ATTEMPTING TO BUILD A MASSIVE BLOCK WALL WITH NO EXPERIENCE ON OUR ABANDONED PROPERTY!
Вставка
- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- Want Real-Time Updates?! Support our channel!
/ goodbadandugly
Would you like to buy us a beer or one time gift
paypal.me/good...
Check out our amazon store front to see products from our refit, camera gear we use, and favorite boat gear.
www.amazon.com...
Merch! Support our channel and get something Awesome in return!
teespring.com/...
We upload a new video every week!
Dont forget to subscribe and share the video
You can also find and contact us here
-Instagram @Kristen.r.davis @Neptunes_reaper
/ kristen.r.davis
/ neptunes_reaper
-Facebook
/ sailinggoodbadandugly
-Tiktok
www.tiktok.com...
Here is a referral code to get a $20 credit when you join GOOGLE FI
USE CODE K18F80
g.co/fi/r/K18F80
This is our international phone plan
OUR SAILMAKER
Precision Sails
www.precisions...
For buisness inquries
svdeaddolphin@yahoo.com
Music for our videos
-Epidemic Sound its worth it...
www.epidemicso...
-ARTLIST
artlist.io/Kri...
![1 YEAR REBUILDING AN OLD BOAT INTO A MODERN YACHT TIMELAPSE [START TO FINISH]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/D570ADd0DGQ/mqdefault.jpg)
Matt - you should slightly moisten the block so that the dry block does not draw all the water out of the mortar (you need water in the mortar to full hydrate and attain full mortar strength).
Said NO block Mason EVER.
Does being in a rain forest maybe count for any moisture? I’d get it if they were in a desert
@@brandonboand Nope, not at all. Being in a rainforest only makes for a great scenery
A good starter project before taking on your residence.. All errors you might find doing this process you can fix or modify before tackling your house. A little bird told me that also all your mating surfaces should be wet for a better bond ... I am sure someone will point this out if wrong. Your foundation should have been wetted down before applying your first course. I am not a mason ... I am more of a just 'get 'er done type. Great work !
Soak everything!
To be fair as a bricklayer of 30+ years, you’re doing a pretty decent job. Definitely seen a lot worse, yea a mixer is a good idea if it’s in the budget. Also mayb a full length spirt level will help you keep things right. Always corners first then fill in the rest of the line.
Well done Matt!
Thank you, doing the corners first has helped alot
@@SailingGoodBadandUglykeep up the good work guys, also love that Matt made his own block & Line! Good lad.
Hey y’all, let me know if I can answer any questions for Matt. Been a concrete/mason/stucco contractor forever.
If you have Mireille’s number you can reach me. May have to start calling Matt “Nails” you have heart bro.
Those leads are the whole job, check your heights a lot. You got this, love watching y’all give it hell. Terry
Matt and Kristin ,you might want to buy or rent a small cement mixer that will save you a lot of time and help make sure your mix is right . Could be useful for other projects too .
If you do...clean it thoroughly, after every use. But yes, it will save you a great deal of time. The switch to pre-mix was inevitable and wise, hand mixing a large wall was painstaking to even watch.
In PR things are way much different than USA born and raised in PR so I know how ridiculous could be
@@bluepanda7304 Yes, that is truly evident in the vids. Do they have periodic inspectors for incremental work?
@@benduckx9367that is Kristen’s Job! And as always she is looking great as she does her job perfectly.
I’ll bet the second time he gets ready to do this much mixing, he will already have one. He will find it not only saves his personal energy but makes everything run more smoothly. If he is trying to work with weather conditions, that efficiency is bonus on top of energy saving and smooth operation. Unless he has no where to store it, he will have it until someone like him sees it and says “Hey, can I buy that off of you…I really need one right now (or soon)”.
Frickin love Matt. Kristen says things for the common folk interpretation and then Matt goes “yup”. Lmao. Wish I was with y’all. My kinda people. Florida boy here too
It's funny to see poor Matty all sweaty and dirty and Kristen looks like she just got out of A/C office along a beach. But here is the good news you two are rocking it keep up the great work be safe.
Farmer's son was getting married and going out on his own. His father tells him it's time to build his own barn. Son says "but I don't know how to build a barn." Dad says "you will by the time you're done."
Lol exactly!!
Matt, you're incredible...the way you approach challenge, learning, hard work, all the while carrying yourself with good humour and humility. Beautiful really. Kristen, as usual, wonderful story telling with your filming skills. So appreciate and, oddly enough, care about you both. a bit like how a dad cares about his kids. I've got three about your ages 😊
You sound like a kind and caring man Peter. Nice things to say.
Matt, my Dad was an old school European mason who made bricks in his single digit years and laid brick and built things by his teens. I saw him work on projects my whole life. You're a very good novice and are doing a great job.
Matt is just a natural bricklayer 🤞🏾🤞🏾
Perfection is the enemy of the good….looks terrific and congrats.
I never doubt Laminate Larry's abilities 🎉🎉😂😂❤❤
As a retired bricklayer it’s painful to watch you build a block wall but kudos for having the courage to take on the task.if everything goes to hell on this planet you and Kristen will be survivors
Well done guys. This is a master class in DIY. I couldn't do what you guys are doing.
You're both inspiring and doing what I would of loved to do, do living vicariously now. Just be sure to take care of yourselves and not forget to appreciate all that you have ❤
We're grateful 🙏
Also you can use a Guide post at each end of the wall then you can mark the height of each course on the post and run your string line from the post. Make sure it's perpendicular. The way you guys are using the end of the wall could result in accumulative error i.e. your wall too tall or too short👍
Good job, ya'll will appreciate it later on. Learning is good. It gets better and better.❤🇧🇸
Try adding lime to the mortar. It makes the mud smoother, creamy, less "gritty" so easier to work with.
Matt, you’re doing a great job as a beginner. One suggestion, you may want to purchase a strike off tool. Put your thumb on the joints, if it sticks to it, it’s not ready to strike off. If it doesn’t stick to it you’re ready for tooling the joints. Try to do this consistently otherwise your joints may change colors.
Slow and steady wins the race !!
So the sailing part is over? Thanks for all the fun. Good luck on the dirt.
a bricklayer said to try dishwash liquid cleaner adding quarter cup 125ml as plasticer . go king neptune and watch out for the texas sandy squirel karate chops ! 👍
No matter what the project is... "Starting" is always the hardest part. That's now behind you! And it's looking good!!!
Brightens every Sunday morning, brilliant.
Nice work there. You can use the gravel from the sand for concrete later. Enjoy watching you two.
That’s a huge undertake but keep the spirits up, the more blocks to install the more pro you’ll become. Good luck
MERRY XMAS / FELICE NAVIDAD To the best crew on FB from Vietnam
Merry Christmas!!
As a Brickie with 45 years on the tools, I cried, and then I saw your trowel and cried a little more.
Am entertained :)
I think a bigger than a spirit level would help you out a lot. You two are amazing.
Maybe soon you can make a video about watching paint dry. 😮💨
Good idea!!
Whoa, ‘bloody hell’ - that is a lot of work guys. Well done!
Dude, you took a Craig´s list sloop and quadrupled it´s value. We have faith in you.
I wish I could come over and help you ! Remember when you plaster the wall, it’s 2 steps - brown coat then color coat !
The gates are definitely the last thing !
With the wall in front of the RV, good luck on getting it out in the future !!!!!
No worries! When the time comes, they'll just deconstruct it and repurpose everything into something else. 😆
Matt and Kristen, You are amazing and beautiful people. My respects. Matt, I admire your hard work and Kirsten's loyal support. Good luck.
Fa-crumble was a superior save. Great work on the wall too
Nice job! I like how you don't let fear of failure hold you back! Im a work in progress. You guys inspire me! Im really enjoying watching you two build your homestead. Thanks for taking us along.
Looking good with Matts grafting and inventiveness with Kirsten's loyal support and your love for each other you will get trough any thing that is thrown at you .
Word on the street is some of your chickens got their passports and they are starting a first ever Chicken Family Sailing Channel, keep an eye on Dead Dolphin. 😂👍🙏🏼😎✌️
Matt you make a good Mortar Forker but you need a mixer. The mixing is hard on the back.
Save that back I did everything the hard way saving money but paying the price now at 50
Hey Matt, always 3-2-1 mix enough water it stands up on the trowel. Sand should be like beach sand or what we call "bar sand". Set up corners fist, remember level then plumb as you lay the block. The mortar going to take 5 days to get some strength, 28 for full cure. Fill the cells will make a really strong wall that will last. Maybe this helps you out. Good luck.
Zen & the Art of the Block Wall
Many of us wonder how did we get here, how are we watching episode 3 of a wall? It’s the zen. They have turned the everyday life they are living into art.
Keep pushing!
Good job Matt and kristen, my respect for you, Dutch JOHN
My suggestion is to invest in a cement mixer, not a huge one, but on your property you will be building with those materials most of the time, so it will be money well spent, plus you can come up with a cool name for the mixer, like Mabel the mixer... Put pop cans on those rebar!!!!!
Around the edges. Don't forget to add moisture to the edges of the blocks. It needs a little bit of moisture.
Amazing. I looked at the first few minutes and I thought - talking about cement and stuff, do I want to watch this? The next thing I know 30 minutes go by and you guys are wrapping up and I'm thinking "no, no don't go yet, tell me more, please!!" I can't wait til next Sunday! Love you guys.
Hey Matt. Let UA-cam be your teacher. Like the people that got your sailing tips
Great video, thanks 👍
Matt buy a line level. Save a lot of time. You are doing a great job!
Land lubber here, that place looks awesome!
Consider old school lime white wash instead of 'stucco'. I've done on a few concrete and block projects and really like it. Can also be used on wood I believe.
Up to 50% lime, balance remainder portland (white or gray) and sand. Mix up soupy and gloopy, dampen masonary and mason brush/broom it on. Can do mulitple coats, and can mess with ratios a bit. Can also tint.
If you want the wall to be stronger you need to core fill the voids in the blocks with concrete, so in effect it will be a solid concrete wall. Good luck.
Find a joint tool at Home Depot to convave the joint inward, which will also compress the mortar, give better bond and make a neat appearance.
Hello from Christchurch New Zealand !
You need to put rebar caps on all the rebar for safety.😊😊😊🎉
Make a mortar spreader tool out of 1/2 inch wood. Makes it possible to apply consistent thickness of mortar, reduces waste and speeds up block laying. Of course you must moisten the blocks before laying.
Fun watching 😊
And love the soft music. Nothing has me close a channel faster than blaring music.
Great job you guys. Matt you're killin it.
Matt, you are amazing. It's hard to learN to lay brick or block with supervision.
You're doing a good job homie! By the end of this wall, you can add Mason to your list of skillz.
You guys should probably go ahead and get a small cement mixer, y'all are going to need it.
Looking good 1/16th off that is exceptional! The string down the length of the wall is good for keeping the wall straight and level. Remember to check the level across the block, too. Otherwise, you get a leaning wall.
Yo the man Matt😃
Hi Matt, nothing wrong with a 3:1 mix, however that would normally be for harder baked/fired bricks. For softer cement block a 4:1 or even a 5:1 mix will work. I use a 3:1:1 mix (3 coarser river sand: 1 softer plaster sand: 1 Portland cement). The higher sand ratio allows for more expansion and contraction thus your blocks and wall are less likely to crack. The mix will feel a bit “soft” or weak after 24 hrs but takes about 26 days for the chemical reaction to complete and become full hard strength.
My experience too, from Africa.
Matt , get a Block Mason to do your wall, problem solved ! Mix morar 3 parts sand to 1 part Mortar! Approx 3 to4 gals water.
I worked as a laborer for a concrete contractor like 40 years ago. (Yes, I’m that old). We built huge cinder block walls and I was the “mudder”, meaning I mixed the mud and made sure the brick layers had it & it was the proper consistency and of course I resupplied/loaded blocks for them to reach as they proceeded. I remember how the journeymen brick layers made it look so easy. It wasn’t. I only did it for a year and realized I didn’t want to be 30, 40…50 and still be digging ditches and mixing mud…there’s definitely a learning curve and experience is everything.
I'm no mason, but one experienced friend told me to tap the trowel down after loading it and the mortar will stick to the trowel and make it easier to butter the ends of the block. Also, where I am the block has a top and a bottom. The webbing is thicker on the top to make it easier to handle or lift the block from the web. It looks like you're doing a proper job to me, but the world is full of experts.
The strength comes from the overlap. Your test blocks were not but held good even tho they weren't.
GoodJob...
You're doing awesome Mason Matt. Don't be so hard on yourself , relax and have a bit of fun with it.
Matt buy a mixer. Saves so much time and labor.👌
You probably already know this but When you fill those cells it will make it much stronger. Go to harbor freight or whatever is down there and buy a long vibrating tool to make sure all cells are filled properly or else you will have voids. Block work takes years to master. You’re doing great. Code requires windows at the bottom of the block ever so often to make sure the concrete makes it down to the bottom. I find it easiest to just cover them up with a piece of plywood and tapcon. When dry remove plywood to see if you did it right.
You can also use a slightly watered down mix too.
Maybe 🤔🤔you could find one hiding in the bedroom 🤭🤫😜😜😜😜😜💥💥
No
@@andrewwatkins1561 too much water in concrete is not ideal. Lose strength dramatically.
Did you remember to add your quarter inch spacing between blocks? That's where you lost your six inches??
Awesome video guys!!! Looking great keep on stacking! See y'all next time.
If you want to make that wall strong, after the block goes up and dries, pour concrete down inside the block to make the wall solid. Otherwise your block wall will only be as strong as the mortar. Depending on the height of the wall it may require cement pumper truck, but if you want to do it really right, that will do it. Costs more of course, but it'll be well worth it. GL
Long time fan, love the wall.
Wow, at 7:48, behind you, is a beautiful view of the hills. I hope you take advantage of that somehow.
Hi Matt, moisten the blocks. With the mortar, 3:1 is a good stuff mix, you can get away with 4:1 or even 5:1, with the mortar, make sure you add a plasticiser, this will make the mortar smooth. You should be able to get it in 1 gallon drums where you get you cement, but if all else fails, use washing liquid! I find a generous squirt transforms the mortar you've knocked up. Finally, don't expect any mortar to support too much weight until it's gone off. I reckon on 5 courses of brickwork at a time, with those blocks, probably a couple of courses at time. You're doing brilliantly, just put some bundled tape or caps on the ends of the rebar rods, there's nothing like head butting one of those and you don't want to lose an eye now!
We all learned the same way. Corners 1st, 4-5 cs at a time. You're doing well.
You're doing pretty good, not bad for a first timer 👍👍
Matt, a battery drill with a 3 inch paint stirrer attachment works great for mixing, dont forget to moisten your blocks
Matt and Kristin, I love you guys, you are great, and Mat I am sure when you fill the block with cement it will be able to withstand the winds and storms, but I would stay away from the sledge hammer 😅
You guys are awesome not afraid to tackle any job Matt you are a bull. You might want to put some wire in between the courses. Of block. That will help hold everything together.
Don't forget 3 to 4" for hinges unless you are put the gates to swing into your property so you can put hinges on the end of the straight wall so looking good and wet your blocks àll will be good 😊
For a rank amateur, ya did good Bro!!! I have layed about 100K blocks in my life and I ALWAYS did a full layout of the first run.
Bro this is frustrating!!😂😅 it's getting better tho
… saw matt lifting the blocks from the top one… if you’re looking for stickyness and a solid apply, this is something we do for inner roofs but mixing tile glue with youre normal cement mix and getting it to you’re desired consistency will make the bond much stronger
Crikey mate, deloading the blocks was sure laborsome. ❤❤❤❤
Matt, your also going to need a 4 foot and a 6 foot level. Using that little level you have will throw off your wall from being plum. Good luck with your wall.
You guys are awesome 😊
Pump the walls full of high expansion foam. Would be good insulation and sound dampening in that hot climate.
Smart Matt, make all your mistakes on the block wall. When it comes time to do the house you will be the best. As usual LOL
Thanks Wayne! That's the plan.. after doing block for a week I have alot to learn.
Probably late observations, but the mortar appears too dry for a good bond (now see adjusted for your runs, good!). Also, there is a mortar additive that helps with bonding power and improved tensile and sheer strength. The block appears to be more like cinder block vs. true cement block. The sand appears to have too much dirt content, but maybe that's what's offered on the island. Good decision on letting courses settle slightly. You'll also need a masonry saw for neat terminal ends. Matt, you do good neat work so the wall will probably end fine. Regarding stucco, I'd use textured paint to finish -- allows for options. Cheers!
Hi there, I am loving to see your videos. Suggestion, the mortar, bricks, or even stone need to be wet until it stops absorbing water in order for the concrete to have a good grip otherwise it will fail later on.
Be careful of land erosion near some of your foundation that's located on the edge of a hill. I enjoy your channel, Happy Holidays and be safe.
Love you guys. Can't believe you don't have a mixer😂❤omg
Matt and Kristen, looks like your project is coming right along.❤❤. If you’re gonna build a wall, he need some Harvey wall banger drinks to go along with it.😮 new names, Matt wall banger, Kristen wall banger.
Was thinking of making a drinking game for every time she does the hand slappy thing, but would be passed out cold before the first intro was over! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Matt! I think they need you in Texas and Arizona!
Looking great y’all, you don’t plan on moving the camper right? 👀
MATT, BE CAREFUL THOSE STARTERS DONT POKE YOU IN THE EYE , YOU CAN GET CAPS FOR THEM
Thanks!
NEVER GIVE UP, you 2 are AMAZING, It will come out PERFECT...
You guys have the perfect jungle oasis to build a suspended Swiss Family Robinson type tree house airbnb above the river. Opportunities abound. Cheers
Damn, I can't believe how fast you unloaded those blocks!! And you were much faster than these 2 guys. 🤣