Designing and building a brick curved step. In this video tutorial I show you how to make the curved step. How to cut the brick soldier course and how to lay the slate in situ.
safety tip when using an angle grinder or grinding wheel: NEVER USE GLOVES, if even a small pieces of it get's caught up in the wheel it will end up pulling you whole hand in!
+Jon Dunn Thank you- I used a 4 sand and 1 part cement...not to wet as thses bricks are a hard fired brick and that would cause problems with running mortar or what we call bleeding over the brick.
Good technique! Radius brick used to be made here in the states in various sizes. That's all gone now and 90 degree is the thing because it costs less to get done. Artistry is a thing of the past for most construction unless the owners want talent. Radius stoops and hearth inlays are a real challenge and you've done a fabulous job of reminding us of the old ways. Reminds me of what needs to be done to get a great job done correctly. We here in the states will leave weep tubes placed in the joints of the first course, about every 5 head joints or so, 3 cm above ground level, but even without them a step/stoop like that should last a good 40 to 50 years without maintenance. I have 30 years in the trade and appreciate you showing the younger folk how the Romans did it with sticks and dowels on their ground. Thanks! Bricklayer's Local 5, Cleveland, Ohio, USA!
Excellent video with clear instructions - you do incredible work !!!!! I have a brick paver doorstep that is sinking in one corner, I can see that a squirrel or chipmunk has been burrowing tunnels under the stairs as there is the gravel coming out from where the stairs meet the house. Could you possibly show / explain how to repair this - the sunken area involves 12-16 bricks. Thank you!!!
Good video! I enjoyed watching you work Brought back many memories. I retired after doing a 52 year stretch as a MASON. Built a lot of fireplaces with firebrick. Thank you!
Great job. Things come out nice when you can take your time and do it right. On a job site it's a way different. My boss would shit if he saw me marking the back of the brick too.
Both myself and my father are masons. He was a commercial line, union block layer for a decade or so till I could flunk out of that whole "diploma" idea place they use to bus me to, year after year, (I eventually got my C.H.S.P.Examination @my local com-college🙄) My pop left a large fam in Dublin Ireland, at 21 to immigrate to Ca. W/my mom, an American woman & why the fuck am I rambling on about every fucking thing except, my wanting to say it looks good. Your joints could be tighter & cleaner, & remember.. We're not building an airplane. Eyeball the majority of those cuts correctly, bust it out, & on to the next one. Because Jose, is choppin'at the bits to do it 200$ cheaper, & he's telling the homeowner his end product is twice as nice. That's bricklaying, & every single other labor related industry, present day 2015 California! Let's not even begin to consider the possibilities of what obtaining some Marijuana grow rights, may or may not... Hmmm, No. Definitely bring to broaden th
So beautiful, I just adore brickwork! Thank you for sharing your skills! I love watching vids like this, they not only teach me things and inspire me, but give me the confidence so some day I, too, will be able to try something like this.
makes me cringe, building a step over a brittle Aco channel, kneeling with no knee pads onto some rough old floor, rubbing water into the concrete base by hand, because it was a bit dry... you should never cut whilst kneeling, where's your testicles protection?
Great video! What is your process for cleaning the residual mortar from the brick surfaces once they are set in place? My amateur process has been to use a sponge, however even with many passes, rinsing, and elbow grease there's always a grey film left behind. I can never get the brick as clean as your final result.
Very dangerous way of cutting them bricks saw blade pointing towards your body the brick also kicks your in trouble. Always with everything away form body so kicks what happens regularly when them death trap grinders it won’t cause damage to person. Get the dust mask 😷 on also. Horrendous cutting setup. But top notch building of the step indeed 😎
Very very nice job,id be really chuffed if i could do such nice work,just one thing,i was concerned that you didnt wear a mask to protect your lungs,brick dust is very nasty.
That turned out excellent. You make it look so easy. LoL I wish I could work with you for a few weeks, I could learn a lot from you. Greetings from across the pond.
+Glenn Lane Thank you-always pays to keep spar materials from jobs. These slates were from my kitchen. I decided to keep the spars thinking they will come in for another job. They did, helping save my daughter money-:)
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Never connect that to your house like you did. It will break and possibly break some of the bricks in process. Thats because the house and stair settle in different speeds. Also you filled the gutter over, like why would you do that? You can never replace it now. You also need to left a little slope on the stair for water to go off. In Europe, you also need to use non slippery tiles. Also you never put rubble in that, it settles uneavenly. And why you use that plastic i will probably never understand, was that supposed to be water insulation? Because this way its gonna break off the tiles on top with hairline cracks.
How do you over come the possibility of bridging the DPM of the house? When ever you lay slabs up to your front/back door areas it's recommended to leave at least 2 bricks below DPM. This isn't possible with a step end of the day, its a step, it needs to be of a certain level otherwise it feels very awkward walking out of the house. Many Thanks.
thats too much work shaping the brick into the curve just use the whole bricks and get the shape by motor... thats what they do in asian Countries..less time consuming..head ache free and gets things done faster !! my 2 cents
Tidy. Just wondering why when you are bricklaying you are not putting enough mortar on the bricks to fill the bricks first time round. its so much faster and neat.
Hello Chris. Could you please make a video about classic english flat jack arch, I have been trying to find a video tutorial about it for a long time, but unsuccessful. Thank you!
Dont wear gloves 2 scrub the concrete floor with hand but put them to hold an angle grinder 😂 oh and shut the back door before before you make a load of dust 😉
ma so happy about the work am wuyeh sarjo from Gambia but am also doing building to my country Gambia, now am living in Italy but am looking for it to continue it as my work thanks
