I am a beginner again. Haven't touched the block in 40 years. Great video . Great instruction and teaching skills thank you so much 👍 I'm going to be putting four courses in a hole in the ground on a slab. Corner running to 2 walls. Wish me luck
With love from Nigeria. I have watched videos on blocks-laying techniques. This in my opinion is the most satisfying. I am impressed by your simplicity, expertise and stick-to-it attitude. You already have a fan here. What I would like to see is a more practical tutorial where you have a project in the fields, how you set out the lines, excavate the soil and pour concrete, then of course erect the walls. If you already have it, be kind enough to drop the link here. Thanks man for the good work. God bless 🙏
Thanks for the comment! I'm working on a job right now that I wish I had started videoing from the beginning. Maybe some time in the future when I start a new project.
Good job im a mason, but i have been wanting to learn to be faster on building leads, but the floater we dont ever use it on job sides since is more of production 250 blocks a day
Thanks for the question! Yes. Lay one single course first, all the way through, to a level string line. That will give you the bond (block spacing), and a straight, level course of block to measure heights from.
How would you go about continuing from this layout. Do you set all 4 corners and infill the middle or stick with the layout to the other corner and cut blocks closest to the next corner ?
Great question! Corners are built AFTER the layout course is established. One single course of block is laid around to the perimeter to determine cuts, spacing, openings, etc. Once that is established, corners can then be built on the proper bond (spacing) so there's no guesswork to how it will work out in the middle of walls or on ends. Thanks for the comment!
Thank you for the video. This and your other videos have helped to educate me in the art of block laying. I am having trouble trying to find an online calculator for the amounts of cement, lime and sand for the wall that I intend to build using this type of block. I don't suppose you can provide a link to one can you? Thanks in anticipation.
Thanks. I realised that what I could do was to buy a small amount of materials, use that batch up and then work it out from there. Problem with that solution is multiple delivery charges or multiple visits to the depot = more expense and time. Will hold on for your answer 👍🏻. I appreciate your valuable time
@@malcolmsaunders9908 sorry for late reply. Here’s a basic formula. 1 bag of Portland + 1 bag of lime + 6 cubic feet of sand will make enough mortar to lay 250 brick. This is a general, rule of thumb solution. Variables include: cored vs solid brick, the size of the bed and head joints, and how efficient the mason is (sloppy/neat). It certain scenarios, I can stretch that out to almost 500 brick per batch. That’s how much it can vary. If using bags of masonry cement and sand, that amount is cut in half. 1 bag of premixed mortar (80 lb bag) will yield about 30 brick. Hope this helps.
Were here in Fl., block is Stucco finish. Im still trying to figure out HOW to get the Finished Height and Corners, from your Layout? I kinda of under stand the Height, should be on 8" Increments. The Runs are what im having trouble with.
@@chrislnflorida5192 blocks are 7-5/8 x 7-5/8 x 15-5/8 without mortar joints. Try to keep wall lengths to 4” increments, easier to make cuts, sometimes you won’t need any cuts. Heights will be on exact 8” increments. Lengths will end in a 5/8” increment. ( 12’ 3-5/8”) , (18’ 7-5/8”) , etc. Thanks for the comments!
Would this be suitable for a 14' tall workshop shop building wall? My HOA requires a masonry finish, so I was thinking something like this with a sone veneer for the bottom 3-4' and stucco then up to the top.
Thanks for the question! Sure, that would look great. They sell transition pieces specifically for that type of wall. Transition from stone to stucco. Sort of like a sill. You could probably pull up an approved drawing online of a garage. and have it already figured where rebar will go vertically in the wall if needed.
The Lay out is my problem. Blocks measure 8 5/8"x8 5/8"x15 5/8". To finish corner to corner, U lay out to the 5/8th" and to come out with the Finished Block on the other end- 15 5/8"+3/8"= (16")?
Can we get a 4" corner video? I know how to build one, I just always want to learn some new things from someone else. Especially with explanations and not just grumps yelling at you haha
Great question! The mortar that's used is "practice" mortar. It's just a lime and sand mix. The projects are taken apart, the units get scraped clean, and the mortar and units get reused.
@@masonry201 OMG you responded ok great so what is the percentage of lime and sand and water? I'm really trying to learn by myself because there doesn't seem to be a decent school near where I'll be at!
@@zhugeliang777 It's a 4 to 1 mix. 4 parts sand to 1 part lime. Dry mix them together first, then add water. A mortar mixer is preferred, but you can just use a hoe and a wheelbarrow also. For a smaller amount, you can mix in a bucket with a trowel. As for the amount of water, just add it slowly until you get it to the consistency you want.
@@zhugeliang777 Yes, you'll be just fine mixing it in a drum (concrete) mixer. Most contractors use them to mix mortar in the UK, not so much in the US.
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