Spreading Mortar for Block Work [For Students] 

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Im a minute in and i love you bro "this part is called the handle" you sold me to finish the video

This tutorial is the best one on this topic. I got frustrated watching dozens of other videos until i watched yours. Just outstanding!

I am going to lay blocks for the first time and what I have viewed has given me confidence to have a go.

Sir, I can't tell you how much this tutorial just helped me. I am a homeowner and former carpenter, built a true timber frame pavilion and poured a proper foundation for a fireplace at one end. Started laying out my block last night and suffered everything you laid out as what not to do....lol. This video will be a true lifesaver going forward, thank you so much, really appreciate it. Great job, super concise and easy to follow, loved it. ~ Old School.

Finally a proper video that includes all pretty much all aspects that mansons should care about - many thanks! I found it after finishing my 11m long 4 corse of concrete hollow blocks (440mm x 215mm x 215mm) wall and my body is aching! One thing that no one mentioned is consistency of mortar - for a lot heavier 7N concrete hollow blocks one needs a bit more stiffer mortar than for other ones. They kept sinking right to the block underneath so had to add less wather to mortar thank normal for each mix.

I am a High School Construction teacher who struggles to find proper teaching videos. This is a perfect video for my class. Thanks, and consider making more

44 year long career as a mason, custom work in Beverly Hills for movie stars and 25 years building casinos in Vegas. I've seen every boot out there with their nasty habits, nice to see someone teach the correct way of wicking the trowel, so many slap the trowel on the mud board splashing mud everywhere.

Great video. Like any skilled and technique: the devil is in the details. You cover every small details. This is great. Need a video on stone wall too! Thanks!

Best video i have seen on this subject, excellent tutor.....!

Absolutely awesome tutorial. I am laying block down for a vault room and today was my first attempt. Needless to say I had some choice words... And also praise for you mason's. Tomorrow I am going to use this video and step by step try it. I thank you good sir

I just saw the best instructional video for a specific trade. Great job in the instructions. And thanks for getting right to it and not having unnecessary introduction to the video.

This is great. I will watch this process a million times until I attempt my foundation myself.

Very well done and explained. Love this video. Thank You!

Real, informative video that I should have watched first before I did my 90mm block wall . . . . . . Thank you Sir for your video, it is really well explained and good. Cheers from Down Under!

Step by step illustration at its best .. love the tutorial ...

I needed to see this video. Attempting to build a retaining wall without any advice or expertise is frustration "Hell on Earth" !! I have a lot of respect for Masons. I'll never look at workers doing this type of profession as basic manual laborers but a highly skilled professional. I've had to teardown my retaining wall 3x because I did not get this right. I've gone so far as to devise and plan to build a jig for the "H" pattern footprint And having the square dual holes covered while mortar is applied then removed once spread. This is an excellent technical how-to DIY instructional video. Its the best I've seen for my application. Thanks Masonry201. .

Great videos, I'm not looking forward to the second half of my garage wall. First half killed me as i did everything wrong that you could😂. I watched a lot of videos and at 55 have figured out why i hate mason work... I never knew how to do it correctly! Thanks brother

Excellent video!

Excellent basic instructions...very informative.

Thanks for the video man, I got my first day on Monday this video sure helped out alot!!

EXCELLENT!!!NOW THAT'S HOW YOU TEACH!

I have english as a first language but I can see how good this would be for someone with English as a second language- everything clearly spoken and easy to understand. Excellent video.

Very good. I've laid maybe 300 blocks in my time but now I actually know HOW to do it right. I've a big wall to build in spring, the first thing I'm going to do is buy one of those trowels. Thanks :)

I liked almost everything with the video, except the smear of the end blocks on the ends. My father was in the concrete business for over 50 years. He taught me many of these techniques. However once he puts his load on top of the block, he then takes another cinder block and turns it on end to end. Tall end up. He then spreads the mortar on the tall end, just like you would on the elongated cinder block. He then lifts up the block and lays it into place. Now again, my father had been doing this for many years. He knew exactly how to judge the distance that he needed in order to place that cinder block in place. He then would follow the string line and ensure it was level, and taking the butt end of the trowel and tapping on top of the cinder block until it was perfectly in place and level. This is also the way that I do it now. Also sometimes I wet the block to make sure of adhesion as well. That of course depends on the temperature outside. Other than that, I really enjoyed your video.

I like the way you teach. Thanks.

Great video I've only started been a Labour to the stone Mason. He's showed me how to spread the mortar on the blocks I'm putting to much on at the minute but I'm going try your tips

Just today i lay my first set of blocks. This video enhances my confidence bro. Love from jamaica. Do you have videos on how to properly render a wall?

LOVE THIS. THANK YOU. GOOD TEACHING FOR NOVICES LIKE ME. TALOFA AND FAAFETAI FROM SAMOA.

I worked at building materials for thirty years you have good knowledge

These are excellent videos!!!!

I would say great video but yes but great technique an instruction you do it so goood man you deserve an medal 🏅🏆🎇✨

sir I like the way you teach. You really are good nice job keep up the good work

Was wondering why you didn’t just slap mud on the head then you immediately showed why on the sash side. About to do my first wall so this was extremely instructional

Excellent tutorial, thank you.

Outstanding information!

Sir, you are the man!! Exemplary video!!

Great instructions. Thank you. 1.25x is perfect speed for me.

Great job i like your teaching

Good video. Teaching ergonomics and efficiency is so important. Masonry by nature is so repetitive and most people don’t think how much material weight they’re moving in a day. Concrete and masonry is tough work even when it’s efficient. Too slowly we’re wise but too quickly we’re old.

Very well done!!! Thank you

You are a great teacher

Beautiful fundamentals. Now could you please make a video for the best way to pick up the block to lay it to as well as over the line (over the line because some of us don’t have nice bosses)

I like the way you teach

Great

Nice Job!

You're correct about about keeping your thumb back.

Great Video 👍

Thanks. Ugh help. From my hill in Sc

Thanks once again

Thank you .

Too bad I didn't watch this BEFORE I tried to mortar some block for the first time. Didn't know what I was doing and did everything wrong. Mortar wouldn't stick to anything, I think it was too thick. Didn't know about making a loaf, flicking the wrist, etc. I gave up trying to use the trowel. All I knew was that I had a wheelbarrow full of mortar that I needed to use before it got hard. So I used my hands to put the mortar on the blocks. Now my finger tips are all bloody and raw. LOL. Thanks for teaching me how to do it right!

excellent detail

I've never been a fan of Adam Sandler's acting but I must say he is doing really good at teaching masonry.

Good teacher so much 😀😀😀

Really enjoyed the video, looking forward to viewing more masonry videos. Where is your school? Also, for training purposes what is your mortar mix? Thanks, great work!

Will try

Seee thats alll it need just a goood instructor an the correct way how to proceed an build on than man it like i watch just this video twice man please reply an share an feedback so i can ear ur reply thank uou for the great guidance an instruction sir thnks

I've been replacing a basement wall that was no good and tomorrow I'll be finishing it. I like the way you presented everything in this video. I've been doing everything with zero instruction, I think it'll go a little easier now that I see how you use the trowel and how to properly load it. I had most of it figured out but this should set me straight on all of it.

Excellent.

This is excellent

Thought this was great. Can you please do more videos?

Great 😁

GREAT!

you are so talented

I would like to see a video about the footings sizes and what needs to be done to ground

I hope there are going to be more of these videos.

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Se puede pegar block de esa manera con una cuchara de 9" gracias

I have all I need to know to try making two piers out front for mounting lights along the driveway...just kidding but this helps!!

I have seen professionals leave a diamond shape on top side to side . Not down the line I'd love to do this

Thank you sir

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Can I hold my beer in my offhand?

nice

I personally don't like to use the wrist snapping technique, because after doing that about 2,000 times per day, over the coarse of time could wear your wrist out. I prefer to tap my trowel twice, but to each his own. Love your videos and hope there are future Masons taking notes. #SALUTE

Where do u may the video ????

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Where are you located at I’m interested in taking one of your classes

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Is there a certain trowel you recommend for woman (smaller hands, etc)?

What is the sash for ?

Dang I should have watched this twice at least before messing up my wall 😅

what size trowel is that?

Good instructor i must say this is the best instructor i ever seen in my life dam man u make soooooo dam smooooooth man , im in this field man Gencon an i av to say in video alone you teach so much mqn😎😎😎😎😎😎😎👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿 i did subscribe to t channel where you from man and how long have you been doing the instructing lesson no lie i have learn a lot and gonna watch it all over again its like im in classs with my instructor at schoool but you make so understandable 🖐🖐🖐🖐 im STEEEEL AS IN STEEEELREBAR WOULD LOVE TO GET A REPLY OR A FEEDBACK FROM YOU THANKS FOR THE GOOOD WORK MANY THANKS TO YOU SIR👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿😎😎😎😎😎

What's the best length of trowel ?

I can’t get over how white your mud is.

When did Adam Sandler start doing masonry videos?

I actually KNOW that the 'term' is brick-layer.... not mason. My dad was a First Class BRICK-LAYER.

Sir, I commented on one of your videos just last week and I understand how overwhelming your job is to have hindered your response. I hope when you eventually come online, I will get your response. I see that that most, if not all illustrations you made about block laying had to do with retaining walls, garden walls etc. This 3/8 inch vertical joint: 1. is it applicable to building storey buildings or is it just peculiar to retaining walls? In Nigeria, I see vertical joints of up to 3 - 4 inches and if your tutorial is anything to go by, then I think the practice here is wasteful to say the least. 2. The mortar sand. I see your mortar looks a lot softer than ours which contains sand of different grain sizes. Though our buildings are standing, I think the difference between the two is much. Do you think the two practices can stand side by side?

Is this the children's class? I would've never guessed that grey part to be the handle smh

I turned it off when you said....."this is the handle" 😂🤣

Is that a he trowel or a she trowel? Don't want to offend it.

Speed doesn't come with all your extra movements.

Buy some pants especially when making a video. Bricklayers use to work in a suit, vest, and derby hat. Now we're down to rags.

Hand on you leg saves your back.

You should have no hand in masonry left or right.

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