I started when I was 15 years old. I’m 40 now. Have worked all over Ireland and Massachusetts on an island called Nantucket. Have been in NY for 16 years and in all that time , I’ve never seen anything like this. Genius level work. 👏 ✊
Rob - if you have not already been awarded Master Craftsman status by the Worshipful Company of Bricklayers and Tilers then you surely will be when they see this. Truly outstanding.
This required skills that most people don't know someone needs to do this. And many people who tread there will never recognize your very talented skills and abilities. Truly a work of art within this staircase! Very well done!!!
What a pleasure to see a proper bricklayer at work great use of plum lines built a sixty foot two story sweeping entrance on a health centre with plum lines but this is different class well done you and your mate
I think I've watched this video more than 20 times Rob and it never gets boring to watch. Excellent workmanship. Would love to be able to do a project like that. Bricklayers heaven
absolute master piece , your body of work throughout your career and the range of skills you have acquired is incredible and truly inspiring to bricklayers learning the trade.
So much skill has gone into this 👌 this is definitely the definition of the fine art of bricklaying,, amazing,, you should have a millions of views for this work,
Your fundamentals of teaching is unsurpassed, a shining light to us all, an old school knowledge to be passed on. Their are many out there , but you are amongst the few , Eg FRED DIBNA to name but a few , Thank you Rob Thank you......
I'm an Electronic Engineer but I love watching both your jobs and training videos, anyone who makes or designs things could not fail to be impressed by your skill and professionalism. Thanks.
This is unbelievable, Rob I really can’t put into words how good I this is, nothing on TH-cam comes close to this, never will. This is someone at the top of their game, I wish young people would stop watching Love Island and start watching these sort of things. Whatever you earned on money for doing that you’ve just earned a million times that in respect from fellow bricklayers. You should be very proud.
Workmanship level 💯 Definition of the 6 p’s right there. Fantastic job Rob and love the commentary. One of those jobs where everyone walks away happy and you have a very happy client 👍🧱
Rob you put all other tradesmen in the shade. I work in your part of the world sometimes and if I ever see you I'll buy you a pint or two for providing the best videos I've seen on utube. Great that you're passing on some of your knowledge too,respect.
Just amazing Rob this is the best brickwork job I've seen on TH-cam by a mile you deserve a medel for the setting out and also well done Harley he is lucky to be working with a master craftsman. Looking forward to your next one.👍👍
This is a next level of workmanship. Well done. I am a setting out engineer/surveyor and I doff my cap to you sir. Looking to get some experience laying bricks, have been watching your tutorials before taking some courses.
Really nice. I love all the details showing the jack lines up and laser level to gauge each course. The herringbone on top gives it even more life and fun.
and Billy! I keep forgetting to mention Billy. The next video will be another chimney stack, and Billy worked his heart out on it for us. Best brickies mate out there.
wow unbelievable, at first i was like now way , then you showed the start out with the set up downstairs, unbelievable how clean you ended with... all the bricks look so clean and perfect fine job my friend, i have watched all your stuff from way back, and i see now why you were away for so long, you have been doing masterpieces while we were all just doing connect the dot coloring books, lol fine job, fine job, that stair case was so nice lookin and the basement really looks great too, fine job man fine job that arch too is something out of the history books looks like, something you would see with the Egyptians or the Sumerians... fine job
That is something to be really proud of and of course it will still be there as a testament to your skills a long time after you are gone to the great building site in the sky, well done.
Rob, you really are a top craftsman! I imagine only 1 percent of bricklayer's could do that, most would never even get the chance. I bet young Harley is never late for work! Stunning work.
well contrary to what many think, we look, we plan and we get on with it...always working so that at the end of each day we walk away happy...if we walk away not happy...we change it. So, the planning is essential so that doesn't happen... Please keep watching, so much more to come. Thank you for your comment.
Speechless .once upon a time I may have had a go but 40 years ago my balls were a lot bigger .I couldn't do that you have me beat hands down . Truly a master that is fantastic 👍
Rob, I have got to say what a fantastic job, fair play to you and your team in creating this. I myself work in a builder's merchant's so I love to see plans with brickwork on them. Sadly it's mainly facework to the plinths, with plinth stretchers on top, followed by render on top and quite boring really! But your work is a different gravy and gives it a WOW factor. I salute you sir.
WOW ! Just wow Rob . Been looking forward to this one . Your skill and patience astounds me .so many questions. Hopefully we will meet one day so me and Alex can talk to you properly about this masterpiece. I can’t pick a favourite part , it is all just stunning! I will be watching this again later with Alex . Thanks so much for sharing this one Rob and Harley 👌🏼🤩🧱👍🏼
Thank you Steve. I hope we will work together for that week we mentioned before. The 19,000 brick feature wall is on hold, which could be good as it means it might start in the spring. Maybe no lockdown then, and we have some great little country pubs here.
This is the definition of mastercraftsman, well done and I hope you are very proud. I only prey you are passing this knowledge on to the next generation, in Australia we have no brickies of this standard, when I first arrived I was shocked how poor standards are overall and what site managers allow and sign off on. Apart from old brick work I have seen, they don't even know what pointing is....
I’ve listened to your explanation and obv watched the video and I still don’t understand how you did it 🤣. Absolute class. Would have loved to have been taught the trade by someone like you
I started when I was 15 years old. I’m 40 now. Have worked all over Ireland and Massachusetts on an island called Nantucket. Have been in NY for 16 years and in all that time , I’ve never seen anything like this. Genius level work. 👏 ✊
thank you and please, keep watching..
i was an advanced craft bricklayer for over 40 years,that is the best brickwork i have seen,bravo
@@antonyetheridge1050 we are in the process of finishing a bigger spiral staircase with a lift shaft in the centre.... keep watching
World class.
I would have worked free just to have been part of that
Absolutely incredible work my mind boggles. Rob your patience, vision and execution is second to none, the best work I’ve ever very seen.
100 years from now, minstrels will sing songs about your work, I'm speechless 👏👏👏
Never really had an appreciation for bricks until i saw your vids. Incredible and beautiful!
Incredible,looks amazing 👍👍💪💪💪💪
A stunning piece of brickwork Rob, I’m a retired brickie and would have loved to have had a go on that l tip my hat to you sir.
Absolutely amazing work
Rob - if you have not already been awarded Master Craftsman status by the Worshipful Company of Bricklayers and Tilers then you surely will be when they see this. Truly outstanding.
Earmarked a few brickie vids to watch tonight viewed this first won't bother with the rest now, astounding.
Thank you
Stunning bricklaying there bud. Top notch as usual. Love it! Herringbone topped it off perfectly🤙🏼🧱
Thanks Rodian
This required skills that most people don't know someone needs to do this. And many people who tread there will never recognize your very talented skills and abilities. Truly a work of art within this staircase! Very well done!!!
Not just any brickie can build a spiral staircase. Top notch Sir 🙂
What a pleasure to see a proper bricklayer at work great use of plum lines built a sixty foot two story sweeping entrance on a health centre with plum lines but this is different class well done you and your mate
Just fantastic brickwork - inspirational on achievement and patience to complete...👍👍
I think I've watched this video more than 20 times Rob and it never gets boring to watch. Excellent workmanship. Would love to be able to do a project like that. Bricklayers heaven
absolute master piece , your body of work throughout your career and the range of skills you have acquired is incredible and truly inspiring to bricklayers learning the trade.
So much skill has gone into this 👌 this is definitely the definition of the fine art of bricklaying,, amazing,, you should have a millions of views for this work,
Thank you, millions of views would be nice
@@robsonger1 well hopefully you get the recognition you deserve I've been laying bricks for 17 years and I can say your a master at your trade 👌🧱👍
Your fundamentals of teaching is unsurpassed, a shining light to us all, an old school knowledge to be passed on. Their are many out there , but you are amongst the few , Eg FRED DIBNA to name but a few , Thank you Rob Thank you......
You just topped everything on youtube, by a distance - whatever they paid you, it wasn't enough.
Wow amazing craftsmanship
I'm an Electronic Engineer but I love watching both your jobs and training videos, anyone who makes or designs things could not fail to be impressed by your skill and professionalism. Thanks.
Stunning, amazing craftsmanship👍👏
Great workmanship again. I hope you were given a bottle as a token of appreciation 🍾
Amazing....stunning work...thanks for sharing.
Unreal amount of work gone into that 👍🏻
Top tier workmanship there. Doesn't get any better.
It is just absolutely drop dead gorgeous.
Absolute quality. Your understanding of geometry is top notch.
A dying breed of workmanship. Well done mate 👌🏼
This is one of them videos that needs over a million views its a masterclass 👏 beautiful work
yeah, I would like that too! never happen
Stunning rob absolutely stunning
Incredible work. Well done Rob. This is another level.
Yes, basement level to ground floor level...haa
rob songer 🤣🤣
Breathtakingly beautiful. Fantastic if you can make this. Craftsmanship! Compliments and greetings from The Netherlands
This is unbelievable, Rob I really can’t put into words how good I this is, nothing on TH-cam comes close to this, never will. This is someone at the top of their game, I wish young people would stop watching Love Island and start watching these sort of things. Whatever you earned on money for doing that you’ve just earned a million times that in respect from fellow bricklayers. You should be very proud.
thank you Jamie, its always nice to have someone appreciate the work we do.
(we have another one of these to do in a few months time)
Workmanship level 💯
Definition of the 6 p’s right there.
Fantastic job Rob and love the commentary.
One of those jobs where everyone walks away happy and you have a very happy client 👍🧱
Genius. Built a two course step with slab on top yesterday and was pretty pleased with it. Now feeling a little in adequate.Great work. 👍
Work of art, a stunning center piece for any building. Care and attention to detail is what makes a master craftsman stand out.
Lovely job. And you can tell how much you enjoyed it with the amount of photos taken.
Rob you put all other tradesmen in the shade. I work in your part of the world sometimes and if I ever see you I'll buy you a pint or two for providing the best videos I've seen on utube. Great that you're passing on some of your knowledge too,respect.
Thank you..pale ale when we meet..
I'm impressed 👍 very good job
Beautiful work. Genius idea using the laser level on the radial brickwork. That must be an amazing house.
Hi Rob, I'll wager that everyone you ever learnt from is seeing this and saying "Well done bor" Absolutely incredible !!!
Regards
Tim
Just amazing Rob this is the best brickwork job I've seen on TH-cam by a mile you deserve a medel for the setting out and also well done Harley he is lucky to be working with a master craftsman. Looking forward to your next one.👍👍
This is a next level of workmanship. Well done. I am a setting out engineer/surveyor and I doff my cap to you sir. Looking to get some experience laying bricks, have been watching your tutorials before taking some courses.
Respect from russian bricklayer!!!!!
That is just next level - absolutely outstanding.
Truly amazing quality. Been laying bricks for nearly 40 years and this is the very best
Stunning project guys and very good walkthrough explaining the thought process of the build to us non brickies.
incredible workmanship highly skilled brickwork
Just absolutely next level stuff. Mind blowing.
Really nice. I love all the details showing the jack lines up and laser level to gauge each course. The herringbone on top gives it even more life and fun.
That's quite impressive. A million miles from "house bashing". When I was in college doing brickwork this was the kind of work I wanted to do.
Stunning Job there Rob. Both you and Harley got to be well happy with that. Just wow!
You've blown my mind Rob. Amazing. You the man (and Harley )
and Billy! I keep forgetting to mention Billy. The next video will be another chimney stack, and Billy worked his heart out on it for us. Best brickies mate out there.
An AMAZING piece of art! Just WOW! Looks absolutely stunning.
Thanks, as always, for sharing your knowledge my friend. Bob :)
That is an absolutely awesome job. Looks great!
That’s really impressive., it looks beautiful.
Never seen anything like it, you must be proud of your work. Simply the best
Great skill involved there Rob. Stunnng job👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇬🇧🏴🇬🇧🏴🇬🇧🤝
Absolutely amazing 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Insane! Absolutely beautiful, many congratulations. Must have been an epic budget!!
Absolutely beautiful work rob once in a lifetime job that.You must be very proud.Atb mate
Thank you, and actually, we might have another one to do on the next project
wow unbelievable, at first i was like now way , then you showed the start out with the set up downstairs, unbelievable how clean you ended with... all the bricks look so clean and perfect
fine job my friend, i have watched all your stuff from way back, and i see now why you were away for so long, you have been doing masterpieces while we were all just doing connect the dot coloring books, lol
fine job, fine job, that stair case was so nice lookin and the basement really looks great too, fine job man fine job
that arch too is something out of the history books looks like, something you would see with the Egyptians or the Sumerians... fine job
That is something to be really proud of and of course it will still be there as a testament to your skills a long time after you are gone to the great building site in the sky, well done.
Outstanding craftsmanship I wouldn't have a clue where to start
Rob, you really are a top craftsman! I imagine only 1 percent of bricklayer's could do that, most would never even get the chance. I bet young Harley is never late for work! Stunning work.
Absolutely stunning. Thank you for sharing and teaching what you do. I've learned (or became aware of) so much.
Absolutely fantastic looks superb must give you a lot of satisfaction
Absolutely beautiful Rob. They must give you a blank cheque to when you start.
well contrary to what many think, we look, we plan and we get on with it...always working so that at the end of each day we walk away happy...if we walk away not happy...we change it. So, the planning is essential so that doesn't happen...
Please keep watching, so much more to come.
Thank you for your comment.
Just wow. What a tradesman
Speechless .once upon a time I may have had a go but 40 years ago my balls were a lot bigger .I couldn't do that you have me beat hands down . Truly a master that is fantastic 👍
As good as it gets rob ... well done 👍🏼
Tremendous!! Never seen anything like this one!! Great job!!
Absolutely stunning work! Top notch! Shows how accurate your setting out is.
thank you
Incredible beautiful, well done gents.
Rob, I have got to say what a fantastic job, fair play to you and your team in creating this.
I myself work in a builder's merchant's so I love to see plans with brickwork on them. Sadly it's mainly facework to the plinths, with plinth stretchers on top, followed by render on top and quite boring really!
But your work is a different gravy and gives it a WOW factor.
I salute you sir.
The man will go down in history as a legend
Absolutely amazing work. We use a level on all our radius work. The laser is genius. All the best to ya.
How beautiful all the construction of the staircase, excellent professionals who did the work, greetings from san felipe chile
Yep it only gets better , Well done Rob ,
Amazing work. I’m based in Ely Cambridgeshire rare to see this sort of work so very interesting👍👍
WOW ! Just wow Rob . Been looking forward to this one . Your skill and patience astounds me .so many questions. Hopefully we will meet one day so me and Alex can talk to you properly about this masterpiece. I can’t pick a favourite part , it is all just stunning! I will be watching this again later with Alex .
Thanks so much for sharing this one Rob and Harley 👌🏼🤩🧱👍🏼
Thank you Steve. I hope we will work together for that week we mentioned before. The 19,000 brick feature wall is on hold, which could be good as it means it might start in the spring. Maybe no lockdown then, and we have some great little country pubs here.
@@robsonger1 😁🧱👍🏽
Absolutely amazing next level stuff and must be really satisfying to complete such lovely projects.
Absolute masterpiece top class. In a league of your own mate.
What a stunning effort. Gorgeous work.
Awesome job!!! Amazing the way you did it and even better they way it looks at they end. I am always amazed by your work. Greetings from Costa Rica!
Really appreciate your efforts looking beautiful and creative. Keep it up
Absolutely stunning, great job Rob and an excellent video
This is the definition of mastercraftsman, well done and I hope you are very proud. I only prey you are passing this knowledge on to the next generation, in Australia we have no brickies of this standard, when I first arrived I was shocked how poor standards are overall and what site managers allow and sign off on. Apart from old brick work I have seen, they don't even know what pointing is....
Pure class , blown away by this
Wow that is some amazing brickwork.
This is just incredible !
I’ve listened to your explanation and obv watched the video and I still don’t understand how you did it 🤣. Absolute class.
Would have loved to have been taught the trade by someone like you
Amazing Rob; and all those involved
This looks great. Some fine craftsmanship here.
That is an amazing piece of work ,very impressive
A true master craftsman .
Looks absolute quality 👍
Outstanding workmanship bud 👍