Your speed, quality and end product puts alot of builders to shame 👍👍👍

@SteveAndAlexBuild

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Anthony 🧱👍🏽

Light sabre saber was fantastic. Jedi

@SteveAndAlexBuild

Жыл бұрын

Its very cool 🧱👍🏽😍

Great vid a nice job at last wee girl was brill nice to see a house that’s not a wreck.👍👍👍😎😎😎

@SteveAndAlexBuild

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Richard 🧱👍🏽😁

Brilliant job. I reckon Al earned a few days off shifting all that stone. Soul destroying donkey work. I had 10 ton of angular gravel delivered last year for my back garden. Remember standing and staring at the mountain on my drive and wishing we'd just kept it as grass 😅⛰️

@SteveAndAlexBuild

Жыл бұрын

We feel your pain 😫😁🧱👍🏽

Great job Steve and Alex, nice and straight forward too. I bet it was so refreshing to just turn up and start on the brickwork and have someone labouring. Hope your trip to Sweden went well Alex! 🧱⚒👍

@SteveAndAlexBuild

Жыл бұрын

Yeah mate a lovely change plus I was sorted while Alex was away . He had a great Time in Sweden 🇸🇪 🧱👍🏽🤜🏽🤛🏽

That saber sword colour looked very much like Milwaukee red....

@SteveAndAlexBuild

Жыл бұрын

😏😉🤙🏾🧱👍🏽

good team work 😄

@SteveAndAlexBuild

9 ай бұрын

😁🧱👍🏽

Alex , Pop will hold down the shop while your galavanting over to Sweden. Are you taking your Land Speeder with R2D2 as your navigator? Enjoy trip It’s Nice to have a job well setup when you arrive things just seem to go much better

@SteveAndAlexBuild

Жыл бұрын

😆😆cheers Mark 🧱👍🏽

Dam I missed it never mind next time ,thanks for the video

@SteveAndAlexBuild

Жыл бұрын

😆🧱👍🏽

I love watching your videos... been plannign my head building my self build extention and its the little things I never considered... like the foundation concrete is textured to provide grip to the mortar!

@SteveAndAlexBuild

Жыл бұрын

Thanks pal and good luck with your project 🧱👍🏽

Bricklayers love their string level lines that's for sure!

@SteveAndAlexBuild

Жыл бұрын

🤙🏾🧱👍🏽

Hope you have a great time in Sweden Alex!!

@SteveAndAlexBuild

Жыл бұрын

Back now and he did . Off again next month 🧱👍🏽

Great work boys

@SteveAndAlexBuild

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Steve 🧱👍🏽

A relatively 'simple' job for guys of your skills, but shed-loads of effort required nonetheless. Have a good break Al, look after yourself. Steve, I'm feeling every step and wince you make on your hips, they are shot aren't they! Got a provisional knee-replacement date in August, so I'm feeling for you mate.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave. 1 st appointment with orthopaedic surgeon very soon 😬🧱👍🏽

Hi Steve &Alex. Nice not having to sort the job out. Are you going to be working with Danny like you do the two Robbie’s. Alex the light saber looks awesome not like my one in the 80’s lol. Great job guys. Have a good weekend 👍

@SteveAndAlexBuild

Жыл бұрын

Yes Mate another builder to sun to . 👍🏽. Yes that light saber is amazing 🤩🤩🧱👍🏽

Being self employed was always the dream wasn't it but, sometimes, being on wages is so much easier, no hassle, no drama ( unless you where one of the unfortunate ones that worked for the Germans years ago & didn't get paid... another story for later..

@SteveAndAlexBuild

Жыл бұрын

Self employed is do over rated for sure 😒🧱👍🏽

@nigelsmith1198

Жыл бұрын

Yep agree.! If I had my time again I would just work for someone, paid holidays, paid sick, pension…no hassle, no chasing money.. the list is endless, roll on 2025 when I retire.!!

@SteveAndAlexBuild

Жыл бұрын

😆🧱👍🏽

Great work guys. Did you put a damp proof course in or did I miss it ?

@SteveAndAlexBuild

Жыл бұрын

You missed it

@Patrick-dz8cg

Жыл бұрын

So did I !!

Looks great so far ! Sweden sounds great !! It looks like steve wants to go 2 😅 .. have a safe trip ✈️🌍

@SteveAndAlexBuild

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jay ! 😃 We will get there 1 day 🤞🏼😁🧱👍🏽

I have a couple of questions i am not sure are easily answered from watching your videos. Can you advise what spacing the building regs require wall ties to be installed vertical and horizontal? Also why dont you fully bed the trench blocks to ensure full load bearing across the foundation rather than just two strip beds of mortar? If load spread is not required why not just start double skin from the footing? Hope these questions makes sense

@SteveAndAlexBuild

Жыл бұрын

Nice one Martin. 🤙🏾🤙🏾🧱👍🏽

@SteveAndAlexBuild

Жыл бұрын

A full bed under a trench block is almost impossible to get it down to the line . The gap leaves room for the mortar to spread when compressed. Also the centre on the block is Cavity above the the beds are directly beneath the walls and their load above 🧱👍🏽

@SteveAndAlexBuild

Жыл бұрын

🤜🏽🤛🏽🧱👍🏽

You get more holidays than Thomas cook

@SteveAndAlexBuild

Жыл бұрын

He certainly does 🤨🧱👍🏽

Great progress on that job both. Is that a 100 mm cavity? 🤔👍👍

@Doug....

Жыл бұрын

Hi Martin. I guess they will have to put insulation inside to comply with the Nanny regs ?

@Doug....

Жыл бұрын

@@martin2466 what a faff mate 🙄

@SteveAndAlexBuild

Жыл бұрын

😭😭😭

@Doug....

Жыл бұрын

@@martin2466 And the customer will have to pay whatever it takes to comply. Think these regs are sponsored by the suppliers. 🙄😀

@SteveAndAlexBuild

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely Doug 😠😠🧱👍🏽

Hello lads,,great work,just wondering it only looks like a 100mm cavity,is that ok with building regs,if yes how come...im just about to start mine and was told 150mm cavity...thanks in advance

@SteveAndAlexBuild

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Ray . Yea it is but it was passed before the regs changed. We’ve done 2 with 150 cavs now 🧱👍🏽

When you’re building corners do you measure down every course to check gauge?

@SteveAndAlexBuild

Жыл бұрын

Yes pal 🧱👍🏽

Hi, not sure if you mentioned, if neighbor had built to property line. What the current rules re pre-existing extensions and the gap between?

@SteveAndAlexBuild

Жыл бұрын

It becomes a party wall agreement 🧱👍🏽

@nigelsmith1198

Жыл бұрын

⁠shouldn’t there already be one in place.? Although it’s not your problem 😊

I'm not a professional builder, so l am interested to know why you used those large blocks as the first course the concrete footing. Was it a local authority requirement, apologies if I missed any info on that in the video.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

Жыл бұрын

No Colin they are called trench blocks and are designed to be used in foundations 🧱👍🏽

@Mmmmetro

Жыл бұрын

Hi S&A. Can you use trench blocks as foundations?

Whats the name of the song at 27:45

@SteveAndAlexBuild

Жыл бұрын

Sorry pal don’t know . It’s a web site called Epidemic sound where we pay a subscription for our music 🎵 🧱👍🏽

@jackbhart7609

Жыл бұрын

@Bricklaying With Steve and Alex Alright mate cheers, great video by the way. Looks like you got a lot done. 💪👍🏻

@SteveAndAlexBuild

Жыл бұрын

Thanks pal 🧱👍🏽

How did that inner wall get building regs approved? That should have been a party wall or at least 500mm gap….

@SteveAndAlexBuild

Жыл бұрын

Take that up with building control not us 🤷🏼‍♂️

@MARTINA-gc3tq

Жыл бұрын

@@SteveAndAlexBuild what a stupid reply. Who is going to deal with the court case that ensures when the neighbour needs to maintain their wall ?

@SteveAndAlexBuild

Жыл бұрын

It’s not a stupid answer at all . The council passed the plans and the building inspector has been out twice and is more than happy with where the extension is . Our job is to build the extension not start questioning everybody else’s jobs

@MARTINA-gc3tq

Жыл бұрын

@@SteveAndAlexBuild buck passing is one of the reasons the building trade has such a poor reputation. Good building practice should surpass the idiocy of the building inspector. The Grenfell Tower fire was in a building built and remodelled all overseen by numerous building inspectors.

@MARTINA-gc3tq

Жыл бұрын

@@martin2466 read the evidence of John Hoban in the enquiry.

Can I ask a silly question..why no damp course

@SteveAndAlexBuild

Жыл бұрын

You can ask it but I’m not going to answer it as yes it is a silly question

@davefarrell7570

Жыл бұрын

No damp course 😂😂 especially especially at 23.55 when he clearly rolls out the dpc... Should go to specsavers I think 😂

@MrPowellfactor

Жыл бұрын

@@SteveAndAlexBuild you fitted it incorrectly

@SteveAndAlexBuild

Жыл бұрын

How do you know if you didn’t see it in the first place 🤓🤣🤣

Wheres the dpc?

@SteveAndAlexBuild

Жыл бұрын

At dpc level