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  • @mrbadkats
    @mrbadkats Рік тому +22

    I was a union bricklayer for 25 years. It was a good living and I have a nice pension. I enjoy watching these videos. Brings back nice memories of a noble trade.

  • @utilitarian
    @utilitarian 4 роки тому +83

    The big projects are good to see but these sorts of jobs are so much better to see - this is the sort of job so many homeowners are likely to take on and so it’s good to be able to see someone do it and to see how it’s done!
    Good job Stu & KC, the blog videos are ace!

  • @matnik6035
    @matnik6035 3 роки тому +107

    Blown bricks, a year of furlough, and eye-watering quotes brought me here.

    • @michaelwithrock9005
      @michaelwithrock9005 3 роки тому +2

      I feel this. Deep in my heart.

    • @angelonicassio7131
      @angelonicassio7131 Рік тому

      Yup.

    • @zeberde
      @zeberde 6 місяців тому +1

      You mean you couldn't afford a skilled tradesmen?

    • @jokesaside9207
      @jokesaside9207 6 місяців тому +9

      ⁠​⁠@@zeberde”skilled”to remove a brick😂 people don’t realise how easy a lot of jobs actually are and get absolutely mugged off and end up with a rushed job by so called “skilled tradesmen”

    • @chriscanada4744
      @chriscanada4744 5 місяців тому

      Yeah buddy

  • @driften1967
    @driften1967 2 роки тому +9

    There is something so gratifying to watch someone take pride in their work and do a great job 👍🏻

    • @jovan-noble-guy749
      @jovan-noble-guy749 10 місяців тому

      Dej fot dat voz maj riel akzent, badt aj het ben lajen laj ajn lajar. Huhuhu 😅🤣🤫 Vied hau piapal fink dej ar nad rili riel.

  • @steveascension9626
    @steveascension9626 4 роки тому +11

    Stu & KC are differently the best instructive brickie video's to watch on the internet. These video's should be required watching in every trade college in England & Australia. Europe can do what they want after Brexit completes. The only problem I can see for viewers, apprentices.tradies & Tech teachers alike, is that these video's can become very addictive. They are even better than many current reality shows on the TV. Stu & KC, please keep up the good work & thanks for being so natural & real all the time, it's just a joy to watch your vids.

    • @Stucrompton1
      @Stucrompton1  4 роки тому +1

      Cheers steve we appreciate that. We just aim to educate and entertain and why not make some money at it as well

  • @edadryanski6213
    @edadryanski6213 3 роки тому +16

    I have never done any bricklaying but followed your video and was amazed how good the finish I achieved was. Didn’t have a Stihl saw but used my trusty angle grinder. Given that my house is constructed with engineering bricks, the hardest part was knocking the bricks out! Thank you so much for posting the video, I couldn’t have done the job without it!

  • @hattorihonzo8340
    @hattorihonzo8340 4 роки тому +206

    I’ve never laid a brick in my life and I just sat here and watched the whole thing

    • @blitzsah
      @blitzsah 4 роки тому +9

      Bryan Rogers something therapeutic about it

    • @richrichie7911
      @richrichie7911 4 роки тому

      @@blitzsah The success of this Old House.

    • @alexflores3953
      @alexflores3953 3 роки тому +1

      Same here

    • @jaydunn904
      @jaydunn904 Рік тому +1

      Same , oddly satisfying

  • @johnblackburn7673
    @johnblackburn7673 4 роки тому +5

    As a Plumber I must have done dozens and dozens of these over the years. I have got quite good at it and always leave a nice tidy job. I have too because Brickies seem to hate doing it lol. You make it look quite easy. Nice job Stu

    • @topgrafter2007
      @topgrafter2007 4 роки тому

      i do lots of these patch ups, its amazing how many plumbers make such a mess of them, usually the wrong bricks and foamed in lol

  • @ramtough4384
    @ramtough4384 2 роки тому +4

    Getting ready to take on a large brick restoration project back from the 1930's. My experience is with mostly ground level concrete, not structural. You just built up my confidence, thank you. I'll watch more of your video's, hopefully it gives me all I need to make these structures come back to life.

  • @alanbricker8420
    @alanbricker8420 3 роки тому +13

    Dude! I didn't start to replace the bricks in my chimney yet because, prior to your video, I didn't know how to do it. Your video is extremely clear and informative. I have a sneaking suspicion that you just saved me hundreds (if not THOUSANDS) of dollars, so thank you for THAT.

  • @killachops3
    @killachops3 4 роки тому +7

    As a gas engineer I had to learn this myself pretty quickly! Nice to know I've been doin it rite.

  • @jbossnack
    @jbossnack 4 роки тому +6

    Good luck if you're a plumber LOL
    It does look great...I did a small repair job for someone yesterday and it wasn't the hardest but also not the easiest...you have great skill...you will always be busy with work like this.

    • @BYUEagle
      @BYUEagle 3 роки тому

      What did you charge? I was given a quote of $250 for a patch job this size. One square foot. It does involve some brick cutting to size up.

  • @stephenpeacock2627
    @stephenpeacock2627 4 роки тому +2

    I did 6 bricks to fill a hole about 6 months ago, first time ever with bricks. Used same 30 year old bricks that the previous owner had kept. For my first time I was amazed with the result, way better than I thought i could do,

  • @arkadybron1994
    @arkadybron1994 3 роки тому +29

    If you get an old car innertube, cut it near the valve, seal the ends up, then you can feed a loop of the tube into the cavity through the vent hole, inflate it and it'll trap all of your debris. Then after you've removed all the bricks that are coming out and cleaned up the joints, you can pull the innertube out and all the crap with it.

    • @brucel8891
      @brucel8891 3 роки тому +5

      You should make a video showing this method I'm intrigued to see how well it works.

    • @arkadybron1994
      @arkadybron1994 3 роки тому +5

      @@brucel8891 sadly I work in television not the building trade and so I wouldn't be able to go making holes in walls. I did watch my dad do it a couple of times though, and it worked well at keeping the cavity from being bridged. My dad and grandad were both general builders and decorators

    • @gregbrooksny
      @gregbrooksny 2 роки тому +2

      I cannot picture what you mean by what you wrote, however it sounds very good!!

  • @michaelmaxwell6936
    @michaelmaxwell6936 4 роки тому +3

    Thank you for taking pride in the job! if it wasn't for the new bricks, it would not look replaced.

  • @kevinadams9468
    @kevinadams9468 2 роки тому

    I am repairing the back wall of my old 1920s bank building where I now live. The wall, and especially the mortar, has been degraded through water pouring down the outside of the wall for decades. Literally all the mortar washed away over the years between about 16 bricks in 5 courses! Cold air now pours in where the bricks are missing and between the masonry block behind the brick, and whole building is suffering from the prairie winds every time they blow. I just did the first two courses, having removed the worst as well as any bricks not far from falling out. This is my first time at this, but your tutorial prepared me well and, maybe, by the time I get the last course down, it won't look too bad. Thanks for the clear tutorial!

  • @llisntcoolj2375
    @llisntcoolj2375 4 роки тому +14

    I bought a Bosch mortar removing chisel for my sds, does a quicker job with less dust. Best £25 I've spent

    • @amalalnckamsk6939
      @amalalnckamsk6939 3 роки тому

      Did the bosch sds last for the job.I wan't to re-point the back of the house.

    • @llisntcoolj2375
      @llisntcoolj2375 3 роки тому +1

      @@amalalnckamsk6939 it did a decent sized 2 story gable wall.

    • @amalalnckamsk6939
      @amalalnckamsk6939 3 роки тому +1

      @@llisntcoolj2375 More than enough then. I'm going to have a go in the spring,thanks bud

  • @Landofhopeandglory575
    @Landofhopeandglory575 4 роки тому +5

    Lovely job, you make it look easy. I hope you cleaned that conservatory guttering out from that mortar droppings when you packed up

  • @leon3smith411
    @leon3smith411 4 роки тому +3

    Both the brickwork and the video were masterful. Thank you.

  • @spaceantelope1
    @spaceantelope1 2 роки тому +2

    Oh my gawd I’ve never seen a brick layer use PPE! Thank you!! People look at me crazy when I put on a respirator. Sooo glad I’m not the only one. You even put on gloves. Love it!

  • @caskwith
    @caskwith 4 роки тому +4

    Nice job. Gotta love a tuck pointer for repair jobs like this.

  • @cstanveer9554
    @cstanveer9554 4 роки тому +3

    i have just start watching your videos from last week and start learning it..very good for someone to learn .

  • @tonyevans1354
    @tonyevans1354 2 роки тому

    Top video - clear, concise, and methodical workmanship, that shows how to get a tidy finish without faffing around. I see far too many videos on here that stutter, stumble, waffle, and all whilst giving very dangerous advice. Thanks lads!

  • @sewahsewah2044
    @sewahsewah2044 3 роки тому +1

    SOUL TERRIFIC!!!💕 THANK YOU FOR POSTING!!! IVE BEEN ASKING THE MEN IN THE FAMILY FOR YEARS TO POINT THE BRICK!!! 💕I HAVE DECIDED TO TAKE MATTERS ON MYSELF!!! 👀💕YOUR VIDEO IS THE 2nd ONE THAT POPPED UP!!! 😁I AM GOING TO TAKE BEFORE AND AFTER VIDEO USING YOUR TECHNIQUE AND POST THE RESULTS IN 30 DAYS!!!😎💕🙏🏾BLESSINGS

  • @patdickson6740
    @patdickson6740 Рік тому

    I have done this exact process at work before, and it works great for when you want to replace the amount of bricks you want to replace, instead of having it lead to a few extra bricks to replace too.

  • @jburgmedia
    @jburgmedia 4 роки тому +7

    Why is this so satisfying to watch ?

  • @dalecrosby2048
    @dalecrosby2048 Місяць тому

    Bloody show off you make it look so easy mate.
    I’m a chippy and can’t lay a brick for my life

  • @MrBigMalT
    @MrBigMalT 18 днів тому

    Skills 👌👌👌👌
    I just know if I tried this I’d need to mix about a ton of mortar, as most of it would end up on the patio or the roof of the conservatory 😂

  • @waynehendry9782
    @waynehendry9782 4 роки тому +3

    I'm not as good as you but to get around this I cover bricks (new and existing) in duck tape then pull tape off when done and all pointed up. Nice to watch a pro do it though, you make it look easy.

  • @ThomasMarchsotto-uk5hz
    @ThomasMarchsotto-uk5hz Рік тому

    Me to he was great with àll the hand techniques using the towel wells explained many valuable points for a neat brick face.

  • @hearviewb123ontarget
    @hearviewb123ontarget 2 роки тому

    I'm 71 Years old and I'm going to repair a window on my building that has lost some brick and a tenant took the rest out to hid drugs in my building wall, yeah! I've laid brick with my Sweetheart husband who passed from COVID-19 in 2020 clear back in 1979, so I really appreciate your video, of course I'm having to place a frame work of wood under the brick too as that rotted out, but I'm going to do as you did...start laying from the bottom, the building was build in 1900, and the brick size is small that's to replace the others, but I'm confident after watching you do this repair, I can do mine, I'm taking picture as I go...thanks for your video!

  • @MrKarnival54
    @MrKarnival54 4 роки тому +3

    Being a bricklayer in Australia it’s so weird for me to see how you point your brickwork. We do it just with a joiner no trowel to fill in holes, all the joints are full and u have to work the joiner in the beds and scrape all the excess mud off before bagging/brushing and a repoint. Love your videos 👊🏼

  • @Tom-Lahaye
    @Tom-Lahaye 3 роки тому +5

    You should avoid so much debris falling in the wall cavity, if those people ever want to have insulation blown into their walls this creates a cold bridge.

    • @amalalnckamsk6939
      @amalalnckamsk6939 3 роки тому

      You are partially correct. They use expanding foam now so all good.

    • @user-gr4mf9zo2t
      @user-gr4mf9zo2t 10 місяців тому

      Not all do. I work for terminix we still use blown insulation.

  • @peterryan7827
    @peterryan7827 4 роки тому +1

    Yes i am a plumber,and yes another excellent video ,love the way you work and teach cheers mate.

  • @cindylaurich2325
    @cindylaurich2325 3 роки тому +1

    Looks really good I've been laying brick for 38 years did a good job congratulations

  • @mythoughts1................1
    @mythoughts1................1 11 місяців тому

    Like the other comments, this is a GREAT example of a small project that could be a big project as well. A most excellent video. Thank you for posting.

  • @snakeater1976
    @snakeater1976 2 роки тому +1

    Good Luck if you’re a plumber. Love it mate

  • @PaquiCamus
    @PaquiCamus 3 роки тому

    Classic workmanship. Thank you for posting it. I will do some repairing in my old Federation House. Thank you for showing how to do a proper job. It just reminded my father when he explained the "right way" to work in the building industry. Really great. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and workmanship!

  • @markiobook8639
    @markiobook8639 Рік тому +1

    Neatly done, very professional. Thanks for filming.

  • @marc0002
    @marc0002 Рік тому

    The attention to detail with that mortar is awesome

  • @nicholasmartin5746
    @nicholasmartin5746 3 роки тому +1

    I'm watching your video so I can learn more for my new job, and you got some good skills, thanks man👍

  • @randycape8706
    @randycape8706 3 місяці тому

    THANKS!
    This is helpful for a small fix I need to do.👍

  • @stephiburgess
    @stephiburgess 4 місяці тому

    About to take this on myself, this video is GREAT, perfect for what I needed to see, thanks!!!

  • @cocosmiles3610
    @cocosmiles3610 3 роки тому

    I completely messed up my brick repair now I'm going to try and replace them. Good luck to me.

  • @markpullinger3916
    @markpullinger3916 5 місяців тому +1

    People don’t realise the amount of stuff you need to fill a hole
    Nice job

  • @diydiscover
    @diydiscover 4 місяці тому

    When I first saw the bricks you chose as replacements I thought "that's the best match!?". Shows I don't know what I'm talking about. Looks pretty good. Not perfect because it's super hard to match molded brick with extruded but it looks great. well done.

  • @RossT551
    @RossT551 4 роки тому

    Bet Stu is just narrating the video and its KC is doing all the work. Top job again boys.

    • @Stucrompton1
      @Stucrompton1  4 роки тому +1

      Kc is the boss mate we all know that

  • @pb9926
    @pb9926 4 роки тому +5

    Bloody plumbers !!! 🤔 Nice job Stu & KC 👍

  • @trevor-bd4kt
    @trevor-bd4kt Рік тому

    Amazing! I'm preparing to move my dryer vent and it's nice to know that I can repair the old hole.

  • @barryhunt5357
    @barryhunt5357 Рік тому

    Great video, I have a brick patching at work to do next week, thanks for the tips!!!!

  • @Jamie-ro6sx
    @Jamie-ro6sx 4 місяці тому

    Very nice mate. Your a role model to a lot of blokes. Thanks for ur vids 🎉

  • @gartenfreude796
    @gartenfreude796 2 роки тому

    What did this guy say? "Don't drop it?" Funny guy. lol

  • @maxstaber9397
    @maxstaber9397 3 роки тому

    You are a very good image to the trade cheers from a young canadian blocklayer 💯

  • @wayneallott
    @wayneallott 2 роки тому

    Thanks for the video. Made my life easy after removing an outside socket and 3 broken bricks.

  • @BillLowenburg
    @BillLowenburg 4 роки тому +1

    Nice demo, I’ve done a few small stonework repairs, but not brick. Now I believe I could do wall repair as a result of watching how you did it. Thanks!

  • @edwardv7991
    @edwardv7991 Рік тому

    Ur work is so hypnotic to watch

  • @adam12budapest41
    @adam12budapest41 3 роки тому

    Well done, I like the care you took for pointing the grout , it's super important.

  • @edwardohalloran815
    @edwardohalloran815 3 роки тому +2

    Kangoo drill bit on an sds drill makes life handy when you're doing that

  • @chapman9230
    @chapman9230 3 роки тому +2

    You need to protect the cavity from rubble. I use broken slate hammered into the fresh mortar to keep it all tight to prevent any slumping whilst mortar cures

  • @Doomzdayxx
    @Doomzdayxx 3 роки тому

    Great video. I have never laid one brick in my life but am getting ready to build a fire pit in the back yard and your videos are very helpful, thankyou.

  • @callsignprofessor
    @callsignprofessor Рік тому

    How many times have you watched this?
    Me: yes

  • @markleepotter6685
    @markleepotter6685 2 місяці тому

    You made that look so easy.... I'm tempted to try it myself 😅

  • @bluejaystudio2029
    @bluejaystudio2029 3 роки тому

    🙃This guy must be a very strong man with a very steady hand...ladies.. not sure if he is still single, though.....
    A big concrete/block saw and he just go thru the brick mortar joint with it... WOW....
    If I would have tried that, I would be replacing now twice as many bricks than originally thought.
    Do not try this at home unless you know what you are doing !!!!
    Cheers

  • @JackJack-ld5eo
    @JackJack-ld5eo 3 роки тому +1

    There was about 30 minutes of cutting and pointing that should have been done to the surrounding brick work. Kind of amazed that it was left as is.

  • @irishlad2326
    @irishlad2326 2 роки тому

    Watched the hole thing and im a welder.. not sure what im doing ere lol.
    Good video, quality work.

  • @markhoskins579
    @markhoskins579 Рік тому

    Very clear and informative video. Experience makes it all seem easy, but I expect us amateurs to struggle a bit. I will see what I can do with crumbling bricks in chimney but should make not falling a priority. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with others.

  • @michaeledwards5981
    @michaeledwards5981 Рік тому

    Thanks for the tuition i now forward to little brickwork job 👍

  • @gsingh7558
    @gsingh7558 4 роки тому +7

    5:21 I see you flexing them skills 😂 your videos are really satisfying to watch, educational and funny too, iv learnt alot from them and appreciate your content. Keep up the good work :)

  • @sergii_real_estate
    @sergii_real_estate 2 роки тому +1

    Great manual work skills, very accurate! pleasure to watch, good repair!!

  • @paulkelly3254
    @paulkelly3254 4 роки тому +1

    Had to patch many holes where the flue was moved, this video is very good and shows you the proper way, took me years to get it spot on. Being a gas engineer, I found that brick match and colouring the mortar is key👍🏻 looks a pig if you don’t pay it the same attention as your boiler install👍🏻

    • @brianboru62
      @brianboru62 4 роки тому

      Too much cement it looks awful,matching bricks on houses built by defunct companies sucks.

  • @leotaylor262
    @leotaylor262 2 роки тому

    0:50 nice trousers stu 😂 always a nice surprise to see a Welsh badge (even if they're being worn as sight clothes) 😂😂

  • @disklamer
    @disklamer 4 роки тому +2

    Good show. 2:56 isn't there just always that one brick that refuses to break, and splits in every direction but the way you need it to. Your mortar looks a tad wet, it shouldn't really flow but stay where you put it, makes the work easier too.

  • @frankief7111
    @frankief7111 4 місяці тому

    Thanks for sharing, nice job. Other than being careful is there anything you can do to stop cement falling backwards into the cavity (especially when you push in a brick)?

  • @ljdarbyshire
    @ljdarbyshire Рік тому

    Great vid. Buying a new build and they've managed to chip a load of bricks on the corner from top to bottom. Might send them this to keep um busy!

  • @JohnDavis_NetSkink_Computing
    @JohnDavis_NetSkink_Computing 2 роки тому

    Thanks for this video. I like your high quality joint technique.

  • @kofidwirahsclass4662
    @kofidwirahsclass4662 2 роки тому

    Thank you so much, this reminds me when I was a student in Ghana 1984

  • @billpholde4816
    @billpholde4816 3 роки тому +5

    Excellent tutorial! I was just thinking, "I wonder how he's getting the mud of the trowel with that joint tool?" and, then you you showed us. Thanks!

  • @deepherdown
    @deepherdown Рік тому

    Thank you, feeling confirm to attempt the repairs now (without the grinders 😓)

  • @TheTomar33
    @TheTomar33 2 роки тому

    Thanks for making the video.

  • @UntilItIsFinished
    @UntilItIsFinished Рік тому

    Great video. Thank you!

  • @elliots5311
    @elliots5311 4 роки тому

    Nice work. Just a friendly tip, if you turn your pointer sideways you can really tuck the mud in good.

  • @TheWoodManDan
    @TheWoodManDan Рік тому

    Top video lads. As a chippie, I fully support the plumber digs 😂

  • @steff1232007
    @steff1232007 3 роки тому

    Just what I needed to see to close the open area around an air went.

  • @jessesamson7392
    @jessesamson7392 3 роки тому

    ...If you're a plumber...lol. Good video, I have to do some brick work, and this was helpful.

  • @billiamc1969
    @billiamc1969 4 роки тому +1

    Do you not use an Arbortech? The machine just eats the mortar bed and head joints really clean. Always love your work...much respect from Baltimore

  • @theaustinite5320
    @theaustinite5320 2 роки тому

    I love the way when real British working, we missed the real Kings, thanks for the video.

  • @angelonicassio7131
    @angelonicassio7131 Рік тому

    I have to do this and you make it seem so easy. Great video:)

  • @dianecora5675
    @dianecora5675 2 роки тому

    Nice nice nice. Thanks for the video

  • @xxwookey
    @xxwookey 3 роки тому +1

    Bit too much crap dropped down the cavity for my taste. I try and put something in once you have the first brick out to avoid too much going down the slot. What mortar mix do you use for this?
    I've had to work out how to do this in the past (putting in thermal breaks, and removing crap dropped down cavities). I wondered if there was some trick to getting a full-depth mortar bed on the last brick where you have to slide it in. I see you do it the same as i did - angle it a bit and hope for the best, then shove some more mortar in from the front afterwards.

  • @Colombo5218
    @Colombo5218 3 роки тому +1

    Absolutely superb! You are a gifted teacher. Best wishes!

  • @ronmoore6598
    @ronmoore6598 11 місяців тому

    Excellent tutorial! Thanks!

  • @trevorrobinson8577
    @trevorrobinson8577 3 роки тому

    Good work lads....

  • @todrasmussen8139
    @todrasmussen8139 Рік тому

    Nice work! You make it look easy.

  • @alexs-zq6ni
    @alexs-zq6ni 4 роки тому

    The most helpful brickwork video

  • @parttimetourist
    @parttimetourist 11 місяців тому

    The best way to avoid a horrible self-created mess is to get an expert brickie like Stu Crompton

  • @rafaelguetta1139
    @rafaelguetta1139 2 роки тому

    An artist at work. Thank you!

  • @johnshannon8018
    @johnshannon8018 2 роки тому

    Lovely job

  • @Hillegass76
    @Hillegass76 10 місяців тому

    Great video! Thanks. Makes me confident. I don't have a large saw like that, though. I've got a 4.5" angle grinder, like the smaller one you used. Is that going to make a deep enough cut for me to get the old bricks out?

  • @elemental868
    @elemental868 3 роки тому

    We would use wood dowels for jointer for repair and steel on new. Don't know if you have heard of that before. By your skill you have done it all. You and your laborer are pros,his mortar mix looked perfect. I miss that sound of steel on brick and cement. I was shotcreter for years,my favorite job was at Detroit zoo making rocks and caves for animal habitats like polar bear exhibition. Hard work,but lots of fun.👍

  • @masonldn8647
    @masonldn8647 3 роки тому

    I learned a lot from this channel and I am looking at myself saying ...you will build your own house one day hahaha