Tell you what all you so called builders out there should take a leaf out of these guys book . They genuinely care about the work they do . I take my hat of to you both 👌
It's great to see father and son in their respectful collaboration. I have noticed that the father uses feet and inches where the son uses the metric system.
I've offered matching bricks from the pile here so an old flue opening could be bricked up properly on neighbours' houses a couple of times and both times they've made right pig's ear of it. Not my problem you might say but they're on the front of the houses opposite.
When I moved into my first house the survey said damp in the kitchen. I got a 'specialist' in who said no problem. I stripped out the kitchen and noticed when it rained, there was a damp patch. Cut a brick out and got about two buckets of debris out of the cavity, wall dried up in a day or so (no heating on and it was winter). Put the brick back in and had no problem since. Lazy builders back in the day just didn't care.
I don't think they had never heard of a skip looking at that cavity Steve . Alex certainly earned his keep on this one Steve very good video thank you. Best regards as always Ken
I had my own house built in 1999, was lucky enough to employ a brickie with the same mindset as you regarding pride in your work, a pleasure to watch you, thanks for posting from Garry in Barnsley UK
Agreed. The big lump of cured concrete bridging the cavity would have been a step too far, given it’s almost certainly not the only one. That probably started off as a mortar spill on a tie, then accumulated more and more as the wall went up and the builders just didn’t care. Taking the outer leaf down to fix that would have doubled the job and almost certainly revealed another one, just as bad. Good call, stopping where you did. Don’t pull loose threads in a knitted jumper. Too easy to turn them into a ball of yarn.
More great work with real care and attention to detail 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. On a different note Alex is turning into quite a bruiser as time goes by: saves you buying a fork lift when you have a big strapping son to do the shifting 😀
Hi Steve &Alex. Good job done by professionals. Like you said Steve most others would left the rubble in the cavity. But not you two. Above and beyond again. Very nice presentation Alex with the sponsor how far you have come. Well done guy. Have a good weekend 👍
Coming along great mates. Nice episode enjoyed it. Just a little brick humor. What’s the difference between a red brick and a red velvet cake? Not much if it’s my mother in law’s recipe 😊
Not going to subscribe, guys, because it’s not what I was looking for, but I stayed to the end because i appreciate craftsmanship and that brick wall is proper. I do think you should warn your viewers about how much of a brick wall can come down, before the self corbelling saves it. And a “do as i say, not as i do” about hard hats, working in unsupported openings would probably be wise too. You obviously have the experience and knowledge to judge what’s stable enough and what you can get away with. I certainly don’t, like a lot of your viewers, I’m prepared to bet. I have seen an opening collapse, fortunately overnight, when nobody was around to experience it, but it was only a pedestrian doorway, so not nearly as wide as your window. Boss was NOT happy and I was very glad I was only a runner, so couldn’t be blamed for it.
Smashing job, well done, especially cleaning out the junk from the cavity, that the previous so called brickie left filled with debris, you're a credit to old fashioned brickie's. high praise from a wood butcher🔨🪚
Lots of examples of what not to do, in the original builder’s work. Apart from all the rubbish in the cavity, they also sloped some of the ties the wrong way, so any moisture that ends up forming on them will flow towards the inner leaf. Even the ones they managed to install correctly, they managed to drop mortar on, so moisture will still wick from one leaf to the other. Safe to say, the new bit of wall has been completed to a much higher standard than the original house, H&S concerns aside.
nice items on the ridge products i will tell the son in law i carry too much with me for me to have one but thanks anyway ,great job on cleaning the muck out of the way and thanks for the video
Question for the lintel experts…! I’ve got a 1963 house with two windows separated by an infill panel. Very similar build to this house. Probably 5m total width. Is it likely they used one long steel lintel? Cracked above beam like all the blown lintels you have done. Good work lads. Andrew
If I was the owner of that property I would have to clear that cavity. Looking at the way the internal wall block work has been done that might be the easiest route and the least obtrusive
We bought a semi from a builder back in 80's, new roof and a tad of remodelling, old slate roof was under loft insulation, roof joists rotten and in cavities. . .old wiring, sandwiches etc
That crap in the wall is what I see with lazy masons who fling material off their trowels, and then at them end of a run of masonry, the leftover mortar into the cavity like it doesn't matter. They may know how to lay up brick and block, but they have no clue of how it all works together. That, or they don't care. If I catch them, they go home, never to return to my site.
Nice video. Interested to hear what kind of sawblade you use in the reciprocating saw to get through the mortar. I suppose it is proper cement mortar. Works realy well. Fast and no breaking of bricks.
I bought one on their recommendation and its an absolute game changer! If bricks are soft you can make new perp joints - I needed them when putting in a new 'stone' window sill. You'll wonder how or why you coped without it!
That's nothing...back in the 90's I hand new windows fitted by BAC and I caught the fitters putting the old window frames in my cavity wall so they didn't have to take them away!
Whilst clearing the cavity will have cost your customer money in the short term the long term benefits will far outweigh that cost. Especially if they do go for cavity insulation. Only problem is that the rest of the house may well be the same!! Great work with added value as ever - well done guys!
Cut a small window in my daughters house (20 years old) in the space of that removed 2 bricks that had fallen in. Cavity insulation had been blown in after construction so god knows how many are in the rest. Who inspects these property’s. At least with the 2” cavity you can’t drop a brick down. Have to say you made a tidy job of this not sure the extra foot of window was worth replacing the lintel though🤷♂️
@@johnwarwick4105 My father said when my parents had their first house built in '52 he'd go round after work and make sure the cavities were clear and check anything else that would have been covered up later if not dealt with.
@@Graham_Langley sounds like a good idea. In the space of cutting one window out in my daughters 20 year old house I found three bricks. God knows how many more there are as the insulation was blown in after. The wider the cavity the more shit drops down 😳
Is each contractor responsible for there own debris removal or is there a dumpster provided for all contractors to use? Your steering wheel is on the wrong side of the van and you are driving on the wrong side of the road! Hi from TEXAS!
You going to leave the cut face on the bricks on the one side of the window ? Can you not just cut them out and rotate them and put the finished side to the window . Nothing looks worse than cut bricks around a window or door and that much more if just on one side. Instead of natural it just points to the fact the widow was changed or worked on. Nice job .
That's not fair Steve meticulously lined and leveled every course in the door infill. He used his level rather than a string which would have been a pain to hammer in every course for just 5 or 6 bricks
i noticed looks like extn part all layed empty frogs down steve.I just hope the so called brickies who did jthe job got payed back.why the hell would a so called skilled bricki do that,i only do it for capping some walls for a finish only if they dont want copping stones on.🤣🤣🤣🤣
Tell you what all you so called builders out there should take a leaf out of these guys book . They genuinely care about the work they do . I take my hat of to you both 👌
Thanks Malc 🙏🏽🧱👍🏽
It's great to see father and son in their respectful collaboration. I have noticed that the father uses feet and inches where the son uses the metric system.
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I always enjoy watching real craftsmen at work. Your skills and experience show through your work.
Thanks pal 🧱👍🏽
I never cease to be amazed at the skills you show us.
Thanks martyn 😁🧱👍🏽
As a nurse I can't help but laugh seeing you using a pressure cushion as a kneeling pad, great idea!
So comfy and hard wearing .
It as my late father in laws . 😁🧱👍🏽
You always go the extra mile (unpaid) to do a good job and take pride in your work. Credit to you both.👍👍
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Well done Steve & Alex it’s nice to know somebody still takes pride in their work 👏 👏
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I've offered matching bricks from the pile here so an old flue opening could be bricked up properly on neighbours' houses a couple of times and both times they've made right pig's ear of it. Not my problem you might say but they're on the front of the houses opposite.
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When I moved into my first house the survey said damp in the kitchen. I got a 'specialist' in who said no problem. I stripped out the kitchen and noticed when it rained, there was a damp patch. Cut a brick out and got about two buckets of debris out of the cavity, wall dried up in a day or so (no heating on and it was winter). Put the brick back in and had no problem since. Lazy builders back in the day just didn't care.
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Loved Alex's BBC voice in the intro!😂
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Always enjoy the time spent with you folks!! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks very much 😁🤜🏽🤛🏽👍🏽🧱
I love your dedication to doing the job right. It’s the total package for the customer, site survey, trade, engineered, quality control, and labour.❤
Thanks very much 🙏🏽🧱👍🏽
I don't think they had never heard of a skip looking at that cavity Steve . Alex certainly earned his keep on this one Steve very good video thank you. Best regards as always Ken
Shocking Ken 😒.
Thanks 🧱👍🏽
father and son team great work ethics. I would tell anyone that you are super guy's. neat and very clean tidy work.👍
Thanks very much 🧱👍🏽
I had my own house built in 1999, was lucky enough to employ a brickie with the same mindset as you regarding pride in your work, a pleasure to watch you, thanks for posting from Garry in Barnsley UK
Thanhs very much Garry . Nice to hear 🤙🏾🧱👍🏽
Superb job, loved the patch and all the rest. Dedication award on the cavity clearance. Take care with that handy headgear 😊
Thanks John 😁🧱👍🏽
Agreed. The big lump of cured concrete bridging the cavity would have been a step too far, given it’s almost certainly not the only one. That probably started off as a mortar spill on a tie, then accumulated more and more as the wall went up and the builders just didn’t care.
Taking the outer leaf down to fix that would have doubled the job and almost certainly revealed another one, just as bad.
Good call, stopping where you did.
Don’t pull loose threads in a knitted jumper. Too easy to turn them into a ball of yarn.
Exactly 🧱👍🏽
More great work with real care and attention to detail 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. On a different note Alex is turning into quite a bruiser as time goes by: saves you buying a fork lift when you have a big strapping son to do the shifting 😀
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Love your technique Steve. Smooth and steady all the way, getting them down 👍. That patch looked 💯
Cheers Matt 🤜🏽🤛🏽🧱👍🏽
gone have the days of the laying a few sand bricks at the bottoms as houses got built for clearing out the cavities
No that happens a lot now . It’s very strict for clean cavities on site now 🧱👍🏽
Hi Steve &Alex. Good job done by professionals. Like you said Steve most others would left the rubble in the cavity. But not you two. Above and beyond again. Very nice presentation Alex with the sponsor how far you have come. Well done guy. Have a good weekend 👍
Thanks John 😁🤜🏽🤛🏽🧱👍🏽
With the finesse you work that mortar Steve, when you retire you may have a chance of a second career icing buns in a posh cake shop.
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Looking good so far guys especially that umbrella 😉 keep flexing those biceps you are the guys
Cheers Jay Al loves that umbrella ☂️ hat 😆😆🧱👍🏽💪🏼💪🏼
Very nice Steve & Alex, going above and beyond. You're a real credit. See you on the next one.
Cheers pal 🤙🏾🧱👍🏽
Coming along great mates. Nice episode enjoyed it.
Just a little brick humor. What’s the difference between a red brick and a red velvet cake? Not much if it’s my mother in law’s recipe 😊
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Not going to subscribe, guys, because it’s not what I was looking for, but I stayed to the end because i appreciate craftsmanship and that brick wall is proper.
I do think you should warn your viewers about how much of a brick wall can come down, before the self corbelling saves it. And a “do as i say, not as i do” about hard hats, working in unsupported openings would probably be wise too.
You obviously have the experience and knowledge to judge what’s stable enough and what you can get away with. I certainly don’t, like a lot of your viewers, I’m prepared to bet.
I have seen an opening collapse, fortunately overnight, when nobody was around to experience it, but it was only a pedestrian doorway, so not nearly as wide as your window. Boss was NOT happy and I was very glad I was only a runner, so couldn’t be blamed for it.
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Another meticulous job well done 👍
The attention to detail is incredible.
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Smashing job, well done, especially cleaning out the junk from the cavity, that the previous so called brickie left filled with debris, you're a credit to old fashioned brickie's. high praise from a wood butcher🔨🪚
Thanks very much 🤜🏽🤛🏽🧱👍🏽
Really good match with the bricks.
They are 🧱👍🏽
Good job, the brickwork looks great 👍🏻
Thanks pal 👍🏽👍🏽
Looks beautiful!
Thanks 🧱👍🏽😁
Hope to see you both at Super Trowel 2024, you'll give that Collinson guy a run for his money.
Maybe watching 🤓😆🧱👍🏽
Another professional job well done!
Cheers 👍🏽🧱
Great job Steve n Alex bricks great match keep up great work you do 👍👍
Cheers Dave 👍🏽🧱
Lots of examples of what not to do, in the original builder’s work. Apart from all the rubbish in the cavity, they also sloped some of the ties the wrong way, so any moisture that ends up forming on them will flow towards the inner leaf. Even the ones they managed to install correctly, they managed to drop mortar on, so moisture will still wick from one leaf to the other.
Safe to say, the new bit of wall has been completed to a much higher standard than the original house, H&S concerns aside.
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Nice job guys!
Thanks Dirk 🧱🧱👍🏽
nice items on the ridge products i will tell the son in law i carry too much with me for me to have one but thanks anyway ,great job on cleaning the muck out of the way and thanks for the video
Thanks pal 🤜🏽🤛🏽🧱🧱👍🏽
Quality work as always. 👏🏻👏🏻
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Good skills as always chaps
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Class job
Cheers David 🧱🤙🏾
Nice video sharing my friend❤❤❤❤❤❤
Cheers buddy 🤜🏽🤛🏽👍🏽🧱
Good job, would it be better to clean resounding areas with a very weak brick acid
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Another cowboy .But you do a fantastic skilfully work on all jobs.👍
Cheers Ron 👍🏽🧱
Question for the lintel experts…! I’ve got a 1963 house with two windows separated by an infill panel. Very similar build to this house. Probably 5m total width. Is it likely they used one long steel lintel? Cracked above beam like all the blown lintels you have done. Good work lads. Andrew
I’m 99% sure it will be 2 angle irons . Good luck 🧱👍🏽
If I was the owner of that property I would have to clear that cavity. Looking at the way the internal wall block work has been done that might be the easiest route and the least obtrusive
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Nice job! What sawzall blade are you using on the mortar?
Cheers.
Bosch masonry carbide 🧱👍🏽
We bought a semi from a builder back in 80's, new roof and a tad of remodelling, old slate roof was under loft insulation, roof joists rotten and in cavities. . .old wiring, sandwiches etc
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@@SteveAndAlexBuild Hated the lath and plaster, filthy black stuff was everywhere
@freepress8451 😶🌫️😶🌫️🤢😷🧱👍🏽
That crap in the wall is what I see with lazy masons who fling material off their trowels, and then at them end of a run of masonry, the leftover mortar into the cavity like it doesn't matter. They may know how to lay up brick and block, but they have no clue of how it all works together. That, or they don't care. If I catch them, they go home, never to return to my site.
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Nice video. Interested to hear what kind of sawblade you use in the reciprocating saw to get through the mortar. I suppose it is proper cement mortar. Works realy well. Fast and no breaking of bricks.
Bosch carbide masonry 👍🏽 not too good hard mortar 🧱👍🏽
Thanks 👌
@rinse9484 🧱👍🏽
I bought one on their recommendation and its an absolute game changer!
If bricks are soft you can make new perp joints - I needed them when putting in a new 'stone' window sill.
You'll wonder how or why you coped without it!
@markdauncey927 😁😁🤜🏽🤛🏽🧱👍🏽
That's nothing...back in the 90's I hand new windows fitted by BAC and I caught the fitters putting the old window frames in my cavity wall so they didn't have to take them away!
That’s unbelievable 😳🤬🤬🧱👍🏽
Whilst clearing the cavity will have cost your customer money in the short term the long term benefits will far outweigh that cost. Especially if they do go for cavity insulation.
Only problem is that the rest of the house may well be the same!!
Great work with added value as ever - well done guys!
Thanks mark 🧱🧱👍🏽
Cut a small window in my daughters house (20 years old) in the space of that removed 2 bricks that had fallen in. Cavity insulation had been blown in after construction so god knows how many are in the rest. Who inspects these property’s. At least with the 2” cavity you can’t drop a brick down.
Have to say you made a tidy job of this not sure the extra foot of window was worth replacing the lintel though🤷♂️
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@@johnwarwick4105 My father said when my parents had their first house built in '52 he'd go round after work and make sure the cavities were clear and check anything else that would have been covered up later if not dealt with.
@@Graham_Langley sounds like a good idea. In the space of cutting one window out in my daughters 20 year old house I found three bricks. God knows how many more there are as the insulation was blown in after. The wider the cavity the more shit drops down 😳
Mad how much crap is in cavities lads.great brick match all looking awesome 👌 👏
Yeah it’s so annoying mate 🤬🤬🧱👍🏽
@@SteveAndAlexBuild
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@brickrightbuildinglandscaping 👍🏽🧱
Is each contractor responsible for there own debris removal or is there a dumpster provided for all contractors to use? Your steering wheel is on the wrong side of the van and you are driving on the wrong side of the road! Hi from TEXAS!
Hey Kevin. When this house was built there was a skip as on all sites but whoever built this was a lazy ass 😠🧱👍🏽
First l watch you guys definitely top pros
Thanks Thomas 🧱👍🏽
Just put a cavity tray over the bottoms of the door 18 “ damp over first course of block n block ,2 hours lost for me
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What blade is it you use in the recip?
Bosch masonry carbide 🧱👍🏽
You going to leave the cut face on the bricks on the one side of the window ? Can you not just cut them out and rotate them and put the finished side to the window . Nothing looks worse than cut bricks around a window or door and that much more if just on one side. Instead of natural it just points to the fact the widow was changed or worked on. Nice job .
The customer was fine with it as it’s tucked away round the far side of the house 🏡 🧱👍🏽
@@SteveAndAlexBuild Yes they were fine with it but if it was on your house what would you have done ?
You need voltarol 12. Hour on them knees
My knees are fine 😒
Tune! Where can i find this ?
🤣🤣it’s from Epidemic sound 🧱👍🏽
@@SteveAndAlexBuild Thanks
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Why not level or line in the bricks chaps?
still looks well somehow 👍
Quicker ranging in 🤙🏾🤙🏾🧱👍🏽
That's not fair Steve meticulously lined and leveled every course in the door infill.
He used his level rather than a string which would have been a pain to hammer in every course for just 5 or 6 bricks
@martin2466 🧱👍🏽🤜🏽🤛🏽
You guys spend a lot of time on break
How do you know how long we spend ? 🤔
i noticed looks like extn part all layed empty frogs down steve.I just hope the so called brickies who did jthe job got payed back.why the hell would a so called skilled bricki do that,i only do it for capping some walls for a finish only if they dont want copping stones on.🤣🤣🤣🤣
Those bricks should be banned full stop 🛑 🤢🧱👍🏽
It helps LBC make cheap bricks but pushes cost of extra mortar onto the builder - unless of course they cheat like this!
@markdauncey927 CHEAP ! Two and a half quid a brick and you skip 30% of them . Friggin disgrace 🤬😫👍🏽🧱
Is that the Ibstock 'replacement' price?
At least that was a 'proper' brick.
Presumably the original LBC were cheap as chips?
No the copies are about £1.70 the shire original London’s are the expensive ones 🤢😡🧱👍🏽
vids are too long
Don’t watch then