Worked with my grandfather one summer during high school. He wasn’t a mason but you could have fooled me. We laid a bunch of brick that summer. He told me that if I didn’t want to do this for the rest of my life I should go to school. I did and became a construction engineer… there were many days and many jobs in my career that I looked back on that summer and wished I wouldn’t have gotten so educated. At least laying brick there was something substantial at the end of the day to show for your existence. I’m retired now and appreciate craftsmen doing what they do best… create. No matter the medium. And, I am looking forward to a brick project this summer… let’s see if I can remember what grandpa taught me 55+ years ago.
As a retired brick layer I really enjoyed your video. Brought back some good memories. I had alot of fun over the years doing jt. It was a good honest living.
I really enjoyed seeing you laying bricks. My grandfather on my mother’s side was a self employed brick layer. I’m told he was one of the best. I think he must have been because my Dad always said he could really lay bricks. I never knew my grandad , he passed a way when I was 3 weeks old. That was 66 years ago.
Hi T.H.E Eddie! You brought back a lot of memories laying those brick. My uncle was a Mason and layed brick and block. I worked for him starting at 5 years old carrying 2 bricks at a time. Then the next 10 summers I graduated to mixing mud and laying a few here and there for him. Thanks so much. I was smiling the whole time you were laying them brick!
It is a pleasure to see a true mason at his craft. Even those of us with little experience can see the mastery of mud and trowel. Thanks for a great video and your narration was easy on the ears.
I once had the opportunity to walk for hours in the old brick aqueduct that fed Brooklin from the Catskills. It was fascinating and represented a ton of labor. Much respect. Be well Eddie
Was Great Video! Brought back old memories, in my teens I was a mud and a brick/block tender. FYI, if your sand is in a pile, its moisture will vary so be aware of that...keeps the Masons happy when the mud is consistent! Indeed, 1 at a time. 👍👍😎😎
It's been a long time since I laid brick and block. I still got my tools and mixer. It's hard work, but you can see something that most of time is going to be around for a long time. Hope to see you and Mark at the Pike show this weekend.
It did me good seeing you lay brick almost exactly the way I was taught! Could've used 4" block in the center and saved the brick. Also metal brick ties would've been good to tie the inner and outer walls together. Only one thing missing and thats some method to tie your fresh work into the existing. But small job like that it will likely out live us.
Hi Ed. Ed--Brick & Mortar Expert. I did the 14--1/2 by 7--1/2 cinder blocks in my first year in high school. Great job. Have a good week Ed. 😍😊😉👍❤️💜🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I can tell by the way you handled the Brick and the Brick Hammer you were or are a bricklayer. My Uncle was a bricklayer and on my dad's house i moved at least 10,000 of the brick myself. Nice job Eddie. and the Word [Phrase] of the day "One Piece at a time, reminded me of the famous saying : The Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with the first step! Ye makes you think - Thanks Eddie i am learning your a man of many hats :)
Well Eddie, I'm NOT a mason and haven't made any sizable red brick projects. More tile and flat work repair that has had me mixing many a tub or barrow of mortar and quik-crete ... But of course I love watching a master mason such as yourself "set some rows!"
Nice Brick work Mr. Horvath, One of my officers was a Retired brick layer from Wisconsin helped me a lot. I mixed and slung mortar for him on several jobs. Hardest part was getting bricks laid high enough so you didn't have bend over so much. Like to see the design plan on your outside fireplace. John Toccoa GA
Six o’clock at night nice job I’ve layed a few bricks nice steady job , I’ve a couple of culverts to build for drains before I finish concreting my yard started concreting eight years ago think it’s time to finish the job , any way have a nice day
You make it look easy. You got the rhythm. I worked for a mason mixing mortar on a construction job laying up catch basins. Each time I delivered a load he had a different critical comment: too wet, not enough lime,too much sand, etc. I just kept my mouth shut and learned a lot of tricks.
Neat to watch you do something a little bit different. When I was a youngster we were adding on the dairy Barn we had a neighbor that was a mason laying cinder block. He gave me the privilege of striking the joints. I was over the moon about that. He always impressed me on how he laid such straight walls. I really did enjoy this "one piece at a time".... Love that phrase.
HI EDDIE 😊😊 I have done my part of making mud 4 bricks a bag of mud 16 shovels of sand and 5 gallon bucket of water 💦 😊 / any time it calls 4 rain cover your sand up if it gets wet U can't use much water the sand is already U will have mud soup then have 2 open another bag of mud add dry mud 2 it been there and done a many of day and carrying brick and block IVE done that be 4 😊😊 OMG 5 16 2O24
Eddie your a man of many talents, a man after my own heart. Enjoy your many talents,it gets over pretty quickly. I almost 80 now and don't lay so many brick or block like in the old days. I appreciate your talents !!❤
man of many talents Eddie, didnt see any ties going in ? may be not needed there , we have to put them in here any brick work , looks great bet the old back is a bit stiff ,mine is when doing such work :) have a great day see you back at the mill vids:)
just like my grandpa taught me MANY years ago. Great memories. This video actually helped reinforce my belief that it is ok to get your hands dirty. I wish that held true with today's gen Xand Z generations. It's nice when you don't have to stoop over huh? Old bones don't bend that well do they
Bricks are a lot easier, but more tedious than 6-8-16 or 6-6-18 slump stone concrete blocks. Goes fast, but takes a lot more effort. Did 100 liner feet of the 6-6-18 slump stone, and I didn't know how to lay block. Sure learned fast. Thanks for the video. Jon
Looks great, Eddie. I'm always up to watching you do other things. One brick at a time reminds me of something a friend of mine says. How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Bill
wall looks very good, i hate to see you breathing the dust when cutting the brick. it can cause silicosis very much like asbestosis. take care of your lungs, very good video, hope there will be more, thanks
my dad was a builder he had 2 plaster guy,s took me out to them told me to mix plaster boy those guy,s could throw more out the window,s becaue if it was,nt wright they could get upset i learned real quick how to do it wright we always used 1 shovel masnary/1 shovel portland /4 shovels sand
Your a man at my own hart. I love wood. But Since I made all my money from 1978 with a twal in my hand it brings me to the word of the day. Line-up duclos maso-y
I can tell , This is not the first time you have butterd a brick .Nice wall. That probably was not your first wall .I will wat ch more masonry . I ke cement block better than brick . Seeya
You're not ambidextrous, you always use your right hand to sling a full trowel of concrete. You're multidirectional with token left handed clean-up swipes. I watch these Vietnamese rural jungle builders use concrete and stone, when they finish flatwork they sift/prinkle powdered cement into the float raised surface cream, then finish trowel it smooth. What's this finishing process called?
@@TheEddie1014 While your brickwork is impressive, I wouldn't go so far as to say it was 'striking,' it's well above average, no need to play it up so much. (Don't tell me you were talking about joint work) Jungle flatwork is not technically what you do. I could not find a term for this technique, their workers also briskly throw dry cement onto damp vertical surfaces that are not sticking well enough when adding veneer stone.
Worked with my grandfather one summer during high school. He wasn’t a mason but you could have fooled me. We laid a bunch of brick that summer. He told me that if I didn’t want to do this for the rest of my life I should go to school. I did and became a construction engineer… there were many days and many jobs in my career that I looked back on that summer and wished I wouldn’t have gotten so educated. At least laying brick there was something substantial at the end of the day to show for your existence. I’m retired now and appreciate craftsmen doing what they do best… create. No matter the medium. And, I am looking forward to a brick project this summer… let’s see if I can remember what grandpa taught me 55+ years ago.
Thank you for sharing your story. Creating is satisfying. Thank you for watching it’s appreciated
As a retired brick layer I really enjoyed your video. Brought back some good memories. I had alot of fun over the years doing jt. It was a good honest living.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you
Nice to see another left handed brick layer, 😎 I loved laying brick and blocks before working for the state. Fun times right there!
Hard work though. Satisfying to step back and see what you did. Thank you
I really enjoyed seeing you laying bricks. My grandfather on my mother’s side was a self employed brick layer. I’m told he was one of the best. I think he must have been because my Dad always said he could really lay bricks. I never knew my grandad , he passed a way when I was 3 weeks old. That was 66 years ago.
Thank you for sharing your story. 😁
Hi T.H.E Eddie! You brought back a lot of memories laying those brick. My uncle was a Mason and layed brick and block. I worked for him starting at 5 years old carrying 2 bricks at a time. Then the next 10 summers I graduated to mixing mud and laying a few here and there for him. Thanks so much. I was smiling the whole time you were laying them brick!
Thanks for sharing. Thank you for watching too
It is a pleasure to see a true mason at his craft. Even those of us with little experience can see the mastery of mud and trowel. Thanks for a great video and your narration was easy on the ears.
So nice of you
I once had the opportunity to walk for hours in the old brick aqueduct that fed Brooklin from the Catskills. It was fascinating and represented a ton of labor. Much respect. Be well Eddie
Thanks I can picture what you are talking about. One piece at a time
Another awesome video Eddie thank you for sharing your craft
Thank you so much for watching me. I really appreciate it
Great video, thanks for sharing!
I bricked a few houses very early in my construction career. Really hard work made easy by you!
That is awesome! Thank you
Was Great Video! Brought back old memories, in my teens I was a mud and a brick/block tender. FYI, if your sand is in a pile, its moisture will vary so be aware of that...keeps the Masons happy when the mud is consistent! Indeed, 1 at a time. 👍👍😎😎
We always cover the sand pile so it holds the moisture. Thank you
It's been a long time since I laid brick and block. I still got my tools and mixer. It's hard work, but you can see something that most of time is going to be around for a long time. Hope to see you and Mark at the Pike show this weekend.
We’ll be there. See you Saturday
It did me good seeing you lay brick almost exactly the way I was taught!
Could've used 4" block in the center and saved the brick. Also metal brick ties would've been good to tie the inner and outer walls together.
Only one thing missing and thats some method to tie your fresh work into the existing. But small job like that it will likely out live us.
It was a non weight bearing wall. I could have used 4” blocks but I didn’t have them on-site so I used the bricks I had. Thank you
Watched the whole video. Not boring at all. Thanks for the effort. I do enjoy your videos.
Glad you enjoyed it thank you
Hi Ed. Ed--Brick & Mortar Expert. I did the 14--1/2 by 7--1/2 cinder blocks in my first year in high school. Great job. Have a good week Ed. 😍😊😉👍❤️💜🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thanks, you too!
Nice job,I started out working with a couple of mason contractors and learned todo all my own houses,I've built three`
That's awesome. Thank you
I can tell by the way you handled the Brick and the Brick Hammer you were or are a bricklayer. My Uncle was a bricklayer and on my dad's house i moved at least 10,000 of the brick myself. Nice job Eddie. and the Word [Phrase] of the day "One Piece at a time, reminded me of the famous saying : The Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with the first step! Ye makes you think - Thanks Eddie i am learning your a man of many hats :)
Thank you and I appreciate your words it means a lot to me
Well Eddie, I'm NOT a mason and haven't made any sizable red brick projects. More tile and flat work repair that has had me mixing many a tub or barrow of mortar and quik-crete ... But of course I love watching a master mason such as yourself "set some rows!"
Thank you I appreciate the compliment
Mr. Eddie, I could watch you do just about anything. I always learn something new from you.
I’m so glad you are enjoying my videos
Always nice spending time way down yonder in the paw paw patch! Have a nice day Eddie!!
Thanks, you too!
I could surely tell that it wasn’t your first time laying down bricks 🧱 good job 👍 !!
No that’s for sure. 😅 Thank you for watching
Enjoyed the brick laying lesson. Thanks for making the effort for us novices.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you
Eddie, you ain't nothing but the truth! Good stuff, thanks for sharing
I appreciate that thank you
Nice Brick work Mr. Horvath, One of my officers was a Retired brick layer from Wisconsin helped me a lot. I mixed and slung mortar for him on several jobs. Hardest part was getting bricks laid high enough so you didn't have bend over so much. Like to see the design plan on your outside fireplace. John Toccoa GA
I don’t use a drawing I just know what I want it to look like. Thank you
Six o’clock at night nice job I’ve layed a few bricks nice steady job , I’ve a couple of culverts to build for drains before I finish concreting my yard started concreting eight years ago think it’s time to finish the job , any way have a nice day
Thanks for sharing. Better get it done lol
You make it look easy. You got the rhythm. I worked for a mason mixing mortar on a construction job laying up catch basins. Each time I delivered a load he had a different critical comment: too wet, not enough lime,too much sand, etc. I just kept my mouth shut and learned a lot of tricks.
Thanks 👍 yeah mason’s can be very particular lol. Gotta be the right mix. Thank you
I was debating at the same place you were about the bond. I had a feeling you’d change it. Good work.
Thanks a little bit is one thing but that was too much
Neat to watch you do something a little bit different. When I was a youngster we were adding on the dairy Barn we had a neighbor that was a mason laying cinder block. He gave me the privilege of striking the joints. I was over the moon about that. He always impressed me on how he laid such straight walls. I really did enjoy this "one piece at a time".... Love that phrase.
Thank you for sharing your story
Good advice Eddy. You taught me that I too can lay bricks 🧱 😊
That's great! Thank you
I like deferent, learned stuff too! Thanks Eddie
Glad to hear it! Thank you
Brings back some old memories for me. Worked for a mason fresh out of High School about 45 years ago. Nice job Eddie.
Thank you.
Beautiful work Eddie and beautiful area.
Many thanks!
Good job mate !! from Perth Western Australia
Thank you so much. I appreciate that
Thanks for the video. Enjoy anytime I can watch and don't have to do the work. .:)
Thanks for watching!
HI EDDIE 😊😊 I have done my part of making mud 4 bricks a bag of mud 16 shovels of sand and 5 gallon bucket of water 💦 😊 / any time it calls 4 rain cover your sand up if it gets wet U can't use much water the sand is already U will have mud soup then have 2 open another bag of mud add dry mud 2 it been there and done a many of day and carrying brick and block IVE done that be 4 😊😊 OMG 5 16 2O24
You are correct another reason to cover the sand is because you don’t want cats in it thank you
Love your work and your outlook on life. You remined me of my dad!
Thank you so much I appreciate that
Nice work Eddie!
Thanks!
One brick at a time. Inch by inch it's a cinch. Yard by yard. it's hard. Looks good Eddie.
Thanks so much I appreciate it
Fascinating hard work. You are a master sir.
Thank you kindly
Eddie your a man of many talents, a man after my own heart. Enjoy your many talents,it gets over pretty quickly. I almost 80 now and don't lay so many brick or block like in the old days. I appreciate your talents !!❤
Thank you so much
thank you great video Eddie
So nice of you thank you
man of many talents Eddie, didnt see any ties going in ? may be not needed there , we have to put them in here any brick work , looks great bet the old back is a bit stiff ,mine is when doing such work :) have a great day see you back at the mill vids:)
They aren’t required here and on this job they weren’t needed. Thank you
EDDIE , WHEN YOU DECIDED TO HAVE YOUR OWN CHANNEL I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A FLOP. WOW WAS I WRONG. GREAT GREAT GREAT.
Thank you I appreciate you saying that.
hi there nice work , one piece at a time best to all john
Thank you John
Very good video lots of good information thank you
Glad you liked it. Thank you for watching it’s appreciated
just like my grandpa taught me MANY years ago. Great memories. This video actually helped reinforce my belief that it is ok to get your hands dirty. I wish that held true with today's gen Xand Z generations. It's nice when you don't have to stoop over huh? Old bones don't bend that well do they
Definitely okay. Thank you
Great Video Brother!
Appreciate it!
Just like a pro, make it look easy and simple, great video, thanks.
Glad you liked it! Thank you
Nice to see you showcasing some of your many skills and talents.
I appreciate that! Thank you
Enjoy the video keep up the good work buddy
Thanks, will do!
Do you wet the bricks down before you start laying them? Your work looks real good!!
Only in the heat of the summer or fire brick. Thank you
Bricks are a lot easier, but more tedious than 6-8-16 or 6-6-18 slump stone concrete blocks. Goes fast, but takes a lot more effort. Did 100 liner feet of the 6-6-18 slump stone, and I didn't know how to lay block. Sure learned fast. Thanks for the video. Jon
Thank you for sharing. Thanks for watching it is appreciated
Nice work Eddie 👏
Thanks 👍
Great job Eddie, master a work.
Thank you kindly
Thumbs up Eddie.
Thank you
That’s one of the trades I could never do. You make it look easy. Is that the company you work for? Like the t-shirt.
No it was a friend’s company. I’ve never worked for anyone but myself. Thank you for watching my videos it’s greatly appreciated
love your videos Eddie
Thank you
Looks great, Eddie. I'm always up to watching you do other things. One brick at a time reminds me of something a friend of mine says. How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.
Bill
That’s a good one Bill haha. Thank you
Cheers Eddie great video.
Glad you enjoyed it thank you
Thats very pretty Eddie, leave it as it is , rustic look that's awose , great job Eddie
Thanks 👍 sometimes people request that look
Enjoyed!!!❤
I’m glad you enjoyed this. Thank you for always watching my videos
Great job, great video
Thank you!
Thanks!
Thank you so much you don’t know how I appreciate that
More masonry would be great, thanks.
More coming. Thank you
wall looks very good, i hate to see you breathing the dust when cutting the brick. it can cause silicosis very much like asbestosis. take care of your lungs, very good video, hope there will be more, thanks
I hope to put more like this on. I appreciate your concern. Thank you
tended mason way back in the 60s mostly stone but some block never brick was a lot of hard work but fun brings me back, you work alone all the time?
Thank you. I do often it’s hard to find anyone to work anymore
Man of many talents
Thank you
Interesting!
Glad you think so! Thank you
A dust mask would be a good idea too. It looks like you've done that before.
I pretty much hold my breath. It’s hard to wear a mask with a beard. Thank you
Good afternoon from Lincolnshire UK.
Hello 👋 thank you for always saying hi
Fine job
Thank you so much
Very good
Thanks
Ick laying is becoming a lost art. To few people are doing it anymore.
Yes it is. No one wants to work hard anymore. Thank you
More of this content please Eddie
Glad you liked it. Thank you
MORE BRICK LAYING!!!!
Glad you liked it thank you
Good days work from down under 🤠
Thank you
👏👍👍👍👍
Thank you
Is there truly nothing T.H.E. Eddie Horvath CAN'T DO?! Rumor has it, the answer is no
You’re too kind. I appreciate you watching
Retired from Local #754 Laborer’s after 40 years. I’d like to have $5 for every mortar mix I ever made!
Would have been nice 😊. Thank you
my dad was a builder he had 2 plaster guy,s took me out to them told me to mix plaster boy those guy,s could throw more out the window,s becaue if it was,nt wright they could get upset i learned real quick how to do it wright we always used 1 shovel masnary/1 shovel portland /4 shovels sand
Perfect mix. Masons are finicky
Instead of using brick in the center row could you fill that void with concrete?
You could try. I garentee you won't like the results.
You could but it would be overkill. Brick is cheaper. Thank you
EDDIE , DON'T YOU POINT THE BRICKS ? I SEE THAT YOU DID POINT THE BRICKS TO MAKE THE NEW WORK MATCH THE OLD.
Yes I do. I let it set awhile before I strike them. Thank you
Your a man at my own hart. I love wood. But Since I made all my money from 1978 with a twal in my hand it brings me to the word of the day. Line-up duclos maso-y
Yeah I’ve been a mason my whole career. But I do love wood too. Thank you
I can tell , This is not the first time you have butterd a brick .Nice wall. That probably was not your first wall .I will wat ch more masonry . I ke cement block better than brick . Seeya
Yeah not my first. I’ll be doing something with blocks later. Thank you
You're not ambidextrous, you always use your right hand to sling a full trowel of concrete. You're multidirectional with token left handed clean-up swipes. I watch these Vietnamese rural jungle builders use concrete and stone, when they finish flatwork they sift/prinkle powdered cement into the float raised surface cream, then finish trowel it smooth. What's this finishing process called?
I heard it called glazing
@@johnaddis1022 The labors do that to decorative rougher surfaces that are not trowel finished.
@@richparks1966 👍
I’ve never laid concrete in the jungle I don’t know. What I do is striking. Thanks Rich
@@TheEddie1014 While your brickwork is impressive, I wouldn't go so far as to say it was 'striking,' it's well above average, no need to play it up so much. (Don't tell me you were talking about joint work) Jungle flatwork is not technically what you do. I could not find a term for this technique, their workers also briskly throw dry cement onto damp vertical surfaces that are not sticking well enough when adding veneer stone.
Hey its old age ok bye
Yeah masonry ages us. Thank you
Thanks!
Thank you so much you don’t know how much I appreciate that
@@TheEddie1014 You're more than welcome. I wish you could have joined us for dinner the other night!
One of these days we’ll get together for dinner. I look forward to it