Bricklaying How to build a curved brick step
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- čas přidán 22. 08. 2024
- Designing and building a brick curved step. In this video tutorial I show you how to make the curved step. How to cut the brick soldier course and how to lay the slate in situ.
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Good technique! Radius brick used to be made here in the states in various sizes. That's all gone now and 90 degree is the thing because it costs less to get done. Artistry is a thing of the past for most construction unless the owners want talent. Radius stoops and hearth inlays are a real challenge and you've done a fabulous job of reminding us of the old ways. Reminds me of what needs to be done to get a great job done correctly. We here in the states will leave weep tubes placed in the joints of the first course, about every 5 head joints or so, 3 cm above ground level, but even without them a step/stoop like that should last a good 40 to 50 years without maintenance. I have 30 years in the trade and appreciate you showing the younger folk how the Romans did it with sticks and dowels on their ground. Thanks! Bricklayer's Local 5, Cleveland, Ohio, USA!
I've been in the building trade for 29 years and learned off my father. your workmanship is just like his...old school and excellent. superb mate.
They don’t teach the old school skills anymore
Good video! I enjoyed watching you work
Brought back many memories. I retired after doing a 52 year stretch as a MASON. Built a lot of fireplaces with firebrick. Thank you!
I don’t know why I love watching people do things I can’t and have no desire to do, yet still find it totally fascinating!
Lol 👍
Chris was my pastor, great guy
Now this is someone i would get along with....I've never seen anyone as precise as me until I saw this man ....I'am not crazy after all.... ....
safety tip when using an angle grinder or grinding wheel: NEVER USE GLOVES, if even a small pieces of it get's caught up in the wheel it will end up pulling you whole hand in!
So beautiful, I just adore brickwork! Thank you for sharing your skills! I love watching vids like this, they not only teach me things and inspire me, but give me the confidence so some day I, too, will be able to try something like this.
Thank for your input, and I wish you all the best-:)
It seems like there's a lot more work into laying bricks than I thought, this is amazing to watch.
Thank you-:)
You are an artist mate.
good job; i like to see videos like this without too much bullshit , cuz remember sometimes we are builders, but no good teachers, i include myself im so bad at teaching people, so that's why is better to watch someone do it, without too much detail of unneeded things to explain, who else agree
If only apprenticeships were as detailed and as informative as what you have been in a few short minutes, I love landscaping and fencing, i love learning how to do block paving and how to do bricklaying and just learning practical skills in general, thank you for contributing to the knowledge I possess, a smart worker is an efficient one 😁
All that effort for something that will be taken for granted and barely noticed. Great job mind
A true tradesman a pleasure to watch, at a guess a man who probably started on site at 15 yr old boy ,brilliant tks
16 lol-45 hours a week for £16.00
That's fantastic, I've just learned more in the last few minutes than us ever learn from a book. Thank you!
Petals on the Paving Slab
Nice job cutting that brick, you have great patients.
Patience 🙂
@@descollins6616 maybe he's a doctor on the side....
And this folks is a product of good hard work mixed with some skill.
It's very satisfying to be able to build stuff yourself.
Great job!
A small note though in wet climates give a bit of a angle for
water to run off.
Not to worry toss a little salt on the step during the cold months to keep the step from feezing up on you.
Excellent video with clear instructions - you do incredible work !!!!! I have a brick paver doorstep that is sinking in one corner, I can see that a squirrel or chipmunk has been burrowing tunnels under the stairs as there is the gravel coming out from where the stairs meet the house. Could you possibly show / explain how to repair this - the sunken area involves 12-16 bricks. Thank you!!!
Thank you -:)
You made this look so easy, but I know what it takes to do it now after watching you. So ... I am NOT going to do it. What a great job man .....
Thank you
ma so happy about the work am wuyeh sarjo from Gambia but am also doing building to my country Gambia, now am living in Italy but am looking for it to continue it as my work thanks
Its quite therapeutic watching you bring back the skills, though I hope by now you have invested in knee-pads and gloves
As with all building work...time taken to prep the job properly with attention..pays off well in the end..lovely job mate x
Very nice!!
Many can do block
Many can do stone but
Very few can master brick. You're a master.
Beautiful job. Compliments the Black slate perfectly.
+Glenn Lane Thank you-always pays to keep spar materials from jobs. These slates were from my kitchen. I decided to keep the spars thinking they will come in for another job. They did, helping save my daughter money-:)
Thanks for the video. Another good idea is to put a 90 degree piece on the front of the trammel to make sure all the bricks a lined up square on the front and follow the curve all the way around
Very nice skillset. The freehanded cutting is impressive. I am a little lazy so I do your miter joint jig setup on a 10 inch tile saw. Really good looking work!
what a art .....proud that earth has so many great creature ........God has given damn good people
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Cheers-:)
Great job hopefully more to come on the bricklaying side of things....I'm a young trowel myself
+luke medcraft Thank you
That turned out excellent. You make it look so easy. LoL I wish I could work with you for a few weeks, I could learn a lot from you. Greetings from across the pond.
Pete Ciallella 👍
Beautiful work - a step that will last for many, many years.
meu trabalho preferido no Brasil...excelente acabamento...no capricho!...parabens!
Finished step looks like artwork. well done!!
Nicely done, Chris. If only there was some way to mass produce all those cuts from a standing position. That's really tough on the knees!
that's awesome, this is a art, very nice and very beautiful
Excellent video by a highly skilled artisan..
Beautiful work, work of art.. Thanks for posting your amazing work
This method really works I made one of this for my friend sister. Thank you very much for showing how to do it😃
Awesome, glad it helped-:)
Good work. Enjoyed every bit of the video
I liked watching your video very much, very interesting. Thankyou
your a gentleman and a scholar!!
Thar really turned out beautifully. Thank one for sharing.
Thank you! 😊
@@foundationgood123 You're welcome. 🙂
Excellent and making it look easy, and now it is after watching your video.
+Colin Parry - Salford Thank you
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The music you added took me for a nice trip to bricko-o-land
Chris! The mix your using, is that what they call a "Dense Mix" only I'm about to embark on building steps using semi engineering bricks, I was told by a Bricky to use a "Dense Mix" Your video has come in very useful 👍🏻
Hi TheAudiostud, thanks for the input...yes, a mix of mortar that is more stiff than the usual consistency would be called a dense mix...
Chris Longhurst thank for your quick reply, I'm really grateful as I copied what you did, I got one corner up before the heavens opened!
Great Job! Looks Great and think I'll try it myself.
you put love into your work .... great work god bless
nice job.good tip with the stick measure.thanks for sharing.
+thanxx Thank you
Great video! What is your process for cleaning the residual mortar from the brick surfaces once they are set in place? My amateur process has been to use a sponge, however even with many passes, rinsing, and elbow grease there's always a grey film left behind. I can never get the brick as clean as your final result.
Thank you for sharing. Great job! Now `I want steps like those!
i'm from Algeria ,thanks for this job ,
+Kadi Mohamed thanks
Nice! Thanks for making this video
The bricks cut with 5mm of eitherside are called voussoirs
Who gives a shit what you think? Where's your video.
Jerry Mack Did someone delete a reply before you, or are you not right in your mind? Adamn 96 gave valuable information.
brilliant method Chris, thanks for sharing👍
+Hamid Altubly My pleasure,Thank you
I loved the choice of music! :)
Excellent work..
You must be a busy man..
+Brian B Thank you
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Amazing labor of love! Nice job!
Great job. Things come out nice when you can take your time and do it right. On a job site it's a way different. My boss would shit if he saw me marking the back of the brick too.
Lol. On our job the boss would say "don't think just lay blocks"🤔 so now I work alone and take my time and do art as you
Absolutely beautiful!
Nice work buddy!
Top work.intresting tip on the muck regarding plastersizer..
Glad it was helpful!
Nice one Chris 👍
Just building mine now and coke on CZcams foe tips. First video
Great tutorial. Thanks for doing this!
fantastic job. i enjoyed watching you work.
Thank you-:)
beautiful craftsmanship Chris I'm interested little more detail on what type of mortar you like to use and how you mix it thank you
+Jon Dunn Thank you- I used a 4 sand and 1 part cement...not to wet as thses bricks are a hard fired brick and that would cause problems with running mortar or what we call bleeding over the brick.
Action distinctive and very cool ... diligently work
Excellent, nice job, you are very good doing this, congratulations👍
Nice Job Chris....
Those bricks you cut into shape should have been from bull nose bricks. In my humble opinion. Similar to those in the top right corner of this video.
Very nice sir
Congratulations! Very beautiful job!
+MuriloSwis Thank you
Greatjob, and very good skills.
Very good job, need patience for jobs like this
nice job man, you have good ideas.
عمل في منتهى الروعة!!
!! full wonderful
Great Job nice to see skills like this thanks for posting .
+John Gulliver Thank you
nice work..but the builder is polonia man?
John Gul
Sruthichandran Sruthichandran lah
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Looks real nice Chris, I enjoy the videos a lot Chris. Have a great weekend.
+Britec09 Thank you
Thanks for posting, it is a very useful video.
You made that look easier than it is.
+rbondy008 Thank you
Nice job.....but laying bricks on your hands and knees takes twice as long
really nice brick work!
Great work, a skilled man like this deserves to treat himself to a decent pair of knee pads
very clean job and very awesome
+Luis Morato Thank you
5:17 No matter what they tell you don't do this at home this can only be done by an expert (I mean the way he's cutting down on his knees)
Maher finished a good job
You're in a cold climate; your landing shouldn't be 5:55 "perfectly level" because when it's been raining in the winter during a warm day and it freezes at night, your landing will have a thin layer of water that freezes and becomes a hazardous sheet of ice. I always pitch the stairs away from structures to shed water and keep the landing/stairs dry after rain which prevents freeze-ups in cold climates.
Great video.
Not "completely" level! has slight fall enough to run water off-)
ENGLISH IS THE LANGUAGE OF GABBIES !!!
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Chris Longhurst
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Tidy. Just wondering why when you are bricklaying you are not putting enough mortar on the bricks to fill the bricks first time round. its so much faster and neat.
enjoying your instruction videos Chris :)
Than you-:)
you are a perfectionist
+george pilu Thank you
Good craftsmanship .
Excellent work!!
Done fantastic job
Nice job,and thank you for using good music.
Good job Chris
Nice job chris
Precision bricklaying 👍
That’s amazing ❤😮
very clean nice work
Nice work for sure, the only thing I wonder about is the height of the step, it seems a bit steep to get up and down from.
When the driveway / path is finished the surface will be several inches higher.
True
muy buena técnica
Thank you very much, it's a lovely curved brick step, but we've decided we want a ramp. Can you do a ramp?
Ah, good idea!
+Just Curious
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prick (yes i'm a bricky0
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Muy bien maestro, buen trabajo, saludos mágicos.
Tejon Flores gracias Señor