Stone arch build - first ever attempt on on DIY skills

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 พ.ย. 2024

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  • @helenmitchell1631
    @helenmitchell1631 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I live in a 10 c Italian village and builders here still know how to do this - and they do exactly what you have gone - huge respect to you - so impressive .

  • @TheBlocklayer
    @TheBlocklayer 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fantastic job for first time DIY.
    A couple of things to mention:
    The C measurement you calculated is the Arch Radius (1309 top measurement in calculator list) minus Arch Height (1050)
    And we usually use 2 identically cut sheets of ply (joined if necessary) with timber spacers to separate them so the blocks sit level (no spokes).
    Heavy to stand, but solid and fast to build.
    That's the sort of accomplishment you can stand and admire proudly - it's no easy task for first time DIY.

  • @alandarkdale
    @alandarkdale ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Lovely. That last drone shot makes it look like an archaeological dig site. You are discovering a structure from the 13th Century.

    • @AlexBuildsUK
      @AlexBuildsUK  ปีที่แล้ว

      A good friend of mine said to me "you could give up and tell people it's an old folly!" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folly

  • @billdoug
    @billdoug ปีที่แล้ว +2

    No stupid music well narrated videos
    Right amount the time too great stuff

    • @AlexBuildsUK
      @AlexBuildsUK  ปีที่แล้ว

      p.s. a small amount of stupid intro music on the barn build series 😂

  • @the-gangler
    @the-gangler ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Found the channel over weekend and have watched most of the videos.. very few good videos on TH-cam showing how to "stone face" a wall and build up in courses using stone. Some of your earlier episodes showed and explained those brilliantly. Would love to see a video on building stone around windows! Great channel!!

    • @AlexBuildsUK
      @AlexBuildsUK  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey thanks gangler. I'm slightly making it up as I go along but looks ok & still standing! 😀

  • @AfricanSouthernCross
    @AfricanSouthernCross ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Alex, your whole build is ridiculous!!!!!!!…..you should have thousands and thousands of more viewings, it’s so sad that here you have a person who actually does something worth watching and you cannot get tens of thousands of views while some idiots stick their finger in their nostril which will pick up huge amount of traffic, we’ll done mate you teaching people something really really worth watching and you are doing it right, great upload !

    • @AlexBuildsUK
      @AlexBuildsUK  ปีที่แล้ว

      Cheers Mark (I think! 😀) - 1 month ago I was getting about 300 views per video, and pleased to say after 2.5yrs the channel has finally taken off (a bit). Fingers crossed it keeps on going! Thanks for watching 😀

  • @ianwallace8448
    @ianwallace8448 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Watched your arch video first then binged the rest in one go
    Favourite line there’s a fine line between rustic and shit
    Your defo on the good side
    Problem Iv got now is waiting for the next video
    Keep going

    • @AlexBuildsUK
      @AlexBuildsUK  ปีที่แล้ว

      3 more weeks and episode 21 is coming out! Really appreciate the comments ian & thanks for watching

  • @BRZZ-xw4hd
    @BRZZ-xw4hd ปีที่แล้ว

    i like watching yr vids while drinking a glass of Bourbon straight up and smoking a cigar...peace out

  • @vallesan
    @vallesan ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome thank you for share . I'm building a garage-shop almost done , I built the roof with bricks . I use a big wooden mold to make 3 bovedas. Only one left . I will try to make a video

    • @AlexBuildsUK
      @AlexBuildsUK  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No problem Pedro and good luck with your build!

    • @vallesan
      @vallesan ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AlexBuildsUK thank you . I will tag you . I have some day off in June

  • @BRZZ-xw4hd
    @BRZZ-xw4hd ปีที่แล้ว

    could you have put a larger key stone block in the center of the arch. like you sometimes see on older buildings. i understand you didn't want that look but could you have done that with this type of arch....peace out

  • @suchoi61
    @suchoi61 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Superba ! 👍🏼👌🤙🤙

  • @BRZZ-xw4hd
    @BRZZ-xw4hd ปีที่แล้ว

    you mentioned it looked thin .could you have added another row to the arch without compromising the strength of the arch

  • @billdoug
    @billdoug ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Can’t believe you aren’t getting more views
    Takes some confidence / time and money to do what your doing
    Never mind have the balls to record it and stick it online keep going fella

    • @AlexBuildsUK
      @AlexBuildsUK  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey thanks bdoug, really appreciate that! It's been a bit of a slog trying to get the channel trending but sticking with it 😀