A Look at the Lost Art and Craft of Brickwork in the Georgian Period

[@DalV]

This is amazing, we just hired a historical preservationist to restore some missing bricks from our victorian building. He hand makes his mortar using sand from the same river they did during the period.

[@BrentHull]

That is VERY cool. Thanks!

[@rogerhodges7656]

Another great video. Thank you for the content. You are covering things details that are underappreciated. I hope that more people will subscribe and support your channel.

[@BrentHull]

Much appreciated!

[@tc9148]

Wonderful, I learned so much about brick construction.

[@BrentHull]

Great! Thanks for watching.

[@Mudmanmike92]

I wanna see some old school tile work. I still scratch and brown my showers. Love seeing old showers. It’s amazing the craftsmanship they had back them with stone and ceramic. All the mud caps chair rails and quarter round trim

[@BrentHull]

Great idea!! Thanks.

[@beverlyboys73]

Amazing information and stories. Thanks for sharing.

[@BrentHull]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@bradwatson7324]

What a fun lecture!

[@BrentHull]

Thanks!

[@richardguimond1087]

Another quality lesson, thank you. As for the mortar joints, I was always taught 1/4" is max spacing and if that's not achievable then make a design and that's from old timers 40+ years of mason work. I still love doing the work but my body has different thoughts.

[@BrentHull]

Thanks for sharing! I'm getting there as well.

[@vincenzoleboffe8770]

Excellent

[@BrentHull]

Thanks, and thanks for watching!

[@Rogsmith4]

What a fantastic video brick work top notch I’m retired bricklayer and I have done some nice brickwork jobs so I know how interesting this work is timeless thanks for the video RG

[@BrentHull]

Glad you enjoyed it. Nice feedback.

[@ghotiemama]

Incredible work, thanks for sharing

[@BrentHull]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@antonydennison-greenup903]

Simply AMAZING…….

[@BrentHull]

That's what I think! Thanks.

[@rokano]

The more I learn about architecture and carpentry, the more I realise how much we've regressed as a society.

[@BrentHull]

Amen!

[@BlackMagickMike]

Your enthusiasm! I will look for someone as conscientious as you to build my home. I was thinking brick wasnt as durable as concrete until today. Thank you for your content!

[@BrentHull]

Glad I could help! Thanks for watching.

[@crowznest438]

What to do with all the clay from digging the cellars...make bricks! Very interesting and I'm learning a lot.

[@BrentHull]

Thanks for watching.

[@TheCaffeinatedOrganist]

Riveting info. Enjoyed it all. Regarding the example you shared of the commercial building in Williamsburg, the one with the limestone capitals and triglyphs- is there a case to be made that all the field brick was actually stuccoed originally? I understand from research that they used “slaked lime stucco” before the advent of Portland cement, and planned to redo it each decade due to delamination from the substrate. This building you shared has two colors of brick present- the finer red brick reminds me of the richardsonian period brickwork- which would have mislead me to presume the red brick work was late 19th century. Am I correct about the stucco? It would be transformative to that building. And how fortunate is it that the building was never coated with Portland cement in 1890…

[@BrentHull]

Thanks for watching. No on the stucco. The bricks took a lot of work to make and lay. They wouldn't have stucco'd over this work. Stucco was often a later repair or covering for stone or brick that was failing. The finer brick is the rubbed brick, thus the change in color.

[@padraigharrison6919]

Dutch bond, Gothic bond, Irregular bond. Loads of different bonds. brickwork is limitless

[@BrentHull]

True. Thanks!

[@logancoltersr4163]

When things are kept secretive they are forgotten.

[@BrentHull]

AMEN!! Thanks

[@mansfieldcarpentry805]

Wow I want a job with the guys who say "I wanna make this last 450 years". Hire me!!!

[@BrentHull]

LOL. Come join us.

[@lostknowledge1709]

Tartarian Architecture

[@BrentHull]

Well, kind of. Not Tartarian like the Taj Mahal but classically ornate. Thanks.

[@davidrussell1581]

Everything today is about money. The speed of the build is critical for these money hungry organisations. I have been saying for years that we are losing trades. There are not many good stone masons left but it is the loss of many craftsmen trades right across the building industry plumbers today do not know what a mole skin is for never mind how to use it. All old water mains were piped into houses with 9lb lead. Trades were learnt over periods up to seven years where as today it is 6 months.

[@BrentHull]

We need to revive craft! I agree. Thanks