Bricklaying 52 metre garden wall: Start building part 1

[@michaelplane8830]

U do some quality work Chris. Thoroughly enjoy watching your channel. Good to see someone who actually takes pride in what they do. There isn't to many that give a shit about quality. Take care and all the best.👍

[@goldenretrieverfamilyzoo]

Your poor back! Great work/video, thanks.

[@drsmith6595]

This is the first VLOG of seen of yours Chris, and I’ve got say, what a pleasure it is to see a skilled brickie at work👍 You make it look so easy and brickwork and fence panels look real smart 👏 On to Part 2 for me now.

[@foundationgood123]

Thank you, Glad you enjoyed it

[@puddintaine4556]

Sure is some pretty work, Sir. That's some proper mud, too. Like ice cream 🍦

[@foundationgood123]

You got that right!

[@wayneleone]

That pillared wall+fence looks great.

[@foundationgood123]

Thanks, many folks asking for a price now they've seen it coming on

[@IanIan-cj7dj]

The found being off a bit to give a heavy bed starting off is very common if u do alot of brickwork no big deal since the heavy bed is used to keep the wall level, we are so lucky that the experts here have pointed it out haha, just another day on the trowel

[@longtablebringelly]

very helpful thanks mate, going to be attempting this myself soon

[@markmorgan6231]

WD40 and a sponge always cleans up engineering bricks 👍👍tidy work

[@Lee-qt7zp]

I bet that brick on edge was a mare to point ! Empty joints , dropping through when pointing. Good guy enjoyable to watch

[@Ratsotone]

Nice job, and loving the bricks

[@foundationgood123]

Thanks!

[@mikeearls126]

Great video - thanks for showing your handiwork !

[@foundationgood123]

Glad you liked it!

[@jamesgallagher4655]

A lovely job Chris a nice brick complimented with the ornate wood panels.

[@foundationgood123]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@chekymonkey4452]

nice bit of brickwork there well done. keep up the good work

[@foundationgood123]

Thanks 👍

[@peterdnreynolds777]

Looks great!!

[@antonios4926]

Thanks for the video. Well done. What footings would i need for a 6-foot garden wall?

[@yasminghani2073]

Doing a great job

[@bencartwright1050]

Nice work Chris 👍

[@foundationgood123]

Thanks 👍

[@stuartreadman118]

Cracking job, looks fantastic

[@foundationgood123]

Thanks 👍

[@themanftheworld8439]

Bricklaying is not as easy as it looks.Its an art.

[@foundationgood123]

Indeed, always learning too

[@nocopj]

Love all your work including the listed 300 year old barn, the only gripe i have is with a few of your vids. Intro & incidental music can be a 'bit loud' in comparison to your running commentary, hope this helps. Carry on with the good work.

[@foundationgood123]

Noted!

[@giancarlomaster2535]

Excellent profesional work

[@foundationgood123]

Thank you very much!

[@rubberneck2]

Cracking job buddy! 👍

[@foundationgood123]

Thanks 👍

[@ilricettario]

Nice job.

[@foundationgood123]

Thanks!

[@biblebasics100]

looking forward to the rest mate👍

[@foundationgood123]

Thanks 👍

[@tim62744]

Nice work

[@ragn9068]

Good work Chris are you from Stoke on Trent?

[@foundationgood123]

Yes I am!

[@andrewo3428]

those piers are massive

[@foundationgood123]

Yeh, like the contrast between the large ones and the smaller ones...

[@AlanWattResistance]

What mix do you use? How do you get the mix nice and workable? thanks.

[@foundationgood123]

I'm using a 5 sand to 1 cement ratio and I am using an extra strong mortar plasticiser which you can purchase from any builders merchant!

[@AlanWattResistance]

@@foundationgood123 Thanks Chris!

[@barringtonsmythe3464]

Lovely solid wall that Chris. Full credit mate. Wasn't expecting those wooden panels. Really sets it off. How do you deal with mortar stains on the blue headers.

[@foundationgood123]

patio cleaner, look brill after and we put a water repellent on which darkens them down

[@barringtonsmythe3464]

@@foundationgood123 Top tip. Thanks Chris

[@richardspooner2751]

How many movement joints did you have to put in overall

[@foundationgood123]

every 8 metres

[@robbertdeboer7715]

Looking good 👍

[@foundationgood123]

Thanks 👍

[@St.S.]

Beautiful work. Could you tell us about the cost?

[@foundationgood123]

As a ballpark estimate Approx £100 per foot that includes JCB hire, skips, materials and labour!

[@johncunningham5799]

good job chris where did you learn to do brickwork

[@foundationgood123]

A local building firm

[@plummetplum]

Hi Chris, what was that first tune called?

[@foundationgood123]

It's call "Mirage"

[@robinhadley]

Looking good mate. What's the name of the red brick you used ?

[@anthonyworthington6495]

They look like renaisance I built my shed out of them and dividing wall

[@foundationgood123]

renaissance multi mix

[@andrewo3428]

looks like you was + 40mm low in concrete hence the monster bed but overall nice and why use bull nose blue on the side you cant actually see .

[@foundationgood123]

only in that area, just dipped but over all was ok

[@andrewo3428]

@@foundationgood123 so easy to watch and judge on here hats off to you for putting your days on here as a builder I no things don't always go to plan

[@davidrear6499]

How do I keep the blue bricks clean

[@foundationgood123]

I used a makeshift canopy to keep the rain off...Don't use mortar that's to wet, I use a double strength plasticiser "Opti-Mix" this air rates the mortar and doesn't let the mortar bleed out over the bricks

[@leegibson8514]

How much would this cost?

[@foundationgood123]

A lot, I was on day rate...6000 brick and 1000 bullnose

[@neilcosgrove4173]

nice work

[@foundationgood123]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Evertonian1968]

Amazing job chris!! Thanks for sharing

[@foundationgood123]

Thanks for watching

[@kitchensexpert8242]

Where in the country are you Chris?

[@foundationgood123]

Stoke area

[@kitchensexpert8242]

@@foundationgood123 Cheadle, staffs?

[@d7man81]

Great 👍

[@foundationgood123]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@ratchriat1716]

top work

[@foundationgood123]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@sclayton6467]

Looks great 👍 Shouldn't there be a full bed in between the top bricks (blue ones)

[@foundationgood123]

Next part 2 shows me doing that more

[@vengomel1]

You used more mortar than china on the first course

[@foundationgood123]

Only in that area where there was a slight dip

[@dazza944]

Kinda gutted I didn’t get to see Rita or Sue 🤣

[@sambaxter1471]

Looks like someone messed up on the footings looking at that first bed joint .but good job👍

[@foundationgood123]

The concrete dipped as it was tamped near the house to be honest, however overall it was ok

[@Chrismartin88]

Why such over sized pillars on the front and better if they don’t have a hollow section in the middle!

[@foundationgood123]

It's how my client wanted the design to be, the pillars are filled with a week concrete when the cement mortar has cured..