It is nice to see attention to detail. Obviously done a bit slower for demonstration purposes. I'd sooner pay this man more to do a proper job than most of the slap-dash jerry-builders around nowadays. They are now demolishing 30-year old houses near me that were thrown up in weeks.
Nice job.... God brick saws are awesome.... We had to cut them with a Bolster and hammer and then use a Scutch hammer to get it right... then pray it didn't crack when you trimmed it with ya trowel... Cheers Rich
Back in the day I had to do the same:-) With my students, one semester we had an issue with the saws and all the students had to use Scutch hammers, they turned out to be some of the best jobs we had ever seen. Although we did source soft bricks for them to use.
The most important thing in arch building is to make sure the top of the arch former is set to gauge . Otherwise you might get the 5mm cut , or the line bending down. It's all crap . Gauge the former and then cut the birds mouth to suit .
James scool you can find out by going to my website where i have recorded lessons showing how to set out and draw all the arches. www.bricklaying101.com its all for free.
Great cut, and nice looking job, but why joint an individual brick that is wet after cutting straight away, and risk smudging. Why not leave the jointing for a while. Oh and use a tuck pointer or similar to fill the joint properly so there are no voids in the joint, to make it stronger. But then what do I know, I've only been a bricklayer for 45 years .... not trolling or hating, just saying :-)
+garyfromlondon Hi Gary, i was only trying to keep the video short. Your correct, it is really important to hit that jointing at the right moment. Not too dry, not too wet;-) Cheers
no gary from london is a bricklayer as am i (retired) his point is valid,thats why hickeymaster responded., both posts were respectfull. unlike mr rambo the keyboardwarrior also brickies are very competitive and look for faults , we all do it . im nearly 70 and i still cant walk around without checking out brickwork looking for faults. keeps us on our toes
Wow! Heavy words pal. If u look it's a quick demo plus I wouldn't use a slicker I'd use a finger trowel or toothing trowel. Or to the untrained that would b a tuck pointer, a frenchie, a caulking trowel, or a slicker as u say cuz most lads don't even know what a true slicker is or looks like....
That trowel sounds like it was cut from the side of a battleship. Over I n when he used his fingers and didn't know how to load a striking iron with mud
That’s a disgrace for any bricklayer to have to build out the perp or the bed for that matter, if your going to post it up do it properly for the love of god.
