HOW TO LAY BRICKS FOR BEGINNERS [Bricklaying for beginners e.p.4]
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- The bricklaying for beginners episode today is Laying your first brick!
In this video I explain and show you all what the very first steps are to becoming a bricklayer. These techniques will become the backbone of your new bricklaying skills.
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Probably one of the best tutorials I have come across to date, cover every little detail and make it so you understand how to do it properly. Many thanks.
There is another excellent 5 part video,, the name is HOW I LAY BRICK.
Agreed
Seriously, nugget after nugget of how and why throughout! Thank you
You are a wonderful teacher. Several times you mentioned, "This may be obvious," but NOTHING IS OBVIOUS TO A BEGINNER. So many teachers skip things that they do by instinct at this point, but you lay (pun intended) it out. Great work.
Nothing is obvious to a beginner. That is a universal truth.
Very true, been an apprentice for almost 3 years and the only thing that has saved me is the desire to learn.
Just as you said there are so many things that have become almost second nature to bricklayers that they automatically assume is common knowledge it’s unreal. And when new guys come into the trade and get yelled at for not knowing things they end up quitting.
Here in Canada. The trade has a ton of work but it is in some ways dying because not many new people are coming in
You're a natural teacher. This is easily the best basic tutorial on bricklaying I have seen. Brilliant.
Absolutely excellent tutorial, really perfect for the beginner who has no knowledge of bricklaying!
Now the real question is, how did I get here, and why did I watch the whole thing when I have no need to lay any bricks?! 😅
Haha same here. I went to B&Q today and got lost in the bricks and fences section. Then I came home and the first vid on my CZcams was this. I actually ended up watching the it twice. Very detail ordinary down to earth tutorial.
😂😂😂
It's his voice just draws you in
75 years old and learning every day .. well done excellent skills and tuition .
Thanks Richard, I hope to continue learning every day myself. 🧱👍🏻😁
I’m likely never going to lay even 1brick in my life. That said, I found this video fascinating. As a professional trainer, I was blown away by your patient and detailed explanations. Loved your humble humanity vs so many who use training to inflate their egos and showcase their skills. Well done.
I really like the honesty of this tradesman , "there's a way i'm going to show you, that you should NEVER use " Quality content fella !
RE FROG: When you mold a brick, part of the mold is called the kicker. The kickers in the mold help push the clay into position, it takes out air and makes the brick solid. The Dutch word for frog is "kikker". So you have an English person teaching a Dutch person (kicker), who then translates that to frog ad teaches an English person ..... Frog sticks,.
Frog - It's also the middle of a horses hoof (ironically also sometimes used for kicking haha)
Everything came from a female horse?
I started my bricklayers course in college just yesterday and I struggled as I’ve never laid a brick ever in my life and now I feel I know most of the techniques to make it easier for myself thank you soo much you are a true hero
U still doing bricklaying?
Never laid a brick in my life, but the weekend attempting to build some step in my back garden down.
This is an amazing video, so a massive thanks for sharing your knowledge.
I remember teaching a young fella years ago, how to spread mortar. Pick up a brick. Lay it. Keep it true and clean, we finished the days work, then I told him,
"Now for the finer points of bricklaying, lad!" As I held the Bar door open for him at the pub!
Also Engineers will specify frogs up for load bearing work, so it good practice to always do it!
If you use damp proof membrane on a footing, make sure the footing is smooth, not rough. Thermal movement will put more holes in it than Swiss cheese over time!
Good tutorial lad, and as he says it's all about what your comfortable doing. If your a young guy labouring on a gang of brickies. Watch what they do, it's good grounding for when the time comes and you get a trowel in your hand.
Im in college doing bricklaying and this has helped me out very much I'd like to say thank you for new tips and methods I've learned today
I'm starting college soon and about to take a bricklaying course any tips or advice on starting out?
I wanted to thank you for the fantastic and accessible training videos! I have never laid a single brick but needed to build a block wall to close off garage door, these videos gave me the confidence to try and even if I say so myself... the wall came out very nice and tidy. Keep up the videos, great job 👍
I was a signwriter for many years - boy that's a hard skill to learn. So even these days I'm pretty good with most hand tools. Bricklaying is my new favourite thing to do. Big respect for those who treat it like a proper craft. There isn't many out there who do.
Who disliked this and didn’t like it, these videos make me want to lay bricks and try compare mine with his
Give it a go buddy, would love to see what you end up building!! 👍🏻🧱😁
Rodian Builds ill give it a go at my college as I’m a beginner on a construction level one course, just seen ur vid on how to make a corner, that information was well needed, keep up with the great vids because I wanna see more 👌🏻🤘🏻
Rodian Builds a mess is what he will build ffs it aint lego
Rodian Builds Joeybuilder0114 after I watched this yesterday I thought I can do that easy but then my neighbours had a party and got very loud and annoying so when they all passed out I popped into his garden and laid a few bricks of my own if you know what I mean
I had a big shit on his brand new decking is what I mean that’ll teach em to not invite me I mean be too noisy oh yeah I need to mention I had explosive diarrhoea
Hope this helps your query
I just wanted to thank you for your posts! I spent a few hours last night going through how to mix mortar and how to true up lines and today I went out and rebuilt my chimney. Now, no one is going to recruit me for a brick layer's union, but the job is completed and I won't have to be ashamed to walk into my house. I also got compliments from my neighbor who is a retired contractor! Apparently I at least looked like I knew what I was doing! Thank you for making it doable.
I’ve been watching my albañil for years- Ufa. I’ve learned how to lay tile, roof, I still do plumbing, wiring, carpentry. Sew, crochet, knit, cook hahaha draw, brew beer, oh lord- now I am going to give this a go!
your a great teacher RB! If I was a young bricklayer I'd be doing everything in my power to become your apprentice!!
Blown away at the quality of this tutorial. Absolutely wonderful. Planning to build a small wall around a pump to keep noise down and I feel super happy with giving it a go myself. Well done.
Thanks so much for putting these videos out mate. They're exactly what I envision every trade training video should be; amazing video quality, showing all the techniques in every intricate detail, with full explanation behind everything.
Thank you for not being selfish, and for sharing all your years of experience and skill with us in a format that evidently strives to teach people something and not show off. So many videos are labelled "How To", "Tips", and "Guide", but are nothing more than tradie-masturbation videos which start with some esoteric, self-congratulatory industry lingo with no clarification, which then cuts to some time lapse footage of the job sped up so it's impossible to glean any understanding from it, and then ends with a perfectly formed finished work that looks professional, and showboats the creator's skill, but offers nothing to the viewer.
I've never layered a single brink. I've 2000 arriving tomorrow! Hahahaha lady age 43 but you was brilliant!
How did the bricklaying go?
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Good for you!!!...
How did it go?
Thank you! Such a hue help for starting out simple home projects!
For a guy who came through college and showing us what he was taught from the basics, he really turned his education into one professionally well explained tutorial for a beginner. I would love to teach like him. He does it in such a friendly way that I could watch, in fact I will watch, this again and again... Also, check out his cool clothing line and merchandise up close, it's really nifty...He's certainly got me subscribed to his channel...
Amazingly complete! Must be one of the best tutorials on CZcams. I honestly don’t think any detail was overlooked very clear and very well done! Thank you!
Really helpful, especially the small but important details. I've saved this video for reference.
Thank you.
wow. this was amazing. One of the best tutorials I have ever seen. Thank you so much, mate. This is a really valuable Chanel.instant sub
This is great thanks! I have actually stood and watched a bricklayer building for me at my home and doing the 'PERPS' wrong, as you have pointed out last year and when I questioned it, he just shook his head and 'effed me off' ! I knew at the time it couldn't be right, but I trusted him as he is a friend. I am a plumbing and heating engineer, and my limit is some steps and walls in the garden and bricking up old balance flues when installing new boilers, but I always take my time to make a good job. Obviously this is your craft and you make it look easy, as I do with mine. I really appreciate the care that you put into the work, as there is obviously a degree of science involved as well as a lot of skill. Many thanks
Just built a small garden patio wall. Never done it before. All thanks to your valuable time, tuition and great videos. 👍
Good informative video, Rodian. Easy to follow for the would-be apprentices watching your channel.👍I remember my first couple of days on site as an apprentice in 1984 my journeyman just gave me a spot board full of mortar and had me loading the trowel and spreading a bed on the board over and over again for both shifts! I was thinking WTF have I let myself in for, but it was the perfect introduction to the trade, make the trowel an extention to your arm and it makes the rest of the job so much easier.
I was the same when I started. Just wanted to lay bricks but had to roll around the muck for what felt like weeks until I was allowed onto blockwork 🤣🧱👍🏻
I’m 68 and in lock down because of the Corona virus never laid a brick in my life but always wanted to learn and you popped up out of no where, you are brilliant at teaching I loved every minute and I have subscribed to go and watch the rest of the lessons thank you and stay healthy 👍❤️
I hope you're keeping well too? It's never too late to learn something new! My dad is 84 and still gets his trowel out every now and then. Glad to hear you are enjoying the videos 😁
The way you teach/demo this shows you’ll be a great father someday. Respect.
I'm hooked! Thank you for sharing Rodian. Usually things don't stay in my head lol, you explained everything so well in detail. Very inspirational indeed.
Perfect teacher, well explained and demonstrate d, thanks for your efforts.
Great video. I love bricklaying and do regret that I never learned this trade. I'm stuck and bored in an office job whereas with bricklaying you get a sense of satisfaction at the end of the day. It's hard work but I think it's definitely worth it.
Where are you now? I’m a gardener but fed up with the non permanence of it and everything being back to how it was a few weeks later. I am dying to change careers to brick laying but don’t know where to start. I’m 34 and have two young kids so can’t afford to be an apprentice
Really loving these videos, I've been a concreter for 3 years because I can't handle office or any customer related jobs because of severe anxiety so I've been really keen on getting started learning to be a bricklayer
What a smart guy and an excellent teacher. One of the best tutorials I've seen on any subject. Get this guy a segment on Richard and Judy!
First Minute: That triangle stone laid into the background wall kept making me wonder why the play button wasn’t going away
J E me too ! 😂
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You're a really good teacher mate; explaining and expanding on things as you go along as well as showing how to practice. Always fancied having a go at bricklaying - you give me the confidence to have a go now. Mucho Cheerzo!
Cheers buddy, I do my best. Glad to hear you're going to dip your toe into bricklaying, hope you enjoy it 🧱🤙🏼
You are a brilliant natural teacher. Very precise and thorough lessons. Thank you . PaperClip nailed it. Satisfying work.
Love this Video, gives you all the basic`s you need to start brick laying. Rodian you are a very skill full guy. Thanks for the video will watch them all.
So satisfying to watch. I appreciate the skills of the tradies.
Excellent tutor, i wish i had him at college.
Awesome dude thank you. I'm in my 40's and aiming to start a bricklaying apprentice this year. Your channel has been helpful and educational to me on this journey.
Thank you Rodian, just shows how things can be done to perfection - Great Video, I am not a tradie, but I have done brick laying for my garden bed, now m getting ready to start my front garden edge
Boy, I am from America and I have to look up half of your words HAHA , but damn I am happy. Thank you. I feel like I might be able to actually build these side steps myself.
The frog is a term used for the indentation of a horse’s hoof. Great video by the way.
I've watched all of the brick laying you tubers and whilst they are all great at their trade I've gotta say Rodian you are by far the best at explaining how its done.Who wants an extension built Im ready to start building !
Colin, Plymouth
Without a doubt best beginners tutorial I've seen on CZcams!
Veg helpful for a bricklayer who has just done his first week at college- thank you
Thanks for taking the time to watch buddy, glad to help 😁👍🏻🧱
Nice one Rodian ........ I can do it I just struggled explaining how to do it to Alex 🤯.
You explained it all beautifully 👌🏼🧱👍🏽
Cheers buddy👍🏻I always wanted to be a bricklaying tutor....living the dream 🤣🧱👍🏻
Rodian Builds . 👏🏽👏🏽, nice one. 🧱👍🏽
hi guys. back to the daily grind? hope you enjoyed your holiday. just back from Tenerife. I been laying bricks for nigh on 40yrs and I still watch all rodians and your posts. only bricklayers will underdtand this mentality. ps - big push lads and its Christmas. ho ho ho.
harry godwinson . Evening Harry . We never even went in today it was that bad 😳.
I’m sure I speak for Rodian too when I say it’s very flattering to hear experienced brickies enjoy our channels too 👌🏼🧱👍🏽
I’m totally oblivious to bricklaying and now need some basic knowledge for a new business idea. This helped me a lot. Many thanks 🙏
Thank you for this video. This is EXACTLY the info I needed. Cheers!
When you watch the North American bricklayers on those competitions, they always tend to leave a void on the side of the brick when buttering up.
The actual term "frog" comes from the dutch word "kikker" Traditional brick making consisted of a wooden box which a "kicker" in the middle was used to force the clay out wards to form the arrises.
Apparently 🤷♂️
Iv been told this too every 3 frogs back 1 brick and the used the kicker to do this and it was also to keep the weight of the brick down due to importation tax apparently 😂
Sorry but i don't get the connection between "frog" and "kikker"???
Google it
The Dutch word for frog is kikker
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@@az276 Klinker is a Dutch term for brick- being the sound it makes. Baksteen is the Dutch word for brick.
personal experience ok so why is it called a frog ?
Great teacher. The importance of attention to detail and accuracy are a revelation and the results speak for themselves. Again I learnt a lot. Thank you!
Its so difficult to explain like this, i can sense the struggling but it was explained brilliantly. When you have done something for so long, it just happens and when trying to explain it, its so hard right to explain how you do what you do, you just do it. As with many trades it is not the obvious, it is the tiniest little things that matter and those were all thought about here. Awesome and exactly what I needed for some younger people and in a way now, myself as a recap.
I cut with the tip not the heel it's faster and neater.
Great video as always but please leave out the background 'music' - your description is so worth listening to without the 'tap tap tap' distraction.
A couple of people have said they dont like the music. Thanks for letting me know 👍🏻🧱
@@RodianBuilds Now three people have said they can do without the music. Thanks for the video and explanation.
Or, you could use Pink Floyd “Another Brick In The Wall” for your background tune.
Started general building just over 10 years ago, and, long story short, am retraining as a brick and stone layer, ad it's my favourite.
Very informative videos, and am living the informative and professional content. Enjoying starting with new eyes and teachers.
Thanks from Shropshire dude, and keep up the good work!
Fantastic, with the other building trades you get some smart arse telling you how you have done it wrong and they do it so much better. I wish I needed something building wright now, thanks Rodian, great video.
think it's easier to just lightly tap the level 😂
That's how you break your level. Take care of your tools and they will take care of you
Thats nasty of you to say that and bad mind. He did this video and I'm very grateful, everyone has their way suits them and we can either take or leave it. It shameful how others find it easy putting others down.
The actual term "frog" comes from the dutch word "kikker" Traditional brick making consisted of a wooden box which a "kicker" in the middle was used to force the clay out wards to form the arrises.
Kikker comes from the lowlands of Belgium and Holland and simply translates into English as frog and has nothing to do with leaping frogs!
I found these really useful and enjoyable to watch. Having never laid a single brick before I have built a brick bbq much like the tutorial you did. Thank you Rodian and keep up the good work
This video brought tears to my eyes. Thank you.
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Don't hit the level HAHAHA there are only two types of bricky when it comes to not hitting the level, those that do and those that lie and say they dont lol
Albertdog101 😏 guilty .... I had one clown who refused to watch any more if my videos because I did it 😂😂😂🧱👍🏽
Had a couple of people saying to cut the background music out. Interesting. Cant believe steve and alex had someone stop watching because you hit your level 🤣🤣🤣🤣
HAHA did they take their ball with them when they went home in a huff lol. How childish can some people get lol
Great how-to! Looking into laying my own garden wall and you explained everything very well!
Best by far tutorial on bricklaying I've found..
Thanks
That play button made of bricks in the background is so cool!!!
Awesome presentation!! You take nothing for granted, showing all the little nuances of laying brick. Great job! I am confident I can do the job I have planned; just building a planter box, nothing structural but I feel equipped and am excited to get started.
Enjoyed every minute of your professional lesson. Excited to start and learn more.
Best bricklaying demo on CZcams! Many thanks. Love from Scotland, X.
A solid no nonsense tutorial.Thanks for the down to earth language.A great help.
Really helpful that mate cheers. Knocking the brick out house down leaving 4ft wall at the back to put some bench seatng against. Along with a brick bbq. I will be binge watching your tutorials, really appreciated mate, thanks.
Loved it,a bit of humor is great , I’m going to try my first pyramid tomorrow ,thanks for the class
Arrived at this video a few years too late…..but if you can’t lay bricks after watching this video, then it probably isn’t for you. Just about everything covered in an easy to understand way. I used to work for an old boy when I was a nipper and he more or less taught me the same things as this. I’m not a bricky but I’ve never forgotten what he taught me. So glad I watched this. Cheers fella…great video! 👍
I'm an apprentice carpenter and we do a bit of everything. I've been helping build a brick wall and I'm so fascinated by the skill involved in bricklaying. Fantastic tutorial mate.
Very good tutorial. Covers the most minor details, the ones that can make or break the project. Thanks so much for making this for everyone!
Well i finally lay 2 courses today for the first of our raised brick flower beds.
The beds are only 5 bricks high but i didnt have the confidence until i found youe youtube channel by accident..
A big thanks for giving me the confidence.....👍🏻
Hello bud, just wanted to say thanks. I’ve just finished building a 3.5m by 1.0m retaining wall to raise our patio. Followed your instructions/ tips and had a crack. Bricks didn’t go down very quickly, but I took my time checking as I went. Confident to have a go at any garden stuff, but think I leave the house building to you professionals. Thanks again bud.
Cheers buddy for your time. I'm about to do a 8 week intense bricklayer course in January and thanks for giving us the heads up.
Love this! Brilliant teaching from a top bloke 👍👍👍
i really like this guy. im going to college in september 2020 for level one multi skills. and i thought searching how to do the basics would calm my nerves abit about going to college lol. im gonna keep watching the other videos now thx in advance.
Very informative well presented and easy to follow. As a level 1 bricklaying student I find plumbing face bricks the hardest and this helps massively. Thanks
This is the way to lay brick. Excellent work and superb training. Few people care enough to keep it plumb and clean.
Thanks for the great video. You explain it in a way that even the greenest of noobs can go out on a jobsite and look like he has a lot more experience than he really has, and get the job done right! The way people hold the tools and materials, certain movements and etc easily gives it away if you know what you're doing or not!
Great video 😃 You have decomposed the bricklaying steps and made them simple to understand. Thank you very much Sir !!!
thank you for all of your videos! they are so detailed and extremely helpful.
You are a true artist with your brick work.
Epic tutorial, unbelievably concise. Thank you. X
I want to thank you for going slow and going over basics Steps. I’m on the roof ready to build a chimney and it’s a small project but I wanted to do this right and I prepared everything like you’ve shown but again I want to thank you
I plugged in masonry for beginners and others, taught, but they went fast and skipped the rudimentary steps of the trawl.
I want to say you’re very good teacher
Wow! A free college of building- thanks Rodian! And Expert tuition too 😀
I love this video, it's extremely informative especially because my teachers don't criticize technique. Although it isn't my first brick laying, of my group I'm the foreman so I feel like I should have a decent pace and know what I'm doing. Usually I just smack the mortyr onto the floor or brick, do the laying and buttering, then level and par, if there's a corner check it's 90. But hopefully this will help raise my confidence and skill, also we don't usually measure the 75 you were saying. Another thing I often forget is the rolling, I'm aware that I'm not going to be amazing as I'm still in year ten but it's still good to know what you're doing. Thank you! :)
So helpful, everything explained and made so simple to understand for someone that has never picked up a brick before !
Fantastic tips, I had not thought of much of this like getting plumb and in-line with the course two down. I might have a go at this for my raised beds in the garden. Many thanks.
Excellent instructional video! Very well done and informative! Subscribed! Planning to do a brick staircase off the side of my brick patio. I've done some minimal bricklaying in the past on some home projects, but your video has shown me what I was doing wrong and how I can improve on my technique! Thanks so much for this! I'll be returning for sure!
Thanks, watching at night time from Melbourne Australia. Need to do my first bit of brickwork tomorrow to repair and old brick wall that had a few courses come loose. Cleaned up the bricks and wall today. Will be giving it a go tomorrow. Really appreciate this vid mate 👌
Loved the way you broke it all down and gave names to all of the slang/trade words. Having a go at this on the weekend and feeling much better about it after watching your vid. Shout out to your Suicidal Tendencies hat too!
Superb tutorial matey. I’ve just completed my shed build after following your advice and I’m over the moon. It’s only 8ft x 6ft n took me a week for learning on the job but yeh thanks for the lessons. A well happy non bricky :D
I’m no builder I’ve built a few walls and I’ve been doing it the hard way lol thanks to this tradesman I know how to do the mortar laying faster and the correct way I’m a new subscriber and I’m learning thanks
I appreciate how detailed you get! Thank you
Great patience you've shown. Thank you!