Bricklaying - Repairing a Crack In a Brick Wall 

Ur apprentice brick laying video was on my recommended, now I’ve binged watched 4 videos and subscribed. Never had an interest in brick laying before this

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I am a Building Scientist and was trying to figure out why this happened in the first place. The best that I can see: min 4:09. The window sill needs a Damp Proof Course (DPC) below it to prevent water leakage, this sill has no DPC and this will most likely happen again. Unfortunately this sill has some sort of crack that allows rain water to penetrate from the top. I give it 3 to 5 years and this problem will be back. At min 4:09, I can literally see the spot where the water penetrated the sill and stated to leak down the brick work in perfect line to the water damage. . AT min 4:01 you guys discovered silicone on the brick. It's not normal to place silicone on bricks. Given that silicone is normally used to seal against water, this is a sign that someone has tried to do something about the water leak in the past. . Please I mean this as no insult to you guys - you did a great job of removing the bricks, putting the back neatly and in a straight line and filling the mortar. Thought I'd share my thoughts.

Another top job there Stu. My neighbours recently had a similar repair done and the contractors made such a mess! Completely covered the back of our house with dust from the grinder and covered next door's path with cement! Really nice to see a proper builder like yourself taking care of other people's property. Job's a good 'un lad. 👍🏼

After watching a couple of your videos I did a patch job on my house. Thanks for sharing your talents, there is an art to bricklaying for sure.

need more of this stu you and your dad. we all love it pal

Hey Stu nicely done, loved that KC did the neighbours windows I’ve done that so many times happy people happy job all the best Tony 👍

Thats a great job...and the fact that you took time to clean the neighbours window is a credit to the pro workers you are. Good job guys.

First time on your channel. Surprisingly soothing and satisfying watching expert masons at work.

Top of the range there Stu , nice seeing KC respecting the neighbours property

I love wee jobs like that.....job satisfaction when you drive past a couple of months later and can't even spot the repair!

Some attention to detail fella's cleaning neighbours windows/cill, nice work.

Why can’t there be more people like these guys! Respectful and kind that’s what makes people stay and learn 💯 keeep it up guys new sub

BB & Build with A&E are by far the best thing on RU-vid. Proper skilled tradesmen that are pleasure to watch and always do impeccable work, real assets to their professions 👌

Makes a change from looking at the remains of a cowboy job. Excellent finish especially the extra detail of insulation that many would ignore. As for cleaning the neighbours windows full brownie points for that one. The neighbour must have been providing a brew

A little respect goes a long way. Good stuff Stu & Crew 👍🏼

Amazing job as always sir stu and great to see KC too. Wishing you guys all the best!

It is always nice to see real craftsmanship. And two others who do not actually do something in particular.

Kc, the man just makes me smile 😂

Amazing videos man, you’ve got me dreaming of bricks! Going getting myself an apprenticeship in bricklaying soon and you’ve been tons of help, keep safe lads👌🏻

All the amigos today including big boss. That’s a difficult one to make look good. But as always. Great job!!!

Good old KC 👍🏻 back to the old school Stu repairs like so many videos before

Your attention to the tidiness of the end job is impressive.. sign of a good tradesmen.. hats off to you!!.. being a brickie myself, taught the old way, i totally appreciate your efforts, take care guys

Excellent work lads.👌👌👌👌

Cheers , Stu , and crew .

bloody love watching your videos mate! great attention to detail

Amazing result!

🇿🇦. Watching from South Africa. Nice to see the sun is out in Britain.

Great team... grand master, black belt and grasshopper. Job well done.

Great video production and great to see a bricky using gloves

Great video, lovely work.

Bloody good match that! Top work as ever

Amazing!! well done job!

Nice job. Nice team. This is what work should look like. 👍

Good work man keep it up.

Very good work Stu, keep up the great work! 😀💪👍👷‍♂️

thank you for these uploads

Kc is still there on the job melting the glass on them windows 🔥🔫

Proper lads doing a proper job 👍

Quite a substantial crack in that house Stu. Your subscriptions are on steady pace to 200k very soon 👍

Proper job and cleanup respect

I've just built a pier for a mate after not touching my trowel for 13 years... God my legs, back, knees😂😂 I watched your videos thinking I'd forget the basics turns out was like I'd never been away from it a few more little jobs to do can't wait.. Wouldn't go back to house bashing again but a great feeling picking that Marshall Town up.... Cheers stu definitely give me my confidence bk watching your videos cheers marra all the best 👍🍺

Inspiring stuff as always fellas - for everybody, not just builders 👍

Proper artisans taking pride in there work, another quality video

Oddly very satisfying to watch.

Love watching you guys

Great video Stu 👏

Nice to see the team together again. Leave the place better than when you arrived !

You guys are men of class, all the best for you ☀️ You’ve made a subscriber of me.

Great vid as usual, mate

Amazing work

Very nice repair!

Interesting video. Well done. I alway enjoy watching other people doing something I don’t know how to do. And would like to learn to do. Thumbs up 👍🏻 from America.

I think that the crack including through bricks (as well as in the mortar) suggests that there is a structural problem in the building. If that is the case, replacing a small number of bricks is merely cosmetic and doesn’t solve the underlying problem.

That's a display of professionalism and craftsmanship. Great job.

A crack in the bricks like that makes the house very difficult to sell. It is the first thing that catches the eye.

New to channel. Excellent job. Lotta houses in my neighborhood could use this repair. Too bad you are an ocean away; you could get a lot of work over here in New York. Thanks again.

Love your work

Great work but you also want the insulation off the back of the brickwork. That insulation is going to be getting pretty moist over time

Great job Done.

Seems like a satisfying job.

Nice looking work.

Love watching your videos to gain knowledge as I have fair bit to do around my house .are all 3 of you bricklayers

An excellent video stu well done to u and jang and KC well done and keep up the good work and jobs a good un 💯💯💯💯💯💯

Very satisfying watch if it was my house i would be well pleased this job had been done ,

Great job bud!

Nice bit of stitching!

Good job lads!

The problem was that window sill at 1:56 where water on top of it will run towards the outer edge, drop on the front face and due to surface tension it will turn back below the sill , travels inwards and drop along the brick work. Round edges in kettles and mugs and glasses and lemonade/ beer bottles tend to do that when you pour slowly. It is all surface tension effect, The solution is to cut a slot retracted under the front edge of the window sill. Thus any water wrapping back into the brick will find the slot and it will drop to the ground without touching the brick. I have done this and saved myself a lot of trouble, The shown brick work is fine, but I do believe that once the brick is moved, and replaced, the repair tends to be rather a cosmetic repair. When I repair such situations I back the brick with flat strips of hard material even cardboard, tie the flat strip with a string and holding the backing plate/ strip I can force the mortar in to pressurised the gap between the brick then when everything dries up I cut the string and no one is the wiser, but it makes a stronger binding adhesion contact between the bricks. Also it is better to damp, wet the bricks a little so that the mortar will not shrink at the contact area through fast water absorption, One does not become rich with my method of repair, s it is time consuming. I am not a building contractor, only a family man who preferred to have time on my hands rather than making money! but then time is money and we manage,

having someone as clean as KC on a job would be awesome

Top Job lads

Nice clean job.KC the window cleaner.Now that is attention to detail.LOL

Nice job guys, make a fiddly little job look easy there. Was the existing insulation the polystyrene bead type? Gets everywhere that stuff!

excellent job old boy

That trowel 😍 I’m so tempted to get one.

Seems like a Lego game. Nice job mate!!!

I have a similar problem that needs to be addressed, and I'd love to hire pros like you gentlemen; unfortunately, the house is just south of Chicago, so travel could be a problem. Good video, beautiful results!

I love that saw

Great job guys - I like the way you work and finish up afterwards. It’s a pity you aren’t in Belfast Cuz I’d have some work for you.

Nice work

Great job. Very few tradesmen able or willing to do repair work these days.

Good job 👍

Thank you for the videos, very informative subscribed to channel

Gotta love KC

Saludos desde Argentina 👏👏👏

Great job 👍👍👍

What ratio and type of gear do you use to get the mortar that nice colour?

Nice job lads 👍🏼 Dublin Pat

Stu what headphones do you use when blocking noise out from the steel saw?

Your dad is a trim hoarder just like me 😂

thanks for the video, i think you cut the part for removing the old brick's mortar on the wall, which it cost me the most of time when i am replacing at broken brick, it is hard.

Great job Well done 👍 the

Love you guys show I would like to know how to tuckpoint a wing wall on a brick front porch? Jermaine Dorsey from Chicago IL.

Thanks for the video. Hope you are all doing well

Much prefer these types of video stu.can’t learn from you speed laying.

hey stu, nice vid just like all your vids. greets from a bricklayer and a fan from holland

You should place a piece of rebar in the mortar, perpendicular to the crack, a foot into both sides that are sound. On multiple levels. That way, the crack wont go up again. And everything is structurally sound again. Greetings, Jeff

Good video and brick repair.Will see if that will work in Texas.

Bravo .f frumos si arati bine

it was necessary to strengthen the seams with steel mesh or road mesh