Bricklaying - Building Brick Arch feature 

I have a serious urge to build one of these for absolutely no reason 😍

I come from a long line of brick masonry's. My dad wanted someone to carry on the tradition, but he had 3 girls. Fortunately for him his youngest daughter loves the craft. I never realized I would but here I am at 24, after graduating with double science majors, researching how to become a brick masonry and watching videos like yours to get ideas on my first serious build to surprise my dad with.

This is why I am going to start training to be a Bricklayer in September, so I really think this is amongst the best of your projects... Yes, you can earn money building houses, but just imagine what you can do in garden landscaping.

RU-vid at its finest. Free education by someone at the top of his game. Thanks man!

Yes! I am a Carpenter and I build more things out of non wood products then I do with actual wood! Its really nice when I get a chance to build something using traditional methods and materials. Great job! Thank you for sharing this video with us.

I have been running renovation projects for years in the north west and your work is as good if not better than most bricklayers I work with . Very impressed your work and attention to detail is second to none

I do a lot of restoration as a carpenter on period properties and have seen a lot of arches dismantled and rebuilt. Definitely an art to getting it looking visually correct as well as structurally sound.

Highly skilled work. You make it look so easy and I know from trying to build a similar arch myself, they're far from easy! Well done, thank you for posting.

I was a brick layer for years I love seeing masonry work still, I still do some work once in a while, he's a good mason

I like how you accented out the "keystone" slightly, it's small flourishes like this that sets your work above the ordinary. I could even see this as a small garden feature for non-brickies looking to test their DIY ability . great music on this too!

those bricks are beautiful and your bricklaying is really well done. This is skilled work that deserves pay befitting the skill. I wish we had builders like you in my country!

Dry stone waller here mate. Have to say your work is tip top!

In Roman times they used to make the architect to stand under the arch when they removed the support scaffolding to prove that he was confident in his plans and builders =) Loved the video! Thank you for the awesome music as well

Wonderful job Stu!

I spent 40 yrs in the business my friend and that is some of the finest brick work I’ve ever seen. You have the touch 👍🏻🇺🇸

This is by far the best thing you've done. It looks spot on!

Beautiful work. Nice to know there are still skilled craftsmen out there

I love watching stus stuff while I wait on my crew since I'm always the first one. It pumps me up to go throw a whole cube of brick in the wall. Heck I'm watching and waiting for everyone as I type this. You rock brother keep up the hard work because you are a success driven man who can see the top and what you want in life and know and understand you have to plan and set short term and long term goals and work and stop at nothing to achieve them.

Now, that was absolutely brilliant. A great example of a modern take on the ability of a builder/ mason to form an arch to a degree of accuracy that pleases the eye, and therefore is automatically seen as being in equilibrium. Thankyou.

to get your angles you can use plexiglass, cut plexiglass same size as brick, you can see through it and use a marker to mark angles and then transfer marks to brick makes precise cuts . brick mason , Evansville, Indiana, you are a great mason, try grout bag for pointing , also I like music.

Fantastic professionalism. Thanks You for the master class

What a beaut of a job well done

Outstanding job and great attention to detail. You cut the bricks perfectly and all the perps are evenly spaced; a really beautiful job.

Proud to have this mon from Wigan 👍🏻

That’s some fine workmanship there 👌🏻

Thank you for this video, I like when the work is done the best way

This is western civilization... Pride in excellence. A thousand year march, striving to achieve something worthy. Something that should last... Watching a master craftsmen create with exactness has warmed my heart...

Hello stu I am laying bricks 40 years never think of doing work like that we take it for granted the art that’s in it ,lovely work young man cheers ☘️😉👍

Former bricklayer here.. good job, plumb, level, perfect. 👍 Never seen the color added on top of joint like that, we used to add color to our mortar while mixing in the beginning

You. Are. A. Genius. I'm into home building myself and only just now started wondering "Where is it written that windows have to be square?"

Quality Stu! I passed my level 2 in 2009 but don't work on the trowel any longer. I still work in House Building so I've got a good eye for detail and that, my friend, is a cracking bit of brickwork!!

Absolutely lovely brick work. Can not stop watching your videos mate. Making me want to get into brick laying. Fantastic

That’s what happens when you go to college. You learn these skills. I’ve been a gas engineer for nearly 50 years. I am very impressed my friend.

great passion and attitude my man, and i agree with your niece, good.its a shame that these's days on site most arches come stuck to the front of a lintel and skill's are being forsaken .

Spot on that Stu mate! You inspire many of us to learn the art of bricklaying, keep up the good work & the vids!

Nice work dude, one of the most professional and neatest brick laying training video I've seen. Put more of them out there.

Fantastic bricklayer if anyone says else wise they are jelous. Well done

Fantástico!!! Buen trabajo amigo 😉

I am stunned at the beautiful skill and neatness. Fantastic job Stu. Really nice work from a top tradie.

Been a bricky 37 yrs an I enjoy this guys work it’s tops.

Very clean work Stu 👍

For bricklaying videos with no music or speeded up footage follow ASMR bricklaying channel

Stu Great job, that will make a perfect window surround,

Excellent, very beautiful clean work my friend! 😁👍 Pete from Yuma, AZ U.S

Wow he's a really good brick layer

Nice job but next time adjust arch height on coursing. By doing this the last stretcher course will hit top of key brick as not to have sliver over arch. Clean work. Bravo

Hey Stu, came across your channel the other day and I have been fully engrossed in all your videos, I think I've watched about 15 or so! They are so informative! You make it look so easy! I'm going to be knocking down a little wall in my garden and I'm gonna attempt to make a new one, hopefully better than the one that's there at the moment, as its terrible!

You are an artist mate.

Brilliant. Thank you.

Im a joiner on site .i would love to follow brick layers who build as neat as you.good job mate !

I love to watch a true professional do his thing. Great video!

Thanks Stu ,you're a gent for showing how it's done properly.

How can anyone dislike this? Lovely job and skilled.

I love it ... so beautiful... keep going.... how the arch keep standing so quickly?

Great job, great music, and I love your assistant.

Lovely brick work. I was trained in S.A. with coloured bricklayers.Excellent craftsmen. Miss it much.

Very good. Excellent mellow weekend music too. Enjoyed it, no songs of mine yet though :(

Please share guys, More like this to come wooooooo

Absolutely superb Stu. Completely in awe of that 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Just a little tip for apprentices or other people wanting to learn. When you do your cuts around the arch, if the joint width is less than the thickness of the other bricks and you are able to lay the brick, i.e. the cut isn't too big, lay the brick in place and later when you are pointing up you can use a grinder with a diamond blade to make the joint width match that of the surrounding bricks. By only cutting the brick face back by 10mm deep, when you later joint/point up the wall it will be invisible but give the appearance of the same width joint. If that makes sense. Good video Stu.

Enjoyed the instructional and the music at the 5:28 mark , could not find it on epidemicsound. Would like to buy it. My sister said the window is beautiful and your creativity is awesome as well as your skill and also enjoyed the sound.

I'm Walking on Air - Jayden Talley One of the Good Ones - Cody Decker Different Kind of Love - Akerman feat. Elve Now We Do It Again - Duplex Heart feat. Anya Gold

OMG, at 39 seconds in, "What do you think of Uncle Stu's bricklaying?" her response and the look on her face was awesome Sir, lol. This was an amazing video and the music was uplifting. There is so much more than how to build a brick arch here. For instance, how to make an instructional video.

Another quality build,Stu.Keep up the good work fella.👏👏👏

Привет, все отлично,Мастер, удачи тебе!!,

I am a retired Bricklayer, many moons ago, i was on site, when the foreman said he have a lad that has just finished his apprenticeship, and would i just nurse him into the job, no problems i said, Well the young lad started, i worked out the bond, and said to him put your corner up working to the gauge marks, i kept looking down the line to him, and he was scratching his head,i asked him what was wrong, he told me he was unsure how to start. so i started him off, Poor lad had not got a clue, after a chat he told me he had served a 3year apprenticeship, BUT, he did a bit of plumbing, a bit of plastering,a bit of joinery, and he though Bricklaying was his best skill, how sad 3 years wasted, i try to help him out as much as i could but the foreman was watching at a distance, and sacked him after 4 days, the young lad said ''Please don't sack me i will just go labouring". I say again HOW SAD. I was happy to take him on but the foreman let him go.The government need to, as they did in the past subsidies the firms to train apprentices properly.

Exquisite work. You can not beat the old style craft, you do not see work like that anymore.

You've got major skills. Very well done!

Top job! How did work out the angles for cutting the arch bricks? Cheers

Muy buena esa arcada fantastica un genio el ruso yo tambien soy albañil y m gusta ver gente joven que les guste este oficio ami m gusta

Awesome job stu! Clearly your passionate about the craft as am I. I feel like i learn something new with each video you put out. Thanks again

Loved the push of the last brick and seeing it just hold.

Great video Stu, but the most important question is "How do you figure the wedge angles"?

Good jop ... Missing some details The cutting process

Boss. I’ve made a snare drum using staves like that. Obvs. It was round. But it’s still cutting wedges. I made it from a bit of solid wood worktop I had left over. Worked out really well that. I gave it to my daughter in the end. Anyway! Voussiors! I’ve got a brick arch to build for a mate now. So thanks again for all your vids stu. Boss resources mate. 👊😎

Neat work . bin brickie 24 years nice too see someone takes pride in their work

Well done Stu, putting the skill in there , top result !!

Smashing bit of brickwork, you’re 100% right mate all you need is your level 2 as long as you’re in with a good squad you can learn everything on site.

Very nice work. The pointed gothic arch when done is brick is also nice to do with a mitered halfbrick on each side rather than a centered keystone. The centered keystone rounds off the pointedness of the pointed arch. Look att Bergen red brick church for example. Also, sometimes leaving the joints in a tan or earth color is also nice.

Love watching your videos! Excellent work

Beautiful gothic brick arch demo. Thanks for sharing.

Beautiful work my friend, you have an excellent eye for detail.

Topman... Excellent job !!! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience

Really impressive and beautiful artwork in brick. Well done, a real inspiration.

That's a great job Stu. I like the use of the chopsaw

Holy cow, that is stunning!

It’s 3am and i’m glad i learned how to build a brick arch. Awesome video!!

True inspiration for our next generation thanks stu you are a blessing to watch well done .. id love to see one of home barby build

Awesome job..you made something that is very complicated look easy......thank God for your skills

Congratulations for the super good work demo!

Looks great!, always a clean and tidy Bricky! 👍

As an Improver, I can only dream of building something like that! Hopefully I'll get the chance one day. Nice work mate! 👍

I'm just out of words! You are so awesome man! You completely rock! Thanks a lot for creating such lovely videos! :) :)

Great peace of work, I to am a bricklayer and get to do some technical work I appreciate the time and skill that goes into them keep up the good work. Mick

Really nice to watch a craftsman work! Thanks.

Beautiful piece of work !!

Just incredible work Stu !!

Brilliant job stu. I'm currently building a Gothic arch at college

Wonderfull... Roman blood with gothic style !!! This il love and passion more than work !!!

U did it stu. Been with u from the beginning. Over a million views. Fellow mason. Lots.of love from the usa