This is how I set out an extension. All the methods used work very well and I've used them for years. Trying to explain everything I can to the new apprentice
The way you speak to your apprentice (at least on camera 😂) is to an outstanding standard and you should be proud. Far too many horror stories about the dogs abuse delivered on some sites. First lesson in life, speak to others the way you want others to speak to you👍
Thanks buddy, and no I do speak to him like that most of the time, as I also share the same view as you buddy 😊👌 sometimes I can be short, but most of the time we have a good laugh and that🤜🤛 thanks for the support fella👌
Thank you very much mate, na I like to have a laugh but don't take meself too seriously. I know I'm not the best, so I'm not trying to prove anything to anyone 👌 best way to be. Cheers mate, hope you had a great weekend 🍻
I've been a Bricklayer for 20 years plus and it's nice to see some really good young guys coming through. You explain things so well for your apprentice 👍👍 Line up brickie lol
Thanks mate appreciate it! I was really late to the game, started in the trade at age 20/21. Always try my best to explain things really simple so he and everyone else can follow what's going on😊👌
So thankful you've done this. I'd never do any brick laying myself, because it's a skilled job and needs a experienced people like yourself. But I love knowing what's going on, so I can at least understand what the builder I hire is going on about.
Great content Izzy thoroughly enjoying all your bricklaying work and your explanation to the apprentice are spot on keep the uploads coming cheers again John
Awesome videos Izzy it’s fantastic how you explain everything as you go with your guys , hats of to you champ.I am an old bricky , I love the way you think through your work , no mucking around just do the best you can on what job you have .cheers young fella keep up the great videos, I love watching,I feel you are helping all the young guys heaps that are new in Bricklaying. Cheers 🥂
Mate, thank you so much for a very uplifting comment! I'm thrilled that an older Bricklayer, appreciates my work and also the way I go though and explain everything I can to my apprentice/viewers. I try and do that all the time as it helps everyone understand what's going on (if they're new to the game) I'll keep it up mate! I'm currently working on a new video now mate, hope you watch it! Should be ready by Sunday! All the best James! Hope to see you in the comments again 🤜🤛
What a great instructional video, good lad great show, parents must be very proud of you, whatever we do in life if we do the best we can and in your case consider the impact on your customers its all anyone can ask
Brilliant work on the extension buddy! You're both doing well on it so far! Keep up the great work as always mate, looking forward to the next one!👍😁👌👷♂️🧱
good way of teaching (almost 2 years apprientence here) I didn't get told everything in the start like he does, but its soo good too keep saying it until you finally learns and understand it.
Thanks mate, appreciate your comment! Thing is, if I start getting him use to this terminology and methods now...it won't seem too confusing later on when he actually needs to do it👌
Great Video. Just gotta say I love watching a bricky fling mud along the top course of a line of bricks as if he was playing darts. I once saw a bricky whose aim was so true, he was able to fling a little line of mud from off his trawl directly into the left over vertical space between the bricks that you sometimes end up with, so neatly that you'd swear it was a finished job.
Super class buddy love the music 🎼✅ great work im 37 been stuck on site work since left school just house bumping, im heading towards private work but lots to learn in the footings side of it all, great bit of skill you have 👍🏻
Cheers for that Dale. Mate thing is, site is mint, because it's good money and it's just a good laugh. I was thinking about going to site this year. But with the amount of work on getting passed, im sticking to privates for a while. It's DW, BUT I can just take me time, have a laugh, teach the new lad loads and do a alright job too👌😂 Thanks for your support matey
Nice vid. Proper taking the time teaching the apprentice. I always set out the doorways on the internal block work so the concrete/ screed can but up to the back of the brickwork at the opening.
Yea trying to show him as much as possible, so when he comes to stuff on the future, he kinda already knowns what to do👌 Yea good spot, I totally forgot to set it out😂😂💪
Im cominh from malaysia...I love to see this video..cause give us a lot a lesson n well explanation..good knowlege n fantastic how you explain everything....best n very2 best explanation..tq
Really good in depth video mate explained well .For a young lad you are a mature trade did an old bricklayer have a big hand in how you lay im picking up old school with you .which isnt a bad thing .Also you care about your work and you can see you enjoy it.keep a level head expand your knowledge all the time not just with bricklaying mate .very good video and a very bricklayer mate .watch the back and look after the wrist and elbows with that 12 inch .i cant use mine anymore tennis elbow starts .🤣🤣 brilliant mate and good luck really pleased you have a nice lad drew seems like a keeper mate 💯🧱👍
Hiya mate, what a lovely comment! I was taught by a couple of people one was slightly older but both great mentors. That's what it's all about, constantly growing and learning mate! And the trowel, it is a bit daft, 13"🤦 but figured I'd treat myself to a new trowel. Starting a new chapter of my life currently with some shite cracking off with the house and the now ex fiance. So new trowel, new chapter. Onwards and upwards 👌 And Drew is a legend, so enthusiastic to learn! Hope you and the family are well buddy! Sorry if I've not caught up on your videos, lots of stuff happening "behind the scenes" All the best X🤜🤛
@Izzy the Bricky 13 inch they say evey inch counts mate 🤣 honestly in years to come you'll be sorry izzy just saying mucca .sounds like you've had a nightmare on your hands mate all i can say is life always seems to find away of setting out things you'll get there although i do sympathise with you mate .Hope your ok .At least you have a good lad now and well deserved. I been busy aswell here always never enough time in a day is there . Keep your chin up mate .im on instagram now no real clue how to do it bit like youtube 🤣 find me on there and i can add you be nice if you ever need a chat mate 👍💯 awra best
Funny, my wife's a maths teacher and one of her kids said to her; "What do I need maths for, I'm going to be a bricklayer" I said to her show him how 3-4-5 (or indeed 6-8-10) works but don't mention Pythagoras.
Feck me I nearly choked on my scone when you turned that camera round to the gable who the feck built that, definitely right site work and domestic extensions are two different worlds,any knob can build on site and you will find lots of knobs on site but not everyone can do domestics as need to be a lot more of a all rounder but I definitely love my domestic work although site work is a easier life👍
Thanks mate and yea I was shocked to see that half bat in the wall😰🤦 as I said both have their pros and cons, bit on enjoying domestic at the moment 😊 Have a brilliant weekend fella!
😂😂😂 that's why I thought I better 3 4 5 this coner 😂 that square is no good to anyone 😂😂😂 hope your well buddy! I WILL catch up on your videos! Alot of stuff happening currently so I've got little time. Have a brilliant weekend my mate🍻
Class Izzy and some good tips,are you gonna tooth your brickwork into the existing once you’re out the ground? see a lot of people not tooth in but I always do it bit of a ball ache but looks a lot better and no straight joint
Cheers mate, really trying to explain everything to Drew the best I can! I think we'll tooth this one. It's very dependent on each inspector. But would definitely look alot better toothed 👌 Have a good weekend buddy 🍻
Ha ha was just about to call the 890/900 but had a quick look down comments and I know you know. It was quite clever calling it 900 it got me commenting 😃
Brilliant video. Really enjoyed it. I'm starting the build up to DPC for my garden room in 3 weeks so this video was a welcome, and timely, reminder of things to think about. So much to remember in setting out, for a weekend warrior like me, that I've put it into a step-by-step list - and the 3-4-5 is in there too! The slab I'm laying on isn't 100% level so I'll improvise (ok, cheat) and use a laser level and finder/receiver to ensure each corner block is 'finished' to the same height before running the lines. Looking forward to seeing more on this extension.
Perfect mate, use the laser to set everything and you'll be laughing buddy! Sounds like you'll be totally fine! Like I said, if you have any questions you can always reach me on here or over on Instagram! Very excited to really get stuck into this extension 👌
@@IzzytheBricky Thanks Izzy. This extension is shaping up to what could be a cracking series! I'm looking forward to the bits on padstones, lintels and wallplates (if the build has any of these)
Yes yes there will be plenty of clips on all of those! My new video (out tomorrow) covers lintels and a few bits and bobs which are quite interesting 👌
When setting out I sometimes use Pythagorean theorem as well, so I get me diagonal measurements from corner to corner. For example if I’m write your measurements from diagonal corner to corner should be 10,295 mm
Nice one Izzy. That lad seems a good keen one. Listens,intelligent. Your a good teacher.. ps is that a new trowel? Noticed black handle. .or same one you bought at shop in Derby couple of months ago.?
Hiya chap! He's very keen, and it's a real pleasure to have him with me🤜🤛 Yes it's a new one from a new tool shop I went to in Weymouth, they have every single trowel ever made there😍😍
Those trench blocks look handy and £2 a block seems very reasonable. Whats the going rate for laying standard non aerated blocks in a cavity wall and facing bricks in your area?
Gr8 work pal but trust me in years to come you will have wished you had used a smaller trowel over the years. But Yer top work and well explained to the apprentice.
Spot on, bud.👍 We all did that back in the day.....massive trowel, lashing the walls up as quickly as possible....or so we thought! 10" trowel is MORE than enough
@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping I'm good, Justin mate. By the way I wish they would call tennis elbow something else, it sounds like it's a bit of a laugh, but it's far from it....bloody agony at times!
Did you know that you can set up a brick clamp to take the arm work out of laying those? You can also lay concrete blocks with ease as well, just takes a little practice. Other Brickie's will look at you like you're a leper or something until you start launching them down. Trust me 😉
Do you not need to return the blocks for doors or anything there? So the concrete runs right through to back of bricks? That’s a must up here in Manchester
You don't perp trench blocks Izzy mate, they butt up and you fill toggle with mortar. Four bricks is .890mm you can get in a lot of trouble with your face bricks above the Engineering course like that ,them 10 Mills soon add up 10 bricks is a Bat,looks a nice big job though 👍
That's really strange cos we've always perped them up, and always seen people perp them up. But can't argue with you Andy👌 yea I got pulled on that just by someone else. Cheers Andy mate, hope your doing well and enjoying the sun!
@@IzzytheBricky I've actually just checked the spec on there website as I've only ever used them once years ago as we don't use them down here all founds are mass filled with 5 or 6 course brick to damp and it does say no perp, yep getting the sombrero out tomorrow 😉
When you're setting out it's how he said every 900mm so you put your tape on corner of your first brick then 900mm to the beginning of your fifth brick so point to point there's 4 bricks in that space and that's what he did which is correct.
@@IzzytheBricky we fill ours rite up 1 metre deep so then your straight on to the engerneering brick up to damp saves bending over with the footing blocks suppose it's down to the building inspection but they seem fine about it up here in Yorkshire haha, keep up the good work matey
@@Fordmad90 aaah I get you. To be honest mate, I actually couldn't tell you why we don't do that more often here. We had a few rain water pipes and gullies running at the side of the building, so it's nice to put all that draining alongside the trench blocks, back fill and then do our blues. Otherwise, of there was no drainage, would be ideal 💪
@@IzzytheBricky yeah you can concrete pipes in inhave done it and it's been passed by our building Inspector. I have also used the profile setup from Steve and Alex and also made me feel chuffed to bits like you was haha 😄
Yea a few people told me that. But I've always perped them up. And everywhere I've seen them used over the last 8ish years I've seen them proped up🤔 but it's good to know that if I wanna go rapid, I can leave the perps off😂
People misinterprete it when dry bonding your tape is on the first brick and 900 actually falls on the start of the fifth brick so you have 4 bricks in between that measurement.
been there, built walls, even retaining 9" walls with 13" built in colums to a 5mm tolerance for fence panels, only problem I found with bricklaying is it bores the f*ck out of me
If you look at the spec of them trench block it says that you don’t apply a perp joint. You interlock them and fill the hole up. But it kind of goes against everything we know!!
Yea a few people told us that.but Ur right.. totally against everything we know. And regless of the"spec" I'll probably always continue to perp them up haha 🤜🤛 have a good weekend fella
A shit😂😂🤦🤦 we'll 900 is close enough for me 😉😂 what's the saying, machines work to the closest thousandth, joiners to the closest mm, Bricklayers to the closest mile😂😂😉 Hope your well fella, cheers🍻
@@IzzytheBricky never heard that lmao but yeah I try work within a foot hahah I've just splashed a footing bonded nicely (tape ) but the blues I'm using are 205 to 210 massive perps could easily get another brick I'm the wall but can't risk it due to not having the Facing bricks to check
@@IzzytheBricky if possible I like to do at least one course in normal Facing bricks below ground to bond it out then put the splash on I always find that's the best way keep up the good work pal
Hi Izzy, I work with darcy (rattlekings) I'm on her Tik tok lives sometimes at work, been a subscriber for a while mate and love your videos, I learn a lot from them👌 keep up the hard work mate🔆
Ayup matey🤜🤛 that's awesome mate, I met her and the 2 brothers this weekend, sound bunch of people 👍❤️ Really appreciate it buddy, glad you can take something away from these videos bud, that's what it's all about. Especially my new videos as I'm teaching Drew as much as I can. So it makes for quite informative videos😂👌 Thanks for your support fella👍
I'm currently an apprentice on site and get talk to like dog shit and ain't learning anything to great.. wish people were abit more respectful like your self mate
Sorry to hear that mate! Two things, stick with it and work on the things your getting yelled at for. Or find a new crew🤜🤛 give it another month or so, of it don't improve, move on. No need to be treat like shite, even if your bottom of the pile 👌
Get your labourer to load trench out right way so you don't have to keep flipping them. Also I was always taught to fill in hole off joint between blocks rather than peeping them
Mate you can’t hardly move your feet ,ankles muscles must be killing you by end of day,I wouldn’t do it in those terrible conditions not for £2 a block another great video
Good vid, very clear - but... do yourself a favour and watch your back bending over laying those large foundation bricks. Herniated discs and sciatica is a really long-term painful experience.
