@@hjc355 that’s great! I was just there a couple months ago and got to lay some brick on a site, then was in a competition. It was amazing over there! I hope to get back there.
@@jasonmcnatt thanks for the comment! I feel the same way. I watch tutorials, just like anyone else, but I want to understand why the person is doing something a particular way. Thanks for the comment!
I have had my own masonry business for over 40 years. mostly brick,stone and fireplaces back in the day. you did a good neat and clean job. the haters on here arent masons, just weekend warriors. keep up the good videos
I absolutely love every one of your videos. You do an amazing job of explaining what you are doing and why you are doing it. I am a rank beginner. I have signed up for a masonry class at my local community college, but it doesn't start until late August. I have just been practicing in my garage for the past six weeks or or so. Everything I know, I have learned from your videos. The worst part about practicing, however, is hand mixing the mortar and tearing it all down when I am finished. You have inspired me to try another pier tonight! Again, I really appreciate the thought, time, and effort that you have put into these videos. They have been very helpful. Thank You.
Thanks so much for the comment! Good luck with the masonry class. If you have any questions at all, or something seams unclear to you that you're learning about, don't hesitate to ask me about it. I'd be happy to help you out.
Thanks for the comment! I primarily make these videos for students that are just starting out. I try to put myself in their shoes and thoroughly explain (maybe over-explain) what I'm doing as I go. Thanks again!
Save my day. I need to build a brick column in my basement to reinforce sagging floors. It does not occur to me that it should be hollow. When I stake bricks prior work, they would fall when column get higher. Without your video I would try to build a solid brick column and it would probably fell.
I had small masonry business for almost 30 years, and sold to my guys. I came across job teaching masonry to new interested students a few months ago and took position. Your incredibly thorough video's are the best on the internet at teaching anyone how to do masonry construction correctly - no short cuts!!! Thank you so much! Side note: I would like to ask you a question privately but do not now how to contact you. Not sure that is even possible?! If you know how this could be done i would appreciate it, if not I understand. Once again, thank you so much for your video's!!!
So glad I found this video. I have no experience with construction or masonry. I have a project I'm working on and I need to build several pillars on desert sand. How would that affect my ability to level it and also what kind of mortar would you suggest in a dry climate that does have a monsoon season?
There's a bunch of different factors. Is it load-bearing? How tall, dimensions, etc. If you're making something like a pier for a mailbox, about the size of this pier, a 24"x24"x8" concrete footing would be fine. No frost line? Must be nice to live there! Thanks for the question!
@@Daniel.ÎîîîÎ great question! Yes, however the mortar definitely needs to cure first, and the concrete can’t be super wet. It will bleed through the mortar joints and discolor the mortar. I would also recommend using a weak concrete mix. If there’s any expansion and contraction, the pier will crack because the concrete is stronger than the brick pier. Thanks again!
Thanks for the question! If everything is stocked and ready, mortar is made, and the footing already completed, it should only take about 2 to 3 hours.
7 bricks x 27 = 189 Depends on type of brick somewhat. Depends if you're putting poles up. Poles take time also but faster for most. Bidding a job building freehand 350 brick per day. Exceptional bricklayer 3 piers 7 hr.
Would you recommend a DIYer homeowner use this video to tackle on home project or is this still geared more for professionals and there are more nuances that weren't necessarily captured here? For context, your video was so good that it actually made me believe that I can do it if I followed your instructions and tips. But that may just be an illusion for an amateur underestimating the work and also overestimating my skills. 😅
Thanks for the question! This video is geared towards students that have worked their skills up to this point. Meaning they've learned how to build basic block projects, and have moved on to brickwork. They've learned how to spread mortar for brickwork, lay brick to a line, apply head joints, use basic tools such as a level and ruler, etc. I would say the key part of building a pier, that students don't realize until they mess up, is keeping every single plumb point either perfectly plumb, or slightly slack to the line. Students will usually move on to the next course, think their previous course is "good enough", when it's not. Then they're "fighting" the pier the rest of the way and it turns out horrible. Every project the student builds, they can build it better the next time. For tackling this yourself, doing the things that require almost no skill, perfectly, will help out the total project. Such as, the mortar is perfect consistency, the brick are clean, dry and stocked correctly, the layout lines are sharp and right on, your tools are clean and ready, etc. Also, you can always try a practice pier first before building a real one. Thanks again for the question!
@@reaxions thanks for the question! There’s a few different ways a column or pier will terminate. A cap being one of them for sure. A pier could also end at the bottom of floor, or even patio deck. Some will be load bearing and carry a beam or floor joist. This was just an instructional for the steps on how to build one. Thanks again.
ok dude. you did a good video and your a real pro.. but we need a whole video on morter. how to select your mortar. how to mix your mortar.. how much to mix at a time.. all the important stuff to know. are there additives to mortar we rookies need to know about? and what about sealing a brick job.. you could speak a little bit about sealers if we need them. i used to do concrete slabs and we sealed them. i used to do footers and councrete foundation walls and we didnt seal them. but this is brick.. so need some conversation on this topic; please. when i used to be on big commercial jobs; we used to call our wall block layers brickies. do you feel like that is a derogatory term or do you feel like its all right to be known as a brickie.. its not meant to be an insult. when we send laborers over to see the brickies; that laborer knows exactly who we are talking about. anyway. lets get back to important stuff; sealers and morter preperation.. thanks for this vid...
When you said every brick we lay is important that's the way it should be looked at I've worked with alot of guys that say that's good enough f it for every brick or block they lay and their work ends up looking like shit
Was really hoping he was going to educate us how you build a pier/column NOT on a concrete slab and on the earth. Obviously pillars cant just go straight on the earth and need a foundation of some sort and this guy skipped right over the very first step. Not a good video to skip over the VERY first step.
Thanks for the comment! 😀 I used Crick and Smith levels for about 20 years. Been using Stabila the last 5 or so years. I got frustrated with the vials reading slightly different, from top to bottom. Now, I don't care if the level is made of sheet metal, if it reads consistent, I'll use it. As for the trowel, I really don't have a preference. I issue Rose trowels to the students. I think they're more durable. I sometimes use Rose myself.
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Brilliant explanation for a novice like me. Helped massively. Thanks to you, I will be attempting to add two of your piers to the UK 👍👍
@@hjc355 that’s great! I was just there a couple months ago and got to lay some brick on a site, then was in a competition. It was amazing over there! I hope to get back there.
I love that you talk so much explaining why you do something, i personally find it is more important then the visual of what you are doing.
@@jasonmcnatt thanks for the comment! I feel the same way. I watch tutorials, just like anyone else, but I want to understand why the person is doing something a particular way. Thanks for the comment!
I have had my own masonry business for over 40 years. mostly brick,stone and fireplaces back in the day. you did a good neat and clean job. the haters on here arent masons, just weekend warriors. keep up the good videos
Thanks for the comment!
Excellent instruction. This is exactly what/how I want to learn; to get the thought process.
Awesome video. It was easy to understand every step. Thank you for explaining.
@@robertvelez9282 Thanks for the comment!
I absolutely love every one of your videos. You do an amazing job of explaining what you are doing and why you are doing it. I am a rank beginner. I have signed up for a masonry class at my local community college, but it doesn't start until late August. I have just been practicing in my garage for the past six weeks or or so. Everything I know, I have learned from your videos. The worst part about practicing, however, is hand mixing the mortar and tearing it all down when I am finished. You have inspired me to try another pier tonight! Again, I really appreciate the thought, time, and effort that you have put into these videos. They have been very helpful. Thank You.
Thanks so much for the comment! Good luck with the masonry class. If you have any questions at all, or something seams unclear to you that you're learning about, don't hesitate to ask me about it. I'd be happy to help you out.
@@masonry201 Thank You. That's very kind of you.
@@kahr2728 yes. It’s about 4:1. Sand to lime. It breaks down easy, and can be reused over and over.
You do a great job of explaining what you are doing I would recommend your videos to anyone learning to lay brick or block
Thanks for the comment! I primarily make these videos for students that are just starting out. I try to put myself in their shoes and thoroughly explain (maybe over-explain) what I'm doing as I go. Thanks again!
V nice work and instruction
@@jackk1583 Thanks for the comment!
Your the best,im watching you from Zambia
@@IsaacChibwe Thanks for the comment!
I’m a journeyman bricklayer, yet I still love watching your videos, because I love this trade! 💯🦾
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I'm happy to see your video. Amazing pier🏫
this guy is a pro for sure.
Thanks for the comment!
Good man. Keep do what you doing 🏗️🕌🏫🏫🕌🏫🏫🕌🏫🏫🕌🏫🏫
Save my day. I need to build a brick column in my basement to reinforce sagging floors. It does not occur to me that it should be hollow. When I stake bricks prior work, they would fall when column get higher. Without your video I would try to build a solid brick column and it would probably fell.
Thanks for the comment and good luck with the build!
The best of the best! Thank you!
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Well done boss
Keep on
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I had small masonry business for almost 30 years, and sold to my guys. I came across job teaching masonry to new interested students a few months ago and took position. Your incredibly thorough video's are the best on the internet at teaching anyone how to do masonry construction correctly - no short cuts!!! Thank you so much! Side note: I would like to ask you a question privately but do not now how to contact you. Not sure that is even possible?! If you know how this could be done i would appreciate it, if not I understand. Once again, thank you so much for your video's!!!
Thanks for the comment! You can email me
Masonry201@outlook.com
Thanks again!
sent yesterday in case ended up in your spam. @@masonry201
👍 just watched fantastic
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Thank you, very helpful ❤
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Great video !
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Great Video !!!
So glad I found this video. I have no experience with construction or masonry. I have a project I'm working on and I need to build several pillars on desert sand. How would that affect my ability to level it and also what kind of mortar would you suggest in a dry climate that does have a monsoon season?
Nice pier😊
Thanks for the comment!
How do combat the pillar moving out of plumb as the weight of the bricks takes it toll?😲
@@ianhoward4246 Great question! I begin explaining that around 25:45. Thanks for the question!
Great video 👍
I can I calculate a depth of concrete footings for the column if the frost is not an issue?
There's a bunch of different factors. Is it load-bearing? How tall, dimensions, etc.
If you're making something like a pier for a mailbox, about the size of this pier, a 24"x24"x8" concrete footing would be fine. No frost line? Must be nice to live there! Thanks for the question!
Check local codes. Check soil conditions. Architects are really supposed to design things. There are standard details for most things.
The double in the window arch 😂 wow…..
Thanks for the comment! Student fireplace project.
Hello, after the mortar dries, can I pour concrete in the interior space? It will resist ? I wanna put rebars and concrete inside for strenght.
@@Daniel.ÎîîîÎ great question! Yes, however the mortar definitely needs to cure first, and the concrete can’t be super wet. It will bleed through the mortar joints and discolor the mortar. I would also recommend using a weak concrete mix. If there’s any expansion and contraction, the pier will crack because the concrete is stronger than the brick pier. Thanks again!
@@masonry201 i understand, thank you for the info
you are fantastic
😃Thanks for the comment!
How many hours should it take a trained mason/brick layer to build a 6 foot pier of an equal size ?
Thanks for the question! If everything is stocked and ready, mortar is made, and the footing already completed, it should only take about 2 to 3 hours.
7 bricks x 27 = 189
Depends on type of brick somewhat. Depends if you're putting poles up. Poles take time also but faster for most. Bidding a job building freehand 350 brick per day. Exceptional bricklayer 3 piers 7 hr.
Please teach the youth your skills 🏗️🕌🏨🕌🏨🕌🏨🕌🏨
Thanks for the comment!
Always brush diagonally keeps brush from dragging in mortar to much.
Would you recommend a DIYer homeowner use this video to tackle on home project or is this still geared more for professionals and there are more nuances that weren't necessarily captured here?
For context, your video was so good that it actually made me believe that I can do it if I followed your instructions and tips. But that may just be an illusion for an amateur underestimating the work and also overestimating my skills. 😅
Thanks for the question! This video is geared towards students that have worked their skills up to this point. Meaning they've learned how to build basic block projects, and have moved on to brickwork. They've learned how to spread mortar for brickwork, lay brick to a line, apply head joints, use basic tools such as a level and ruler, etc.
I would say the key part of building a pier, that students don't realize until they mess up, is keeping every single plumb point either perfectly plumb, or slightly slack to the line. Students will usually move on to the next course, think their previous course is "good enough", when it's not. Then they're "fighting" the pier the rest of the way and it turns out horrible. Every project the student builds, they can build it better the next time.
For tackling this yourself, doing the things that require almost no skill, perfectly, will help out the total project. Such as, the mortar is perfect consistency, the brick are clean, dry and stocked correctly, the layout lines are sharp and right on, your tools are clean and ready, etc. Also, you can always try a practice pier first before building a real one. Thanks again for the question!
@@masonry201 Thank you for your detailed and nuanced response! Very much appreciated to get feedback from even some of your older uploaded videos.
What about the cap???
@@reaxions thanks for the question! There’s a few different ways a column or pier will terminate. A cap being one of them for sure. A pier could also end at the bottom of floor, or even patio deck. Some will be load bearing and carry a beam or floor joist.
This was just an instructional for the steps on how to build one. Thanks again.
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Thanks for the comment!
How do you make your motor whitish
The mortar is "practice" mortar. It is just a mix of sand and lime. No cement. It gets re-used over and over. Thanks for the question!
ok dude. you did a good video and your a real pro.. but we need a whole video on morter. how to select your mortar. how to mix your mortar.. how much to mix at a time.. all the important stuff to know. are there additives to mortar we rookies need to know about? and what about sealing a brick job.. you could speak a little bit about sealers if we need them. i used to do concrete slabs and we sealed them. i used to do footers and councrete foundation walls and we didnt seal them. but this is brick.. so need some conversation on this topic; please. when i used to be on big commercial jobs; we used to call our wall block layers brickies. do you feel like that is a derogatory term or do you feel like its all right to be known as a brickie.. its not meant to be an insult. when we send laborers over to see the brickies; that laborer knows exactly who we are talking about. anyway. lets get back to important stuff; sealers and morter preperation.. thanks for this vid...
While you play with the floor I'll have two more brick in. Double butter yes👍
Nominal meturemen.
Measure diagonally for square it's faster
Hello everyone 👍🧱
You didt double butter the 3rd brick. just sayin, but looks good
@@Mike-gw9cs Thanks for the comment!
When you said every brick we lay is important that's the way it should be looked at I've worked with alot of guys that say that's good enough f it for every brick or block they lay and their work ends up looking like shit
Hahah! Thanks for the comment!
Was really hoping he was going to educate us how you build a pier/column NOT on a concrete slab and on the earth. Obviously pillars cant just go straight on the earth and need a foundation of some sort and this guy skipped right over the very first step. Not a good video to skip over the VERY first step.
Brow you are better than this get a Crick Level and get a wood handle Rose trowel while you are at it.
Thanks for the comment! 😀 I used Crick and Smith levels for about 20 years. Been using Stabila the last 5 or so years. I got frustrated with the vials reading slightly different, from top to bottom. Now, I don't care if the level is made of sheet metal, if it reads consistent, I'll use it.
As for the trowel, I really don't have a preference. I issue Rose trowels to the students. I think they're more durable. I sometimes use Rose myself.
You wouldn't last a hour on a regular job.