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Welcome to the channel and thanks for viewing the videos. Not a bricklayer, just someone who loves designing and building stuff! Loads of projects to come, so stay tuned 👍

🙏 thanks for the comment. This is rather an indulgent size, but will allow for a good sized crop. I guess the beauty of planter boxes is they can be as small and tall as you like, so all you need to do is find somewhere outdoors with a bit of sunshine.

Haha! Strangely enough it was an entirely enjoyable job despite all the mind-numbing cutting. Digging the foundations, however, was another story!

🙏 thanks

Thanks, it’s interesting to see everyone’s different opinion.

Thanks for the comment. I’m so looking forward to sharing the next project. I should get the design drawings finished today and start work on the project tomorrow 🤞

Guten Tag. Ja, sie haben eine kompaktere Oberfläche und die harte Oberfläche ist weniger saugfähig, allerdings konnte ich sie in Neuseeland nicht kaufen.

@@danwaterson356 Ich finde es auch toll, dass sie alte Ziegel verwenden. In Deutschland und speziell im Norden wird traditionell viel mit Backsteinen gearbeitet seit Jahrhunderten. Leider werden immer weniger Verzierungen verwendet. Die Maurerkunst ist am schwinden. Schön zu sehen, dass am anderen Ende der Welt diese noch lebt.👍

Now that WOULD be tricky.....but would look very nice. I've just modified the design on the building I'm about to start for the next series of videos and there's going to be a little brickwork included. Perhaps the Celtic weave could make an appearance...🤔

There’s certainly loads of ways to build planters, and blocks would be one great idea. Definitely not cheaper though- I would’ve needed around 280 blocks, plus steel and concrete reinforcement to resist the pressure of the soil. Material costs would’ve been close to NZ$2000 whereas the timber only cost around NZ$600.

@@danwaterson356 Okay thanks - answered my question, carry on 🙂

Thanks so much 🙏. You live in a beautiful part of the world!

Thanks for the compliment and sorry about the music, it does appear to have been quite polarising! I definitely got the volume mixing wrong, but I'm learning! In my latest video (the raised planters) I tried a different genre and volume to try and find a happy balance, I'd be interested to hear if you thought that was better.

Thanks. The music seems to be quite polarising. In my latest video (the raised planters) I tried a different genre and volume to try and find a happy balance.

The designer in me says I should, but the design symmetry is something I'm trying to avoid. I want the place to be a random collection of functional yet beautiful structures, oozing charm.

Thanks for the comment. Stick around for the ton of projects I've got planned!

Thanks for the comment and your estimations. I guess it's all subjective. A brickie may charge $4.50 a brick, and may be able to lay around 50-70 per hour but that's on a straight run using profiles and a string line. Curved walls require each brick to be levelled individually, patterned/angled bricks add considerable time, probably bringing it down to 20 bricks per hour. There's also the time taken to cut all the bricks, which perhaps a labourer could do. There are lots of ways to save money on a job like this (such as doing it yourself like I did!, then the total cost to me was only $2500) but I'd wager that a contractor willing to take on a job like this is going want to make profit (and why not, that's one reason they're in business) so think my overall estimate of close to (or even more than) $30K is probably accurate.

Thanks for your kind comment and hope you'll stick around for the million projects I've got buzzing in my head!

👍 thank you

Thank you for the comment. You right, it’s adding that little something extra that takes all the thought and planning. Understanding maths and geometry is the cornerstone of any DIY project, if only kids understood that whilst they’re in school!

Thank you 🙏

Thanks Eve 👍

Yes, I have to look say this wall every day- so very glad I put the extra time and effort in now! Thanks for the comment 🙏

Now there’s a classy guy!

Gotta love a good tune! 🎶

Absolutely. Would love to know the title of it.

BEEP by Heyson 👍

Thanks so much for your kind words 🙏, although a tour of my brain sounds dangerous 😬

🙏Thanks, your comment is very much appreciated.

Thanks, the roofing sheets actually looked better than I thought they would.

Thank you 👍

Thank you, and it does look like I’ll be leaving it as is 👍

Very good of you to say, thank you.

👍 cheers, now the vegetables are where they’re supposed to be- locked in a cage!🤣

I know, right? Just goes to show it pays to DIY.

That’s something I hadn’t considered. That would actually look quite good 🤔

🤣😂🤣 thanks for the comment, and taking the time to watch all the video- much appreciated!

🙏 thank you!

Believe it or not I didn’t choose the weathervane 😂

Thank you, I certainly will.

That’s a good point you make, and would probably need some profit on top of the hourly rate……pushing closer to NZ$40k 😬

@@danwaterson356 I would happily pay it for quality craftsmanship.

Он желает.... Кого я шучу, на самом деле это он!

It is rather a nice teak bench. Certainly not short of video ideas, one of the many projects I’m working towards is building a workshop where I’ll be able to make things like that!

🙏 thank you.

Thanks for the vote to leave it as-is, and thanks for the comment.

Thank you 👍

Thanks for the comment, it did turn out rather well! I’m hoping to make a start off the next project towards the end of week, so the first video could include some aspects of the planning and site prep.

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The CZcams algorithm is a hard nut to crack, but it's comments like yours that make it all worth while 👍. Thanks for your kind words of encouragement.

@@danwaterson356 Before all these algorithms we had this thing called organic growth Dan and It's still a thing. When everything else has become so stale - mainly because everyone ends up doing the same things to please the same _algorithm_ - that makes channels like yours stand out. If you fall into the same traps as the rest of them you'll end up just like them and I, for one, wouldn't like that. You're a breath of fresh air mate and you'll grow without needing to bend over backwards to the algorithm. CZcams lies about it's own algorithm so nobody really knows anything for a fact anyway. Don't be a slave to it. You don't seem like the type that's out for an audience with a 'short' attention span so don't let that stinking algorithm turn you into that. It's ruined so many other creators - turned them into algorithm zombies or something along those lines - where they post almost nothing now but 'shorts'. I find this channel refreshing because the videos are _not_ short. I agree with everything Hannes said above ... what an excellent start to a channel! I only found it yesterday but I love it. Don't let the algorithm turn you into another slave. You gotta keep the channel alive, I know that, I've managed more channels than my own - I get it but it's more to do with keeping your audience than it has to do with pleasing the algorithm. There's a lot to be said for organic growth, remember that :)

@@alflud I hear you loud and clear, and I'm glad to have connected with like-minded people such as yourself. I realised from my first edit that there's no way I'll ever be a short format kinda guy - the detail is just too important to me! As a high school teacher I'm all too aware of the exponential decay of attention span over the past few years, to the point it's quite alarming. I don't plan on making channel decisions based on a mis-guided interpretation of the algorithm, just an awareness that its perceived fickle nature will in some part determine the exposure of my videos and therefore the speed at which the channel grows. I have loads of projects planned because I WANT to do them not because I think they'll fit the algorithm, and I'm hopeful you'll all enjoy coming along on the journey with me👍

Thank you, I'm glad it's coming across as a clear process as it's so easy to 'muddy the waters' with unnecessary commentary.

Hallå and thanks for comment. Swedish architecture is often quite spectactular but I'm glad we've moved away from those horrendous working conditions! It sounds appalling, but I guess that was the norm back in the day. Bältarbro Tegelbruk looks very similar to the derelict brickworks around England. I guess the technology was the same no matter the location.

I agree! 👍