First thanks for the mention , well chuffed now 😁. As for gauging we have a spade like Triggers brush , it’s probably on its 15 th handle by now . I got it just after Sarah my daughter was born and she is 30 in October. Needless to say it’s nicely broken in now and a perfect size for chucking a mix in . We have a good tip for spades too 😉🧱👍🏼. Ps stop setting block in the rain James you are making us brickies look bad 😏😁🧱👍🏼
No worries about the mention, you’re always there with positive comments and it’s much appreciated. You’ll have to do a feature video about how you like to knock up the perfect gauge with your special spade, I could do with some tips!!
Well done James, slogging it out in shit weather to get the job done. Really looking forward to seeing the roof go up. Thanks Roger and Dylan for getting this on 👌🏼🏴👍🏼
Love Rogers's comment about his wife being hard done to as a plumbers wife and only owning one house, but goes to the tennis club 3 times a week. First world problems, lol. Another great series, keep em coming.
Cracking Series guys love the banter, nice one James some times you just have to crack on with it lovely job rain or not have a awesome week all the best Tony.
Bucket gauge is to ensure same colour for facework, on the shovel you get varied muck colour over the whole building. Blockwork doesn't really matter. 5-1 on the shovel.
It was great to decompress with you guys after a challenging day for me. I’m a touch over my head with some plumbing, struggling with some materials here in euroland after Brexit, and I’ve run out of good tea. All the best 👍
This is real life construction having to jump the block work am a bricklayer end up having to drop on all different trades. The life of the domestic builder . Great work 👍
Cracking banter from roger and the chippy.. sorry don’t know his name! And James’ sense of humour never fails. Love the work ethic, always an inspiration!
Loving this series lads. I'm thinking about an extension and it's really helping me get what needs to happen into my head! Now if only you lads were available in the north east...
On the couple of occasions that i've had to use windposts, I know for a fact they weren't necessary having built identical size walls and returns in the past without anything like a windpost. Some engineers come up with ridiculously oversized designs, and i've had to deal with a few who are bordering on dopey. Trouble is, if you question anything they will NEVER back down. We've all seen it, identical sized spans/openings/loading and yet one engineer will specify something massively over the top. We might not be engineers James but you don't do this sort of work all your life without picking up a thing or two, it's called experience.
Cheers Justin. I’ve had that trowel for years and I’m sure it’s not that long, it must be the camera making it look that big. It does the same to me, I’m actually only 4 feet tall and weigh 6 stone 😂
Brilliant James 🤣🤣 got to have a laugh mate haven't you. I stated a channel nowhere near as good as yours but id be interested to see what you think take a look id appreciate it . Justin brickright 👍
First one here. Always something to learn and I enjoy the banter lads, look forward to each of these videos and always worthwhile !! Good work, keep it up please.
hi, guys I had to put wind posts into a single story extension 4m opening with bi-fold doors which also had central steel to support the roof joist welded to the opening steel, Company supply wind post just laughed at what had been ordered by the structural engineer " Are you building this on the side of a mountain, I REplied no just a village in surrey" £ 450 for calculations plus posts, total overkill. 30 mm tolerance on all measurements to get right, down to foundations
Roger did I hear you call Ian a rough northerner. Was that your umbrella I saw in the left corner. Rough tough southerners haha. Keep the good videos coming
Great video chaps, although I don't know whether I learned more about block laying and wind posts or Mrs Bisbys biggest disappointment and her sporting pastimes.🤩 You cant beat the chat on site. 😎
Hi Roger,,, i was merrily watching your latest vid,,, and heard Steve and Alex being mentioned they good lads and live very near to me,,, which prompted me to ask you , is it only down south brickie's call there cement mix Muck,,, Iv'e always known it as Compo I was just wondering if its a regional terminology,,, Muck down South Compo up North,,, Do you know the official terminology for it,,, its to many years since I went to college.
It is called mortar in the text books but builders like to name everything with an alternative. Compo up North and Muck down South and Mud in America. We called cement 'Dust' Brick layers are brickies, electricians are sparks, plasterers are spreads, they would have a name for plumbers but they never turn up.
Hi Roger speaking of things having different names the Bricky that was working on a build I was involved in many years ago when we asked him to bed the plates he new them as pans he said that's what they were called up north.
That block work is as wet as our bedroom wall. Either penetrating damp or condensation. 1930s terrace. (coronation Street style) Will an air block improve it.?
We’ve had windposts spec’d on our extension calcs, way over the top but the engineer won’t take them out...seems to be the done thing at the moment. Civil engineering is so pessimistic, our guys at work have just done some calculations on steelwork and it’s ridiculous. Looking at the assumptions they’re expecting hurricanes all over, maybe they know something we don’t. Love the videos by the way, great bunch of guys.
Over a 10m wall you'd expect a wind post or two (depending on area, altitude, distance from coast, distance from town/built up area etc.) but to have a wind post either side of an opening in a single storey wall that is 4m long with a perpendicular wall (tied in and acting as buttressing) at each end.....sounds like an overzealous engineer. That's coming from a Structural Engineer btw.
You doing anymore build series with Robin? - nothing against James! Enjoying this series just I am am being greedy and wanting build series always on the go!
Robin has his own channel but I am sure there will be some small things that we do. It doesn't make commercial sense for him to put his best stuff on Skill Builder.
Speaking of levels, i asked an apprentice to go grab 2 meter level fron the trailer. On the way back to the house i saw her using it like a walking stick but bouncing it off the concrete and catching it with every step 🙄
Hi Guys. My immediate thoughts on why over the past few years, there are suddenly all these higher spec structural details required, is possibly more about sales reps pushing products onto the structural engineers, more so than out of necessity, much the same way that has happened with in the medical field with 'big Pharma' pushing all sorts of medications onto the public, ending up with opioid crisis and what not, not only in the USA but I imagine over there in the UK, as we also have here in Australia as well. Call me cynical but , well, maybe i've been watching Rogers Rants for too long. Of course there are many great advances as with the flooring James used on this job, but you have to ask yourself sometimes, 'whats going on'.
Soaking wet blocks, pissing with rain. I think James deserves a medal. He has plenty of good bricklaying and block laying to his name which is a lot more than most carpenters can say. Once the render is on you won't know the difference and it ain't about to fall down. You are right about them being nice guys though
Steve and Alex are lovely lads. They show so much support to all the other construction channels. 👍🏻
Wind posts - solving a problem that in my forty years doesn't seem to exist!
First thanks for the mention , well chuffed now 😁. As for gauging we have a spade like Triggers brush , it’s probably on its 15 th handle by now . I got it just after Sarah my daughter was born and she is 30 in October. Needless to say it’s nicely broken in now and a perfect size for chucking a mix in . We have a good tip for spades too 😉🧱👍🏼.
Ps stop setting block in the rain James you are making us brickies look bad 😏😁🧱👍🏼
No worries about the mention, you’re always there with positive comments and it’s much appreciated. You’ll have to do a feature video about how you like to knock up the perfect gauge with your special spade, I could do with some tips!!
@@jimichip . 🙏😁🧱👍🏼 Thanks again
@@SteveAndAlexBuild didn’t know you two were famous. Met at that job on that old bisley road, Farnborough.
A great pleasure to watch real craftsmen !
Harmonica and guitar go beautifully together
Well done James, slogging it out in shit weather to get the job done. Really looking forward to seeing the roof go up. Thanks Roger and Dylan for getting this on 👌🏼🏴👍🏼
James is the Ultimate Boss/ Builder, he will do anything & is good at everything, I would love to have been able to work with him.
I could watch and listen to you two chatting away for ages. Great video guys!
James is a very knowledgable bloke I’m assuming he has a full order book for this year from all these videos! (Or so I’d hope).
7:10 Made me smile; Roger describing my upbringing perfectly!!
Loving the banter guys......treat them mean keep them level :)
Excellent job as always
Love Rogers's comment about his wife being hard done to as a plumbers wife and only owning one house, but goes to the tennis club 3 times a week. First world problems, lol.
Another great series, keep em coming.
More from the musicians please. You guys are awesome 👍👍👍👍
James had a cut finger and it was pouring blood by the time we had done this bit. That guitar is a dangerous machine, he needs to wear gloves
Cracking Series guys love the banter, nice one James some times you just have to crack on with it lovely job rain or not have a awesome week all the best Tony.
Cheers Tony. That’s it, as much as no one wants to be laying blocks in the rain it just had to be done.
Looking great guys
Concrete bocks in the rain, living the dream James.
👊🏻
You know it mate!
Bucket gauge is to ensure same colour for facework, on the shovel you get varied muck colour over the whole building. Blockwork doesn't really matter. 5-1 on the shovel.
Putting in work, getting it done.
It was great to decompress with you guys after a challenging day for me. I’m a touch over my head with some plumbing, struggling with some materials here in euroland after Brexit, and I’ve run out of good tea. All the best 👍
Looking good guys, Watching every detail, as I have an extension planned in the future.
Hi Roger good to see some one else working in the rain I like to leave my hat off hoping my hair will grow it doesn't work great work James.
This is real life construction having to jump the block work am a bricklayer end up having to drop on all different trades. The life of the domestic builder . Great work 👍
Great info - thanks! Other videos suggest a drop of glue on the screw heads, to keep the boards water tight.
Cracking banter from roger and the chippy.. sorry don’t know his name! And James’ sense of humour never fails. Love the work ethic, always an inspiration!
Ian
Loving this series lads. I'm thinking about an extension and it's really helping me get what needs to happen into my head! Now if only you lads were available in the north east...
Great vid very interesting 👍
An upvote from me just for the intro.
Where's James? Ello mate! Love it! 🤣😂 Nice jam at the start too! 👍
On the couple of occasions that i've had to use windposts, I know for a fact they weren't necessary having built identical size walls and returns in the past without anything like a windpost. Some engineers come up with ridiculously oversized designs, and i've had to deal with a few who are bordering on dopey. Trouble is, if you question anything they will NEVER back down.
We've all seen it, identical sized spans/openings/loading and yet one engineer will specify something massively over the top. We might not be engineers James but you don't do this sort of work all your life without picking up a thing or two, it's called experience.
Good effort James is that a 12 inch trowel looks like one of eddie the eagles ski's mate 🤣🤣 great job lads great channel to 🤣🤣
Justin brickright 👍
Cheers Justin. I’ve had that trowel for years and I’m sure it’s not that long, it must be the camera making it look that big. It does the same to me, I’m actually only 4 feet tall and weigh 6 stone 😂
Brilliant James 🤣🤣 got to have a laugh mate haven't you.
I stated a channel nowhere near as good as yours but id be interested to see what you think take a look id appreciate it .
Justin brickright 👍
@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping I’m sure it’s good, I’ll have a look mate.
Rough tough Northerner... and also not a fool...
I always gauge with buckets. Always use the same brand of cement to keep the same colour as well
Is there anything this man can't do? Proper multi trade!
Don't miss working in the Snow, that's why I moved to Queensland Australia.
It's not been the nicest weather for doing that sort of work, can we expect a TH-cam channel from James soon? 😁
First one here. Always something to learn and I enjoy the banter lads, look forward to each of these videos and always worthwhile !! Good work, keep it up please.
Good man James for keeping working in the weather, looking forward to the roof video next
Ah, the tried and tested 3, 4, 5.010 method. 😂 Brilliant stuff fellas.
😂 it works every time!
@@jimichip ha, you know it James! Also, don't worry those windposts will ensure the wall stays out of square 😂
Nice work James. Will we see the Roofus out again in the next episode?
I’m taking a bit of a back step on the roof this time but there’s a real treat coming up with the roof construction.
hi, guys I had to put wind posts into a single story extension 4m opening with bi-fold doors which also had central steel to support the roof joist welded to the
opening steel, Company supply wind post just laughed at what had been ordered by the structural engineer " Are you building this on the side of a mountain, I REplied no just a village in surrey" £ 450 for calculations plus posts, total overkill. 30 mm tolerance on all measurements to get right, down to foundations
Roger did I hear you call Ian a rough northerner. Was that your umbrella I saw in the left corner. Rough tough southerners haha. Keep the good videos coming
Rough tough Northener. Yes it is my umbrella. I am waterproof but my video camera isn't.
top vid guys
Poor old Ian always getting dug out but he’s definitely a grafter 🔥🔫
Waiting to see what the roof valley looks like at the outside corners.
Great video chaps, although I don't know whether I learned more about block laying and wind posts or Mrs Bisbys biggest disappointment and her sporting pastimes.🤩 You cant beat the chat on site. 😎
What are the metal bits sticking out of the blocks for? When they are brick laying?
U lads not know it’s a tradition here in Northern Ireland that you have to hit the levels
Keeps them keen
Tune in next week viewer's for the next exciting episode of Where's James?
I can safely say Ian constantly complains every winter he's too cold and that he can't go climbing! and he's forever buying those damn heated gilet's!
😂😂😂
I’m doing a 4m x 17m extension this year, no mention of wind posts yet?
just a tip for anyone interested, don’t use Caberdek, use Caber Shield Plus, far more robust in british weather.
Im IT eng and I cat work it oot mate 👍
Hi Roger,,, i was merrily watching your latest vid,,, and heard Steve and Alex being mentioned they good lads and live very near to me,,, which prompted me to ask you , is it only down south brickie's call there cement mix Muck,,, Iv'e always known it as Compo I was just wondering if its a regional terminology,,, Muck down South Compo up North,,, Do you know the official terminology for it,,, its to many years since I went to college.
It is called mortar in the text books but builders like to name everything with an alternative. Compo up North and Muck down South and Mud in America. We called cement 'Dust'
Brick layers are brickies, electricians are sparks, plasterers are spreads, they would have a name for plumbers but they never turn up.
Hi Roger speaking of things having different names the Bricky that was working on a build I was involved in many years ago when we asked him to bed the plates he new them as pans he said that's what they were called up north.
That block work is as wet as our bedroom wall. Either penetrating damp or condensation. 1930s terrace. (coronation Street style) Will an air block improve it.?
Depending on the projects budget. A scaffold covering roof would have been nice.
Are you doing the render yourself? It’s a big area
Should there have been cavity trays where the new outside blockwork was going over the existing internal skin of the gable?
How are you laying blocks with no lines?
I would take some convincing over the necessity of a windpost one metre from a corner.
We’ve had windposts spec’d on our extension calcs, way over the top but the engineer won’t take them out...seems to be the done thing at the moment. Civil engineering is so pessimistic, our guys at work have just done some calculations on steelwork and it’s ridiculous. Looking at the assumptions they’re expecting hurricanes all over, maybe they know something we don’t. Love the videos by the way, great bunch of guys.
Is that ‘why is it pissing with rain again’ blues?
No offence to the other guys but James is a much better bricky than they are...
a plumber pleading poverty...ive heard it all now...
Was thinking same.
To be perfectly honest with you I am not skint, just tight. I will walk five miles to save a taxi fare.
Engineers get free holidays from windpost companies 😉
1st👍. Keep up the good work chaps
It’s structural engineers just milking as much money out of you as they can the more steels in drawings the more money they make
bang on
Not heard of these wind posts until your recent vids.
How much extra does it cost??
who’s covering the cost of the extra over of the windpost ? That wasn’t covered
👍
Over a 10m wall you'd expect a wind post or two (depending on area, altitude, distance from coast, distance from town/built up area etc.) but to have a wind post either side of an opening in a single storey wall that is 4m long with a perpendicular wall (tied in and acting as buttressing) at each end.....sounds like an overzealous engineer. That's coming from a Structural Engineer btw.
You doing anymore build series with Robin? - nothing against James! Enjoying this series just I am am being greedy and wanting build series always on the go!
Robin has his own channel but I am sure there will be some small things that we do. It doesn't make commercial sense for him to put his best stuff on Skill Builder.
👍🏻
Ive had to grind out and re point a brand new extension because the Bricky didn’t gauge his mix!
I thought all plumbers owned at least 2 houses
I bought two flats and converted them back into one house.
@@SkillBuilder nice one🏛
The cobbler's child goes barefoot, Roger.
Speaking of levels, i asked an apprentice to go grab 2 meter level fron the trailer. On the way back to the house i saw her using it like a walking stick but bouncing it off the concrete and catching it with every step 🙄
Worked in the UK 10 years ago and I have never understood why ye use fibreglass insulation in a cavity.
Was the sand to wet #to much cement
I remember building my back wall with wet 6" concrete blocks, lifting them up to chest height was fun. NOT
Is he building that wall without a line????
shock horror!
@@SkillBuilder I know, thats what I said...
This wind posts look like a bit of a fail insulation wise? Not your install just the fact they are there at all
Got any work mate
Hi Guys. My immediate thoughts on why over the past few years, there are suddenly all these higher spec structural details required, is possibly more about sales reps pushing products onto the structural engineers, more so than out of necessity, much the same way that has happened with in the medical field with 'big Pharma' pushing all sorts of medications onto the public, ending up with opioid crisis and what not, not only in the USA but I imagine over there in the UK, as we also have here in Australia as well. Call me cynical but , well, maybe i've been watching Rogers Rants for too long. Of course there are many great advances as with the flooring James used on this job, but you have to ask yourself sometimes, 'whats going on'.
That is god awful block work BTW... nice guys though 😂
Soaking wet blocks, pissing with rain. I think James deserves a medal. He has plenty of good bricklaying and block laying to his name which is a lot more than most carpenters can say.
Once the render is on you won't know the difference and it ain't about to fall down. You are right about them being nice guys though
@@SkillBuilder if he just struck the mortar joints it would at least look better but your probably right it gets covered.
Huge fan BTW.