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@dudejames5681 Күн бұрын

Exquisite..

@Jonniboi995 2 күн бұрын

Brilliant work makes me feel better knowing even rob songer can make mistakes 😎 great job

@benjigray8690 6 күн бұрын

I've never seen this style before I see where it gets the name from. Victorian Weave It looks great! When I renovate my place, I'll make a feature wall, using this pattern.

@antonyetheridge1050 9 күн бұрын

i was an advanced craft bricklayer for over 40 years,that is the best brickwork i have seen,bravo

@robsonger1 9 күн бұрын

@@antonyetheridge1050 we are in the process of finishing a bigger spiral staircase with a lift shaft in the centre.... keep watching

@johnbarker6703 11 күн бұрын

Sorry but to the layman, you didn't tell us what was wrong with it. Nice workmanship but what went wrong.

@robsonger1 11 күн бұрын

@@johnbarker6703 it was built too low by 3 courses.

@johnbarker6703 11 күн бұрын

@robsonger1 thank you for the explanation, now having rewatched the clip it now makes a little more sense. Top job.

@kmnconnor 12 күн бұрын

Pro ☘️👊

@george4260 12 күн бұрын

It surprises me how much brickwork can be removed and all above stays there. Amazing work as well.

@John-em6wk 12 күн бұрын

Brilliant brick work mate

@OutofPlumb-ic5pl 12 күн бұрын

even your errors are immaculate Rob... if Carlsberg did mistakes this is what it would be... fantastic work Rob👍

@darringodden7225 12 күн бұрын

In Faversham there is a gauged arch of a similar shape. It rests on an old wooden frame. When the brickwork above can clearly hold itself in place it appears that the arch has nothing to do but hold itself. The use of a joggle in the joint would help it. I think this would have been a good place to incorporate some sort of additional help. A brave video to post but a very good one for all those that care about their work .

@andrewmaloney7815 12 күн бұрын

High quality work Rob i would have every confidence in you putting it right. Keep up the good work 👍

@johnhaydon4055 13 күн бұрын

Even Rob Songer drops a bollock sometimes, somehow that makes me feel better about inhabiting the same planet. Spot on mate!

@SteveAndAlexBuild 13 күн бұрын

Hard enough once ! But you did it twice , massive respect Rob . What building is the spiral staircase ? 🧱👍🏼

@robsonger1 13 күн бұрын

@@SteveAndAlexBuild it's in the newest wedding venue... Big place

@Jonesp-u5p 12 күн бұрын

Easy on paper Rob, don't you just hate architects 😜🤣

@normanduncan4573 13 күн бұрын

We all mess up on occasion its knowing how to fix it that makes you a real pro, keep up the good work.

@user-ky7ty3ie1x 15 күн бұрын

I enjoyed comprehensive explanations

@shaunrollings 18 күн бұрын

great bricky and lovely work just a shame he didn,t cut voussoirs (axe cuts)

@robsonger1 18 күн бұрын

@@shaunrollings thank you for watching, please watch my playlist 'Arch setting out and construction ' You'll see axed arches and rubbed and gauged as well

@shaunrollings 17 күн бұрын

@@robsonger1 will do rob great fan of your work by the way nice to watch a proper trowel work

@krisg6365 21 күн бұрын

Do you have any recommendations on calculating the size of the voussoirs Rob ? Would it be the calculations for a Roman arch on the intrados and a Gothic arch on the extrados ?

@robsonger1 21 күн бұрын

Hi Kris, first of all thank you for watching this. I would suggest watching the little series 'Drawing Arches" and find the Florentine there as I talk through the setting out during the drawing of it. Let me know if that helps.

@krisg6365 20 күн бұрын

Thanks Rob I’ll definitely give that a watch. Mine is out of stone so I will take some photos after it’s all done. But thank you so much for keeping the craft alive. Beautiful work.

@krisg6365 22 күн бұрын

Have a Florentine arch I’m prepping to do out of stone myself next weekend. Learning a ton from This

@robsonger1 22 күн бұрын

I'm really glad its helping

@Wgnwtb 27 күн бұрын

Learnt something new about the sea level at Newlyn! 🙏 20:29 Do you have a ratio for sand cement or a recommended concrete strength for the blinding? Please and thank you.

@ivelocitySales Ай бұрын

Great video thanks Rob. Why is lime putty better for arches?

@dannys7795 Ай бұрын

these are recommended every 6 metres or so. Why is it when i look at my own house built in the 60's and other houses for that matter they do not have one anywhere.

@harveysmith100 Ай бұрын

Distant memory of the classroom/workshop. Is the setting out board called a "Tracing Board?" I can remember the plywood board painted white and we would set out arches etc. Bricklayers have forgotten how to use the board but stone masons still use them. Your video showed how it not only speeds up the process but eliminates small, un-sightly cuts.

@michaelhickey-p9x Ай бұрын

Hi Rob, love your videos. I’m a young site manager working in Ireland and I was looking for some help. I’ve bricklayers due to start on site and I can’t seem to wrap my head around brick coordinating sizes ie CO-, CO and CO+.. I have the charts etc but just can’t seem to fully understand it and where each applies to. Would appreciate if you would be willing to explain over video/ skype? Thanks very much and apologies for the strange question ha

@baldyslapnut. Ай бұрын

Are the backing panels screwed to timber battens, Rob? Is there a way you could remove the backer board and work horizontally, lay all the slips so you dont need packers/spacers, and then bond and screw the panels back onto the framework behind once the slips have set?

@davidhopwood7491 Ай бұрын

Number 1

@MrOitoyboy Ай бұрын

When they’re not balanced like that I like to flip/mirror the panel each time. I think I that looks best.

@danwaterson356 Ай бұрын

Another great job, Rob. I'll be using a similar feature on the Tiny Barn project so watching with interest. Is the backer board a cement based board? Why do you prefer to use flexible tile adhesive? When grouting against the oak, how will it be sealed (as the oak is likely to expand/contract)?

@robsonger1 Ай бұрын

yes, it's a cement board. A flexible adhesive would allow thermal movement in the heat of summer and contraction in the colder months. The seal I put around the perimeter should hopefully prevent moisture from entering behind the board.

@lolMyke Ай бұрын

Literally the only master brick layer on KZbin

@Goodwithwood69 Ай бұрын

It makes me upset that tattooed house bashers have more subscribers than him! He is a true master craftsman! Thank God (the Brick God) he decided to document his skills on here!

@martin2466 Ай бұрын

@@Goodwithwood69 A interesting point you make. It says a lot about social media, and how fickle people can be. There will always be a need for both types, and its good to document it all. I like the juxtaposition between the two. Rob, will leave a great legacy of craft skills for future generations to enjoy and marvel at.

@SteveAndAlexBuild Ай бұрын

A lot of prep involved but very worth it at the end. Can’t believe in February it’s 3 years since we came down to visit . Cobble work looks amazing 👌🏼👍🏽🧱

@robsonger1 Ай бұрын

3 years!! I think a revisit is long overdue... Sunday lunch?

@yeoGlover Ай бұрын

A standard set tile adhesive would be easier to stick them on I'd imagine. I have done a few kitchen decor walls with them, they can be very varied in sizes and drive you crazy. I used to use 10mm spacers or cut down door stop into small blocks but you usually need some wedges etc to take up the differences.

@alanwarren4587 Ай бұрын

Looks great rob lovely job 👌🏼👍🏻

@multirole240 Ай бұрын

As always your attention to detail makes the job. You're a true craftsman. If you hadn't used "Grab & Bond" what other methods would you have considered using.

@robsonger1 Ай бұрын

I'd prefer to use a flexible tile adhesive.

@multirole240 Ай бұрын

@@robsonger1 Thanks Rob.

@craigstyrin3453 Ай бұрын

That’s looks another nice house mate😍 looks well! How come you wet the bricks if you’re using ct1? And what you pointing it in lime putty? Wedges might be a little easier maybe so you can see the brick more? Not telling you how to do it obviously cos you the man!😂👍 lovely job!

@robsonger1 Ай бұрын

Hi Craig, we kept the brick slips dry throughout the summer when they were first cut so that they would be easier to lay, but after I tried to apply the adhesive directly to the back of the brick I noticed it just rolled off the surface and had no adhesion whatsoever, it was a layer of dust that laid on the brick. So I looked at the first ones that were already placed in the panel and they came off with very little effort. After dipping them they had a much better bond, so I kept with that.

@craigstyrin3453 Ай бұрын

@@robsonger1 yeah I guess it won’t stick to dust no matter how good ct1 is😂👍 Hey Rob do you ever use the tracer pencils? I’ve been on them a good year or 2 now I couldn’t change bk. save so much time, especially with what your doing intricate all time mate. There literally a game changer👍

@robsonger1 Ай бұрын

@@craigstyrin3453 I've had about 4 of them, and I'm always putting them down, even with a pouch, and never finding them again, so I went back to carpenters pencils...lol

@craigstyrin3453 Ай бұрын

@@robsonger1 I just bought a new aluminium tracer pencil like £24😬 I darent use it for that reason of losing it😂😂😂😂👍

@flyingrabbit829 Ай бұрын

Hi rob

@Wgnwtb Ай бұрын

1:02 what sort of insulation is that? Is it spray foam?

@Wgnwtb Ай бұрын

Looks brilliant! Really like the chimney stack and fireplace, what kind of material is the hearth please

@davidfox7983 Ай бұрын

Unreal talent

@xMissForchun Ай бұрын

Love the work rob. I’m a bricklayer from the USA and I show your videos at work. Love the projects, the information, and the update videos. Amazing work.

@johnbarker6703 Ай бұрын

The quality of workmanship from Rob and all of the guys working with him is second to none. They all genuinely take immense care in the look and structure of the finished product. I'm not anything to do with the building trade but his short updates and explanations are riveting.

@melvinpartridge688 Ай бұрын

They didn't teach me how to do that at brick college .

@martin2466 Ай бұрын

My apprenticeship was 5 years, and fully indentured to. We were schooled well in the art of circular and arch work.

@Beardmondy67 Ай бұрын

.. Superb stuff, Rob,.. What mix was the muck you used ?.. Cheers,.. Dan .. Wombledon.

@robsonger1 Ай бұрын

@@Beardmondy67 it's a 1:1:6 with white OPC. Thank you for watching

@Beardmondy67 Ай бұрын

@@robsonger1 .. Cheers, Rob,.. Keep-up the splendid work ,..

@markmaddison5312 Ай бұрын

Next project should be a double helix spiral staircase, they have been built before, One door up ascend to the top,admire the view, exit through the other door and descend, that is the easy bit.finding some One to pay, is much harder, but you never know 😊

@93eze2 Ай бұрын

Best bricky there is by far ❤

@robsonger1 Ай бұрын

@@93eze2 thank you but I only use what's been given to me

@93eze2 Ай бұрын

@@robsonger1 your a true inspiration rob your work is second to none learnt so much from you through the years thank you 🙏

@alecslim97 Ай бұрын

How fortunate people will be in 100 years time that this man’s skills, knowledge and ability were recorded and preserved.

@harveysmith100 Ай бұрын

That is some turning piece for the curved three centred. Are you screwing scraps of wood as you go as packing pieces just to but the lines perfect?

@Владсерегин-т8д Ай бұрын

Роб респект!

@soldtobediers Ай бұрын

A defending right handed sword fighter's dream.

@harveysmith100 Ай бұрын

You know your castles and spiral stairs well

@soldtobediers Ай бұрын

@@harveysmith100 Jed & Jethro would have found it difficult to defend their upstairs,🤪 unless they were left handed.

@harveysmith100 Ай бұрын

@@soldtobediers Not related to them thank god but I am a left hander which is why I remember the importance of how a staircase turns. There are some in the country that are built for left handers!

@soldtobediers Ай бұрын

@@harveysmith100 Bet Napoleon had a set of both lefty's & righty's @ the ready when clearing the upstairs. When under siege out in battle. He was said to give the command ''Asse & Savants to the center of the defending square. He relied so heavily on the animals to carry the ammo & provisions that his Savants keep up with & reported in quick time the numbers of. Throw left handed, shoot right handed, spread mortar left or right handed but laid brick right handed. The left handed spreading saved me an extra walk back to the beginning of each course. But when I met my left handed business partner it saved even more time for the both of us. ''There is no single building material touched & adjusted by the human hand, than the lowly brick or stone, none!'' ~Just patiently waiting & watching for... '.' HIS JUST RETURN '.'

@harveysmith100 Ай бұрын

@@soldtobediers And Napoleon was left handed and that is why Europe drives on the right.

@johnbowkett80 2 ай бұрын

20 lasers , 100 string lines ........ Piece of PISS . 😅🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@martin2466 Ай бұрын

John, And that is assuming they can use the lasers and strings lines constructively, and actually have the knowledge & training in the first place. Prior to retirement I had been working on schemes where I was the only Brickie, with a knowledge/experience of circular/Arch work - and I did very well financially out of that.👍😁 A lot of trowels are frightened when they leave "Stetcher bond". On one scheme the face work was Flemish bond with 3 course of plinth work, and the gangs did not have a clue, how to set it out - and they made a complete hash of it. Happy days for my gang financially. 🧱🔨👍 I suspect this " dumbing - down" will continue in all trades until we are living in pre-made "Pods" that are all made in a factory - or something like that ? Or even the combined effects of the Green lobby & environmental zealots, with their ever increasing energy/insulation targets may kill off cavity walling completely? Watch this space....

@johnbowkett80 2 ай бұрын

Brickwork masturbation . 😠🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@martin2466 2 ай бұрын

As always Rob, demonstrating the knowledge, skills and experience required to become a true exponent of the craft of Bricklaying. 😁👍🧱🔨

@johnbowkett80 2 ай бұрын

Its brickwork . Nothing else ........ He ain't saving the planet from a Meteroid strike or inventing anything that the Normans didn't do . Bloody SYCOPHANTS . 😅🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@stuartjones1982 Ай бұрын

@martin2466 indeed sir, a fine craftsman without a shadow of doubt. Praise where praise is certainly due...

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