you've chucked a mix in. 🤕
Buzz when Andy drops a video. Spot on every time this man. None of this I can’t take criticism bollox or I’m emotional wreak and want to be Billy big bollox When I can’t lay a brick bollox. Andy keep up the good work bud , always look forward to your videos. A man after my own heart. I’ve been on trowel 34 years so also k ow a thing or two.
@@fabiandegussion5134 👍👍
@fabianddegussions5134
Thats because we are all "Old - School Chaps." I got forty-nine years in prior to retirement, and we know what we are talking about and dont need to prove anything, nor indeed need to spout absolute cobblers on social media either.
Retirement is happy days indeed.
@@martin2466 I find it funny that people like A&D brickwork and others portray themselves as the only bricklayers / firms who’s shit don’t stink , I’ve made it clear on many occasions that he’s not relevant enough for anyone to give a shit about his bile he spills , also that needing validation from a poxy video sharing media page is funny as fuck espy when he does things wrong but can’t hack the construtive criticism. People like him an others are what’s wrong with the game. Influencers who haven’t got a fackin clue. 👍🏼👊🏽💪🏽
@@fabiandegussion5134 A perfect summary of "Woke - Flakery." which seems to be everywhere at the moment - especially on social media.
😁👍
@@martin2466 thank you. The fella in question is a egotistical emotional wreak an that’s before
I see a lot of relatively modern brickwork where the engineering bricks (presumably perforated) below damp have all the faces completely blown, whereas most Victorian engineering bricks are still going strong.
@@Terrahawks_Zelda Perforation the problem probably, from the inside out👍
@ Yes. They seem far too brittle.
@@Terrahawks_Zelda Those modern engineering bricks are much inferior to the proper Class A`s we used to use. When you look at the perforations in a brick, they actually take up one third of the volume of the brick. So its not surprising that they are so brittle.
So not only do you have a plane of weakness in the centre mass of the brick, but as Andy, touched on in his reply to you, the problem is from the inside out. The holes never get fully filled with mortar, thus you create the perfect conditions for all sorts of issues structurally/temperature variation/internal condensation etc which speed up the delamination process.
Pleased you said what you did about the hoddies liking the Flettons. I hadn't put a hod on my shoulder since the early eighties.
Had a go last summer with imperial stocks. Fcuk me it felt heavy. Nothing to do with my age you understand.!
Love the shots of the river and the frost on the trees, don't mind the cold as long as there is no wind.
Going to Holland and Germany for two weeks so will have a good look at their building.
Not sure how other lads feel but work does feel like it is picking up a bit. Hopefully the money will return too.
@@harveysmith100 Enjoy Holland and Germany Harvey, great countries👍
I like bricks.... good solid bricks... like the old Accrington NORI bricks made for permanent structure.... these new "engineering" bricks are light and not very structurally sound... you know the manholes in the roads that keep collapsing...they're built with new engineering brick...they don't last long... And people wonder why there's road works to do the same job as was done a year or so earlier... ever wonder why they impose weight restrictions in places...they ran out of money and jobs lost... it's way out of order maan..
You can get over most as well as you know so long as you have the facings before you build the splash course
@@richardbrown2376 It does help lol 👍
hi andy. the red wire cut ipstock brick in the early 70,s was a great brick to lay, you could really do a great job with them" recessed, or bucket handle joint, 10mm perps, perfect"
@@alangreenley3257 yes they were but get one upside down it stood out like a sore thumb 😁
Our house was thrown up in the early 80s with LBC Tudors laid frog down on weak mortar, I think the brickies scraped their spot clean down the cavity at the end of each day along with any rubbish, the inner skin is some weird blocks with a tongue one end and groove the other and a bit of polystyrene insulation in the core (still 100mm wide blocks though)
I remember them they didn't last probably to expensive.
Was it the Royal Shopping Center Windsor Andy.
@@smurftastic3928 Quite possibly mate, really can't remember. I was working in Germany with a lad from Woking and things went wrong and we had to make a quick exit, it was about a month before Xmas and he found the start and I stayed with him in Woking.
@bricklayersworldwithandy6277 sounds like Auf Wiedersehen, Pet 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@smurftastic3928 It was mate
Can't beat a nice walk,looks lovely ...I bet you enjoyed your roast....all the best Andy
There is a house in Lowestoft that is built with a batch of "blown" bricks. Hard to explain what they are and look like. I am told they overheated in the Kiln. Imaging a loaf of bread when they slice the top before baking and it appears it has ruptured. I wish I had a picture. I have never seen anything like it before.
@@whitelines3097 Yes I have seen bricks like that.
Hi Andy did you ever work with the Caernarvon brick and what were they like ? I grew up playing around the brickworks there 👍
Can't say I remember them.
Not starting we’re I am, hose froze up, labourers trying to thaw out using a kettle 😅
@@markroe5845 go fishing 🎣
They are crap Andy been getting bricks of the last job that where up to 225 mill and we where on 2 an a half brick pillars
Years ago regular bricks would have been selected for them piers, no time nowadays.
I thought he stopped for a pony at 4m.30s
@@bobspread You are to attentive.
Few rare uk old bricks on ebay wortley leeds bricks are a decent old brick 👍
@@mountain651 yea there are a couple of Facebook Groups dedicated to old brick collecting, weird but I get it 👍
Hope your keeping well Andy mate
@@lmilne4859 All good thanks Lee 👍👍
Good pike water Andy 👍🎣
@@markroe5845 yes it is but hardly anyone fishes for them.
They make good eating
@@markmaddison5312 Never tried, my mates Dad was German and he could fillet them with no bones.
Ofark never mind 🍺🍺🦘
Wash well stuff with a little ginger garlic and spring onions,dash of soy Fix the tail in its own mouth roast until juices run clear,😂, when done fold it back on itself,rip off the skin and down each side is flesh shaped like a pork tenderloin, now you need your chopstick skills to carefully remove each succulent morsel, have a selection of your favourite dipping sauces to hand, and as always enjoy,🦘🦘🍺
@@markmaddison5312 👍
I would imagine that you can cook muntjac in a brick oven, now where is my recipe book, I am serious about the pike recipe, and happy smax and new year, beware of small boats 🤪
@markmaddison5312 😁🚣♂️
I think it’s across all trades people just moan about everything now days 🤷🏻♂️
lol 😂 ain’t the internet fantastic!
not really