Hey Craig, Top quality instruction, budding bricklayers or guys wanting to build themselves are lucky to have guys like you explaining the nitty gritty / short-cuts and methods of building in an easy to understand way. 👏👏👏
Thanks for that mate, really appreciate the kind words 🙂 I try my best to pack as much as I can in there 😁 if it helps one person, then I am over the moon with that outcome 🤩
Great explanation on setting out cavity tray and top tip on working out bonding for the window 👌🏻 staggering the ties also very helpful tip. Great explanation on the window opening when not working bond and getting it to correct cill height cheers for the upload lots to take in but your explanations are on point thanks Craig
Hi Craig,still getting good tips even though im watching them arse to front lol,all good!!nah you need to work on that mate!lol 20:15 ,,,,,,of course in ireland again wat we used to do is return the window/doorjamb with a 180mm Cut facing out leaving a 10mm gap straight up with 6 inch dpc up either wall or window,recessed back from outer leaf for windows to fit in,sorry for rammbling on lol
Thanks mate appreciate you following the build 🙂 even if you are watching it from end to start 😂 I’ve got them in episodes mate, the two extensions we are working on in the most recent videos start at episode 8 🙂 Yeah mate, thats a proper cavity closer isn’t it. It’s never spec’d over here to be honest. Always leave them open and put the plastic cavity closer in after its built. No need to be sorry mate, its good to see how others do things 🙂🤝
Great video, well explained. If the neighbours ground level is higher than your extension, how wd u arrange for the dpc..? How would u fit the insulation, wd it need to go below the dpc otherwise it wd leave a cold spot..?
Thank you mate I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂 Regarding your question, it’s not something we have came across much to be honest. That said, all of this would already be planned out by the time we recived drawings to quote the work, with the right reports in there showing the method to combat it. Of the top of my head I’d say double damp course. Your first at your damp level and the other 150 above the neighbours ground level. I’d be looking to waterproof that external wall too, a dpc membrane there/ tanking system. Like you say too, the insulation would need to be on your dpc, not the neighbours otherwise you will get that cold spot. If possible back fill with pea gravel too for a better soak away against your wall. Better still, make the extension smaller to allow a retaining wall against their high ground level then build the extension set back from that. That way your extension would be away from their ground level. A few ideas anyway, like i say though. Someone already does the thinking regarding that 🤣 🙂
Love your work Craig ,do you boys ever have radon barrier to build over where it steps down from inside floor level to 3 bricks lower on the outside,then run your 3 course back up to dpc?must be just an Ireland thing
Thanks Ant really appreciate that and glad your enjoying the videos mate :) I've never heard of radon barrier until now, just googled it to see what you mean and yeah defo not used it. thought you may have named it different to us as a cavity tray. We use cavity trays right around a building over here, but not often in the work I do to be honest. I see how the radon works and it looks good, similar to cavity trays around the bottom isn't it. Just rather than getting it up-to damp and dropping a tray down 225 from the internal blockwork the radon goes through the floor, down 225, across the cavity and lay the brick work on top of your radon then you build up-to damp. I think thats right is it? What's the reason behind using this method mate :)
I see, thanks mate 🙂 nah we dont have them specs here. Dpm for the floors lapped up the block work and an 18” dpc lapped down the blockwork and tape the joint. I’ve used a gas barrier once on a small site of 4 houses. I cant remember how it went now, i remember is was really awkward with all the plastic, dpc, gas memb & cavity tray everything wanted to slide 🤣
From another brickie great content,any apprentice bricklayer should be watching this you would learn to be neat and tidy
Thank you mate I appreciate that man 🤝 hopefully they find the video and it helps them 🙂
Hey Craig, Top quality instruction, budding bricklayers or guys wanting to build themselves are lucky to have guys like you explaining the nitty gritty / short-cuts and methods of building in an easy to understand way. 👏👏👏
Thanks for that mate, really appreciate the kind words 🙂 I try my best to pack as much as I can in there 😁 if it helps one person, then I am over the moon with that outcome 🤩
Great explanation on setting out cavity tray and top tip on working out bonding for the window 👌🏻 staggering the ties also very helpful tip. Great explanation on the window opening when not working bond and getting it to correct cill height cheers for the upload lots to take in but your explanations are on point thanks Craig
Cheers man mate, theres a lot goes into the videos & I’m really glad to hear your amazing feedback. Really appreciate your support mate 🤝
Great Break down for Novices 👍 Cracking Channel
Cheers mate appreciate that man 🤝
Nice one Craig mate 👍💯
Cheers robert 🙂🤝
Smashing it mate 🧱 👌
cheers danny boy :)
Up early on a Sunday on top non stop pal love it 👏🏼
Early bird gets the worm mate ✊ glad you enjoyed it boss, cheers 😀🤝
Spotty dog craig mate.Great informative video👍
Cheers my mate appreciate it man, tried to pack in as much as I could there 😀
Great content boys nice one
Much appreciated jimmy cheers mate 🤝🙂
Hi Craig,still getting good tips even though im watching them arse to front lol,all good!!nah you need to work on that mate!lol 20:15 ,,,,,,of course in ireland again wat we used to do is return the window/doorjamb with a 180mm
Cut facing out leaving a 10mm gap straight up with 6 inch dpc up either wall or window,recessed back from outer leaf for windows to fit in,sorry for rammbling on lol
Thanks mate appreciate you following the build 🙂 even if you are watching it from end to start 😂 I’ve got them in episodes mate, the two extensions we are working on in the most recent videos start at episode 8 🙂
Yeah mate, thats a proper cavity closer isn’t it. It’s never spec’d over here to be honest. Always leave them open and put the plastic cavity closer in after its built.
No need to be sorry mate, its good to see how others do things 🙂🤝
Great vid Craig it was crystal clear mate😀
Glad you enjoyed it mate, thank you man :D
Great video, well explained. If the neighbours ground level is higher than your extension, how wd u arrange for the dpc..? How would u fit the insulation, wd it need to go below the dpc otherwise it wd leave a cold spot..?
Thank you mate I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Regarding your question, it’s not something we have came across much to be honest. That said, all of this would already be planned out by the time we recived drawings to quote the work, with the right reports in there showing the method to combat it.
Of the top of my head I’d say double damp course. Your first at your damp level and the other 150 above the neighbours ground level. I’d be looking to waterproof that external wall too, a dpc membrane there/ tanking system. Like you say too, the insulation would need to be on your dpc, not the neighbours otherwise you will get that cold spot.
If possible back fill with pea gravel too for a better soak away against your wall.
Better still, make the extension smaller to allow a retaining wall against their high ground level then build the extension set back from that. That way your extension would be away from their ground level.
A few ideas anyway, like i say though. Someone already does the thinking regarding that 🤣 🙂
Love your work Craig ,do you boys ever have radon barrier to build over where it steps down from inside floor level to 3 bricks lower on the outside,then run your 3 course back up to dpc?must be just an Ireland thing
Thanks Ant really appreciate that and glad your enjoying the videos mate :) I've never heard of radon barrier until now, just googled it to see what you mean and yeah defo not used it. thought you may have named it different to us as a cavity tray. We use cavity trays right around a building over here, but not often in the work I do to be honest. I see how the radon works and it looks good, similar to cavity trays around the bottom isn't it. Just rather than getting it up-to damp and dropping a tray down 225 from the internal blockwork the radon goes through the floor, down 225, across the cavity and lay the brick work on top of your radon then you build up-to damp. I think thats right is it? What's the reason behind using this method mate :)
This is a thick red barrier we put in floors before the concrete is poured to stop radon gas coming up through the floor
I see, thanks mate 🙂 nah we dont have them specs here. Dpm for the floors lapped up the block work and an 18” dpc lapped down the blockwork and tape the joint.
I’ve used a gas barrier once on a small site of 4 houses. I cant remember how it went now, i remember is was really awkward with all the plastic, dpc, gas memb & cavity tray everything wanted to slide 🤣