Bricklaying How to build a curved brick step

Designing and building a brick curved step. In this video tutorial I show you how to make the curved step. How to cut the brick soldier course and how to lay the slate in situ.

[@bigglesworth5283]

Good technique! Radius brick used to be made here in the states in various sizes. That's all gone now and 90 degree is the thing because it costs less to get done. Artistry is a thing of the past for most construction unless the owners want talent. Radius stoops and hearth inlays are a real challenge and you've done a fabulous job of reminding us of the old ways. Reminds me of what needs to be done to get a great job done correctly. We here in the states will leave weep tubes placed in the joints of the first course, about every 5 head joints or so, 3 cm above ground level, but even without them a step/stoop like that should last a good 40 to 50 years without maintenance. I have 30 years in the trade and appreciate you showing the younger folk how the Romans did it with sticks and dowels on their ground. Thanks! Bricklayer's Local 5, Cleveland, Ohio, USA!

[@rsg666]

I've been in the building trade for 29 years and learned off my father. your workmanship is just like his...old school and excellent. superb mate.

[@petermathews9298]

They don’t teach the old school skills anymore

[@chuckbecker376]

Good video! I enjoyed watching you work Brought back many memories. I retired after doing a 52 year stretch as a MASON. Built a lot of fireplaces with firebrick. Thank you!

[@stijndebacker]

safety tip when using an angle grinder or grinding wheel: NEVER USE GLOVES, if even a small pieces of it get's caught up in the wheel it will end up pulling you whole hand in!

[@djturner1892]

Now this is someone i would get along with....I've never seen anyone as precise as me until I saw this man ....I'am not crazy after all.... ....

[@cynthiaesquibel3191]

So beautiful, I just adore brickwork! Thank you for sharing your skills! I love watching vids like this, they not only teach me things and inspire me, but give me the confidence so some day I, too, will be able to try something like this.

[@foundationgood123]

Thank for your input, and I wish you all the best-:)

[@rayodelsol80]

I don’t know why I love watching people do things I can’t and have no desire to do, yet still find it totally fascinating!

[@passenger3]

Lol 👍 Chris was my pastor, great guy

[@julioramos2020]

You are an artist mate.

[@essare3918]

If only apprenticeships were as detailed and as informative as what you have been in a few short minutes, I love landscaping and fencing, i love learning how to do block paving and how to do bricklaying and just learning practical skills in general, thank you for contributing to the knowledge I possess, a smart worker is an efficient one 😁

[@swiftswamp]

It seems like there's a lot more work into laying bricks than I thought, this is amazing to watch.

[@foundationgood123]

Thank you-:)

[@JG-nx3jg]

All that effort for something that will be taken for granted and barely noticed. Great job mind

[@elcocopensador182]

good job; i like to see videos like this without too much bullshit , cuz remember sometimes we are builders, but no good teachers, i include myself im so bad at teaching people, so that's why is better to watch someone do it, without too much detail of unneeded things to explain, who else agree

[@gfs316]

And this folks is a product of good hard work mixed with some skill. It's very satisfying to be able to build stuff yourself. Great job! A small note though in wet climates give a bit of a angle for water to run off. Not to worry toss a little salt on the step during the cold months to keep the step from feezing up on you.

[@pinkeye00]

You made this look so easy, but I know what it takes to do it now after watching you. So ... I am NOT going to do it. What a great job man .....

[@foundationgood123]

Thank you

[@CORRIGEEN71]

A true tradesman a pleasure to watch, at a guess a man who probably started on site at 15 yr old boy ,brilliant tks

[@foundationgood123]

16 lol-45 hours a week for £16.00

[@christelbailey4530]

Excellent video with clear instructions - you do incredible work !!!!! I have a brick paver doorstep that is sinking in one corner, I can see that a squirrel or chipmunk has been burrowing tunnels under the stairs as there is the gravel coming out from where the stairs meet the house. Could you possibly show / explain how to repair this - the sunken area involves 12-16 bricks. Thank you!!!

[@foundationgood123]

Thank you -:)

[@Pyridox]

That turned out excellent. You make it look so easy. LoL I wish I could work with you for a few weeks, I could learn a lot from you. Greetings from across the pond.

[@foundationgood123]

Pete Ciallella 👍

[@liamjohnny335]

As with all building work...time taken to prep the job properly with attention..pays off well in the end..lovely job mate x

[@wilkyahzee2335]

Very nice!! Many can do block Many can do stone but Very few can master brick. You're a master.

[@mrminer1000]

Very nice skillset. The freehanded cutting is impressive. I am a little lazy so I do your miter joint jig setup on a 10 inch tile saw. Really good looking work!

[@1442GlennLane]

Beautiful job. Compliments the Black slate perfectly.

[@foundationgood123]

+Glenn Lane Thank you-always pays to keep spar materials from jobs. These slates were from my kitchen. I decided to keep the spars thinking they will come in for another job. They did, helping save my daughter money-:)

[@bkingbandit.8616]

Nice job cutting that brick, you have great patients.

[@descollins6616]

Patience 🙂

[@TheMark1840]

@@descollins6616 maybe he's a doctor on the side....

[@Skullblood440]

meu trabalho preferido no Brasil...excelente acabamento...no capricho!...parabens!

[@wuyehsarjo1660]

ma so happy about the work am wuyeh sarjo from Gambia but am also doing building to my country Gambia, now am living in Italy but am looking for it to continue it as my work thanks

[@azeemr8961]

Beautiful work, work of art.. Thanks for posting your amazing work

[@freepress8451]

Its quite therapeutic watching you bring back the skills, though I hope by now you have invested in knee-pads and gloves

[@PetalsonthePavingSlabs]

That's fantastic, I've just learned more in the last few minutes than us ever learn from a book. Thank you!

[@rossanavani9408]

Petals on the Paving Slab

[@GSMSfromFV]

Nicely done, Chris. If only there was some way to mass produce all those cuts from a standing position. That's really tough on the knees!

[@shiba9592]

that's awesome, this is a art, very nice and very beautiful

[@kevintouesnard5001]

Excellent video by a highly skilled artisan..

[@spencercarlisle61]

Finished step looks like artwork. well done!!

[@pinkuvishwakarma7454]

what a art .....proud that earth has so many great creature ........God has given damn good people .....

[@foundationgood123]

Cheers-:)

[@johnthebob1]

Thanks for the video. Another good idea is to put a 90 degree piece on the front of the trammel to make sure all the bricks a lined up square on the front and follow the curve all the way around

[@lukemedcraft446]

Great job hopefully more to come on the bricklaying side of things....I'm a young trowel myself

[@foundationgood123]

+luke medcraft Thank you

[@carloscalderon8997]

This method really works I made one of this for my friend sister. Thank you very much for showing how to do it😃

[@foundationgood123]

Awesome, glad it helped-:)

[@foothills99]

Beautiful work - a step that will last for many, many years.

[@earthhealsnewcivilization3977]

you put love into your work .... great work god bless

[@dayvo300]

I liked watching your video very much, very interesting. Thankyou

[@TheAudiostud]

Chris! The mix your using, is that what they call a "Dense Mix" only I'm about to embark on building steps using semi engineering bricks, I was told by a Bricky to use a "Dense Mix" Your video has come in very useful 👍🏻

[@foundationgood123]

Hi TheAudiostud, thanks for the input...yes, a mix of mortar that is more stiff than the usual consistency would be called a dense mix...

[@TheAudiostud]

Chris Longhurst thank for your quick reply, I'm really grateful as I copied what you did, I got one corner up before the heavens opened!

[@JoeysAmazingThings]

Great Job! Looks Great and think I'll try it myself.

[@gdeanda348]

Excellent, nice job, you are very good doing this, congratulations👍

[@dieseliscool1]

Very good job, need patience for jobs like this

[@KpopLabPro]

The music you added took me for a nice trip to bricko-o-land

[@SeahorseWorkshop]

Good work. Enjoyed every bit of the video

[@brithesaw]

Excellent work.. You must be a busy man..

[@foundationgood123]

+Brian B Thank you

[@micheleschiuma5149]

Chris Longhurst VT RX wc trattori

[@thanxx]

nice job.good tip with the stick measure.thanks for sharing.

[@foundationgood123]

+thanxx Thank you

[@adamn9660]

The bricks cut with 5mm of eitherside are called voussoirs

[@jmack20007]

Who gives a shit what you think? Where's your video.

[@Engineer9736]

Jerry Mack Did someone delete a reply before you, or are you not right in your mind? Adamn 96 gave valuable information.

[@WOThms]

Amazing labor of love! Nice job!

[@colinparry-salford4309]

Excellent and making it look easy, and now it is after watching your video.

[@foundationgood123]

+Colin Parry - Salford Thank you

[@faketetanushaj1986]

Colin Parry - Salford. By

[@hamidahmed8076]

brilliant method Chris, thanks for sharing👍

[@foundationgood123]

+Hamid Altubly My pleasure,Thank you

[@felipebarran1350]

your a gentleman and a scholar!!

[@alialderhami9159]

Action distinctive and very cool ... diligently work

[@TEAMPHHrollsUSD]

fantastic job. i enjoyed watching you work.

[@foundationgood123]

Thank you-:)

[@passenger3]

Nice one Chris 👍 Just building mine now and coke on KZbin foe tips. First video

[@lana11111able]

Thank you for sharing. Great job! Now `I want steps like those!

[@MuriloSwis]

Congratulations! Very beautiful job!

[@foundationgood123]

+MuriloSwis Thank you

[@felnepc]

Greatjob, and very good skills.

[@boualiahmed1949]

i'm from Algeria ,thanks for this job ,

[@foundationgood123]

+Kadi Mohamed thanks

[@Sulimankhanacademy]

i watched nice work... thank you.

[@robmartinez7782]

Great job. Things come out nice when you can take your time and do it right. On a job site it's a way different. My boss would shit if he saw me marking the back of the brick too.

[@memagoo542]

Lol. On our job the boss would say "don't think just lay blocks"🤔 so now I work alone and take my time and do art as you

[@myjohnny25]

nice job man, you have good ideas.

[@NN-ui8ie]

Absolutely beautiful!

[@SteveRogers461]

I loved the choice of music! :)

[@GeboBlockMachineryFactory]

Thanks for posting, it is a very useful video.

[@streetglidetexas]

Great tutorial. Thanks for doing this!

[@michaelbrown984]

Top work.intresting tip on the muck regarding plastersizer..

[@foundationgood123]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Britec09]

Looks real nice Chris, I enjoy the videos a lot Chris. Have a great weekend.

[@foundationgood123]

+Britec09 Thank you

[@kickpublishing]

Great work, a skilled man like this deserves to treat himself to a decent pair of knee pads

[@raymilligan9556]

really nice brick work!

[@alanmathers2095]

enjoying your instruction videos Chris :)

[@foundationgood123]

Than you-:)

[@trevorcox3020]

Very nice Chris, I think i will stick to watching you

[@Shawnmehaffey]

Nice! Thanks for making this video

[@jerrythompson8532]

Nice work buddy!

[@kcordeliastarr6310]

Thar really turned out beautifully. Thank one for sharing.

[@foundationgood123]

Thank you! 😊

[@kcordeliastarr6310]

@@foundationgood123 You're welcome. 🙂

[@alforliniteaching5670]

Nice job,and thank you for using good music.

[@doctorcero4250]

Nice Job Chris....

[@CAESAR_PUTIN_LOVERS]

عمل في منتهى الروعة!! !! full wonderful

[@luismorato8647]

very clean job and very awesome

[@foundationgood123]

+Luis Morato Thank you

[@phoenixblack1220]

Excellent work!!

[@RickJones222]

Beautiful work!

[@JonDunnmusician]

beautiful craftsmanship Chris I'm interested little more detail on what type of mortar you like to use and how you mix it thank you

[@foundationgood123]

+Jon Dunn Thank you- I used a 4 sand and 1 part cement...not to wet as thses bricks are a hard fired brick and that would cause problems with running mortar or what we call bleeding over the brick.

[@العراقيالاصيل-غ1ي]

Maher finished a good job

[@johngulliver6151]

Great Job nice to see skills like this thanks for posting .

[@foundationgood123]

+John Gulliver Thank you

[@chelcea9013]

nice work..but the builder is polonia man?

[@sruthichandransruthichandr33]

John Gul

[@martharungu8727]

Sruthichandran Sruthichandran lah

[@sureshkumar.n8496]

முரசொலி பவள விழா வாழ்த்தரங்க

[@amyfrankie100]

Very nice sir

[@KB-ki7um]

Precision bricklaying 👍

[@jeromeduffy9270]

spot on mate. prob very expensive but a great job

[@tulamiah743]

Done fantastic job

[@tejonflores2629]

Muy bien maestro, buen trabajo, saludos mágicos.

[@foundationgood123]

Tejon Flores gracias Señor

[@calvincalvinify]

Good craftsmanship .

[@georgepilu5932]

you are a perfectionist

[@foundationgood123]

+george pilu Thank you

[@shawnlion4778]

Great work, men

[@Zlav963]

Great job sir !

[@Paulie_O]

Thanks lad for sharing! Nice job!Slainte' From Jersey

[@almodbl]

very clean nice work

[@crumplezone1]

You have the patience of St Monica and the skill of an Juggler

[@SuperWoodyboy]

LOOKS GREAT!

[@Animallover-lh7xv]

Good job Chris

[@Buskieboy]

For me I'd need knee pads kneeling on those rocks! That open space you filled in with rubble would have been a great place to put a time capsule! :D

[@lengthmuldoon]

Work of art that.

[@foundationgood123]

+Bertie Blue Thank you

[@scorpiongamescallofdutymob2401]

Chris Longhurst.

[@FRV_TALATI]

Bertie Blue hh

[@michaelpukmel9175]

Nice job, thanks for the video.