I use your methods at college and the teacher says that my work has a superb finish. I studied the books like they're my bible and I used to take rubbish bricks home to practice with, but I think your videos have been the greatest help. I don't get alot of good advice on site's and I don't see many people that take pride in their work. I did alot of improving and it does make me sad that people just don't give a toss, but I am glad that there great trades people such as yourself spreading some wisdom. I had the best teacher when I picked up plastering as a kid, but the minute I started laying bricks I was in love. For whatever if is worth, I am grateful for your channel, you are the best teacher I have had for this trade and it has helped me become a better version of myself. Much respect 🙏
I'm no bricklayer, just a jack of all chippy that's done lots of different stuff. I totally agree with you Charlie with the efficiency study, it makes all the difference. Nice tidy work mate, and great work. You're giving away diamonds with these vids ! 👏👍
Great video again young Sir. I work exactly the same way as you do same levels / profiles and same trowels. Efficiency is the key like you said . Super clean work every time we’ll done. I might buy that book for our apprentice.👍
It’s a coke or duck bill trowel, Great videos Charlie I enjoy watching you watch and the way you teach makes me wanna throw in the towel on a 15year roofing career and start as a brickie , cheers from down here in New Zealand
I'm a 63 Yr old bricklayer who served his time in the 70s. This was an era when there was a government boost in apprenticeship bricklaying. I served with some old timers who did not fart about with their compo like we do now, but also grey commons were outside leaf materials, and lightweight concrete blocks, or thermal items were inner leaf material. Now solid heavy duty concrete innerleaf with polystyrene sheets inner, and stupid outer leaf clay hollow bricks that take a ton of muck to bed up. How times have changed. I've had carpel tunnel ops on both wrists, permanent bad back with wet blocks weighing 3 stone. Bollocks to price work, steady as she goes, long time to state pension at 67yrs, shortly going up to 68yr old before eligible
You are right about Trowels, I don't work with cement, all my work is heritage stuff with hotlime mortar, but I like the tile setter trowel for that less stress on your wrists.
Great vlog Charlie ,the spreading technique is hundreds of yrs old it was ok when the bricks were of solid clay they haven’t moved with the times ,the brick is full of perforations now ,keep up the good work bringing the industry up to date
I think the concentrated feb that’s in the gobbo these days makes it easier just to pick the muck up and not have to turn it over compared to the old plasticisers
If you want me to be honest m8, as a 20yr experienced brick layer with a red seal (Canadian version of internationally recognized certification) your perps are straight up nearly empty when you layed them fast vs when you layed them slow they were proper full. 2 completely different qualities of product. Just my honest opinion. Great content and grats on the comp win.
I understand that's the desired outcome, but it's quite noticeable comparing both your replays. I personally find buttering the brick in hand ensures 100% full head joint oppose to risking it. Different strokes for different folks. @@CharlieCollison
I’m obsessed with organising our working day at the moment and the book is great advise for anyone. Mine is in the post from eBay. Cheers be a good read whilst I’m coming to a from work in the van rather than being on my brain buzzer 📱
My lad has just started a construction course and they supplied a kit and the gloves that were provided lasted 9 days, do u have a pair of gloves that you would recommend that last and are suitable for brickwork?
i have been a bricklayer for 42 years, only one thing to say is adapt or die.. always new ways to build walls , just listen to all the tips given and use what suits you.
Just a note on RSI/joint pain, a lot of lifting is a pull behind the spine not push in front; I work my ATGs, aductors & glutes, tibular aductors, rear delts and bracialis as do olympic weightlifters. Have to stretch regularly as well because your muscles expand and contract; too much contraction would cause small tears over time even in your back. Favourite channels for this are "The KneeOverToesGuy", "(olympian) Lu Xiaojun", "Clarence0 (clarence kennedy)".
tilers trowel ?watched a vid on youtube years ago ,american bloke think name was gailbraith he was a time and motion man and if i rememer right he had some sort of hydraulic system on the scaffold that raised the bricks to eliminate bending and speed things up ,hope someone else has seen this and its not the beer got to me
Seen that Jack, he made lots of professions more efficient like in operating theatres, everything at hand and that’s where you get scrub nurses from…surgeons labourer👍🏻
Its all exercise at the end of the day whether brick laying or running or weight lifting etc etc. I have ridiculous endurance to the point people ask where I get it the energy from,, if you train and condition your body to do something itll do it easy eventually ,, same with brick laying and eating well.
We seem to be stuck with these wire cut crap bricks on housing sites, I lay exactly the same with them as you, traditional bricks I will lay more traditionally because you don't need as much muck.
when your working on a big site with trowels coming in and out of the gate and you are on a line at 20 courses and some muppet keeps crowding the line making it impossible for you to keep your work plumb, and you can see it and try and sneak up and try and get them off the line, some people dont like that. so throw the trowel in the bucket and go home.
It's a Coke Trowel Charlie, And i agree with being efficient makes perfect sense ,Why are people Rushing about wearing parts of the body that Could eventually stop you doing the job or make it hard for you to continue, Unnecessary moves add up and can cause you problems twisting about twice when you can do it in one is so much easier and watching someone doing it twice on & on is just bad practice, Where that person is going like the clappers and achieving a decent amount had he used the Collison method he would have done more and not knackered himself out, Basically Why make the job harder than it is ? . See you on the Next one Charlie / Amy.
Interesting experiment, the only thing I can see to criticize the faster way is the head joints aren't going to be as full as the traditional way. That's the only problem I can see with that. ..Maybe if special attention is paid to that, that issue can be overcome.
technically your not supposed to furrow modern brick with holes the mud needs to be pressed in the bottom as well as the top with the next spread to fully fill the holes. only doing the ving and relying on the spread to fill from the top doesnt fill the holes as well as just pressing down on more mud.
Bricklaying today is the Human definition of a Chicken in a battery farm ,It's just bang bang bang, Strecher bond, Strecher bond, Strecher bond just the same as a Chicken eating its corn from its cage . Its little beak pecking at corn. All these videos you have done and how many bonds have you done? It's not your fault i know that but Bricklaying is dying on its arse and so is the skill ,Where are the Gauged Arches and the tumbling in. The amount of times i was on jobs and guys would turn up and say there was no money on it..The real reason was they could not do it
Even after your explanation. I still don't understand how you can lay that much before 2 o'clock! I've never laid 1000 bricks a day. 850 best. I didn't think I was slow.....but now......well I need to stack shelves in tesco. Sheesh
you were clearly picking up the bricks quicker on purpose at the start, agree you don’t need to mess around spreading that much but you were purposely doing it slower
I actually get these Mixed up but the one you have is a coke trowel ( no joke ) it’s very similar to the duckbill trowel which I believe is a bit longer thinner
Tell me a well known game a bricky invented 🤔 that’s right there isn’t one. But a joiner invented the world renowned game of darts 🎯. Act like you know 👍🏼
I use your methods at college and the teacher says that my work has a superb finish. I studied the books like they're my bible and I used to take rubbish bricks home to practice with, but I think your videos have been the greatest help.
I don't get alot of good advice on site's and I don't see many people that take pride in their work. I did alot of improving and it does make me sad that people just don't give a toss, but I am glad that there great trades people such as yourself spreading some wisdom.
I had the best teacher when I picked up plastering as a kid, but the minute I started laying bricks I was in love. For whatever if is worth, I am grateful for your channel, you are the best teacher I have had for this trade and it has helped me become a better version of myself. Much respect 🙏
Nice comment good attitude good luck 👍
Great content as always Charlie,64 years old now and watching your videos makes me want to get back and have another go,
I'm no bricklayer, just a jack of all chippy that's done lots of different stuff.
I totally agree with you Charlie with the efficiency study, it makes all the difference.
Nice tidy work mate, and great work.
You're giving away diamonds with these vids ! 👏👍
Love this Charlie, efficiency is definitely the answer & it’s so simple. Less = more, remove all bad habits & get the job done
Great video again young Sir. I work exactly the same way as you do same levels / profiles and same trowels. Efficiency is the key like you said . Super clean work every time we’ll done. I might buy that book for our apprentice.👍
It’s a coke or duck bill trowel,
Great videos Charlie I enjoy watching you watch and the way you teach makes me wanna throw in the towel on a 15year roofing career and start as a brickie , cheers from down here in New Zealand
I'm a 63 Yr old bricklayer who served his time in the 70s. This was an era when there was a government boost in apprenticeship bricklaying. I served with some old timers who did not fart about with their compo like we do now, but also grey commons were outside leaf materials, and lightweight concrete blocks, or thermal items were inner leaf material. Now solid heavy duty concrete innerleaf with polystyrene sheets inner, and stupid outer leaf clay hollow bricks that take a ton of muck to bed up. How times have changed. I've had carpel tunnel ops on both wrists, permanent bad back with wet blocks weighing 3 stone. Bollocks to price work, steady as she goes, long time to state pension at 67yrs, shortly going up to 68yr old before eligible
So many true words clay hollow bricks money saving, but again more is spent on making muck to lay them.
Concrete blocks not bricks, then fill the void with insulation....seems stupid to me....time will tell
Man is a legendary worker, much respect, def my inspiration to become a bricklayer
Love your logic. Great reminder to the old and the young to look after your body
You are a wise workman.
You are right about Trowels, I don't work with cement, all my work is heritage stuff with hotlime mortar, but I like the tile setter trowel for that less stress on your wrists.
Great vlog Charlie ,the spreading technique is hundreds of yrs old it was ok when the bricks were of solid clay they haven’t moved with the times ,the brick is full of perforations now ,keep up the good work bringing the industry up to date
Great vid we all learn each day
I think the concentrated feb that’s in the gobbo these days makes it easier just to pick the muck up and not have to turn it over compared to the old plasticisers
Where can I find the book Charlie? Great vid, loved the advice on trowel size.... A poignant reminder from old plasterers also.
Well done when will you write your own book C
Great advice from a man who took bricklaying to a great level , well done Charlie
If you want me to be honest m8, as a 20yr experienced brick layer with a red seal (Canadian version of internationally recognized certification) your perps are straight up nearly empty when you layed them fast vs when you layed them slow they were proper full. 2 completely different qualities of product. Just my honest opinion. Great content and grats on the comp win.
They fill up when you put the muck on the next course and push down 👍🏻
I understand that's the desired outcome, but it's quite noticeable comparing both your replays. I personally find buttering the brick in hand ensures 100% full head joint oppose to risking it. Different strokes for different folks. @@CharlieCollison
Totally agree with you Charlie 👍🏻👍🏻
I ain’t been ploughing my muck for a couple years.. been a revelation.. so much quicker, cleaner and can bump up or grind down a lot easier on blocks
I’m obsessed with organising our working day at the moment and the book is great advise for anyone. Mine is in the post from eBay. Cheers be a good read whilst I’m coming to a from work in the van rather than being on my brain buzzer 📱
Good motivational vibes as usual 👌
Gifted Charlie and effortless
Best bricky I think I will ever see, the 6ft level at the end all spot on 👍🏻
Nice work .
My lad has just started a construction course and they supplied a kit and the gloves that were provided lasted 9 days, do u have a pair of gloves that you would recommend that last and are suitable for brickwork?
No idea, but I'm not a brick layer. You definitely seem like you know what your doing, and that's excellent.
Great video Charlie
Is it your gauging trowel
Is it a guageing trowel?
i have been a bricklayer for 42 years, only one thing to say is adapt or die.. always new ways to build walls , just listen to all the tips given and use what suits you.
Thank you sir 🫡
God bless
superb content . getting rid of all the health n saftey bs would help everyone speed up aswel
Definitely a gauging trowel!
Which country is this from?
Just a note on RSI/joint pain, a lot of lifting is a pull behind the spine not push in front; I work my ATGs, aductors & glutes, tibular aductors, rear delts and bracialis as do olympic weightlifters. Have to stretch regularly as well because your muscles expand and contract; too much contraction would cause small tears over time even in your back. Favourite channels for this are "The KneeOverToesGuy", "(olympian) Lu Xiaojun", "Clarence0 (clarence kennedy)".
tilers trowel ?watched a vid on youtube years ago ,american bloke think name was gailbraith he was a time and motion man and if i rememer right he had some sort of hydraulic system on the scaffold that raised the bricks to eliminate bending and speed things up ,hope someone else has seen this and its not the beer got to me
Seen that Jack, he made lots of professions more efficient like in operating theatres, everything at hand and that’s where you get scrub nurses from…surgeons labourer👍🏻
Well said 👍keep up the good work
Its all exercise at the end of the day whether brick laying or running or weight lifting etc etc. I have ridiculous endurance to the point people ask where I get it the energy from,, if you train and condition your body to do something itll do it easy eventually ,, same with brick laying and eating well.
nice video. thank you.your wall flies a bit. don't they say anything about that?
That trowel is actually a "cake slice" . Dinner ladies use them to dish out apple crumble
made me chuckle!
College always shows you the traditional way, good example
Also does that book mean your traditional aswel 😂brilliant clever stuff me ole bean
We seem to be stuck with these wire cut crap bricks on housing sites, I lay exactly the same with them as you, traditional bricks I will lay more traditionally because you don't need as much muck.
Good speech charlie
Dutch trowel?
I agree I never furrowed
Nice one slick ..!
You really are a top tradesman Charlie. Where can I buy this book from. Thank you.
Surely your using less gobbo by spreading better? Plus isn’t it tidier sites are crazy about keeping your cavities clean?
Is it a bullnose
Your right there charlie more quiker specaily on price charlie traditional bricklayer wood have somthing to say about like he always does
What’s happened to your gator back boards Charlie?
Coke Trowel! My competition trowel of choice!
Do you not pick and dip any more Charlie
Very true in what you say no matter what job you do.👍👍👍👍👍🤪
Is all your site work CIS Charlie?
Thats insane speed domt think ive wver hit a 1000 bricks a day let alone add a 100 blocks aswell
You layed 1200 bricks in a day, be good to know how many hrs plus prep time, Will make a great video.
Cavity trowel?
You got any sites of your own or still working for a contractor??
And how many did you ksy after to get £100
It's a duckbill trowel. Thanks for all you do Charlie. an old brickie
when your working on a big site with trowels coming in and out of the gate and you are on a line at 20 courses and some muppet keeps crowding the line making it impossible for you to keep your work plumb, and you can see it and try and sneak up and try and get them off the line, some people dont like that. so throw the trowel in the bucket and go home.
It's a Coke Trowel Charlie, And i agree with being efficient makes perfect sense ,Why are people Rushing about wearing parts of the body that Could eventually stop you doing the job or make it hard for you to continue, Unnecessary moves add up and can cause you problems twisting about twice when you can do it in one is so much easier and watching someone doing it twice on & on is just bad practice, Where that person is going like the clappers and achieving a decent amount had he used the Collison method he would have done more and not knackered himself out, Basically Why make the job harder than it is ? . See you on the Next one Charlie / Amy.
Looks like my old Dutch pick and dip trowel
Show 👏👏
That's a coke trowel I think. I have an old whs one 0:01. I think duck bill trowels are similar shape exept there longer and more narrow
Duck bill trowel for curved decorative work
Rose pumpkin trowel?...
Interesting experiment, the only thing I can see to criticize the faster way is the head joints aren't going to be as full as the traditional way. That's the only problem I can see with that. ..Maybe if special attention is paid to that, that issue can be overcome.
You taking a swipe at traditional 😂😂
MOST PEOPLE DO
I watched traditional first video he made the other night. Man speaks completely different now lol
Charlie that’s exactly what I do I don’t get why guys cut and roll when you realise there literally no need to at all you know
i lay 1000 bricks at day and i go gym 5 days aswell lol its true if you are in good shape you dont get tired
With a curve like that, looks like a benching trowel similar to what you'd use when building manholes
Hey Charlie it’s a old school tiling trowel
The sponge fills up the holes 😂
technically your not supposed to furrow modern brick with holes the mud needs to be pressed in the bottom as well as the top with the next spread to fully fill the holes. only doing the ving and relying on the spread to fill from the top doesnt fill the holes as well as just pressing down on more mud.
Coke trowel. Thats the one i use to pic and dip. Best pic and dip trowel ever.
You know mate 👍
Bricklaying today is the Human definition of a Chicken in a battery farm ,It's just bang bang bang, Strecher bond, Strecher bond, Strecher bond just the same as a Chicken eating its corn from its cage . Its little beak pecking at corn. All these videos you have done and how many bonds have you done? It's not your fault i know that but Bricklaying is dying on its arse and so is the skill ,Where are the Gauged Arches and the tumbling in. The amount of times i was on jobs and guys would turn up and say there was no money on it..The real reason was they could not do it
Even after your explanation. I still don't understand how you can lay that much before 2 o'clock! I've never laid 1000 bricks a day. 850 best. I didn't think I was slow.....but now......well I need to stack shelves in tesco. Sheesh
You've earned 800 quid before 2 o'clock 😅
German or Austrian trowel
"Slow is smooth and smooth is fast"
Slow is smooth and smooth is fast.
It's a gauging trowel mate
Thats right, suportet
Looks like a Belgian floorlayers trowel on steroids😊
Charlie explain price work compared to everything else please
👍
Charlie it's called a 34 pattern.
Who won the £100 for the amount of bricks layed?
Announcing Friday
@@CharlieCollison ok thanks
@@CharlieCollisonDrum roll………….!
A gauging trowel, at first it looked like a very badly worn London pattern 😂
you were clearly picking up the bricks quicker on purpose at the start, agree you don’t need to mess around spreading that much but you were purposely doing it slower
Roofers trowel
I actually get these Mixed up but the one you have is a coke trowel ( no joke ) it’s very similar to the duckbill trowel which I believe is a bit longer thinner
When was last time u seen a bricky beating a joiner 😂 that’s right never in your life boy
You really are a godlike figure.
Trowel looks like a worn scotch pattern trowel.
Tell me a well known game a bricky invented 🤔 that’s right there isn’t one. But a joiner invented the world renowned game of darts 🎯. Act like you know 👍🏼
Best time ov night haha
Hang on,
You ran out of spread on the pick and dip way whereas u had spread to go at the traditional way.
It's a spud trowel