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@marving6755

Жыл бұрын

Tumb upppp sir where u do t video from

@terrencetaylor8196

10 ай бұрын

Sir I wanna thank you from the core of my being for this video.

@masonry201

10 ай бұрын

@@terrencetaylor8196 Thanks for the comment!

@austinhoran6288

4 ай бұрын

Great Job! Like all professionals you make it look easy. I am 67 and you gave me a great start on my next project rebuilding a 200 year old milk shed I will lay block and put a stone exterior on it Thanks

@masonry201

4 ай бұрын

@@austinhoran6288 Thanks for the comment! Good luck with the build!

This tutorial is the best one on this topic. I got frustrated watching dozens of other videos until i watched yours. Just outstanding!

@masonry201

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind comment!

Im a minute in and i love you bro "this part is called the handle" you sold me to finish the video

@sheelshox345

Ай бұрын

Yea this is the kind of thing where I'm like, "Please, dumb it ALL the way down for me."

I am going to lay blocks for the first time and what I have viewed has given me confidence to have a go.

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

I hope everything worked out! Thanks for the comment!

Sir, I can't tell you how much this tutorial just helped me. I am a homeowner and former carpenter, built a true timber frame pavilion and poured a proper foundation for a fireplace at one end. Started laying out my block last night and suffered everything you laid out as what not to do....lol. This video will be a true lifesaver going forward, thank you so much, really appreciate it. Great job, super concise and easy to follow, loved it. ~ Old School.

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

That's a very nice comment, thank you!

Finally a proper video that includes all pretty much all aspects that mansons should care about - many thanks! I found it after finishing my 11m long 4 corse of concrete hollow blocks (440mm x 215mm x 215mm) wall and my body is aching! One thing that no one mentioned is consistency of mortar - for a lot heavier 7N concrete hollow blocks one needs a bit more stiffer mortar than for other ones. They kept sinking right to the block underneath so had to add less wather to mortar thank normal for each mix.

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment! Yes, the weight of the block may affect how you choose to mix up the mortar. Also, the web thickness of the block also can affect how much the block will sink.

I am a High School Construction teacher who struggles to find proper teaching videos. This is a perfect video for my class. Thanks, and consider making more

@masonry201

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment! I will be making more videos, just trying to carve out the time is the difficult part! Thanks again, PB.

@ltridge504

2 жыл бұрын

I agree this is a great video. I'm a carpenter, but am preparing to build a root/storm cellar and haven't done much block work.

@ltridge504

2 жыл бұрын

Richard, check out the Essential Craftsman channel. He is great! Very knowledgeable about every aspect of construction and explains things thoroughly without being condescending. From building, bidding, efficiently operating, and different phases of the job, i have enjoyed every video that I've watched.

superb explanation no words to praise his pro work

@masonry201

7 күн бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

Thank you for this thorough explanation i still have a lot to learn but you explain everything well . Really appreciate these videos

@3141ede

26 күн бұрын

Also do you have a video on mixing mortar in small amounts ? Like in buckets for example?

@masonry201

26 күн бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

@masonry201

26 күн бұрын

@@3141ede I don’t have any mortar mixing videos yet. Sorry!

@3141ede

26 күн бұрын

@@masonry201 no worries bro thanks any way

I just saw the best instructional video for a specific trade. Great job in the instructions. And thanks for getting right to it and not having unnecessary introduction to the video.

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind comment!

@keviningles5580

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Absolutely awesome tutorial. I am laying block down for a vault room and today was my first attempt. Needless to say I had some choice words... And also praise for you mason's. Tomorrow I am going to use this video and step by step try it. I thank you good sir

@masonry201

2 жыл бұрын

A vault room sounds cool! I hope it all worked out okay for you. If you haven't gotten to it yet, just remember to take your time, no rush!

Best video i have seen on this subject, excellent tutor.....!

@masonry201

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

Excellent video!

@masonry201

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

Great video. Like any skilled and technique: the devil is in the details. You cover every small details. This is great. Need a video on stone wall too! Thanks!

@masonry201

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment! Unfortunately I don't do much stonework, other than what's called "Quarry Cut" stone. It's "lick and stick" stone. I do, however, do a ton of stone pointing. I'll make a video regarding that this summer. Thanks again.

Excellent basic instructions...very informative.

@masonry201

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

I have english as a first language but I can see how good this would be for someone with English as a second language- everything clearly spoken and easy to understand. Excellent video.

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment! I try to take my time and speak clearly for videos. In my normal, everyday talking, I'm sure I butcher the English language. :)

Very well done and explained. Love this video. Thank You!

@masonry201

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

Step by step illustration at its best .. love the tutorial ...

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

Great video, thanks for doing it! I'm doing some natural stone right now, but I have some block projects coming up too.

@masonry201

27 күн бұрын

Thanks for the comment! Good luck with block projects!

Great videos, I'm not looking forward to the second half of my garage wall. First half killed me as i did everything wrong that you could😂. I watched a lot of videos and at 55 have figured out why i hate mason work... I never knew how to do it correctly! Thanks brother

@masonry201

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment! Good luck with the 2nd half, you'll do even better than you did on the first half!

I liked almost everything with the video, except the smear of the end blocks on the ends. My father was in the concrete business for over 50 years. He taught me many of these techniques. However once he puts his load on top of the block, he then takes another cinder block and turns it on end to end. Tall end up. He then spreads the mortar on the tall end, just like you would on the elongated cinder block. He then lifts up the block and lays it into place. Now again, my father had been doing this for many years. He knew exactly how to judge the distance that he needed in order to place that cinder block in place. He then would follow the string line and ensure it was level, and taking the butt end of the trowel and tapping on top of the cinder block until it was perfectly in place and level. This is also the way that I do it now. Also sometimes I wet the block to make sure of adhesion as well. That of course depends on the temperature outside. Other than that, I really enjoyed your video.

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment! The process you mentioned is exactly how I first learned to lay block. There are positives and negatives to that method, just like any other method really. If working on scaffold, with other masons, there usually isn't room to stand each block up, one at a time; and if there is room, it'd be on top of other stocked block. It also requires the mason to handle each block twice, instead of going directly to the wall. On the positive side, it will almost certainly make for full head joints. There is a way to sort of combine both techniques though. Take a look at "The Fastest Trowel on the Block" competition in Vegas. They combine both actions in one move. Thanks again for the reply!

Real, informative video that I should have watched first before I did my 90mm block wall . . . . . . Thank you Sir for your video, it is really well explained and good. Cheers from Down Under!

@masonry201

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

This is great. I will watch this process a million times until I attempt my foundation myself.

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Very good. I've laid maybe 300 blocks in my time but now I actually know HOW to do it right. I've a big wall to build in spring, the first thing I'm going to do is buy one of those trowels. Thanks :)

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment! I hope the wall got built!

@matoko123

Жыл бұрын

@@masonry201 It did get built :) I got my trowel and used your technique and it was a success, thanks again :)

These are excellent videos!!!!

@masonry201

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

I like the way you teach. Thanks.

@masonry201

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

44 year long career as a mason, custom work in Beverly Hills for movie stars and 25 years building casinos in Vegas. I've seen every boot out there with their nasty habits, nice to see someone teach the correct way of wicking the trowel, so many slap the trowel on the mud board splashing mud everywhere.

@masonry201

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment! That sounds like a lot of fun, building casinos in Vegas. I was out there this past winter. They were working on some casino, and I thought it was really cool to see how they covered the scaffolding with a tarp that looked like the actual building. Probably fools 99% of people. Thanks again.

@Backswell

7 ай бұрын

Did you do any of the decorative stonework in Caesar’s palace? If so I owe you thanks, it inspired me to get in the trade

@beckersworldinc.171

7 ай бұрын

@@Backswell I block foreman on the Gondola canal on the third floor of the Venetian and was the brick foreman for the Cannery North. I didn't work on anything at Ceasers but did some ledger stone work in the Cosmopolitan. Did some stone on the Red Rock Station and at the Hard Rock I laid stone around the pool area, so much work in the 90s

@Backswell

7 ай бұрын

@@beckersworldinc.171 that’s great I’ll see what I can find online for pictures. Wish I could get next to you on the trowel and pick your brain. Anywho God bless and Merry Christmas

EXCELLENT!!!NOW THAT'S HOW YOU TEACH!

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that! Thanks!

I needed to see this video. Attempting to build a retaining wall without any advice or expertise is frustration "Hell on Earth" !! I have a lot of respect for Masons. I'll never look at workers doing this type of profession as basic manual laborers but a highly skilled professional. I've had to teardown my retaining wall 3x because I did not get this right. I've gone so far as to devise and plan to build a jig for the "H" pattern footprint And having the square dual holes covered while mortar is applied then removed once spread. This is an excellent technical how-to DIY instructional video. Its the best I've seen for my application. Thanks Masonry201. .

@masonry201

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment! Nice idea on the jig, believe it or not, they do make something like that for both brick and block. In my opinion, the time that one would spend fiddling with the jig can be used to just practice the traditional way. Students usually get it in an hour or two of diligent practice. Thanks again!

@scottwillis5434

4 ай бұрын

Might have a look at the KZread videos on retaining walls. I like "Stan "Dirt Monkey" Genadek"s videos. Water needs to be able to flow through the wall, otherwise it builds up a lot of hydrostatic pressure. 0.4335 PSI per foot of depth; a 4 foot high wall could have about 1.6 PSI. Convert PSI to pounds per square foot by multiplying by 12 x 12 square inches per square foot: goes from 0 pounds per square foot at the water table, up to 250 pounds per square foot at 4 feet down. A retaining wall has a lot of square feet. You do not want to keep the ground water from flowing out.

Great

@masonry201

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

Excellent tutorial, thank you.

@masonry201

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Outstanding information!

@masonry201

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great video I've only started been a Labour to the stone Mason. He's showed me how to spread the mortar on the blocks I'm putting to much on at the minute but I'm going try your tips

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Laboring for a stone mason is hard work!

Was wondering why you didn’t just slap mud on the head then you immediately showed why on the sash side. About to do my first wall so this was extremely instructional

@masonry201

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment and good luck!

Great instructions. Thank you. 1.25x is perfect speed for me.

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I know I talk at slow speed sometimes!

sir I like the way you teach. You really are good nice job keep up the good work

@masonry201

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind reply!

Great job i like your teaching

@masonry201

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I worked at building materials for thirty years you have good knowledge

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

Thanks for the video man, I got my first day on Monday this video sure helped out alot!!

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

Good Luck!

Very well done!!! Thank you

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

Thank you too!

Sir, you are the man!! Exemplary video!!

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly!

LOVE THIS. THANK YOU. GOOD TEACHING FOR NOVICES LIKE ME. TALOFA AND FAAFETAI FROM SAMOA.

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Just today i lay my first set of blocks. This video enhances my confidence bro. Love from jamaica. Do you have videos on how to properly render a wall?

I like the way you teach

@masonry201

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'll be making more instructional vids this summer.

Great Video 👍

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

excellent detail

@masonry201

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

Thank you .

@masonry201

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!

Great 😁

@masonry201

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I would say great video but yes but great technique an instruction you do it so goood man you deserve an medal 🏅🏆🎇✨

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

Good video. Teaching ergonomics and efficiency is so important. Masonry by nature is so repetitive and most people don’t think how much material weight they’re moving in a day. Concrete and masonry is tough work even when it’s efficient. Too slowly we’re wise but too quickly we’re old.

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thanks once again

Nice Job!

@masonry201

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

You are a great teacher

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

Will try

I've never been a fan of Adam Sandler's acting but I must say he is doing really good at teaching masonry.

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

Don't tell anyone, but I'm pursuing masonry after my movie career has somewhat ended.

Good teacher so much 😀😀😀

@masonry201

10 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😃

Beautiful fundamentals. Now could you please make a video for the best way to pick up the block to lay it to as well as over the line (over the line because some of us don’t have nice bosses)

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment! Great idea for exactly how to pick up the block, and different methods. It's in the works if I get around to it.

Too bad I didn't watch this BEFORE I tried to mortar some block for the first time. Didn't know what I was doing and did everything wrong. Mortar wouldn't stick to anything, I think it was too thick. Didn't know about making a loaf, flicking the wrist, etc. I gave up trying to use the trowel. All I knew was that I had a wheelbarrow full of mortar that I needed to use before it got hard. So I used my hands to put the mortar on the blocks. Now my finger tips are all bloody and raw. LOL. Thanks for teaching me how to do it right!

@masonry201

2 жыл бұрын

First off, props to you for giving it a try! In the grand scheme of things, the block don’t care how mortar is applied to them. If you used your hands to apply the mortar, so be it! I hope the block you laid are to your liking. All masons know the feeling of raw hands, that’s for sure. Your hands will heal, but the pride you can enjoy of building something for yourself will last a long time.

@skiingcrazed

2 жыл бұрын

I could have written this comment verbatim. I got flustered and used my hands like a kid playing with play dough. But so far the blocks are still upright… so far…

Thanks. Ugh help. From my hill in Sc

You're correct about about keeping your thumb back.

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I learned that the hard way...

This is excellent

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

Excellent.

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

GREAT!

@masonry201

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

Muito top

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

🙌

👏🏻

Thank you sir

@masonry201

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

you are so talented

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thought this was great. Can you please do more videos?

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm trying to get more in the works!

I hope there are going to be more of these videos.

@masonry201

2 жыл бұрын

There will be eventually. Finding the time nowadays is difficult! Thanks, PB.

@sgtboz9730

2 жыл бұрын

@@masonry201 Definitely do more. This was excellent.

nice

@masonry201

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

I have all I need to know to try making two piers out front for mounting lights along the driveway...just kidding but this helps!!

@masonry201

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment! Good luck with the piers!

👍

Seee thats alll it need just a goood instructor an the correct way how to proceed an build on than man it like i watch just this video twice man please reply an share an feedback so i can ear ur reply thank uou for the great guidance an instruction sir thnks

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

I would like to see a video about the footings sizes and what needs to be done to ground

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

That'll be a possible video down the line. There are a few that I need to make before I get to that type of video. Thanks for the comment!

Really enjoyed the video, looking forward to viewing more masonry videos. Where is your school? Also, for training purposes what is your mortar mix? Thanks, great work!

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

Thanks or the comment! The College is in Media, PA. It's a trade college that offers several different trades. The mortar mix is 4 parts bar and to one part hydrated lime.

Must work for a union.

@masonry201

25 күн бұрын

Of course! I actually have my feet in both worlds, which is a little unusual. Thanks for the comment!

I have seen professionals leave a diamond shape on top side to side . Not down the line I'd love to do this

Se puede pegar block de esa manera con una cuchara de 9" gracias

Can I hold my beer in my offhand?

@masonry201

9 ай бұрын

Absolutely! :)

Where are you located at I’m interested in taking one of your classes

@masonry201

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment! The school is in South-Eastern PA. It is for boys, ages 17-21 only. Williamson College of the Trades

Good instructor i must say this is the best instructor i ever seen in my life dam man u make soooooo dam smooooooth man , im in this field man Gencon an i av to say in video alone you teach so much mqn😎😎😎😎😎😎😎👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿 i did subscribe to t channel where you from man and how long have you been doing the instructing lesson no lie i have learn a lot and gonna watch it all over again its like im in classs with my instructor at schoool but you make so understandable 🖐🖐🖐🖐 im STEEEEL AS IN STEEEELREBAR WOULD LOVE TO GET A REPLY OR A FEEDBACK FROM YOU THANKS FOR THE GOOOD WORK MANY THANKS TO YOU SIR👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿😎😎😎😎😎

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment! Working with rebar is hard work!

Dang I should have watched this twice at least before messing up my wall 😅

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

😂 I hope everything worked out!

I've been replacing a basement wall that was no good and tomorrow I'll be finishing it. I like the way you presented everything in this video. I've been doing everything with zero instruction, I think it'll go a little easier now that I see how you use the trowel and how to properly load it. I had most of it figured out but this should set me straight on all of it.

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

I hope everything worked out! Thanks for the comment!

Como exportar uma dessas

Is there a certain trowel you recommend for woman (smaller hands, etc)?

@masonry201

3 ай бұрын

There are big grown men I work with that use small trowels. It doesn’t matter your frame or hand size, some people prefer smaller trowels, and you can accomplish just as much a people that use giant trowels. A 9” Narrow Heeled London trowel is about as small as they go, and is just fine for anyone. Thanks for the question!

@honeelemon

3 ай бұрын

@@masonry201 thanks so much for the reply!!

What is the sash for ?

@masonry201

5 ай бұрын

Great question! They're used when installing a type of expansion joint material. The material is shaped like a "plus" sign. One leg of the "plus" goes into the sash of one block, while the opposite side of the "plus" goes into another blocks sash. No mortar in between those two blocks. The gap usually gets caulked for an expansion joint.

I personally don't like to use the wrist snapping technique, because after doing that about 2,000 times per day, over the coarse of time could wear your wrist out. I prefer to tap my trowel twice, but to each his own. Love your videos and hope there are future Masons taking notes. #SALUTE

Where do u may the video ????

I actually KNOW that the 'term' is brick-layer.... not mason. My dad was a First Class BRICK-LAYER.

what size trowel is that?

@masonry201

2 жыл бұрын

There's a few different sizes in there. The Rose with grey rubber handle that I hold up is a 9", I mostly use a 10", I issue students an 11" Narrow Heeled London.

I can’t get over how white your mud is.

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

The mortar is practice mortar. It is a mix of lime and bar sand, roughly 1:4. It sets up slow and gets about as hard as a piece of chalk. It allows us to reuse it over and over. No cement in the mix. Thanks for the comment!

@robertaylor9218

Жыл бұрын

@@masonry201 that makes a lot of sense. Thank you.

When did Adam Sandler start doing masonry videos?

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

After the release of Big Daddy 4. It went straight to DVD. I needed to to try something!

What's the best length of trowel ?

@masonry201

2 жыл бұрын

To start with? Probably 10" Narrow Heeled London. It's big enough to spread a good amount of mortar, but small enough to develop your trowel skills.

@PaddleDogC5

2 жыл бұрын

@@masonry201 could be even 9" until 6ou get strength and control.

Is this the children's class? I would've never guessed that grey part to be the handle smh

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

😂Yes, these videos are meant for 17-18 year olds. Thanks!

Buy some pants especially when making a video. Bricklayers use to work in a suit, vest, and derby hat. Now we're down to rags.

@masonry201

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

Hand on you leg saves your back.

@masonry201

2 жыл бұрын

Missing letter save you time.

I turned it off when you said....."this is the handle" 😂🤣

@masonry201

Жыл бұрын

😂I gotta cover everything!

Sir, I commented on one of your videos just last week and I understand how overwhelming your job is to have hindered your response. I hope when you eventually come online, I will get your response. I see that that most, if not all illustrations you made about block laying had to do with retaining walls, garden walls etc. This 3/8 inch vertical joint: 1. is it applicable to building storey buildings or is it just peculiar to retaining walls? In Nigeria, I see vertical joints of up to 3 - 4 inches and if your tutorial is anything to go by, then I think the practice here is wasteful to say the least. 2. The mortar sand. I see your mortar looks a lot softer than ours which contains sand of different grain sizes. Though our buildings are standing, I think the difference between the two is much. Do you think the two practices can stand side by side?

@masonry201

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the questions! 1-in Nigeria, the head joints (vertical joints) may be completely filled after each course is laid. Even though the joints may be large, when completely filled in, the structure is fine. This is typical in other countries as well. I worked in the Dominican Republic and did the same. 2-The mortar I use here is practice mortar. It is only a mix of lime and sand. There is no cement in it. This mortar gets about as hard and strong as a piece of chalk (for a chalkboard) once it hardens. This enables the mortar to be cleaned off the units easily, and reused over and over again just by adding water and mixing. The sand grains may be bigger in Nigeria, and not as fine. That's okay. Same as in Dominican. The work may not be "tooled" to look pretty, to where fine sand isn't really needed.

@banyetchetnicodemusibrahim42

9 ай бұрын

@@masonry201 Exactly. Courses are laid before the joints are filled here. As a Cost Accountant, 3 inches is unnecessarily large and implies wastefulness. I am about to begin my project and it's necessary to arm myself with knowledge as I will be dealing with engineers and masons who aren't quite honest. Thanks so much for your response. Perhaps in the future you would want to do videos on Ways to Minimize Cost of Building. Best regards

Speed doesn't come with all your extra movements.

@masonry201

2 жыл бұрын

I’ll go for speed Jan 19th.

@PaddleDogC5

2 жыл бұрын

@@masonry201 less moves equals faster

@PaddleDogC5

2 жыл бұрын

@@masonry201 well you don't have it here hopefully you found some.