This is the first summer that I have not worked in over 40 years. About 20 years as a Union Bricklayer then over 20 years of owning my own Masonry construction business, we're I did all fazes of Masonry construction, brick, concrete and stone work. Not a big Flemish bond guy, I think that the normal half bond that is the more common of bonds. You do very good work and I find most Bricklayers are very proud of there work and should be.
Victorian and Edwardian buildings were the high watermark for fine architectural design and brickwork. Even factories had glorious brickwork. Nice work Chris.
Thak you, yes it has been an important part of the build, seemingly builders looked but didn’t even get back to the client obviously its the amount of detailed work ie they can’t “smash them down” a thousand a day!!!! Cheers👍
Massive respect Chris for taking that one on ! Especially on your own up on the scaff too 😳. Brickwork looks spot on mate and like it was always there… as it should 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🧱
I did a job in New Zealand on an old chapel . The owner had sorted the bricks . They were like southwaters made in Aus . It was Flemish bond . My brikie mate was happy . 'I got a dollar a cut ' . Happy days !
I remember in the 50s 60s using a mortar mill on jobs and mixing lime sand and finally crushed cinders on tight joints 1/4 inch with Accrington and Glossop and Staffordshire blues, nice job matey takes me back that dose.
Nice work mate, here in Australia that’s a standard size brick. Old solids can be even bigger again. Less chat chat and more tap tap! Get rich or die trowling.
Great video and lots of time taken with bricks and correct bond. Only suggestion I would make is cover the stone cill with plastic or wide damp and cut ott at the end. Do stain especially with coloured mortar. 👍👍
Yes you’re right, I did cover them ie built thin visqueen into the beds, however the client wanted to paint them as we were going, hence you see them painted on the vid. That then was an agreement we have had. And thanks for the heads up too👍
Do building regs ever allow you to continue with 13 inch thick imperial-sized walls with no cavity wall, on an job like this? So that you don't have to create a load of half-sized headers / queen closures? It would certainly be more in keeping with the original builds. It looks like they had to ad-lib a lot in those days too, with having to put in different cuts everywhere.
I would guess that comes down to cost again - even if you had an outside full-brick width leaf and the insulation inside within studwork, you'd still be doubling the amount of bricks?
Solid brick wall I assume? My W London house of that era had to have the chimney rebuilt because it hadn't been keyed into the wall and was about to crash down through the bedroom. And a chemical DPC. What DPC are you using in the new part, bituminous membrane? Nice brickwork. When does the insulation go in between the blocks and bricks? I've given up working with bricks, I got de Quervain's from building my pizza oven.
Hallo Chris Longhurst, I have been watching a couple of video s of yours. Very nice to see all the techniques explaint! I had a question. I saw that you have to cut a lot of the stones. How do you know how much to cut of do you use the same measerment or do you cut to fit when your need them? Thanks for the videos
I don't think the original house has cavities. They didn't start them til the 1930s and the Flemish bond is a give away that it's solid. Your right that in most instances you make a continuous cavity, but on this job it's not the case.
Great job !! It is as they say, attention to detail that matters. I have heard too often that we don’t build like they used to, and I say thank God. We have the benefit of the laser level which picks holes in the quality of the old work as you found - 20 to 30mm difference in level at the other end of the extension. It takes an experienced man to get over this. The ordinary man in the street doesn’t know what to look for, they just see a brick wall - how difficult could that be to put up, oh yeah, if only they knew! I had a 10” solid greenhouse 24’ x12’ base to build a few years ago in Flemish bond, all whole modern handmade bricks which varied in length by 1/4” and width by 1/8”. It was a test that I enjoyed to get both faces looking good without using snapped headers, all done on my knees as the top was only 3’ high. Cursed it sometimes, but the customers were delighted with the finished article - made my day😊 A very good earner for customers who wanted a quality job and were happy to pay. I turned up to meet the bespoke greenhouse installers who said it was the best base they’d ever seen. I walked away with a happy glow😊
6.23 the left hand side of the middle pier is in correct. Instead of the closer at the end it should have been a header against the reveal then the queen closer next to it. Time served bricklayer now retired.
Ex Brickie never ever ever a quarter bat at a reveal. It's not a preference it's a bibd. . By the way go learn to spread. Sick of shit bricklayers on you tube
The purpose of the Flemish bond was to strengthen the wall, where you are using half bricks the original wall was nine inches thick and the headers went front to back. A very sturdy wall that stands for hundreds of years. Time will tell how long modern walls will last.
Hi, generally as normal practice the over site concrete is poured when the building is up-to DPC hight as it’s easier to get all the MOT, sand blinding, insulation and if needed the reinforcement, however you can leave the floors till last ie when the superstructure is built but the main way is when the build is up to DPC as it’s easier to level and gives a good pad to work off. Trust that helps!
A challenge Chris especially them bricks and in flemish bond .Gauge on the existing was out aswell did it send the wall plates out aswell? Looking really good a job that needs patience and planning which you managed very very well didn't panic your experience did you well a cracker of a job brilliant mate loved the video 👏 👍 🧱🧱🧱
Great job Chris, A very challenging little project all around, looking good despite the original gauge being so inconsistent. What did the bricks cost to have especially made?
So refreshing to see quality craftsmanship. Expert at work, here👏🏻 everyone else seems to want the easiest job...done in quickest time. SHITE!!!!! What an excellent job👌🏻
Would you do this bond again or is once enough? It is great to see different bonds but it must be difficult to match, especially when the original has faults in it. Well done.
Good point, I reckon they used water levels ie using hose pipes and for plumbing they used the old wooden level with the lead plumb bob dangling in the centre! Awesome Victorian builders.
The bond is originally used in a solid 9” wall in order to add strength with the header through bricks ie tying the wall together. It is also an attractive bond and looks pleasing to the eye! What is happening on this build is a matching brick and a matching brick bond so that the new build is in keeping with the existing! Hope that helps🤔
Its nice to see someone made an effort to design in bonded brickwork. Unfortunately, its only pseudo Flemish bond as the original would have been in a 9" wall, not a cavity wall but it matches in and looks the part, despite not being in a lime mortar for historic accuracy. I'm always wary about designing in a valley roof construction with so many trees around because the valley will fill up with leaves and without a good cleaning regime the valley will clog and water will overflow into the roof space.
Yeah, I understand what you're saying. Regarding the valley, there is a device called an "hedge hog" that should hopefully help. The roof valley where the roof meets the existing is having valley tiles to match the house.
@@foundationgood123 Hedge Hogs restrict the flow of stormwater and silt and still require periodic maintenance, which few householders do - a case of out of sight, out of mind. I have been involved with two extreme examples of gutter fouling, one as a result of seagulls nesting on the roof that generated enough guano to totally fill the valley gutter with a grass mat 100mm thick within 9 months, causing the gutter to overflow and cascade down within the building. In the other case the valley was totally hidden such that when I inspected it there were bull rushes growing in it, again causing the gutter to overflow internally
really nice job you know your craft .... ive seen some fairly poor victorian work often covered up in decorative moldings but to be fair to them they didnt have the accurate tools we have today .....
the house was buillt after 1900 because uptil 1910 lime mortar was used a great shame corosive cement was used .however the ruabon red bricks are more acid resistant than many early bricks.
My days, those bricks are beasts. Our Victorian friends didn't make things easy for themselves. I am surprised you had to have them made and couldn't find them in a salvage yard. Maybe it was cheaper to have them made than scouring salvage yards. Nice job though dude.
Don't forget a queen closer is 46mm wide , otherwise you get tiny joints on the corner and it looks bad . Also you don't put a closer on the end of anything . It should have been header closer by the door and not closer header .
@@eddieharding2432 No you’re wrong, I was on site not you. I followed exactly the old build and the reason why they did running bond was the air bricks. As I said, there are so many different opinions on this bond so please don’t come the authority , as everyone seems to be the authority. Let the original be the authority, the Victorian builders!!!
@@superdinkydoo Er you’re not up setting me, I know everyone has there way of doing the jobs, but you have to take in consideration the actual job, it isn’t that straightforward. There are large air bricks for the wooden floors (all around) and so the straightforward stretcher bond was used! This new build is following the original, it also has large air bricks and the stretcher bond works it better. I don’t know what all the fuss is about, are you guy’s at college?
These brickies these days have never obviously heard of the good old threaded bumper course ,invented in Merseyside around the 1980 ‘s by a chancer doing cash jobs ,too lazy to cut the bricks .
Strange to think that you had to use victorian type bricks in keeping with the original but yet instead of having sash windows put in they have upvc windows instead which goes totally against everything you’re doing and they look absolutely ugly too,I’ll admit sash windows cost a small fortune compared but nevertheless in some counties you can get grants for certain listed buildings
Better to pay someone an extra weeks wages to set out and do the job right, rather than rush the job, "save" the money and be pissed off with the tradesman at the finish. Live to see proper work...skilled work done..with someone who takes real pride in their work. Robin Clevitt is another one.
good video. i have about 2500 bricks left over from an extension i had done about 3 years ago. they have been stacked outside uncovered for all that time. im just wondering if bricks go bad if you leave them out uncovered for such a long time? or am i being over the top😂 im thinking of having one of these built with the bricks
Hi, I told my customer to cover the bricks especially throughout the Autumn and winter months as they get soaking wet, when they’re impregnated with water and gry out the bricks will have efflorescence breaking out on the face brickwork! Also when the bricks are wet they’re a pain to lay allowing the mortar to run out on the new brickwork faces…So best to keep them dry.
Back then there was no shortage of labourers, if only labourers were available and would work for a few pints 😂 hundred years later you're on your jack, and smashing it 👌👍
Lots of work getting the bond accurate. The Flemish looks really nice and well worth it on that house. Did the victorians use brick dye to get their mortar black ?
Thank god you are carrying on the fabulous brickwork tradition of the UK. Quality always shines through. Beautiful on the eye too.
Thank you🐼
@@Johnconno Meant my black eye lol ie panda but it was another comment I got mixed up with🥴
This is the first summer that I have not worked in over 40 years. About 20 years as a Union Bricklayer then over 20 years of owning my own Masonry construction business, we're I did all fazes of Masonry construction, brick, concrete and stone work. Not a big Flemish bond guy, I think that the normal half bond that is the more common of bonds. You do very good work and I find most Bricklayers are very proud of there work and should be.
Victorian and Edwardian buildings were the high watermark for fine architectural design and brickwork. Even factories had glorious brickwork. Nice work Chris.
Chris, your eye for detail is amazing and I only wish all builders were the same.
Thank you👍
Absolute top job Chris. Well done pal. Loved the video and how the old buildings were done. Top man 👍👍
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it👍
The attention to detail is awesome, nothing is taken for granted or fudged, craftsmanship at it's best.
Thak you, yes it has been an important part of the build, seemingly builders looked but didn’t even get back to the client obviously its the amount of detailed work ie they can’t “smash them down” a thousand a day!!!! Cheers👍
Massive respect Chris for taking that one on ! Especially on your own up on the scaff too 😳. Brickwork looks spot on mate and like it was always there… as it should 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🧱
That’s much appreciated Steve and Alex, thank you has been a challenge but enjoying it all the way👍
@@foundationgood123 👏🏽👏🏽🧱👍🏽
I did a job in New Zealand on an old chapel . The owner had sorted the bricks . They were like southwaters made in Aus . It was Flemish bond . My brikie mate was happy . 'I got a dollar a cut ' . Happy days !
I remember in the 50s 60s using a mortar mill on jobs and mixing lime sand and finally crushed cinders on tight joints 1/4 inch with Accrington and Glossop and Staffordshire blues, nice job matey takes me back that dose.
i used to mix mortar in what i was told was a pug mill is a mortar mill and a pug the same machine.
Great to see new work being tie in to old brick 🧱 thanks for sharing to Chris
Can't wait to see it finished great tradesmen your Attention to detail is 💯% 👌🏻
Massive respect Chris, your work is art. I would be happy handing money over for this quality of work.
Awe thank you for the heads up👍
Nice work mate, here in Australia that’s a standard size brick. Old solids can be even bigger again. Less chat chat and more tap tap! Get rich or die trowling.
I am a retired bricklayer, and I just can't get my head round the new way of laying the block work first. just seems wrong! 😊 good job by the way.
It's to stop you b**gers from filling the cavities with gobbo. 😂
proper old school lancastrian brickie,love the old bonds learn them all at tech decades ago top man 👍
Always wondered how you match the mortar to existing brick work, brilliant video as always Chris 👍
Such a pleasure watching someone work who knows what to do and is bloody good at it.
Thank you👍
nice work Chris looking proper Victorian authentic.
Thank you, yes it was a wise choice on the owners behalf👍
Fascinating vid and a very knowledgable and studious bricky/craftsman.
Many thanks!
Master at work. Thank you.
Great video and lots of time taken with bricks and correct bond. Only suggestion I would make is cover the stone cill with plastic or wide damp and cut ott at the end. Do stain especially with coloured mortar. 👍👍
Yes you’re right, I did cover them ie built thin visqueen into the beds, however the client wanted to paint them as we were going, hence you see them painted on the vid. That then was an agreement we have had. And thanks for the heads up too👍
@@foundationgood123 quality work. So nice to see. Bit of a slog loading out then building. But we've all done this at times. Stay safe fella 👍👍
@@johnwyatt2316 Yes, thats life 👍
Excelente trabajo Chris saludos 👌👍🧱⚒️💪
Do building regs ever allow you to continue with 13 inch thick imperial-sized walls with no cavity wall, on an job like this?
So that you don't have to create a load of half-sized headers / queen closures?
It would certainly be more in keeping with the original builds.
It looks like they had to ad-lib a lot in those days too, with having to put in different cuts everywhere.
I would guess that comes down to cost again - even if you had an outside full-brick width leaf and the insulation inside within studwork, you'd still be doubling the amount of bricks?
Way back when it was OK to move the window a couple of inches to avoid closures on window reveals.
looks way nicer then a modern brick.
I dont watch much tv but I could watch this guy all day...
That's some good going on your own for a day Chris.
Top work.
Aw thanks matey👍
Fantastic work, as always, Chris.
Thank you very much👍
Beautiful work. Hopefully you’ll have facia boards to cover the gable ends as you’ll have some very tricky cuts to do. Maximum respect to you
What's the general quality of bricklaying in the UK?
I work in construction in Australia, its generally pretty terrible here..
Let's bring the smiles,,chris looks like c Eastwood..make my day..😎
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience
you’re welcome I’m happy to share it, We never had youtube back in the day it was to the library to find a book on the subject 😂
Solid brick wall I assume? My W London house of that era had to have the chimney rebuilt because it hadn't been keyed into the wall and was about to crash down through the bedroom. And a chemical DPC. What DPC are you using in the new part, bituminous membrane? Nice brickwork. When does the insulation go in between the blocks and bricks? I've given up working with bricks, I got de Quervain's from building my pizza oven.
Hallo Chris Longhurst,
I have been watching a couple of video s of yours. Very nice to see all the techniques explaint! I had a question. I saw that you have to cut a lot of the stones. How do you know how much to cut of do you use the same measerment or do you cut to fit when your need them?
Thanks for the videos
Exceptional quality and amazing skills!
Thank you 👍
Awesom, love that bond and love your bricky skills as ever. That brickwork is amazing too🧱😎
Cheers👍
Are you using metric bricks or imperial?
Lovely detail you are putting in! Would the Victorians have used a lime base mortar?
Yes and they used a gritty black sand with the lime👍
Looks like it grew there!
Hi there.
Interested to know why you don't cut the cavities before joining onto original building with extention?
We assumed it was a sold wall!!
I don't think the original house has cavities. They didn't start them til the 1930s and the Flemish bond is a give away that it's solid. Your right that in most instances you make a continuous cavity, but on this job it's not the case.
I would have not had a closer at the door opening but 2 heads to maintain quarter bond which is what you are working in or .am I wrong 😕
S
Great job !! It is as they say, attention to detail that matters. I have heard too often that we don’t build like they used to, and I say thank God. We have the benefit of the laser level which picks holes in the quality of the old work as you found - 20 to 30mm difference in level at the other end of the extension. It takes an experienced man to get over this. The ordinary man in the street doesn’t know what to look for, they just see a brick wall - how difficult could that be to put up, oh yeah, if only they knew! I had a 10” solid greenhouse 24’ x12’ base to build a few years ago in Flemish bond, all whole modern handmade bricks which varied in length by 1/4” and width by 1/8”. It was a test that I enjoyed to get both faces looking good without using snapped headers, all done on my knees as the top was only 3’ high. Cursed it sometimes, but the customers were delighted with the finished article - made my day😊 A very good earner for customers who wanted a quality job and were happy to pay. I turned up to meet the bespoke greenhouse installers who said it was the best base they’d ever seen. I walked away with a happy glow😊
Nice one👍 I was the same😊
Up north dont flemish bond start with a 3 quarter and down south like you have there header closure? just wondered where you are?
Staffordshire
So important to take your time and do a job where you are fully satisfied with the project you’ve done..thanks ..excellent job…
Yes I agree with you, laying these bricks takes time due to the bond and the brick size. I enjoyed the challenge to be honest👍
What a challenge. Top class work
Thank you, it certainly was. The roofs all on now. I’m going to show in the next video
@@foundationgood123 look forward to it
Lovely work pal 👏👏
Thank you👍
What did you do about the metric to imperial difference when tying the block and brick walls together?
6.23 the left hand side of the middle pier is in correct. Instead of the closer at the end it should have been a header against the reveal then the queen closer next to it.
Time served bricklayer now retired.
Not necessarily so, look at the house behind me its the same!!!
I did notice that. Two wrongs don’t make a right tho mate.
@@petewood5097 There are many buildings done this way!!! Just think its personal preference matey.
Ex Brickie never ever ever a quarter bat at a reveal. It's not a preference it's a bibd. . By the way go learn to spread. Sick of shit bricklayers on you tube
The purpose of the Flemish bond was to strengthen the wall, where you are using half bricks the original wall was nine inches thick and the headers went front to back. A very sturdy wall that stands for hundreds of years. Time will tell how long modern walls will last.
Single wythe flem seems pointless
I was always shown to add the water to the rear of the mixer not the front as don’t mix fully
Yes get that, but the instructions on the colour tin says mix it dry in order to get the colour powder uniform throughout! Case of the two issues!!!
Hope you gettjing s gd price, thats head wreckin job, with tha size varients on those bricks, love your videos, keep up d gd work,🇨🇮🇨🇮
Hi
Is the oversite done after the foundation? Can you build the Brick frame before the internal floor up to screed?
Hi, generally as normal practice the over site concrete is poured when the building is up-to DPC hight as it’s easier to get all the MOT, sand blinding, insulation and if needed the reinforcement, however you can leave the floors till last ie when the superstructure is built but the main way is when the build is up to DPC as it’s easier to level and gives a good pad to work off. Trust that helps!
@@foundationgood123 thanks for the response. I guess my builder doesn't want to wait for the screed to dry before building the brick frame
Excellent brick work Chris 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
A challenge Chris especially them bricks and in flemish bond .Gauge on the existing was out aswell did it send the wall plates out aswell?
Looking really good a job that needs patience and planning which you managed very very well didn't panic your experience did you well a cracker of a job brilliant mate loved the video 👏 👍 🧱🧱🧱
Hi Justin, thank you for the heads up bro. Yes a tricky job...Got all the plates up and bob on, just a mill here and there and got it on target👍
@@foundationgood123
Top man
Great job planning and skills involved chris 👏 👍
A tip about the die ... put it in your water it goes though the mix better
Great job Chris, A very challenging little project all around, looking good despite the original gauge being so inconsistent. What did the bricks cost to have especially made?
Thanks for the comment, the bricks worked out £1 a brick and free delivery. We had 7000 made and that’s why they were a great price👍
So refreshing to see quality craftsmanship. Expert at work, here👏🏻 everyone else seems to want the easiest job...done in quickest time. SHITE!!!!! What an excellent job👌🏻
Would you do this bond again or is once enough? It is great to see different bonds but it must be difficult to match, especially when the original has faults in it. Well done.
I got the garden wall to build in the same bond 👍
Nice job. Fascinating.
Many thanks!
50 bricks to a square meter what are the average size of the bricks? cheers great watch
Nice job mate...well done.
Thank you Mike👍
Well done big fella! Those jobs are always a headscratcher! They look hard bricks!
Thanks Dave, yes they have been but have enjoyed the challenge 👍
How did you lift those sandstone heads on your own,??
😂 kittens 😂😂great job 👍
Great to see people paying for a quality build. I like watching work like this
How nice to watch a proper brickie ! A true skill we are sadly loosing !
Thank you👍
Top notch work, and many thanks for the upload. How did the original builders manage without a laser?
Good point, I reckon they used water levels ie using hose pipes and for plumbing they used the old wooden level with the lead plumb bob dangling in the centre! Awesome Victorian builders.
Brilliant job mate, very complicated brickwork and takes a lot of care to get right, done awesome
Thank you, much Appreciated
You sir, are a Master of your Art.
Where did you say the bricks were made?
They were made in Cumbria, by Furness brick company
Being a non-brickie, what is the purpose of this Flemish bond , is it purely a decorative thing? Must be expensive to do. Excellent looking work.
The bond is originally used in a solid 9” wall in order to add strength with the header through bricks ie tying the wall together. It is also an attractive bond and looks pleasing to the eye! What is happening on this build is a matching brick and a matching brick bond so that the new build is in keeping with the existing! Hope that helps🤔
Good job chris double exstension on your own not easy
Its nice to see someone made an effort to design in bonded brickwork. Unfortunately, its only pseudo Flemish bond as the original would have been in a 9" wall, not a cavity wall but it matches in and looks the part, despite not being in a lime mortar for historic accuracy. I'm always wary about designing in a valley roof construction with so many trees around because the valley will fill up with leaves and without a good cleaning regime the valley will clog and water will overflow into the roof space.
Yeah, I understand what you're saying. Regarding the valley, there is a device called an "hedge hog" that should hopefully help. The roof valley where the roof meets the existing is having valley tiles to match the house.
@@foundationgood123 Hedge Hogs restrict the flow of stormwater and silt and still require periodic maintenance, which few householders do - a case of out of sight, out of mind. I have been involved with two extreme examples of gutter fouling, one as a result of seagulls nesting on the roof that generated enough guano to totally fill the valley gutter with a grass mat 100mm thick within 9 months, causing the gutter to overflow and cascade down within the building. In the other case the valley was totally hidden such that when I inspected it there were bull rushes growing in it, again causing the gutter to overflow internally
@@clivewilliams3661 Needs a little robot up there to march up and down once a week kicking all the debris along!
closure up against the frame..wrong
really nice job you know your craft .... ive seen some fairly poor victorian work often covered up in decorative moldings but to be fair to them they didnt have the accurate tools we have today .....
Very true, wood, string and a lead weight 🥴
Good work Chris would the original mortar in house be lime and sand cheers
Yes, lime and black sand.
Lime, sand and fly ash to bulk out the mix (also improves the compressive strength).
the house was buillt after 1900 because uptil 1910 lime mortar was used a great shame corosive cement was used .however the ruabon red bricks are more acid resistant than many early bricks.
It was built in 1887
My days, those bricks are beasts. Our Victorian friends didn't make things easy for themselves. I am surprised you had to have them made and couldn't find them in a salvage yard. Maybe it was cheaper to have them made than scouring salvage yards. Nice job though dude.
Very true!
no labourer?
Just me and the trusted scaffold hoist👍
Super job, though you do sound a bit fed up at times. Very well done.
Ahah yes somtimes lol
You should be rightly proud of what you have achieved here, your skill is impressive to watch.
Yes I am, thanks for your input 👍
Don't forget a queen closer is 46mm wide , otherwise you get tiny joints on the corner and it looks bad . Also you don't put a closer on the end of anything . It should have been header closer by the door and not closer header .
Hey there so many opinions on this its bonkers. I followed the original build mate and the Victorian builders were the best🤣
@@foundationgood123 No you didn't . Bond is always set out 2 courses below DPC min .
Bucket handle pointing ??????
@@eddieharding2432 No you’re wrong, I was on site not you. I followed exactly the old build and the reason why they did running bond was the air bricks. As I said, there are so many different opinions on this bond so please don’t come the authority , as everyone seems to be the authority. Let the original be the authority, the Victorian builders!!!
Eddie is correct, just because it was done before doesn't make it right. Sorry to upset you.
@@superdinkydoo Er you’re not up setting me, I know everyone has there way of doing the jobs, but you have to take in consideration the actual job, it isn’t that straightforward. There are large air bricks for the wooden floors (all around) and so the straightforward stretcher bond was used! This new build is following the original, it also has large air bricks and the stretcher bond works it better. I don’t know what all the fuss is about, are you guy’s at college?
These brickies these days have never obviously heard of the good old threaded bumper course ,invented in Merseyside around the 1980 ‘s by a chancer doing cash jobs ,too lazy to cut the bricks .
Tough job this mate, well done
Very challenging bro, but have enjoyed it👍
great progress 👍
Thank you👍
So nice. I wish we built nice stuff like this in north america.
You used to. Until about 1776ish. 😂
Very nice job. That brickwork could actually pass as original. Dark mortar makes a huge difference. Looked like a pain but well worth it.
Thank you Joshua, much appreciated👍
What’s so painful about mixing the correct amounts of sand, cement and pigment ? He has a machine to do the mixing
@@andrewarthurmatthews6685 I was referring to job as a whole. Different sized bricks etc
if you think flemish is a headache try quetta bond lol
Looking good quality job 👍
Thanks you👍
Nice to see you don't ping the line,old school
😆
Strange to think that you had to use victorian type bricks in keeping with the original but yet instead of having sash windows put in they have upvc windows instead which goes totally against everything you’re doing and they look absolutely ugly too,I’ll admit sash windows cost a small fortune compared but nevertheless in some counties you can get grants for certain listed buildings
They have put sash windows in the new bit. That old one was a temp fix as thats coming out!
Better to pay someone an extra weeks wages to set out and do the job right, rather than rush the job, "save" the money and be pissed off with the tradesman at the finish. Live to see proper work...skilled work done..with someone who takes real pride in their work. Robin Clevitt is another one.
Quality workmanship 👍
Great brickwork, shame about the plastic windows. They should be thrown in the bin and replaced with weighted sashes.
good video. i have about 2500 bricks left over from an extension i had done about 3 years ago. they have been stacked outside uncovered for all that time. im just wondering if bricks go bad if you leave them out uncovered for such a long time? or am i being over the top😂
im thinking of having one of these built with the bricks
Hi, I told my customer to cover the bricks especially throughout the Autumn and winter months as they get soaking wet, when they’re impregnated with water and gry out the bricks will have efflorescence breaking out on the face brickwork! Also when the bricks are wet they’re a pain to lay allowing the mortar to run out on the new brickwork faces…So best to keep them dry.
@@foundationgood123 but once i let them dry they will be ok to use again?
@@user-cn1em2qx6f Yes should be ok,
That noise was the Flemish headache.🤬
Back then there was no shortage of labourers, if only labourers were available and would work for a few pints 😂 hundred years later you're on your jack, and smashing it 👌👍
Haha yes, thanks 👍
Very nice work that could not be easy to do specially on your own i always admire a great brick layers work. 🍪☕
Thank you 👍
Lots of work getting the bond accurate. The Flemish looks really nice and well worth it on that house. Did the victorians use brick dye to get their mortar black ?
I think they used soot. Lots of coal fires...
@@andrewbeaumont5492 They used Black sand right up to the 1950's
Coal ash from factory and mill engines. It was a very cheap way of bulking out the mortar.
@@foundationgood123 Interesting guys. So where did black sand originate from. Was it sand mixed with sooty carbon ?
@@Doug.... From the Staffordshire end it came out of the pottery kilns
Very nice brickwork there!
Thank you👍
Quality work!
much appreciated 👍
They certainly don't make brickies like this now.