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Building a 4" Block Lead [For Students]
Spreading Mortar for Block Work [For Students]
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Building a Rack Back Lead [For Students]
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Building an 8” Block Lead [For Students]
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Instagram Link: / masonry201youtube
Properly Stocking a Project
Cutting Block / Saw Use
Laying Out
Spreading Techniques
Take a close look after the 52 minute mark. You'll see just how unstable the lead is while I float the work!
If these videos have helped you out, please check out my instagram or perhaps donate to the channel and make a comment using the "Super Thanks" button below the video.
Thanks for your time,
PB
Music by www.bensound.com/free-music-for-videos
License code: FQVYF09I6JTJP5F1
czcams.com/video/ihJ-n1hThhA/video.html
Building a Rack Back Lead [For Students]
czcams.com/video/CwQ23SAarls/video.html
Building an 8” Block Lead [For Students]
czcams.com/video/jyeHkKALl-Q/video.html
Instagram Link: / masonry201youtube
Properly Stocking a Project
Cutting Block / Saw Use
Laying Out
Spreading Techniques
Take a close look after the 52 minute mark. You'll see just how unstable the lead is while I float the work!
If these videos have helped you out, please check out my instagram or perhaps donate to the channel and make a comment using the "Super Thanks" button below the video.
Thanks for your time,
PB
Music by www.bensound.com/free-music-for-videos
License code: FQVYF09I6JTJP5F1
zhlédnutí: 2 707
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How to Point a Brick Wall [For Students and Apprentices]
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Learn why and how to point masonry. Learn about the different tools that are required or are nice to have. Learn how to prepare the wall for pointing. Learn how to match the color and profile of mortar joints. Tool and Material Tips: Grinder Selection 4" vs. 6" Blade Selection / Width Diameter Vacuum Selection (HEPA) Extension Cord Use / Circuits Die Grinder Use / Proper Bits Color Matching / K...
American Bricklayers In London
zhlédnutí 793Před 4 měsíci
Compared to seeing England and London with your own eyes, this video is garbage. If you're into masonry, try to get there some time. I almost cried at one point it's so beautiful; and the people are kind. Music by: Bensound License code: W06L8FHZEHMASYBP
How to Perform a Concrete Slump Test. Trivia and a Riddle [For Students]
zhlédnutí 523Před 7 měsíci
Concrete Slump Test “Slump” is a measurement, in inches, in regards to the distance a material settles when performing a slump test. ie.- a 5 inch slump would simply be called a 5 slump. Evolution Music by Bensound License code: 2MCML3PAWY8BZNWJ
Building an 8" Block Corner Lead [For Students]
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This project builds upon the fundamentals learned in: czcams.com/video/ihJ-n1hThhA/video.html czcams.com/video/CwQ23SAarls/video.html czcams.com/video/jyeHkKALl-Q/video.html Use of Framing Square *Sash Block in Corner *Cut Ladder Wire *Feeling the Corner/Face Inside Corner Tooling Outside Corner Tooling Music by Bensound.com/royalty-free-music License code: HC0A0QA9VZUZDU5T
Building a Rack Back Lead [For Students]
zhlédnutí 8KPřed rokem
Terms Introduced: Rack Back - Stepping Courses of Brick or Block, While Maintaining 1/2 Bond Plumb, Level, Straight, On Bond, On Height, Stringing the Mortar Tooling (Striking Up), Parts of a Block Tools and Techniques Introduced: Stocking a Project Identifying Different Sizes of Block Sharpening a Carpenters Pencil Razor Knife Marking Bond with a Folding Ruler Using a Tape Measure to Check Bon...
Bricklayer Trowel Durability Test / Competition
zhlédnutí 6KPřed rokem
These trowels were put through years (arguably) of abuse in just a few minutes. Bricklayers don't treat their tools like this...at least the good bricklayers don't. Music: Bensound.com/royalty-free-music License code: AEHMSZB6M1XFBAQH
Building a Brick Pier [For Students]
zhlédnutí 23KPřed rokem
Terms: Actual & Nominal Measurements Modular Measurements / Modular Construction / Modular Ruler Slack to the Line vs. Hard to the Line Tips: Starting Corner Brick for each Course Filling Corners Brick Spacing Plumbing Jambs; Keeping Jambs Slack Brushing the Face of the Pier / Wet Mortar Focusing on Quality, Not Speed If these videos have helped you out, please check out my instagram or perhaps...
Apprentice & Pro Tricks
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Royalty Free Music: Bensound.com/royalty-free-music License code: V4RSLT6Y7IQRBYI3
Cement? Mortar? Concrete? What's the difference???
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Terms Cement Concrete Mortar Lime Masonry Cement Music I Use: Bensound.com/free-music-for-videos License code: KLP8L5EECTOEEVFA
Trades Communication [For Professionals, Not For Students]
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Some educational nuggets, but mostly just messing around. Music I Use: Bensound.com/free-music-for-videos License code: PHUP0ELXQIIXSLGX
How to Lay Brick [For Students]
zhlédnutí 24KPřed 2 lety
Terms Introduced: Furrow, Back Cut, Toed, Hacked, Flying Wedge, Closure, Double Butter Skills Introduced: Hanging a Line Under Pressure, Spreading Mortar for Brick Work, Applying Mortar to the Head of a Brick, Laying Brick in a Wall to a String Line, Keeping Bond, Tooling Brick Work
String Line / Hanging a Line [For Students]
zhlédnutí 34KPřed 2 lety
Terms String Line : Line Blocks : Line Pins : Line Stretchers (Dog Bones) : Braided vs. Twisted : Trigs (Twigs) : Hitch : Skills Wrapping a Line : Hanging a Line : Twig Man
Building an 8" Block Lead [For Students]
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Building an 8" Block Lead [For Students]
Spreading Mortar for Block Work [For Students]
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Spreading Mortar for Block Work [For Students]
Segmental Arch : Brick Construction for Students (3 of 3)
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Segmental Arch : Brick Construction for Students (3 of 3)
Segmental Arch : Brick Construction for Students (2 of 3)
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Segmental Arch : Brick Construction for Students (2 of 3)
Segmental Arch : Brick Construction for Students (1 of 3)
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Segmental Arch : Brick Construction for Students (1 of 3)
Where do you go to school to learn the trade of masonry? Technical School or as an apprentice? I live in Allentown, Pennsylvania. We have a lot of cement companies around here (Heidelberg) but they just make the cement. I don’t want to work in a cement plant.
@@patrickkeschl596 you’re in luck! Look up Williamson College of the Trades. 60-70 miles from you. Or call up Local 1 PA/DE and sign up for an apprenticeship.
@@masonry201 Awesome. Thanks!
I'm about to build a garden wall that's retaining a bit of soil and this video is very helpful, thanks. We're these lighter blocks as I noticed you put up many courses, the blocks over here are about 27kg each so not sure how many courses I could go for in one session. Thanks.
You did your country proud at supertrowel England this year. It was a lot closer this year!
@@harveysmith100 thanks for the comment! I’m on the fence for signing up for qualifying this upcoming year. We’ll see! Thanks again. PB.
ok dude. you did a good video and your a real pro.. but we need a whole video on morter. how to select your mortar. how to mix your mortar.. how much to mix at a time.. all the important stuff to know. are there additives to mortar we rookies need to know about? and what about sealing a brick job.. you could speak a little bit about sealers if we need them. i used to do concrete slabs and we sealed them. i used to do footers and councrete foundation walls and we didnt seal them. but this is brick.. so need some conversation on this topic; please. when i used to be on big commercial jobs; we used to call our wall block layers brickies. do you feel like that is a derogatory term or do you feel like its all right to be known as a brickie.. its not meant to be an insult. when we send laborers over to see the brickies; that laborer knows exactly who we are talking about. anyway. lets get back to important stuff; sealers and morter preperation.. thanks for this vid...
How do you like this twice, jeez
@@josevillanueva9705 thanks for the comment!
I feel slow listening to this guy
What is the name of that musical score?
@@juniorpink1021 ooooh, I’m not sure. It was free from “Bensounds”. It might be called, “super annoying after a while”. 😂. I thought only about 10 people would watch these videos each year….😂
I love that you talk so much explaining why you do something, i personally find it is more important then the visual of what you are doing.
@@jasonmcnatt thanks for the comment! I feel the same way. I watch tutorials, just like anyone else, but I want to understand why the person is doing something a particular way. Thanks for the comment!
Great video! Thank you for posting.
Thanks for the comment!
Booger 13:56 😂
What about the cap???
@@reaxions thanks for the question! There’s a few different ways a column or pier will terminate. A cap being one of them for sure. A pier could also end at the bottom of floor, or even patio deck. Some will be load bearing and carry a beam or floor joist. This was just an instructional for the steps on how to build one. Thanks again.
Dude, your useless. Who put a trowel in your hand?
Are you telling me no rebar is needed to make a brick wall gate ?
I feel like I make pancakes wrong.
@@stickyrice2010 no stones in pancakes!
And after building that do you guys knock it down and resuse?
Yes, everything gets reused, as long as the unit doesn’t break! Thanks for the question.
Sourdough for bread can be made or just flour and water.
@@wiktoriaslominska8078 aaaaahh! That’s good to know! Thanks for the comment!
Thanks mate
@@hexboxx735 thanks for the comment! Cheers mate!
now I am off to make some concrete pancakes.
@@user-vx9de8xi8o 😂good luck! Just don’t build any homes with with waffle mix.
Where's your location I wonna come by you guys
This college is in Media, PA
New subscriber and life-long learner here. I appreciate your time and effort in making these instructional videos. Your delivery is very professional and the best I've seen! Your words are easy to follow and I'm not having to rewind to figure out what you're saying.
Thanks for the comment! I try to make the videos as easy to understand as possible, I realize masonry can be confusing! Thanks again!
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!
What about the steel inside to keep the over period of time
@@loverniemarshall5438 thanks for the question. Are you talking about vertical rebar or horizontal wire? There’s a couple different types of reinforcement used when building corners in the field.
Great lesson and technique. Thanks for sharing!
@@johndoumas3603 thanks for the comment!
fix the smoke detector
I'm surprised I haven't gotten more comments about that. It's super annoying!
@2:30 FYI, the "frog" probably is not named after the amphibian. Following the other parts: heel, toe, foot... a "frog" is a part of a horse's hoof.
@@bobprivate8575 that’s great! I didn’t know that! Thanks for the comment!
Thank you Sir for this informative video tomorrow i am going to build someone's wall with confidence
@@vumileketimali299 thanks for the comment!
He's a rookie.
@@clintonclintonsmith8405 don’t tell anyone!
Great use of analogy to simplify and explain this subject. Thank you
@@davidmorrill2943 thanks for the comment!
I like the inspector who appears around the 34:00 mark. He is keeping a watchful eye on proceedings.
😂 former student! Thanks for the comment!
Thx for this 👍 ... Now and again, I do adhoc projects at home and find myself wandering round the hardware store trying to decide what sort of mix I need to buy ... I then usually default to what I know - the portland cement bag and add my own ballast/sand/plasticiser, etc, depending on what I'm doing (and what other CZcamsrs tell me !) . I now feel a bit more confident about actually buying the more appropriate pre-mix bag - I really do believe this is the sort thing they should be teaching in schools 🤓
@@kwikbit thanks for the comment! I agree, the products names are so similar and can be confusing. You can’t go wrong mixing your own mix though!
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!
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")?
@@chrislnflorida5192 no, lengths will end in the 5/8” number. Thanks for the comment!
Ive been in the building trades over or close to 40 years, carpentry. When 1st breaking out, i was Hod Carrier, (Shake that mud 😂) inbetween the carpentry. I have always wanted to learn to lay, i guess the Masons, layer's didnt want to teach, protecting their job. I have Always wondered HOW to start your Courses, ie., run vs height-measurements. For someone that has Never been around laying block, u might need to explain the Measurements of the Blocks to the Actual Laying for spacing. I gathered the Height=7 5/8"/with mud=8" increments. The run=15 5/8"/with mud=16" center. In real life, wouldnt you start at Both Ends, set 1 Block to Height, string line, then build you leads?
@@chrislnflorida5192 yes, the layout course would be established first before and leads or corners are built. This project is to mainly build students skills. Thanks for the comment!
Thank you for the free education Sir, I just subscribed
@@LeperKing1174 thanks for the comment!
Great instructional video, personally I would be more focused on building a 3 course lead, heading down wall and building another 3, probably continue that way for more corners and jogs if necessary, giving setup time to original lead and keeping the line jockeys working their magic ability to make a 2 foot wall consistently looking like it was built by a blind toddler, but that’s just me!
Thanks for the comment! Absolutely correct view. Usually we’re installing wire every two courses, and mini two course leads/corners are built. Short lead - long line is the key to production. This is more for students to get their skills up. Thanks again!
I’m a journeyman bricklayer, yet I still love watching your videos, because I love this trade! 💯🦾
Thanks for the comment!
So I made a cake with cement. It was terrible and my little sister busted her tooth 😞
@@thetawave2473 😂well, at least you didn’t use masonry cement. Thanks for the comment!
Well I knew the cement wasn’t named after Portland OREGON or the cement would have piercings, purple hair and it wouldn’t work.
@@thetawave2473 😂 that sounds pretty accurate! Thanks for the comment!
Nice analogy. What is a good ratio of mason sand lime and Portland cement to make mortar for a non structural brick exterior wall ? I have 3 parts mason sand one part lime and one part Portland cement. Sound about right ?
@@johnnovick1643thanks for the question, that’s a close guess! Make what’s called “type N” mortar. Which is 1:1:6. One part Portland cement:one part lime:six parts “bar” sand. You mentioned “mason” sand, don’t use that. Mason sand is a very specific size, and isn’t available many places. “Mason” sand is another confusing term I didn’t even get in to! Thanks again.
I'm designing a house and my husband says we have to design the house according to the size of the block so that it comes out even. Is this correct? I called BS. I think you can make the house any size you want and cut the block to fit it. Can you recommend a video for an example?
😂Thanks for the question! Great question btw. In general, try to keep things to 4” increments. Whether it’s heights of walls or length of walls or whatever. Doors and windows and other things will work out to 4” increments, and it will save you a lot of headache. I’ll be making a type of video soon with cuts that may help in understanding. Thanks again.
man that music is bad , is this what you play to the students learning at the shop
@@theNZmatt no way! The music they get to listen to is even worse!
@@masonry201 hahaha
Best video I ever see.
Thanks for the comment!
I love it. his English is very clear.
Thanks for the comment!
Ok, so smart newb question... if the lime makes the portland weak or "spongy", then why does mortar have it in the mix? The entire brick/block structure depends as much on the strength of the mortar as it does the block. All vertical pressure is exerted as much on the mortar as it is on the block. Please explain since the few of us out there with some common engineering sense might see this as a problem when it obviously isn't historically speaking.
@@murphydowning2495 great question! Long answer…we’ll use the “masonry cement” as an example. The ratio of sand to “powder” is 3:1 when mixing mortar. The powder ingredients can be manipulated by increasing or decreasing the amounts of either the cement or lime. The bags of masonry cement come in types (M,S,N,O,K). M-highest concentration of cement to lime (mostly cement); K-lowest concentration of cement to lime (mostly lime). You’d think one would always just want the strongest mortar. Big mistake. The mortars compressive strength HAS to be weaker than the units that are laid with it. Laying concrete block underground, we’ll generally use type M. Laying brick indoors above grade, usually type N. Historical work with soft brick, indoors, usually type K. There’s even more to it, with costs, lime based mortars, freeze-thaw cycles, etc. in general, the mortar NEEDS to be weaker than the units laid, or the structure will destroy itself when expanding and contracting. Thanks for the question!
@@masonry201 Thanks for the explanation! As much as I'd love to know the exact chemistry as well as engineering reasons for different types in different applications, I think I'll just go by recommendations for this one! Believe it or not, all of my curiosity in masonry stems from a recent need to install footings under support piers as well as to make some kind of "wall" on the edge of a wash to hold down any more erosion from water coming down as well as flowing by... Haha
Along with all you did, I was also shown to bring those lead/ head/ corner faces flushed was the level from the begining so there is no air gap in the mortar because no adjustment woumd be needed at the end.
superb explanation no words to praise his pro work
Thanks for the comment!
...let's pretend U aren't talking 2CHILDREN!!!!
Okay! Do it! Thanks for the comment!
...oversimplification DISTRACTSfrom FACTS!!!!
@@johnm.washington7449 okay, BUT how??!!!! Thanks for the comment!
Your the best,im watching you from Zambia
@@IsaacChibwe Thanks for the comment!