Thanks for posting these. You make it look so easier. Inspired me to try and build my own porch with no previous experience in foundations or bricklaying.

I can appreciate working in the heat , watching from las Vegas .Great job !

Absolutely love your videos stu...found them only last week and must have watched them all at this stage. Thinking of trying brickwork after only doing blockwork here in ireland. Here in my exp we leave the verticle damp about an inch outside the edge of the blocks in the window to keep it tight to the window. Maybe it doesnt matter??? Keep up the great work man.

This is so cool man, I feel like I can build my own room extension now just by watching your videos. You’re epic.

Spot on as always stu👍 got my skills test on moday and watching your videos has deffos help me improve on site and hopefully helps me pass on monday so thanks alot for all the work you do to make the videos your a legend😎👍

Super job 👍

I used to keep a level like that on the van it always showed up level. it had a huge bubble in it :)

Great job 👍👍👍👍

Nice work mate, interesting to see how things are done south of the border👍

Love the beginning of this video with the old Irish tumble dryer. Lol

Great tune 👌

et voilà !!! i watch from France very good job think you

I love how I’m in the habit of liking your videos before I’ve even watched them lol

@Stucrompton1

6 жыл бұрын

Well thankyou matey

Man you have fantastic posture!!

Great job, congrats for the English team win against Colômbia today!

Love it your a machine workin in this heat 30°

Nice! What about thermal bridging where you closed the cavity with brick? Also what about wall tiles?

@itscoconutsaregood

4 жыл бұрын

that's extra!

@WestysGate

3 жыл бұрын

@@itscoconutsaregood Could you use a cavity closet, think they all but, if not eliminate thermal bridging.

Nice!

Cracking job stu mate 👍☀️

Mint as always

@Stucrompton1

6 жыл бұрын

cheers chris

@chrishowell1948

6 жыл бұрын

stu crompton no probz mate im a carpenter and your vids pall are mint and trust me watching you lay brick is like watching an artist

Let’s just have a moment of silence for us sparks crawling around in lofts in this heat, count your blessings. Good video👍🏼

@Stucrompton1

6 жыл бұрын

we should defo spare a moment for you lads Nathan

great video's 👍

Good Man 🏗️🏗️🏘️🏠🏘️

nice work m8

Cracking job mate :) i have spent the past 2 days watching your videos man ;D quality work ethic mate and content is top notch mate ;D Well done .. in the building trade me self mate .. and working in this heat is no good .. Keep it up matey 👍👍

@Stucrompton1

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy I appreciate u watching 😁👍🌞

Stu, Why you didn’t sandwich the dpm with mortar? thanks

Alan hunter, you have to put a 4 inch dpc all the way up back of external block that's what a vertical dpc means, stu knows what he's doing believe me I know. And he has wall ties every 450mm or every two courses on block 6 courses on brick as should be. He even has 150 bearing either side of his lintel 👍 decent solid work mate if you ask me.

@lmilne4859

4 жыл бұрын

Bounce2010 Wall ties every 225. 1 course of block work at openings and tieing into existing walls also expansions so many go every 450mm cutting corners.

@DaveR71090

3 жыл бұрын

L Milne Every course on openings yep 👍🏻 Not every course buddy 😂 There needs to be room for insulation buddy👌🏻

@DaveR71090

3 жыл бұрын

Edit.. Wall ties every course on reveals, openings 👌🏻

Civic EP3 Type R - Nice

40 in Chicago. Watched in the chair, AC on.

@Stucrompton1

6 жыл бұрын

Lovely Thomas, I need portable AC

Awesome work as always stu. Shouldn't the reveals be tied every course ?

Super.grasias..

How do you generally find the bonding between mortar and thermalite blocks? I found them to be quite repellent of moisture and my mortar didn't bond unless I soaked the blocks!! Also, the internal walls in my loft at the gable ends, they are all loose and almost just stacked on each other, so I'm obviously not the only one who has has issues getting them to bond!!

30 degrees laying thermalite blocks, every brickies nightmare 😂

Time consuming for such a little space but looks like its built superbly

Дай бог здоров'я!

Stu You are the consummate professional with an excellent work ethic !, I still love watching you build these structures and they will stand the test of time, of this I am assured ! :)

@Stucrompton1

6 жыл бұрын

Cheers Jeff mate

whats the best way to fix battens to plasterboard onto with thermalite?

the glasswool can cause mold:P i stopped putting it in, its better without really ( especially from the moisture coming from the ground and pulling up ) and also depending on climate.

When using a catnic lintel above a external door with two windows either side. How would you go about fixing the top of door and windows. Would ya just silicone that top area in or drill through?

@stucrompton what's with the clay coloured brick between blocks, can they not be blocks also pal? Thanks again for another fab tutorial

What mortar mix did you use for these bricks?

Great work Stu mate! You looked knackered at start of video, you got hay fever playing up or summit? Keep up the good work bud 👍

@Stucrompton1

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah mate hay fever and working 24/7 thanks buddy

Top job again stu, you do a hell of a lot of work on your own. Have you ever thought of getting a labourer. There's loads of young lads and lasses out there who would relish a chance to work in the trade. Great music with the video again. Sun block stu it's the future 👍👍👍😀😀😀.

@Stucrompton1

6 жыл бұрын

I have mate hopefully soon

Love your video's.. (form the Netherlands) we (mom age 75 an me) would love for you to put the names of the songs under your clips.. that The wind - Martin Hall mom loves it.. but i had a hell of a time finding it :)

Great work , so many different opinions , some helpful some not. Don't know how you keep your cool.

@Stucrompton1

6 жыл бұрын

i just let them talk mate, opinions are opinions they don't effect me and my goals

What kind of block r u using 4 the insulation

Stu is there a reason to have that plastic sheet vertical in between bricks?

You should be using cavity closure stu

🤔 thermal bridging no? The only time I was aloud to do that I had to keep a small gap and insert a thin piece of Foiled bubble insulation to prevent bridging. Still I would have thought a cavity closer would be the better option?

Stu is it OK to be drilling concrete lintels for the purpose of fixing upvc door headers or should it just be bonded ?

Good slog on ur own in this heat m8

How does the bottom brick in the vertical damp course not fall down the cavity?

Кладка - класс! Утепление - так себе, но климат позволяет

Great vid Stu as always just a quick question why did you only have half a wall starter on the internal block work on the right hand side of the porch ?

@Stucrompton1

6 жыл бұрын

because i put mesh ties in the joints when in was blocking up window

رائع

Nice job Pal just one thing how come you don't put tray of damps in your videos? Just asking?

Great job mate. With the cavity do you prefer using hard brick for the cavity closure?

@Stucrompton1

6 жыл бұрын

i prefer cavity closers zed but used the bricks left over to save on cost, its being rendered so it will be 99%waterproof

Bout time you had a ham butty Stu.

A wonder! - How can glass bricks - one or two be built into to be built thermalite interior wall ? Is this possible ? Next video maybe...

Nice work buddy, thanks for taking us through the process..do you quote for jobs in London?..very hard to find a honest and thorough tradesman who doesn't cut corners

@Stucrompton1

6 жыл бұрын

I can do buddy

on a serious note though I did tell my trainee to subscribe and start watching your videos. there's a lot of tips in there I don't get chance to show him every day

@Stucrompton1

6 жыл бұрын

Cheers aaron

@stu crompton Hi Stu, why are you using bricknin the middle and not the block or something else?

Great job Stu, working outside in 30 degrees is never good if I'm honest it makes me a bit irritable, great tips for us DIYers on your vids, look forward to the next one. I can't get that first song track out of my head - any idea of the title or is it just random stuff, great lyrics on it. Cheers.

@issish6476

4 жыл бұрын

The wind Pastis ft Robin bloomgren

@issish6476

4 жыл бұрын

Didn't realize it was one year ago. Haha

@nw5835

4 жыл бұрын

@@issish6476 It was worth the wait, thankyou for taking the time to reply.

muito bommm

Use the brown insulation mate from selco. Don't itch

Long time watcher here:) I have been searching all over but cant find it.. Whats the first song «wind blows»?

Was you not leveling the blocks the whole time?

122/5000 21 degree celcius? wow it was very cold! in my hometown is now 26 degrees celcius and I am very cold...... Sarankan edit

Kinda surprised how thin those lintels are, what is the thickness ?

You're supposed to put extra wall ties in around openings, (not fewer) and there are only a few on one side that I can see. A cavity wall without ties doesn't act as one structure, so is much, much weaker against the wind and not restrained laterally if you have heavy loads on the internal leaf. You should have a look at building regs and learn the typical requirements

Do you know if a house built in 1995, would contain asbestos ?

🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐

why are you not putting thermobate up your reveals? quicker than closing the cavity

Blackpool is on the 12 th of August

@Stucrompton1

6 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate I will see you there

What’s the song and who by 4 minutes in Stu?👍👍

in college i was taught i was meant to put a return on it?

👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏

do you gauge your work

@Stucrompton1

6 жыл бұрын

Of course mate 😁👍

Is it just u that uses water for the grinder? Do they use it on site

@Stucrompton1

6 жыл бұрын

yes they use portable water dust suppression sprayers

@anthonymclean9743

6 жыл бұрын

Antony Bonnici If you don't water on site your off simple as that..

@hedspinnerUK

5 жыл бұрын

in north England (yorkshire)big sites run by (so called) large reputable firms will require dust suppression wi water but otherwise u rarely see it on sites run by small or medium sized contractors

Hi all - somebody, anybody even Stu himself, what is the name of first song track on the vid or name of singer will do, brilliant lyrics - please help. #Desperate in Milton Keynes.

@Stucrompton1

6 жыл бұрын

I will find it for you today mate

@MatsOland

5 жыл бұрын

stu crompton found it yet?

@jimmylad8714

5 жыл бұрын

NW I asked this question too about the music it’s very good. Tried Shazam didn’t work, wonder who it is I would buy it 👍

👌

Heat wave in the UK i understand, where are you based. Manchester?

@Stucrompton1

6 жыл бұрын

Near Manchester buddy

Obviously you know what you're doing.. But, no air gap in the cavity surely would lead to bridging + no wall ties?? Please explain

@Stucrompton1

6 жыл бұрын

On the right side it’s single skin ( can’t cut a gap and open up the house )there’s loads of wall ties,did I watch the video

Hey Stu, did you get me E-mail? About the job South of Birmingham.

@Stucrompton1

6 жыл бұрын

Not sure mate could you send again pal

@diyhomerenovation2562

6 жыл бұрын

Resent to stucrompton@ymail.com. :)

can i ask how long it took start to finish and how much you charged?

Got to be honest Stu! I'm not liking the ads fella! Other than that I really enjoy your work as always

@Stucrompton1

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy, you can get KZread red to play with no ads. I have to fund what I do and my time and effort that goes with the free content I provide.

@TheAudiostud

6 жыл бұрын

stu crompton was up your way staying in Pemberton was going to knock you up! But maybe next time

My BCO wanted my catnics (3300mm 100/50) set on a bed of mortar not directly on the brick. I disagreed. Still do disagree. I did it my way. Update: the catnic site itself does talk about laying the lintel on a “full bed of mortar” I still think that’s worse.

@tgk300xx4

5 жыл бұрын

Bed of mortar is the right way to do it mate.