What do you do when a window opening isn't a full of half brick away from an external corner? I have some plans where the face brick opening is 1250mm from the outside corner, which is doesnt work out for 215 x 102.5 x 65mm brick? Its 1250mm to keep the window opening centralised to the room from the inside.
Stand face on to the wall instead of side on and you can eye you’re perps down easily. I don’t understand why but lots of bricklayers struggle to lay face on
Good point - but I find standing sideways creates minimal twisting and turning. Everything seems to be in the right place and flow a lot easier Plus using the thumb trick takes care of the perps 😎👍
I go side on if cant look down and eye the perp nicely, then face when that bit higher up. Also sometimes lay one near the centre and run into that either side. But I work on my own, not on big sites so don’t need to be super fast or stress much. Happy ticking along, nice one go steady
Neither. As explained in the video I look at the perp directly below the course I’m laying with my thumb in the centre of my brick lining up with the centre of the perp below. This way it’s impossible to have wandering peeps Hope this helps 🙏
Why don't you also video cleaning the snots off the back of the wall every course? Also the perp joints won't be out of line on a bit of a brick panel like that !!!! Bricks vary in length sometimes so the labourer should get the bricks out of several packs! And yes I am a brickie
Something we’ve took keen notice of lately is snots on the back of our work ☑️ As for banding - much easier said than done. Labourers job is intense enough without having 3 packs of bricks alternating their way to the loading bay
I like "gobo" best of all the names and it what we call it now,always in a fake northern accent!I had not heard that until I heard Beth Skinner on youtube then the aftereieght bricky on there as well as JDN.Pug is another one I like,always said compo as I learned from guys from Walsall in west mids.I heard some cockneys call it Donald once as in rhyming slang,donald duck= muck!
Question from an absolute amateur - how much pressure are you putting on to get your brick down? I find my mortar is either nice and creamy, but needs tapping down - or just too wet and sloppy, I can never get that point quite in between? My bed doesn't look much more than yours, and I don't think I take out any more - so either I'm too weak, or my mix sucks! This is my current effort, but taking me a good while! imgur.com/gallery/DSf6MAc - not easy with rustics!
Nice work mate 👍 keep practicing. You soon get a feel for the brick and it becomes a habit applying just the right amount of pressure to get down to the line with enough excess mortar for your next perp 🤗🧱
Great video bro ! So tidy and neat 👊
What a fantastic tip. Tried my hand at bricklaying, I wasn't bad but I wasn't great and this was one thing I always bloody struggled with
Respect from an old timer,👊👍
Tidy work - good to see a young tradie taking pride in doing the job to a high standard. 👍
Thanks Matt 🙌
Just learnt this tip last week. TOP TIP for improvers like myself. Thanks for sharing. Improvers DO NOT GIVE UP!!!!
Seen all your vids a true master at work thanks again you will go far as you to the job the right way godbless you always and your people
Thanks Carl really appreciate that
Liked and subbed. Best tutorial I've seen! 👌
Nice to see a full cross joint
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Brilliant brickwork and thank you for the advice 🙂✌👍
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How do u do that with different size brick .love these clever knobs
Nice quality clean work...
Nice little tip fella! Nixe tidy work too mate, just subscribed ..keep up the good videos mate
Thanks Izzy! Nice to know you’re on board 🙌
What do you do when a window opening isn't a full of half brick away from an external corner?
I have some plans where the face brick opening is 1250mm from the outside corner, which is doesnt work out for 215 x 102.5 x 65mm brick?
Its 1250mm to keep the window opening centralised to the room from the inside.
will looking at all walls now ..brilliant video
Keep an eye out for those perps! 👀
Stand face on to the wall instead of side on and you can eye you’re perps down easily. I don’t understand why but lots of bricklayers struggle to lay face on
Good point - but I find standing sideways creates minimal twisting and turning. Everything seems to be in the right place and flow a lot easier
Plus using the thumb trick takes care of the perps 😎👍
I go side on if cant look down and eye the perp nicely, then face when that bit higher up. Also sometimes lay one near the centre and run into that either side.
But I work on my own, not on big sites so don’t need to be super fast or stress much.
Happy ticking along, nice one go steady
Side on helps to see if face of brick is straight.
Cheers next tip. How to stop your bricks grinning or frowning please.
We’ll see what we can do 😁🧱😩🧱😁🧱😩
The person mixing your mud is doing a good job.
I really struggle to stay half bond all the time I struggle to stay half bond
Nice work,🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮
Nice job. Neat work 👌
Thank you 🙏
What tool is that used at 2:03 to split the block in half?
Brick hammer
Remember to feed your bricky beer and cement to keep them content
I literally just make the same size joint of the other joint that your trying to line it up with
when laying a brick, do you look to the left or the right end of the brick/perp?
Neither. As explained in the video I look at the perp directly below the course I’m laying with my thumb in the centre of my brick lining up with the centre of the perp below. This way it’s impossible to have wandering peeps
Hope this helps 🙏
How do you make sure the brick is square and not tipping back or forward?
Use a boat level every couple of bricks to begin with. Once you get a feel for it you know straight away if you’ve walled a square brick! 🤗
Will try this although my bricks are tilting rarely now. When they all touch the level it is BLISS😊
Can somebody please tell me how you get paid a day and a week for this job bricklayer ?
That brickwork is tidy as owt
Thank you Samuel 👊
Looks like ya bricks leaning forward to the line !! In other words back of the brick looks higher then the line geez ?
Looks can be deceiving burnside
Should have said your work is very tidy mate ! Did they tip a little or was it the camera angle I’m not out to have a pop ! As I say very tidy bud
Agree mate ! Look forward to watching ya channel grow
All the best pal 👍
Nice word for mortar
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Taking about pinging the line my uncle wound start a fight with anything pinging line on seawall as him he fucking hated it
Great advice, very helpful. But what about when you got frogs in the bricks 🙃 it’s harder to find middle of the brick
Could always just plumb the perps if it's hard to find the middle every 4 to 8 bricks etc
👍🏻👍🏻 drifting is easily done so thank you
My perps normally go everywhere so I just plumb every so often lol
Thanks mate. It Becomes a conscious effort. Holes or no holes it’s pretty easy to stick your thumb in the middle of the brick 👍
Mate that wass helpful 🙏🏻thanks boss
Nice tidy facework mate. My pet hate is wandering perps🙈
Thanks Dave!
Is this England? or Australia?
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One over two!
1:06 perps out of line great example 😂😂
It does look like that in parts because of the go pro. Check out 04:21 to see the finished example on a normal camera 👍
Yea indeed mate spot on 👍👍
Good video …I’ve seen new builds all over the place looks awful! Much nicer to keep it all in line & consistent!
Good stuff mate
Thank you golden trowe!!
Hi bud how can my grandson
get a CSCS card he would like to get in the bricky trade? T.I.A.
Awesome news! 🧱 follow this link
www.constructioncert.co.uk/cscs-cards
Best of luck to your grandson 🤞
Good tip m8 sweet
Thanks Wayne 👍
My g’s gonna be the next stu crompton 😂😂😂
cromptons a helmet
@@elliottwatkins9086 mate you watch ASMR 😂
Big Stuey 💪🧱
Yo lucky,in my country a brick is 14kg+,one can't lift it with a single hand
if that is a 10mm bed, I am the queen of Sheba!
Well I never the Queen of Sheba watches JDN Brickwork’s TH-cam channel 😮🤩
Why don't you also video cleaning the snots off the back of the wall every course?
Also the perp joints won't be out of line on a bit of a brick panel like that !!!!
Bricks vary in length sometimes so the labourer should get the bricks out of several packs!
And yes I am a brickie
Something we’ve took keen notice of lately is snots on the back of our work ☑️
As for banding - much easier said than done. Labourers job is intense enough without having 3 packs of bricks alternating their way to the loading bay
Looks like busbys on the line again 😂
Iam a brick Layor 15 years work experience please I need job offer letter brother
Winner winner chicken dinner 😁🐔
love this video 👌🏼 very insightful, i'd beat you at perps
You wish!
2:32 those beds are all over the place… thickness varies dramatically
Think that’s an optical illusion mate. The brick type causes shadows and go pro probably hasn’t done it many favours
Thanks for watching still! 👍
@@JDNBrickwork hmmm 🤔 that last course is under 5mm but the one few courses down looks well over that
Next video, how not to smear brickwork?
ruff as fuck
Easy until you get different sizes bricks
I agree. I feel this tip does help with that problem though, give it a try and let me know what you think 🤗
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Laying to a line is piece of piss
Definitely a lot simpler than some other parts of bricklaying I must agree!
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Doesnt matter where ya thumb is just use your eyes.ffs
Gobo 😂
So many different words for the stuff! What do you go with?
I like "gobo" best of all the names and it what we call it now,always in a fake northern accent!I had not heard that until I heard Beth Skinner on youtube then the aftereieght bricky on there as well as JDN.Pug is another one I like,always said compo as I learned from guys from Walsall in west mids.I heard some cockneys call it Donald once as in rhyming slang,donald duck= muck!
Simplry explianed ..
Keep it simple Michael! Thanks for watching mate 👍
plumb up every 4 th perp
Question from an absolute amateur - how much pressure are you putting on to get your brick down? I find my mortar is either nice and creamy, but needs tapping down - or just too wet and sloppy, I can never get that point quite in between?
My bed doesn't look much more than yours, and I don't think I take out any more - so either I'm too weak, or my mix sucks!
This is my current effort, but taking me a good while! imgur.com/gallery/DSf6MAc - not easy with rustics!
Nice work mate 👍 keep practicing. You soon get a feel for the brick and it becomes a habit applying just the right amount of pressure to get down to the line with enough excess mortar for your next perp 🤗🧱