Can you imagine the stress of being filmed as the new guy? Everyone needs an opportunity/chance to prove himself. What matters is if you see potential in him then give as many chances they need. At the end he could make you proud of him.

Why is the homeowner walking around telling you who gets to work for you and who doesn’t 😂😂 what a weirdo

@padraigharrison6919

4 ай бұрын

It’s part of what’s wrong with the industry

@adamm9642

4 ай бұрын

I’ve never met anyone with a stick so far up his ass. 😂😂

I think the guy did a great job. Laying stone is not easy, one can easy be overwhelmed by staggering and changing pattern. The most important is weather its level, straight and correct distance from wall. He seemed conscious of all three. He'll get faster.

@sebg2086

4 ай бұрын

cant be worst than mr green

I could see in the new guy's eyes, he's nervous but eager to learn. Sometimes being over eager is going to show errors. Give praise when the praise is due and telling him when he is wrong with respect. You are the Master of the trade.

@sebg2086

4 ай бұрын

like eva angelina in her first scene

I’m a 22yr old bricklayer, and last year the company I spent my first 6 years with went bust which meant I had to fly the nest, not to toot one’s horn but I am very decent bricklayer and I remember the first time I had to walk on to a new site where I didn’t know anyone and the only thing I had in my mind was proving myself which I knew I was capable of…. That whole first day was daunting, making mistakes which I would’ve never had done just a few weeks prior as I knew I was better than that…Anyway a few days went by and I was put in the foyer to do some face work which not every bricklayer gets to do in their lifetime. I say give him a chance, if not.. well you tried

I think the new bricklayer did a good job. He Has a bit to learn, but he could be nervous as well how the homeowner was standing behind him questioning everything he was doing. I would love to see the homeowner try to lay one stone.

The brickie was a little nervous, that's all. I would be worried about that home owner on your back all day! Let him lay the stone, then! Great job guys.

@1kbconstruction824

4 ай бұрын

Good point!

Can he show up every day on time ? Never lay out or pull no show ? And most importantly does he have a good sense of humor ..because let’s all agree they don’t call it work because it’s fun…first day jitters and you left him alone with H O …he looked like he was trying his ass off man…you have a good heart and I know you’re gonna keep him and pay him well…right ?

I always find your videos very helpful and clear. I have managed many people over time. This guy is taking his time to do the job right. Having the home owner looking over his shoulder and stopping the work would make anyone nervous. He stayed cool and quietly did the job. It was great that you stood up for him as well. (He won't forget that you did that for him.)

@eaea3921

4 ай бұрын

When the homeowner is looking over my shoulders it still gives me a little bit of anxiety. I definitely feel this.

I think you’re absolutely on point. One can never hone in a skill if it’s not practiced. Giving someone a chance is the right thing to do.

Ryan, please keep and continue to teach him. As we all know, everybody has had a first day at work and should be allowed to demonstrate their ability and sharpen their skill set. The young man will mature into a great craftsman if he is not pushed aside so readily.

Usually there are small, medium and big stone. My labourer stacks them in a pile in order so it make it easy. This is a nice job minus the fact there is no stone saw... I know chip cuts are faster but a saw makes the cuts so much cleaner.

@briancunningham1120

4 ай бұрын

Best comment so far, you have to lay out the materials [ this is not stone] so that the mason does not have to pick through a pile of materials to get the right piece, A wet saw at bench hight is better, safer and quicker for the mason,

Give him a chance Ryan, you're such a good man

I would definitely keep him everyone needs a chance his work is very neat he can get faster plus having the home owner so close it makes u like on edge I would definitely keep him in Canada it so hard to get bricklayers

I think he did a great job. In order to increase his speed and accuracy is just more jobs with stone. If he proves to you by wanting to learn and working hard I would definitely keep him. It truly is hard to find good workers.

@1kbconstruction824

4 ай бұрын

Yeah I agree

You don’t start at the top of the ladder. You’ll teach him right brother.👍🏻🇺🇸

I believe you should keep him. He’s just nervous but at the end of the day he did a nice job. I say keep him 👍

@1kbconstruction824

4 ай бұрын

🤙🏻

Keep him Ryan, he will get there !

He will work out just fine! There is always something to learn for every one!

I think you are a great man for giving him a chance I was labor for 8 years before someone gave me a shot to get on the wall and show me the ropes and you are right he seems to be just fine he just needs to remember the break and the rules of it but I tell you what I love watching your videos you have even showed me some great tricks of the trade keep up the great work 👍

A Stone Mason and a bricklayer are to different trades . If your lucky as a mason you can learn both

@1kbconstruction824

4 ай бұрын

💯%

The customer has every right to provide feedback on the quality of the work being done. The feedback should be given to the site supervisor or contractor/owner. If not on site or available by phone, the customer has the right to speak directly to the employee. To help facilitate the introduction of a new worker, take the time to introduce that worker to the customer, letting the customer know the worker is new to your crew and he is being trained to your standards. Reassure the customer this "training" is not adding to his cost. Ryan, you are an excellent leader and value to the craft / community! Thanks for being there.

Hey! It seems like he was just nervous. His mannerisms and the way he was looking at the stone did not necessarily mean that he didn't know what to do, but indicated that he was in a new setting, with new people, with new rules and a new way of doing things. Also, if you are in the trades, you know how unsettling it is to have the home owner standing over you. Unless you are fully confident, this will add more stress, cause you to second guess yourself and get in your own head. I respect the fact that you are showing him what you want, I am sure once he understands what your expectations are and becomes comfortable, he will start to move fast. Everybody needs a chance, if he is accepting of your suggestions and mentorship, has a great attitude and shows up consistently then you have a great guy there!

The only way to learn is by being taught and practice, every apprentice needs a Journey men to guide them and give them honest feedback and let them learn. Sometimes mistakes will be made but that’s the process, I am a certified gas fitter and plumber and the only way to succeed in any trade is to listen and ask questions and don’t be afraid to fail. There’s nothing worse then co workers setting you up for failure because of there lack of self confidence!!

I was always taught speed will come. Learn how to lay first.

New brick guy is great, will do better and faster. I understand him how it is hard to learn at beginning of a job.

he seems good, looks like he wants to learn! I'd say keep him, he'll improve the speed over time. Being the new guy and then having the homeowner there definitely doesn't help anyone no matter how much experience you have! You've definitely seen some bad jobs (your hard job videos prove that), and with your demeanor teaching him I think he will turn out a great mason. The homeowner may be the boss, however you are the contractor, and you know your guys, don't let homeowners who don't know what's going on push people around. You're right, we need more people in the trades, they all gotta start somewhere!

Have him assist you,, that will give him the experience and confidence to do it on his own. He needs more experience but is afraid to ask. Sometimes as professional contractors we forget that not everyone has the knowledge we have.

You’re a good boss. His speed will improve with experience. He just needs proper guidance and supervision.

Try using a line every 9" or 18" whatever suits to get back to a straight course then fill in the space below it, in time you will need the line less. Day 1 is too quick to judge, let him relax a little being micro watched makes anybody nervous.

Keep him. I think he held his own under pressure being new and then being watched by owner and also being filmed. The work looks good also.

For newbies I always got them to dry lay each course. I would then check it and if approved they can install it.

As a bricklayer of 25 years or more i can say KEEP him on his works clean hes a improver trowel looks at home in his hand just needs to be precise the speed will come naturally we all start at the bottom ! AND TO THE OWNER TRUST YA BUILDER

laying stone is so simple once you get it but yet SO confusing if you don't get it or overthink it. I remember i used to be like him and overthink things and doubt myself. It'll come natural in the end. Good luck!

As a Craftsman/Tradesman we have to train and bring up new guys. Speed and confidence will come. I can see how you work and talk that you are true Craftsman and understand these things.

Give him a chance, They have to start somewhere. It sounds like you already have some confidence in him already.

He'll be just fine. Like you said everyone needs a chance.

Keep and teach him

We all been there, new brickie, new site, he knows what he doing, it just looks to me why he taking so long is because he's knows what to do but he's second guessing himself all the time, and you it the nail on the head we all need a chance in life, keep up the great work

He performed well under stress and has a willing to learn attitude. One thing I would advise him is get a pair of suspenders and harness for his tools😊

I think you should keep him I am in school learning Masonry its very hard I think he deserves a chance 🤦🏾‍♀️ how is he going to learn the trade if no one gives him a chance to get the experience that he needs to do the job we all have to start from somewhere 🤷🏾‍♀️ its unfortunate that some people that have the experience and know what they are doing seem to forgot where they came from and act like they didn't have to start from the bottom and be the new person that didn't know a lot somebody gave them a chance to learn Masonry so they could become Masons at least he was asking question to make sure he was doing it right thank you for giving him a chance and sticking up for him that was very honorable of you stay humble and blessed Ryan your a good man and teacher keep him the guy was scared he'll get better and faster with time and you teaching him 💯 because to be honest I couldn't imagine how he felt he was under a lot of pressure the new guy on the job not knowing a lot and the homeowner watching him 🤦🏾‍♀️😮 he's going to make mistakes that's a part of learning

Everyone needs a chance i know the home owner wants a decent job but didn't he have to learn his job when he started . Everyone's got to start somewhere 👍

Being new or beginner will be nervracking infront of a new crew or in this case homeowner as well, but I can tell he was humble & didn’t want to mess up , he asked questions and for others opinion when he was overthinking/ got stuck in the process, I think he’s work came out great , speed will come with time . Good job guys!

Anyone new on any job. will only get better at the job over time served in the job doing practical work. they will pick up tips from other more skilled people who have done the work for a long time. This young man is at least asking you what the rule for laying random size stone is that you follow. So in my opinion he is doing the right thing no harm no foul. Just a fussy home owner making him feel uncomfortable because he knows that he is a rookie brick layer. Being new and slow on any Job is not a crime. And you as the Manager should know that new employees are hired on Ability to do the job in a probationary capacity period. Thumbs up to you as the boss for caring. 👍

You're right, he has a way and adapts also to what you are asking, i like the young guy's personality, he wont cause trouble because he is adaptable and a quick learner....sometimes speed is unnecessary especially if he does a good job, then no need to repeat with undue costs...the homeowner does not really appreciate aesthetic forms and how they change once complete, your new bricky will be a solid mason, he is agile and quick in mind.......a good young fellow to work with 1kb thumbs up bro....by the way your stonework has that antique feel i love it love n peace from New Zealand josh

Ryan, I think your instints are right. Certainly a better means of evaluation being on the job with a new person then seeing through the lens of a KZread video. Pease on.

He cares about doing it right, which you can seldom teach into someone. There's still opportunity to learn and speed up.

The filming may have made him nervous. He understood breaking the bond on head joints, he knew to look for studs to nail his brick ties to. Id say keep him and maybe spend a couple hours in the morning working close by and guide him more

Give the man chance to improve his skill set. Keep going man that's the only way he's to learn.

Keep him and in time he wil surpass your expectations

From uk been doing it 50 years lad will become good turn up on time work hard keep off phone never stop always something that needs doing

Lol This man looks like he never seen a venner stone in he's life 😂😂

Teach him he seems open minded and has good trowel skills seems like a good guy

You are in a tough situation. The home owner, for some reason thinks he knows about stone. Because he can, he has made a decision about the young man--{no respect for the work that the young`n is doing}. He respects you and your decision making. However he has ask you to lay the stone pattern the way he sees it with longer than the excepted run of stones the same size. With jobs like that, all you can do is the best that you can for the moment that you are on that job. You are dealing with how different folks see the world--{stone work}. Everybody sees it differently. I applaud you for taking the mind set of giving young folks an opportunity to become proffecient in learning stone masonry. I was a bricklayer and stone mason for 30 yrs. The last 10 with stone only.

@sebg2086

4 ай бұрын

should just give trowel to the home owner and tell him to try

Everybody is a little nervous on the first day. People forget what it's like to start a new job. Speed will come with confidence. He will do just fine. Your're a great guy to be working for and he will pick up on the way you work. You are a perfectionist and he will follow your lead..

Keep the man on he will get better as he go. Big up your self too killa.

As a former stonemasonry apprentice (i switched trades), being able to watch this guy work made me feel so much better about myself when I was laying stone. The way he took longer to start because he couldn't understand what to put where and then later slowly you can see him getting the ball rolling; is so relatable to me. It's literally how I worked with stone, but then I always got yelled at & scolded for laying the stone too slow I eventually gave in and quit. Now I switched to professional caulking, but man if I could've seen this back then, it would've helped me a lot. This guy can definitely become a good stonemason, so long as he stays passionate about his work. P.S. I respect how you defended your workers and cooling the homeowner down. My boss would always just give in to any single complaint and give me shit.

Hello Ryan, lovely work as usual. Look everyone have to learn and i know he will get there as you are a very good teacher. We all need a chance and thats the only way we will get the exposure and experience. I will say, just keep coaching him and you and any homeowner will get the results everyone is looking for. We all have to start somewhere in life.

@1kbconstruction824

4 ай бұрын

Thanks again!

...his work looks fine to me- if homeowner didn’t know he was new, he probably would not have said anything; - if he’s making mistakes then just correct him so he can learn;

His work is fine, your laying stone, not making wristwatches or furniture. The most important thing on any masonry job is that all of the work looks somewhat the same. The homeowner is being too particular, he should go bother some other tradesman on the job. As far as smoking cigs on the clock- that's a big no no. Ryan isn't paying you to smoke, he's paying you to put units in the wall! Smoke during your break, or at lunch, better yet, not at all. You'll thank me later in life if you quit*

Speed comes with time

I watch your channel cause your patient and i like your way of teaching and talking. Tell the home owner to beat it bro .Only one way for people to learn .Ask him if he was perfect when he started out in his career!!

Ryan your the expert here. Like you said; if he wasn't getting it. He wouldn't be there. Some people in the world forget they was once too, a newbiee:).

The lads probably not done much stone, but is keen to learn, and did a great job! That customer needs to back off! Nothing worse than a nosey customer. Definitely got to back your boys up against a tricky customer.

I like this guy as an owner. I was in the union in ny for some time and they do not treat their people right. I am of the same school of thought that ppl who have the right mindset and listen they can be a professional. If guys losing you money that's one thing, but everybody deserves a chance.

Love your work! Your rock the masonry work! Litterally! The new guys not bad! He will get it! Just new environment and most likely doesn’t want to make a mistake and wants to do a good job for you!

Yuh ah good yute and you already know you're going to keep him🤜🏾

100% keep him , his work was sound enough just needs some experience behind him We've all been there !

Looks good to me!👍

Coach him up coach. Hell be fine build up his confidence. Because everyone learns at a different pace . And with much respect to you Brother Ryan you have built-up a great channel here on this net work with many followers. This young man just needs someone to believe in him and if he is able to coach 🙏 you make sure that he's the best like yourself.

@1kbconstruction824

4 ай бұрын

✊🏽

Ive always felt, especially with this younger generation (including myself) that you gotta be comfortable and calm in the start to do your best work by the end. This whole forged in fire thing is used by some guys so they can keep there jobs

Fair play to you for giving him a chance .....hes obviously got the skill just needs your fine tuning 😉

Your work is professional and true I'm sure your pace will trickle down to your new guy.

When I started in the early 80's , I was the only one that wasn't ltalian, so if you did something wrong he would yell and scream at you all day. The problem was all of them would be 65 in the next 5 to ten years, even the owner was over 65 . After one year I didn't go back I got tired of the bs, iam sure things have changed since me and you started if not who is going to do this trade. The only thing that was a positive was they wanted you to lay brick no laboring, if you did the Forman would lose it. Started at 12 dollars an hour.

Keep When I first started bricklaying I was never given a chance,

I agree everyone deserves a fair chance

He's an apprentice. If you want to keep him then he needs to know his value as an apprentice!

Wow, I remember when I started....neat video.

@1kbconstruction824

4 ай бұрын

Cool, thanks

He just seemed nervous he seems to understand the rules of laying stone and he seems willing learn. Understandable of the homeowner to pick up on him being unsure and become sketched out. Toronto is not a cheap place to buy a home let alone build one. He wants the best product for the money he is spending. New bricklayer just needs a little bit of time to loosen up and get a little more confident. Give him a chance. If nobody took a chance on any of us we wouldn’t have Became the bricklayers we are today.

Nem todos tem chance, nem todos dão chance! Congratulacions!

I respect you mi g👊🏾💯

@1kbconstruction824

4 ай бұрын

🙌🏽✊🏽🙌🏽

I’m no bricklayer but I think the dude did fine.

No smoking!!! We're here to work, not smoke! For one, where are the cigarette butts going ...into the customer's yard! I've been watching you and your crews for some time now and I don't see anyone else smoking.

The guys works fine it’s clean and level he probably hasn’t had much time doing stone but the work he did was good the homeowner is being a bit much thinking he knows if he did he could do the house himself

All ill say is looks great i would hire you and your crew for sure

yes he will turn out fine once he settles in with the crew, first day nerves

Give the boy a chance and don't let him mess about if you see him going back and forward overthinking a quick word from you "OK what's your plan .tell him your opinion on what he thinks and from there advise Some people just need shown once the main steps.... If he persists in not make you money then business is business But give the boy a chance

Give the guy a chance,that's how they use to hold us down by not giving us the chance.They are afraid that you may be better at it than them.

I remember being 19 going to a customers house and he told me I couldn't come in till I brought my father.... Jokes on him, my father was a pocket protector wearing nerd, not a plumber... We all start somewhere...

i see so much of myself on my first few weeks

The poor guy , the home owner breathing down his neck as well , I've had it before when a customer pulled up a chair with a packed lunch and a flask a watched my every move all day ,hardly saying a word . 😳 well done or giving the fella a chance he will be ok I'm sure .👍

Lots of boxes and zippers, long bed joints over 6-7ft.. and gotta work on making those corners more square not round

Im my opinion look great 😊

Ur a good man stick by that always give people a chance even if its just da one chance ahaha

You can tell the guy has some idea what he is doing.. the homeowner needs to chill.

Poor fella lol.. I'll have my first day coming real soon.

Poor kids got more eyes on him than an old potato

I respect you man 💯 % as tradesmen that's what we aught to do pass on the knowledge

He’s overwhelmed and doesn’t really know what to do. He would have been better off telling you he has very little experience laying this style but he’s keen to learn. ‘Hey is there any chance I can just fetch and carry, lay mud/ whatever and basically learn the method and feel/ rules of the job? Even reducing my rate is ok until I get to grips with it. Homeowner would only stress him out more, I’d have told him to take a walk!

An old saying quality or quantity... as with stone must be quality, the Tradesmen was thinking quality the client was thinking too much