How to install brick slips

Here is my way of how to install brick slips to create the look of a real brick wall or brick veneer as it is sometimes called. If done properly then it will look the same as a normal brick wall and you wouldn't know brick slips have been used.
0:00 Surface preparation/mark lines
0:30 Apply brick slips
2:03 Cutting the slips
2:15 Time lapse
3:05 Pointing the slips
7:03 The finished job

[@danielanthony6141]

Very helpful indeed. Used this guide yesterday, it was faultless thanks to you 👍. Great stuff.

[@SamDaviesBuilder]

Thanks!! Glad this helped with your project 😃

[@laidbackLUKEY]

Mate I gotta say you have done a lovely job on that! 👌🏻

[@SamDaviesBuilder]

Thankyou, it was a nice job to do!

[@sambo8466]

Nice job mate.👍🏻

[@SamDaviesBuilder]

Thanks!

[@richiejohnson2743]

Brilliant tutorial thanks

[@SamDaviesBuilder]

Thanks!

[@HadaroFFMouldStones]

Good job!

[@SamDaviesBuilder]

Thanks!

[@MarcusT86]

Beautiful job mate. You deserve more views and comments! Keep uploading content like this and you'll get them!
Will these brick slips be suitable for an active fireplace with wood burner?

[@SamDaviesBuilder]

Thanks!
With regards to putting them around a Woodburner, I’d say it’s fine as long as you follow the correct clearance distances from the woodburner

[@MarcusT86]

@@SamDaviesBuilder thanks!

[@sllca]

EXCELLENT tutorial mate ! Could you tell me what product you used to seal the bricks with Please

[@SamDaviesBuilder]

Hi, thanks! I didn’t seal them but if I did then I’d use a natural stone sealer. A good brand is ‘Lithofin’

[@user-ej4cr9ft7v]

You got a link to the pointing tool used to get muck in the joints?
Great video 👍

[@SamDaviesBuilder]

Thanks!
This is the link: pointmaster.com
A mortar bag is also good, a bit like an icing bag

[@djpaulsid]

I thought the adhesive needs to be applied to the wall too?

[@SamDaviesBuilder]

I didn’t on these as I had lines on the wall to follow…

[@Leo060708]

Is it possible to do a raked joint with these brick slips?

[@SamDaviesBuilder]

I suppose you could rake them slightly but not as much as regular brickwork due to them being so thin, you wouldn’t want any less than 10mm of mortar less (I think the slips are 20/25mm

[@user-xl3sy1wo6m]

هل يمكن تثبيت تلفاز علي هذا الحائط

[@jkenmiller]

What's the tool called you are using to smooth the joints after its pointed?

[@SamDaviesBuilder]

It’s a jointing bar. The one I use is made by Marshaltown

[@jkenmiller]

@@SamDaviesBuilder thankyou, you've done a great job of that, really appreciate your response 👍

[@SamDaviesBuilder]

@@jkenmiller no problem and thankyou 😃

[@nicknameunavailable5136]

What colour are these slips please? Thanks 😊

[@SamDaviesBuilder]

Sorry, customer bought these so I’m not sure. I’ll try and find out though!

[@Matt-jm4kb]

@@SamDaviesBuilderAny luck with this? Most I’ve looked at are too red or brown. Those used in your video look ideal!

[@SamDaviesBuilder]

@@Matt-jm4kb I will try and remember to ask the customer today and get back to you

[@SamDaviesBuilder]

@@Matt-jm4kb they were from www.slimbrick.co.uk/ but the customer can’t remember which ones they were

[@markmorgan6231]

Very tidy

[@SamDaviesBuilder]

Thanks!

[@georgeomalley6066]

Slow but Satisfiing to watch 👍

[@SamDaviesBuilder]

Thanks! Try this time lapse for a faster version of brick slips czcams.com/video/tmV20pW3IJU/video.html

[@georgeomalley6066]

My Apologies, I'd should of said the work is time consuming, watched a of your video's the Attention to Detail is Brilliant, Keep UP The Good Work 🖖

[@SamDaviesBuilder]

@@georgeomalley6066 ah I see what you mean. Thanks for taking the time to watch them, I appreciate it!

[@richardwalker6417]

What type of sand would have used for this?

[@SamDaviesBuilder]

Sand suitable for bricklaying, make sure it’s not sharp sand. Our sand in West Wales is building sand but other places have different names for different types of sand

[@richardwalker6417]

@@SamDaviesBuilder thanks, have a mortar gun i've never used. Where is W.Wales, I lived in Cardigan for 15yrs.

[@SamDaviesBuilder]

@@richardwalker6417 they are brilliant tools with the right mix used in them. Cardigan is lovely! Near Saundersfoot I am

[@richardwalker6417]

@@SamDaviesBuilder love Saundersfoot, many a drunken night at Sands nightclub 🤣

[@SamDaviesBuilder]

@@richardwalker6417 it’s still going 🤣

[@craigmusicss]

Cut through the customers floor 😂

[@SamDaviesBuilder]

If I did they haven’t noticed 🤣

[@Steve-fu3pr]

Does it only find to plaster

[@SamDaviesBuilder]

You can go over any flat surface as long as you prepare it correctly

[@Steve-fu3pr]

@@SamDaviesBuilder ok basically I’m doing my fire place now for a log burner stripped it back to bare brick but it looks terrible big ugly concrete lintel can these go straight on top? You help and advise is very appreciated

[@SamDaviesBuilder]

@@Steve-fu3pr the flatter the better you can get the surface. You could stick tile backer board using a heat proof adhesive to whatever surface you need to get it nice and flat. Or use sand and cement render to get it flat ready for the slips. But it could still be done putting the slips straight on an uneven surface you just will use more adhesive and it will be harder to get them tidy. Just ensure you use an adhesive that can withstand any heat and you prepare surfaces accordingly such as using correct primers and not putting slips on top of loose material

[@Steve-fu3pr]

@@SamDaviesBuilder thank you

[@Steve-fu3pr]

@@SamDaviesBuilder where are you based Sam?

[@grahamoldham1155]

Corners are wrong

[@JohnOsCreations]

Explain please

[@grahamoldham1155]

@@JohnOsCreations straight joint doesn’t look like the corners are tied in

[@grahamoldham1155]

And not half bond on the returns

[@Pjp43]

Ye needs corner slips to make a neater job.