I have absolutely no interest in bricklaying and yet I watched every minute of this. Quality workmanship is easy to watch.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Lawson Fan . Praise indeed , thanks very much pal 🧱👍🏼

@labibbidabibbadum

5 жыл бұрын

It's 11pm. I should be in bed. But instead I subscribed and I'm now off to see what other adventures these two get up to.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

labibbidabibbadum . That’s great to hear , you’ve got over 50 to choose from 😉..... enjoy 🧱👍🏼

@davidsmith6859

3 жыл бұрын

@@SteveAndAlexBuild It's not my field of either expertise or interest either but I do enjoy watching experts in any area. I understand the satisfaction in getting a job right.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidsmith6859 . Cheers David , very true 🧱👍🏽

There is something deeply satisfying in watching top quality craftsmen working.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

UK Tony Nice one pal and thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏼

@gary63693

5 жыл бұрын

If you want to see something totally satisfying, then search for snow ploughing

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

gary63693 As we can’t work when it’s snowing so can’t stand the stuff those vids ain’t for us ❄️👎🏽😂🧱👍🏽

@davidsmith7653

2 жыл бұрын

It's kinda like a work of art being painted.

Always a pleasure watching skilled workers do truly quality work.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Richard Holder . Thanks very much Richard .... very kind Thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏼

The skill level involved in professional brick laying has always amazed me. Fantastic job gentlemen!

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Phil Caldwell cheers Phil , and thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏼

@leew8812

5 жыл бұрын

@@peterkompter2417 I see you specialise in random words with angry undertones.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Lee Williams A posh troll I think 😂😂🧱👍🏼

@miike_1m229

5 жыл бұрын

Bricklaying With Steve and Alex 😂 love to see PK videos see how good he is

If my Dad was still with us he would have loved to watch the work....I used to go with him in the early 70's running the muck out in the school holidays rip Dad

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

The Essex Hunter . That’s great to hear pal , I bet things are a lot different now compared to your dads day . I’ve been at it 30 years now and seen a lot of big changes . Thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏼

FANTASTIC JOB! !!, Lovely to see proper tradesmen ☺☺👍👍👍👍👍

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

zulu59 blue cheers buddy and thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏽

Very soothing to watch. This is like watching all of the good segments from Cowboy Builders condensed. The attention to detail on your side is amazing.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

4 жыл бұрын

Morten Kristoffersen Cheers Morten 🧱👍🏽

Honest, hard-working, sincere, and masterful... Truly you have my respect to the highest degree. Cheers and may much more success come your way.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

TheNunakun . Thanks pal , much appreciated 🧱👍🏽

Lovely work. Just a tiny point - I was taught to put the ties in pointing up to the inner wall to prevent water running down them from the wet outer.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

c goodwin . Thanks pal , believe me I won’t make that mistake again , I have been crucified for those bloody ties 🤯. Thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏽

@shawnblaskie5641

5 жыл бұрын

I’ve never tried adding a plasticizer to my mortar. I bet I could string half that wall with plasticizer in my mud and that big ass “ox” of a trowel. Good work! I’m a North American American mason and am used to putting a lot more ties in the wall usually 400mm o/c every 600 mm high. Whats the code where you guys are?

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Shawn Blaskie . Hi Shawn across the pond . I’m not certain of the exact spacing for ties but I think it’s about every 450 mm horizontally and vertically . To be honest we weren’t expecting there to be no ties in the wall so had to make do with what we had on this occasion 😬. We’ve had so much stick about those dam ties so won’t make that mistake ever again ! 😬. Thanks for watching and commenting my friend 🧱👍🏼

@shawnblaskie5641

5 жыл бұрын

Bricklaying With Steve and Alex I was just curious. I thought maybe you don’t tie much over there because a lot of your walls are composite

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Shawn Blaskie Om new build houses there are ties galore 👌🏼🧱👍🏼

Pleasure watching you steve&alex cracking job that boi's keep up the good work 👌

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Anthony Brown . Cheers Anthony , we are very glad you like our channel and we appreciate you watching and joining in the comments 🧱👍🏼

Very smart job guys 👍 Those soldiers looked super awkward?! You should try the rip saw masonry blade for tooting out, i find it so much easier than the drill. Keep up the good work guys!!

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks pal , the rip saw is very tempting but I’m scared of them 😟😬.

I’m not a bricklayer but that was poetry in motion. What a beautiful job, a work of art and so satisfying to watch. Great to see some tradesmen still take pride in their work and care about what they do. That was a superb job gentlemen. Totally awesome 👏👍🏻👏👍🏻👏 🥇

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Paul 🧱👍🏽

Looks great boys great job again that was some mess hope he sticks to putting down floors 😁⚒

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

mark dwyer . Thanks mark , it was a shocker ! I don’t think they will have him doing this again , but who knows ? They don’t seem too fussy at that company 😬🧱👍🏼

Nice piece of repair work by a man who knew what he was doing also nice to see young lad being taught how to to do things the correct way for the future.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

John McCrank Cheers for that and thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏼

it's really nice watching skilled people. thanks for uploading!

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

マコト . Thanks for watching and commenting pal 🧱👍🏼

Your insurance company will ALWAYS get the low bidder to do work on a claim. Years ago owned a house at a T intersection, and averaged one car a year coming through the concrete barriers (even the huge 3600 lb ones) through our fence and into our yard. First time called our homeowner's insurance, and they dealt with the provincial auto insurance company. Now I had built that 200-foot fence (custom - no off the shelf replacements) and wanted it replaced right. Contractors arrive to fix the two damaged sections with cheap builder's supply pickets (originals were 1" thick custom shaped cedar). Stopped them, and said they'd have to make sure the replacement pickets matched the rest of the fence. Got a "Duh" from the mouth-breathers, and I asked if they were prepared to make it look as it was before the car crashed though it. "Duh." Luckily most of the pickets could be reused and I had a few extras that made up the shortfall. They still did a crap job, but it was alright as it was under some trees and not all that visible. Second car comes crashing through, and I call our homeowner's insurance again. The rep I talked to very kindly explained that it was entirely on the driver's insurance, and that all their insurer (yes, ICBC, I'm talking to you) was trying to do was fob off the costs of adjusting the claim onto the homeowner's insurance company, which would affect my rates. She recommended I deal with the auto insurer directly. So I did. Took photos of the damage (film camera, before digital), estimated costs of materials, my labour and submitted a claim along with the police report (drunk driver, and almost all of these incidents happened after the pub a few blocks away closed). Claim accepted, I did the repair the correct way. By the time car number nine came through the fence I had it down pat. I was billing $36/hour for my time, which included every second I was evaluating the damage, taking photos and driving to and from the photo place to have them developed, shopping for parts (which got expensive as I had to drive an hour each way to get the custom cedar material from the sawmill), all materials and whatever. I documented everything and, to my surprise, never had an issue with the car insurance company. I figured that I went to a great deal of effort to build that fence and I'd make sure it was done right. The city had been most co-operative throughout this ordeal, and had upgraded the concrete barricades to the big 3,600 lb no-post units (used as highway dividers) but they still found a way. So the take is that if your insurance company is recommending a contractor do your due diligence, as they just want to keep their costs down by hiring the cheapest shit for brains contractor they can.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

murraystewartj . Same All over the world I think 🤔😬🧱👍🏽

Some people have it, lots don’t. You have it 🧱👍👏 Alex has a good teacher there. Nice job.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

LookitsMeNotYou .Thanks very much pal , we took great pleasure knocking down that monstrosity ! Thanks again for the kind comments. I’m glad it shows that we take great pride in our work , even in the footings 😬🧱👍🏼

Spot on lads, top quality work as always, really tidy

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Jim Jam . Thanks very much pal 🧱👍🏼

Sick hearing about weep vents & other modern tricks. There are Brick walls in Europe over 400 years old that have NO weep vents. That is a fact.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

P38FORK . You so right , a lot of pointless over engineering going on nowadays 🧱👍🏽

great job, makes a huge difference when it's done right.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

therealBRITSofNY . Thanks very much , the customers are over the moon with it . It’s like a “how not to” video at the beginning 😬 Thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏼

Nice work, and very therapeutic to watch 👌

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Paul Tymon . Thanks very much Paul , And thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏽

Brilliant job, well done fellas.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Ian Oddy Cheers Ian and thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏼

I ended up here after looking for vids on laying a concrete pad. Watched the whole thing! Top work fella's, good to see proper tradesmen at work. Thanks and good luck!

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Footy Fan . Cheers pal we are glad you stumbled across our channel. There are plenty more to see if you want to check them out too 😉. Thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏽

Very satisfying to see such a neat and tidy bit of brickwork go up 👍👍👍👍👍

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

blademansw Nice one thanks pal thanks for watching and commenting too🧱👍🏽

Owners must’ve been sad to have to demo what they just paid for then pay you guys, but that’s why you did such a perfect job! That wall isn’t going anywhere for another 80 years.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

TheSynysterVyrus . They were actually glad to see the back of it . It went through their insurance first time but it upset them so much they asked me to re do it , paid me and claimed it back off the Insurance 👌🏼🧱👍🏽

Great job lads, always good to see proper tradesmen at work. Enjoyed the video.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Doktor Uzo . Cheers pal and thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏼

Really sweet job Steve and Alex. Nicely executed ! How it should be done !

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Cheers Mark , thanks for watching and commenting pal 🧱👍🏼

Quality job lads, your right when you say bolster is no good, the eye and a sharp brick hammer, well done from a retired bricklayer.keep the vids coming.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

les gill Evening Les and thanks for comment . I was surprised how many people use the lump hammer and bolster . I left my cock ups in for a bit of a laugh plus nobody is prefect. The bricks were riddled with hairline cracks , you know the ones you can hear when you give them a tap 😉 so it was hit n miss if they just shattered . 🧱👍🏼

Very nice job boys.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Rew Fisher nice one cheers , thanks for watching and commenting too 🧱👍🏽

I’m no brick layer but I’ve built walls as a landscaper and take pride in my work. That is shocking brick work. Well done to lads who redoing it

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Paul Foster . Thanks pal , I’m glad to here you care about your work too , these boys obviously don’t , it was a shocker 😬🧱👍🏼

Lovely job lads, clean and tidy and none of the speed merchants rubbish. When I’ve ever I bricked up a garage I tend to grind out the joints on the bricks either end and point them up, so the wall looks more uniform when dried out.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Wayne Middleton . Cheers pal , thanks for the tip too 👌🏼🧱👍🏽

nice to see its done neat and tidy,,,you two do it as it should be done,,, these videos are great if anyone need references,,,,,,,,,they can just check out your work without asking around,, well done to the both of you,,,oh and im enjoying watching masters at work

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Colin , our channel is our digital CV 😉🧱👍🏽

Brilliant work

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

E36 Racer . Nice one pal and thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏼

Fantastic job...do tradesmen like this exsist? Amazing skill and pride in their work..thankyou for sharing

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Tony bilco . Thanks Tony and thanks for checking out our channel and commenting 🧱👍🏼

These videos are highly addictive, great work chaps .

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Nice one , glad you like our channel we’ve got over 50 videos to keep you busy 👌🏼🧱👍🏽. Thanks for watching and commenting

Superb work guys, love the work you do. Top class professional finish. 👍

@SteveAndAlexBuild

8 ай бұрын

Nice one thanks 🧱👍🏽

Very nice work. Awesome improvement. Like what I see. Subscribed. Good job Guys.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Terry Whitley Cheers Terry , glad you like it and welcome to our channel . Thanks for subscribing too 🧱👍🏼

@woodworks3585

5 жыл бұрын

@@SteveAndAlexBuild You're very welcome. :)

Nice to see tradesmen who care..........Top work 👍

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

MARK FINN . Thanks very much pal, and thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏽

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Jo Blow . 😂😂 after 32 years your the first person I’ve ever heard say that . We are all doomed then when pretty much every bit of brickwork built since the sixties suddenly self destructs 🤯

A thing of sheer beauty 👌👌👍👏👏👏👏👏

@SteveAndAlexBuild

4 жыл бұрын

Peter Eyre Thanks very much Peter 🧱👍🏼

Superb quality! Solder course 👌👌

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

JJ20102010 Thanks pal 🧱👍🏽

"Not a good job at all?" I've NEVER laid brick. And *I* could have done a better job than that! Good work. Not a PERFECT match. But when you're dealing with brick lots years (or decades) apart, it never will be. Still, you did a bang-up job.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Hyperstrike . Nice one thanks pal . Brick matching is a nightmare ! A lot of brick have been discontinued in the last 10 years as many brick works have closed down 😬🧱👍🏽

@pussinboots1145

5 жыл бұрын

If you've never laid a brick maybe try a pint of Guinness i hear that works.:)

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Puss In Boots 🙄😂😂🧱👍🏼

Superb job lads, tidy as always

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Michael Lovett . Thanks Michael and thanks for the view and comment 🧱👍🏼

that is quality brick laying, as my daddy used to say any job is worth doing properly. good work guys.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much 🧱👍🏽

@brianmcintyre14

3 жыл бұрын

I had a plumber quote that line to me, his work was shite.

That was a magic bit of entertainment! Love watching good brickies at work! Also great to see a younger person involved. I have subscribed! Just found your channel Thanks! Sincerely Rod

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Rod Fair That’s great to hear Rod . We are glad you like our channel . Thanks for watching, commenting and subscribing 🧱👍🏽

Top Men, great stuff!

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Robert Hatcher . Cheers Robert and thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏽

God job guys

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

mickuljatheseagull Cheers pal , thanks for watching and commenting too 🧱👍🏼

very nice work lads its a pleasure to see and watch true craftsmen go about puttung it right i am a joiner and the absolute crap that you see going on now is very bad no one seems to give a crap about their workman ship any more all you get on site now is how long is that going to take you ! pressure from the minute you start to the end of the day you just dont have the time to show what few kids are interested now days also the money is getting worse by the year no wounder they are having problems in recruiting youngsters and us tradesmen of 50 plus are leaving the game in their droves

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

128mark very true mate , thanks for watching and commenting on the channel too we really appreciate it 😂👍🏽

Hi both. Just found this one. What a shocking job those "builders" made. Hope the insurance company get to see your evidence. Lovely rebuild. You two are certainly great at your jobs. 👍👍

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

They did Doug 🧱👍🏽

Cracking job lads

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Stephen Gunner nice one thanks Stephen 🧱👍🏼

By god that does look good 100% as usual 😉👍

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Stewart rs4 . Thanks very much Stewart ...... it’s got to be right , especially on the front of the house . I can’t believe anybody can build something that bad and think it’s ok . 🧱👍🏼

That looked monstrous, I'm glad that you guys fixed that nightmare. Can't imagine having someone botch my home like that cowboy did.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Lytinwheedle when we finish a job we stand back have a good luck maybe take a picture. I wonder what this guy was thinking as he stood back 🤔? Thanks for watching and commenting pal 🧱👍🏽

Absolutely brilliant thanks

@SteveAndAlexBuild

4 жыл бұрын

simon furlong . Cheers Simon 🧱👍🏽

only to be expected lads. "top quality tradesmen"

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Gary Bowen . Cheers Gary , lt was a total shocker and really upset the customers , we enjoyed knocking this one down . Thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏼

Cracking job that lads

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Cheers Richard and thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏼

Looks very good. Great job.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Steven Biars . Thanks pal , glad you like it 🧱👍🏼

Wow 😮 6k !! Thank God we got good trades men like you guys to put it right, like they say to gain some knowledge you should go college.. I think these guys before Missed that bit lol 👍👍 keep up the good jobs lads Britain needs u 🇬🇧🇬🇧

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

MrMagsimus . Thanks pal we really appreciate it 🧱👍🏽

Nice job

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

THECARKUS . Cheers pal and thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏼

Bloke by me had a retaining wall built about 5 year's ago nine inch far too thin started to lean into the foot path badly . He asked me to build it like he asked me the first time but he got someone else who could start the next day and worked for peanuts . I said not a chance . I don't know who slung it up but he managed to build it further out of plumb than the one it replaced 😂😂😂😂😂nice job lads 👍

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

David Burt . The insurance company said it is really difficult to get good tradesmen , and they are very expensive apparently 🙄The customer told me the guy who did the brickwork also laid the new floor but made a cracking job of that ........nuff said 🤨. Nice to see you back in the comments pal 🧱👍🏼

@daiburt1833

5 жыл бұрын

@@SteveAndAlexBuild thanks lads I spend quite a lot of time in hospital so my views are inconsistent LOL but I catch up . Alex gets better every time I see him 👍and building everything twice is far more economical . If you lads build something twice it's because they want two of them 👍

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

David Burt . Cheers David , I’ll tell my wife . She reads all the comments and she was worried that we hadn’t seen you for a while 😂. The customer on this job said to me “ your son is a real credit to you “ which makes me so proud . He is getting better by the day . We’ve been on fake stone for a few days and he keeps saying he hates it but he just gets stuck in and has taken to it really well . It’s just like working with my best mate 👷🏽‍♂️👷🏽‍♂️🧱👍🏼. We all hope your doing ok David

@daiburt1833

5 жыл бұрын

@@SteveAndAlexBuild yes I'm doing fine mate thank you I've been diabetic since 1958 so I'm getting the hang of it now 😂😂 it's never been a big problem and still isn't to be honest . The only thing is that I've lost my puma like reflexes . Sunday I couldn't climb off my shed roof 😂😂😂I'd like to thank the combined efforts of my mates when they finally stopped laughing 👍

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

David Burt . Good to hear , and typical mates .......laugh first , check your ok second 😂😂🧱👍🏼

Looks a million times better. Good job guys.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Forged in England Nice one pal , thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏽

No your right , the curses of the discontinued bricks . It’s getting harder and harder to get a good match now as we have lost so many brick factories and even companies since the 2008 recession 🧱👍🏼

@SteveAndAlexBuild

4 жыл бұрын

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Nice job fellas

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

mike101 . Cheers Mike , glad you like it, thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏼

Sad thing about this is that it’s becoming accepted,standards in the building game are going downhill 🙁

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

danny wilkins your not wrong mate ! I was once told “ your very neat but can you speed it up , we’re not bothered how it looks “🤯🤯. Thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏽

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Martin . Very true Martin , a while back we were on a site and you could smell the cannabis wafting from one of the plots right across the sight , that is grim !

@pcno2832

5 жыл бұрын

So many construction tasks, like framing and drywall taping, have been dumbed down to the point where you can train anyone to do them in a short time. But brick laying, plastering, and even ceramic tiling just leave a permanent mess without skill and commitment. Builders should either get people who can do these things right, or just use systems like cement-board-stucco and Novabrick that don't require as much skill.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

PC No 🧱👍🏼

@tilerman

5 жыл бұрын

I hear you. Ive been tiling over 35 years and im not kidding when I say that I was earning more money 20 years ago than I am now. Prices have plummeted for site work. I now concentrate on domestic work only where my work is appreciated.

Fantastic work skilled craftsmen a pleasure to watch

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

John Poynter . Cheers John , that’s very kind of you to say so . Thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏼

Man I hope the one responsible for the terrible work never gets another brick job!! I’m not a brick layer but work with them almost everyday and I know good work when I see it, good job guys fixing another guys terrible work.. let’s hope the guy don’t come back take pictures of your work and think he did that!! But great work you can tell you take pride in the finished product...

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks pal we appreciate that . The customer had me make a separate video for the insurance company just showing the defects in a hope to persuade them not to use the company again . Thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏽

The ties will cause water to run down into the insolation towards the house, better to place them the other way around. Up towards the house so the water runs down. Small details but important I think. Greetings from Belgium.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Jan Milissen . Hi there over in Belgium . The ties actually have rubber washers on them to stop water running back to the insulation. Thanks for watching and commenting over there 🧱👍🏼

@leeholliday804

5 жыл бұрын

@@SteveAndAlexBuild Which you left on the part behind the insulation

The difference between when a person cares about what they do in their craft and when they don't

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Chris Welcome . 👌🏼🧱👍🏽

Danm good workmanship gentlemen!

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Joe Craft Nice one thanks joe 👌🏼🧱👍🏼😎

You boys are class - nice to see professionals at work doing a great job 👍

@SteveAndAlexBuild

8 ай бұрын

Thanks David , much appreciated 🧱 👍

Good recovery gent's, I take it the first one was done by Bobski The Builder,a lot easier than them fxxxxxx trench 😁😁😁

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Ian Howard Always nice to get off the trench block for a day or two . Insurance companies aren’t fussy enough with their choices of “tradesmen” 🧱👍🏼

Top work guys wish Mears group could be like you 2 guys wouldn't be having problems now with my window like I've had for past 2 years I've been getting rain popping through the living room window I've been told what's cause of this problem it the lint its dropped but ever time I've tried to tell them they say no it's not. But at the min I'm in the last stages of buying this house of Leeds city council. Keep up the great work👍

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Wayne Britton . That’s a shame , sorry to hear that. I take it Mears are the maintenance firm . I hope you get it sorted . 🧱👍🏽

@waynebritton6711

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah Mears do all work for Leeds city council hopefully they will get it sorted out this week. Cheers guys 👍

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Wayne Britton 🧱👍🏽

@rewind12354

5 жыл бұрын

Mears do work for St. Helens council I’ve seen some of their work and it is terrible .

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

amir wayeh . There are some shockers out there indeed 🧱👍🏽

Spot on guys... if we need any brickwork doing, we will defo be calling you guys in 😁

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Hi guys , nice to see you here 😉. Hope your both well and looking forward to September. ☀️ Thanks very much for watching and commenting on our channel 🧱👍🏼

Great piece of bricklaying. Work was done to a very high standerd with a good finish unlike the first attempt by a cowboy. Well done to you two.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

4 жыл бұрын

Paul Carter Cheers Paul , thanks very much 🧱👍🏼

Proper job

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Ron Smith Nice one Ron , thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏼

Nice job lads....call in the pro's when you want a job done properly!!

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

bloggs692413 . Thanks pal , just a competent bricky would have done ! I seriously doubt this guy was one 😬🧱👍🏼

Great Job guys :)

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Wayne W Nice one thanks Wayne 🧱👍🏼

Mad respect from this tile man!! Beautiful work; I know, I have twenty plus years of tile laying experience. I really enjoyed the video, thanks for sharing :)

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks pal , glad you enjoyed it . The previous guy was so bad he made us look extra good 😂, big respect to you being a tiler , another highly skilled job 👌🏼. Thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏼

@TiborRoussou

5 жыл бұрын

@@SteveAndAlexBuild I remember a patterned floor suffering from water damage; I removed the kitchen area, resubfloored and retiled to join entry with dining area!! You gotta be good to do what I did and match existing work to a tee. Anyway, I really did enjoy your workmanship; the brick hammer thing reminded me of tile nipping the closest of fits. Will look for more vids and pointers. Thanks again ;)

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Tibor Roussou good job , sounds tricky. You need to actually care about what your doing , that makes all the difference 👌🏼🧱👍🏽

@TiborRoussou

5 жыл бұрын

@@SteveAndAlexBuild Yeah' like you guys do ;)

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Tibor Roussou . Cheers 🧱👍🏽

Fantastic craftsmanship, shame you had to fix it in the first place. I'd employ you anytime

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Nic Murray . Thanks very much , that’s very kind 🧱👍🏼

@smartchip

5 жыл бұрын

@@SteveAndAlexBuild good lads, happy to know there are guys like you about, sparkie 💡

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

smartchip cheers pal 🧱👍🏼

Nice!

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

arkansas13 Cheers buddy 🧱👍🏼

Great etc work, I looked again at the ties but could not see the rubber washers. Also lower left looked like a cavity that probably should have been addressed. My grandfather was a perfectionist, he fired a guy on the second tier. Finished the job by himself then did his own barn. Then the house, tore down the first one built in 1870's on that Wisconsin farm. All down by 1924, back to full time milking but always commented a good word when he saw a good brick job.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

4 жыл бұрын

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Lovely clean looking job. Really nice finish.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Patrick Jay Nice one thanks Patrick 🧱👍🏼

The brickwork they've done on a development by persimmon homes near me is worse than that !

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Jonathan Pipe . Unfortunately I’ve seen brick work on new builds like this too . 😬 I wouldn’t like to be buying a Persimmon at the moment , they are getting some terrible press lately ! Thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏼

@itscoconutsaregood

4 жыл бұрын

that is why Persimmon's directors are some of the richest people in the country. Faster the brickies fatter the Cats.

Better job boys👌🏻

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

craighughes craig . Cheers Craig 🧱👍🏼

Jobs like that shows how true professionals you to are keep up great work lads 👍

@SteveAndAlexBuild

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Dave 🧱👍🏽

Very strange, but at 9:52 when I had a lump in my throat at how beautiful the new wall was looking! I'm a computer programmer by the way and have no idea about how you do what you do!

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

LAnonHubbard . Thanks pal and thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏽

As a builder I see no end of jobs that are shocking some times I'm sure it's harder to do it wrong.keep grafting lads fine job 👌👌👍👍🍵🍵

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Darren Meears . Thanks pal , totally agree with you . I saw a garage conversion once and they toothed out the brickwork but never bothered to take the 2 halves out below DPC so the 2 course of reds were brick on brick 😱

Well, what happens if water gets on to the brick tie that you put in grading from the brick downwards into the block, could that create water ingress from outer leaf to inner? I certainly think so, armature move for guys that do a really good job, tut tut!

@brando6BL

5 жыл бұрын

I was just about to add that comment. The correct method would be to insert the tie one course earlier and build up to it or, perhaps, remove the laid brick and secure the tie horizontally then replace the brick. Driving rain will penetrate a single skin and the tie will track moisture into the internal wall. Duh. Otherwise the work is first class.

@karlmedina5241

5 жыл бұрын

@@brando6BL thing is, if it had been other way it wild be fine, what I can't understand is for guys that did do a good job, it's probably one of the most obvious mistakes, can understand what made them think that would be fine, and it warranted a close up shot like they were proud to show it off 😂😂. Maybe just an off day for them, I dunno

@SteveAndAlexBuild

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Martin 🧱👍🏽

Lovely trowel work.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Luke Legend Cheers Luke glad you liked it 🧱👍🏼

I’m a site bricklayer building houses and know the standards are dropping year in year out. I was never a fan of private work to much faffing about for me but you lads make it look easy every credit to you. Top class

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

mat ivie . Thanks very much Mat , we really appreciate it . We build house foundations Monday to Friday. We do these extra jobs at the weekends , it’s like having rest from all those trench blocks 😬. Thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏼

@dantheman7370

2 жыл бұрын

@@SteveAndAlexBuild it’s not easy standing in a track one foot in front of the other whilst working sideways

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

@@dantheman7370 It was shite ! 🧱👍🏽

Should have filled the holes up on the bricks with the first course and bedded the DPC on really but good job

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Pete Steele . That’s one thing I’ve never done is bed the DPC on . Some people do some don’t 🤔. Thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏼

Nice job lads been site Brickie for 30 years still amazes me how many chancers there are in the trade just because you got trowel don't make you a brickie 😫😫😫

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Dean Griffiths . There are more and more now . A lot will say ..... what’s an apprenticeship 🤔? Thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏼

@Stephenlightley

5 жыл бұрын

I’ve seen everything on site in last 6/7 years. Nothing surprises me, there’s very little pride on site now when it’s price work. Had us laying in minus 4 at Xmas with gas heaters on the scaffold, told us to name our price and he’d be held accountable for making us do it.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Stephenlightley . Bloody hell ! 😳🧱👍🏽

@Stephenlightley

5 жыл бұрын

Bricklaying With Steve and Alex haha it was quite embarrassing everyone was taking photos of us. NHBC seen us and never said a word. Something I’m not proud at all.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Stephenlightley . That says a lot for the NHBC ! 😬

Nice job, excellent work guys

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Nice one , thanks for watching and commenting pal 🧱👍🏽

I see you used a masonry drill bit for cutting out mortar beds, Tool station do a great wee tool for that. it's a fitting for a small angle grinder, it's a steel rod with carbide 'bits' on it , they come 50mm long for ripping out pointing or 110 mm for taking out full beds and joints, great wee tools.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

3 жыл бұрын

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Bit of picking going on here boys. I can’t see much wrong here, as for the ties? Well I can understand why people may question that they slope the wrong wrong way (standard practice), but honestly how much water is going to penetrate 16 odd courses with a window and roof above it. It would be a different story on a two storey gable in the weather. Can you give me the name of the ties please. Keep up the good work, light years better than what was there when started for sure! Keep the clips coming, some people wouldn’t know a quality tradesman if he fell over him. Thanks.

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

justy crusty . Thanks very much for that Comment pal . There is plenty of nit picking goes on on you tube 🙄. I will definitely rethink how I install the ties in the future , it’s not worth the grief ! The ties are called Bluebird ties . They make short ones for tieing walls to walls and long ones for use in cavities . They also come galvanised or stainless steel . Thanks again pal 🧱👍🏽

@andygee1972

5 жыл бұрын

It's there in the building regs. I'd have to take my work down if I did that. You'd be surprised how much water can get through brick and stone work

@justycrusty

5 жыл бұрын

Andy Gee I agree, it is all set out in the regs. I was merely saying the risk of water ingress is minimal due to lack of exposure. If it was a large exposed area then of course the ties should be installed correctly. As for taking your own work down, my advice would be don’t do it like that if you feel that strongly about it.

@andygee1972

5 жыл бұрын

@@justycrusty you never gave your ties running down, no matter what. They teach you this in college too. Also my works always cock on, its been years since I've made a mistake

@MrDannybey

5 жыл бұрын

Andy Gee Those ties are strong and have a rubber ring. You screw them downwards so as you screw down it’s pulls it lower. That’s why they screw them down man

Tidy wee job as usual lads. Don't let the "perfection pedants" on here get you wound up. By the way, Steve, your patter must be terrible as I notice young Alex has his headphones in listening to anything but you! ;-)

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Jim Newlands .😂😂 Alex tolerates radio 2 during the week on site as headphones are banned. He listens to his stuff on the weekend jobs as his music is banned off my radio ! 😂😂 Thanks fir the support pal 🧱👍🏽

That was a thing of beauty to watch!

@SteveAndAlexBuild

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers buddy 🧱👍🏽

Nice work lads, (I’m on holiday and watching bloody work vids!”

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Ian Wigham 😂😂, guilty of that too pal . Thanks for interrupting your hols to watch and comment 🧱👍🏼

Why put a 4" damp down and then flash over it with a tray? The tray would have been enough on it's own. It should also have been jointed into a bed in the blockwork and not pinned on. This can let moisture down the back and can tear easy during construction. Also not enough wall ties. 450 vertical, 700 horizontal. What you did install, you bent up allowing water to run straight to the inner leaf. The brickwork was neat enough though.

@garykitchen2371

5 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t agree more have to even flash under windows in Melbourne

@SteveAndAlexBuild

4 жыл бұрын

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Good job much better

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Aaron , let’s be honest it wasn’t hard to do a better job than that mess 😬😂😂. Thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏼

What a skill amazing job lads well done

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

shaun bean thanks pal 🧱👍🏽

Nice of the customer too call you back for a proper repair as it was out of his/her own pocket, you will get a lot of work from them just from word of mouth 😊 .... i would have suggested bollards if they keep crashing into the wall..... or suggest getting new pads and discs for their motor 😄😄😄.. your good tradesmen

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Vasili . Nice one thanks for that pal . The car is parked well back now and the wheelie bins live in front 😂. Thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏼

@vasili1207

5 жыл бұрын

@@SteveAndAlexBuild It was fun almost like me watching my dad do it back in the day accept less swearing.... I was the designated labourer/tea boy 😂 .

@SteveAndAlexBuild

5 жыл бұрын

Vasili 😂🧱👍🏼