BRICKLAYING - HOW TO LAY BRICKS

BRICKLAYING - HOW TO LAY BRICKS
How to lay bricks to a line is the topic of today's episode.
If you haven't seen my video about building a corner watch that first as you need corners before building a straight wall
corner video:
• How To Build A Brick C...
I did another video about Flemish bond and some more information on how to lay bricks:
• The INS and OUTS of BU...
If you want to learn how to load out bricks correctly here is another video:
• HOW TO STACK BRICKS TH...
After learning how to lay bricks in this video why not give building an arch a go like a true bricklayer:
• BRICKLAYING | FIREPLAC...
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[@erickmontejanoofficial2459]

You guys work so different from us here in the states. I’m not used to seeing tin levels, we use wooden ones here in the states. I’m gonna steal some tricks from you to suprise people on the line on Monday ;)

[@frogger295]

Just an amateur DIY'er here...really appreciate the videos! They've definitely helped me get a general grasp on bricklaying.

[@yogeshanchu]

If a man has to do something of value in life they should lay some bricks..it takes such patience..brick by brick..treating every brick....wow.. you speak of almost each brick and its beauty and quirks..this house is going to stand for ever ..given u put so much love in every brick 🙂nice one mate

[@MrChrisjv55]

Great Cam work Rodian, I really enjoyed watching you teach the technique. It is such a excellent reminder of my childhood. my Dad was a brickie.

[@rodneyleadbeater5410]

This is a truly excellent educational video. You are sharing all of your knowledge (tools used, where to buy them, tips and tricks). The reward for that is that the likes of myself would want you to be the one building a house of mine if that ever came about. Your video would help me to build a garden wall, but I know from having tried that I probably would not be able to extend my "skill" level beyond that. I like the fully-buttered perpends. The amount of perpend pointing that I do on my house is really annoying. The original idea of the cavity was to drain off rainwater that drives through the perpends. The professionals like to say that it is inevitable and not poor workmanship. Having seen how some superstar fast bricklayers do their perpends, I disagree.

[@J_-mg3bx]

Love watching this video over and over again, currently just not onto my level 2 bricklaying in college 👍👌

[@fenikzart]

ive watched alot of brick laying videos and you explained things my mind couldn't figure out, like how to set up the string line properly. it's the small details :D

[@RodianBuilds]

Cheers buddy, glad to be of some help :D

[@PaddleDogC5]

Ok when you put in the last brick double joint the bricks. Place joints on both ends of brick your laying and the the ends of brick already laid on the wall with two clip joints. Then tad if mortar smeared in the back of two joints. Two much tapping with the handle.

[@RABBIT13RABBIT]

You made it look easy...and has given me lots of tips..brilliant.

[@exca3737]

I can appreciate you doing all the tending and laying yourself. I lay houses myself but I got a labor.

[@RodianBuilds]

I wont be doing it all on my own next time. Definitely getting some labour to load out etc. So tiring doing it alone

[@Sarge-R1]

nice vid mate greets from a bricklayer from the netherlands

[@nesstorms7075]

Nice scaffold. No hand rail and no foot boards. Old school I like it 😂👍

[@RodianBuilds]

🤣🤣 Yeah but way dangerous. Proper scaffold from now on

[@J_-mg3bx]

i watched this video over 5 times and every week at college I remember what you've explained and it has helped me alot doing my work. however still trying to get my plumbing to a good standard

[@RodianBuilds]

Keep at it, you'll get the hang of it buddy. It took me ages to get plumbing right 🤙🏼🧱

[@khosrowjalali7898]

Hey Rodian , Thanks for making these videos and running through the whole process. Really great 👍

[@RodianBuilds]

No worries, love making them so winner winner chicken dinner 😁👍🏻 Glad you're enjoying them

[@stevenmarkeveys864]

Great! By George, I think I've got it!! I've watched 10 vids in a row and now I'm going to go (more confidently) build me a chimney tomorrow mate! I am a quick learner but,, it helps to have a great instructor brother-and for that.. I thank you for the great instructional video tutorials! I'll try to remember to come back to post a before and after picture when It's all completed...cheers! CT.-U.S.A. (very close to the Stanley tool works factories over in New Britain CT-just because I see you use many Stanley tools ;) keep up the great work! .......*subscribed*.......

[@passkat]

Looks very simple in skilled hands my friend...I've 2questions for you. Are you wearing safety glasses when cutting the bricks and how many bricks would you be expected to lay approximately in 1hour? Thanks for up loading.

[@alecmay1329]

Hi mate great content just finished my apprenticeship level 3 NVQ a year ago been on site working for the subbie I done my apprenticeship with for the last 4 years I’m looking to set out on my own but don’t really have a clue how to tender for work or how to price Labour or the cost of materials any advice would be welcome Thank you. Have to say your channel is so much more informative than best bricky who only seems to want to make money from his channel . So thankful for this channel very honest with all your content GREAT STUFF 👍👍👍

[@RodianBuilds]

Hey Alec, glad you're enjoying the videos buddy. Nice one on doing the level 3 NVQ! I remember when I finished mine. Was so stoked! Pricing for work was the one thing that took me a while to get right. There is so much I want to tell you because when I started out I got it so wrong! First thing, dont price work to get the job price work to make money. Pricing to get a job always left me paying out of my own pocket to finish a job. How to price a job depends on what the job is. For jobs like extensions houses etc I use an estimating service (estimators-online.co.uk swear by them). They charge £75+vat for an extension and £150+vat for houses. All you do is send them the drawings and they do everything! So easy. For smaller jobs like garden walls for example, work out how many m2 the wall is then times it by 64 (amount of bricks in a m2) theres your amount of bricks. Labour is a bit different, you kind of judge how many days it will take you and a labourer to do it. Always add 5% on top for emergency funds (just un case you forget something, this always happens in my experience🤣) and then add anywhere between 15-20% for profit. I left the company I did my apprenticeship with a week after getting qualified, made a few fu*k ups but never looked back. I say go for it! Also, sign up to check a trade! I got so much work through them. Such a good site, stay away from rated people. Not good at all. I'm sure I've missed stuff and have a lot more I could say but hopefully this helps. If you need any help please do message me and I'll try to do what I can to help. Dm me on my Instagram rather than here. Glad to hear you're enjoying the channel. Thanks for the comment buddy 👍🏻👍🏻

[@alecmay1329]

Rodian Montague thank you very much mate that is fantastic information 👍 onwards and upwards for me and for your channel got a few pals to subscribe and they are loving it cheers fella 👍👍👍

[@RodianBuilds]

Not a problem buddy. Glad to be of help. Cheers for telling your mates about it. Hope you all enjoy future vids 👍🏻😁

[@johnjosey5184]

The only thing i do differently is not hammering the pin in as far that the line is touching the brickwork on the tails, although i probably do have a touch of OCD. Flemish bond is by far my favourite but there is little call for it up here in the very north of England (Scotland🙈) Your videos are easy to watch and you explain thing well 👍

[@RodianBuilds]

I had a pin fly out and whack me in the face once, had them in deep ever since. Didn't want it happening again 🤣 There is hardly any call for it here either but I love it so had to out it in the house. Glad you're enjoying the videos. Appreciate the comment 👍🏻😁

[@CalSprigley]

Great video! Honestly the best bricklaying guide out there.

[@RodianBuilds]

Thanks, really appreciate it 😁👍

[@ratsameecunningham666]

Wow the cleanest site ive seen good job

[@callumgreenall1032]

I’m learning just started... couple of questions if someone can help. A). How long does muck last in a pile when sat there being used before it dries up and becomes useless? Say on a moderate day? B). Can you cover the muck up overnight and re-use it the following day? C). Does new muck stick to dried bricks and muck? So you can stop a course half way and resume with fresh muck the next day?? Please help many thanks ! Great vids as well 👍🏻👍🏻

[@bonanzatime]

That's an interesting color of brick. I've been mason in America since 1985 and never seen that color of brick. It's a mustard color (Frenchs Yellow Mustard). I bet it would look even better with a colored mortar. any color, brown, red, or black.

[@Han-es8qu]

you must not relocate the bricks the suction will go and that results in a very weak bonding. Also, most walls are not plumed as it is usually under checked by the bricklayers.

[@Under-dogGamer]

No tape on the partial fill mate or am I missing something?

[@Under-dogGamer]

Not if you plumb every course when you finish each course which is part of the process.Gauge,level,plumb,range threw.in that order usually.

[@blueunicorn9565]

Very educational, thank you.

[@markr452]

Really good 👍 thank you

[@tomcleall2028]

Love the videos- but don’t you tape the insulation boards? Keep them airtight ?

[@RodianBuilds]

Taping the boards isn't something I've done before but had a few people say they need taping so have done since then. 🤙🏼🧱

[@beastman.330]

How long would it take for one man to build an avrage 4 bedroom house laying bricks from 9 to 5. Love your video's man ,from Birmingham U.K.. How come you lay 3 layers in one go rather than a single layer at a time.

[@beerd6706]

The phrase "butter er' up and sling er' in there" is now etched in my mind.

[@vanillavonchivalry6657]

Love your videos. I'm just wondering if double-buttering a closure isnt a thing in England? I've always been told to double-butter a closure no matter what, industrial, brick or block. Is it a matter of preference?

[@pnhartz1006]

I have been checking out chimney's. I have done a couple & other small jobs w/ one more to go.

[@jones604]

How long will a trowel generally last when you have to chop at vmbrick like that?

[@Under-dogGamer]

Depends how well you look after it lol.

[@588158]

Rodian, When you set the string height is the bottom of the string even with the top of the brick or is the top of the string even with the top of the brick.

[@justinmcquaid3828]

doesnt matter, as long as u keep it consistent on both sides

[@seanbrown..brownsbuildings1424]

Very good tutorial , more detail than a lot of other videos I've seen. Have you done the video on making corner blocks ? Thanks. Keep up the good work 👍

[@RodianBuilds]

Cheera buddy 👍🏻😁

[@georgestoumbos975]

I like the mortar consistancy,what parts you use?

[@ferenckovacs2249]

Hi Rod! Very nice job! Mortar ratio?

[@Under-dogGamer]

Just the tape on the partial fill but it's just to make it more efficient on the inso.small nitpick.but I know your focusing more on brickwork not the inso lol.great work.

[@kevinbenstock8116]

Great stuff mate, good information for us amateurs out there, picked up loads of good tips from you, keep the videos going. can you do a video of different types of pointing and how to cut those horrible commons or semi engineering bricks with the holes in. do you use a bolster or angle grinder??? they seem to shatter so easy with a bolster, perhaps i am just being an idiot and doing it wrong.

[@RodianBuilds]

There are a few tricks to cutting the bricks with holes but, honestly, just use a grinder. Way easier and quicker with less waste 🧱👍🏻😁

[@jasonmurphy435]

very well explained.and a master craftsman.thank you

[@RodianBuilds]

Thank you for the comment Jason 😁👍

[@timothylarson3384]

Question why are you not double buttering

[@Luckytrowel12]

I spend all day laying bricks at work, to then spend all evening watching you lay bricks. What the fuck is wrong with me? Haha.

[@davidharper7591]

Think your brickwork has great character, has a nice reclaimed look about it 👍

[@RodianBuilds]

That's exactly what I was going for. Thanks buddy 😁👍🏻

[@davidharper7591]

Rodian Montague love the rustic style, each brick different, beats the clean, crisp, uniform look

[@RodianBuilds]

It can be a pain to work with them as the perps are difficult to line up. Love the look though.

[@jameson_no]

Thank you for the advice I reckon my instructor told me wrong I love every second and already doing live work and buildings

[@RodianBuilds]

Glad to hear you're enjoying the vids buddy 👍🏻😁 Some people work in different ways so your instructor might have a different method to doing it than me

[@leehaigh144]

I use pick and dip most the time and traditional method when I want to enjoy my self

[@63lutzie]

Love the video, Thanks for sharing it. One question from a non tradesperson though, What connects the brick to the actual house?

[@derekcosh9930]

the wall ties, built into the internal wall and stick through the insulation to the brickwork

[@63lutzie]

Thanks!

[@wumpty93]

With bricks like that plumbing your perps up helps avoid that problem at 14:30. Also instead of working forwards work backwards it's easier to lay and keep an eye on your work because your facing it not away from it.

[@mikekushner9436]

You are amazing

[@kevincecchini368]

claw hammer, um we are not carpenters. What about a deadman on the corner to save tons of time. on stead of racking back, or rack the corner back, ]or spot and trot, which is how you get the straightest wall. and tapping on the brick with the trowel...umm, bad habbit. Tight line is a right line mate. I like that line pin, slash line holder, that is cool

[@jaed2630]

Idk. Off bond happens? But I would of said. As long as you're withen a quarter of center of your head joints. You're good. The brick can vary in size

[@alwynmaguire8037]

I dont know if you did or not?, but did you explain to viewers that this bond is called Flemish?

[@theflangdude]

Rel Info... Another great video 👏🏿

[@RodianBuilds]

Cheers Idris, a pleasure as always 😃

[@theturnultimategaming6022]

I love how you call it muck instead of mortar

[@James-bw2ow]

Super video You defo no what your doing

[@TheGoodlifeoffgrid]

I don’t like modern homes I am from London and I don’t think they have any old Buildings left. It’s all glass buildings now horrible haven’t been back to London for over 25 years. I wouldn’t want to go back. I love the colours of the bricks you’re using on your house build😊

[@j12j12lee]

If I've gained my level 2 brickwork quals around 10 years ago (due to recession i wasn't able to get on site, even for free) are my quals any good to get onto site or am I clutching at straws. I effectively have a trade that I'm not able to use at this moment in time. Any suggestions

[@jackhawkins1712]

Jay Richardson I’m a bricklayer and I never went to college

[@michelelanni9205]

Marvelous job

[@RodianBuilds]

Cheers 👍🏻😁

[@midastouch9217]

I'm not an expert, but don't you think that keeping you're level standing vertical near the edge of a scaffolding might give someone a headache down on the ground

[@lmilne4859]

Bad habit slamming the trowel of the bricks claw hammer 🔨 get rid lol. Have all half’s chopped prior and the wee sticky out bits trimmed with brick hammer. All the small bits of bricks lying on boards deadly if miss stand on them. lol. Cool dude must say 😎😎👍🏻

[@alwynmaguire8037]

Also ,it maybe a good idea to show forehand demonstration rather than just back hand. Novices normally find it easier

[@J_-mg3bx]

What bond is this rodian ? Love the vids

[@RodianBuilds]

Its imitation flemish bond. Glad Toure enjoying the viddys bud 😁🧱

[@zenmaster666]

I'm norwegian and I typically lay only bricks with lots of holes going right through them. but if I was given the bricks in this video, I would lay them the other way up. is that wrong?

[@RodianBuilds]

Norway is such an incredible country! I stayed just outside Bergen, cant wait to go back!! Its not the best way to lay them, ideally you want the hole in the brick (frog) to be full so laying them upside down ksnt the way I'd lay them. Some do though

[@jameson_no]

I'm an apprentice mason at my tech school and out of curiosity can you have the frog on the brick was laid to bed joint or have it face the sky like you do? Love the vids I'm loving the trade and can't wait to do my own stuff

[@RodianBuilds]

I've always been taught its not good to have the frog down because you cant be certain you are filling it up with mortar completely. Glad to hear we have another budding mason on the way up! 😁👍

[@cov9290]

How do u pick up the right cement amount every time

[@thor_guldhammer]

you get used to it.. different techniques over the years and you just stick with it

[@jongamber6985]

I've always layer frog down, not sure who's correct here, but it worked better for me.

[@I.c.k.c]

Hi, what ratio did you use in this video ? Thanks

[@RodianBuilds]

5:1 on the whole build 😁👍🏻

[@maxstaber9397]

I spread my bed all the way than start laying and when mud boards are far from each other i butter with excess mortar but you work cleanly by buttering above your mudboard i like that i hate people that are messy! From canada

[@iriliral6366]

What if trowel falls in gap between the brick and block work?

[@RodianBuilds]

Then you need to go fishing with a magnet 🤣🤣🤣🧱

[@steveelkins6031]

Are those salvaged bricks?

[@RodianBuilds]

They are imitation stocks

[@morganazzopardi2187]

Ty so much love u dude inspiration to me

[@RodianBuilds]

No worries mate 😁👍🏻 Glad to hear its inspiring you and you're enjoying the videos

[@deluxecleaningsolutions2959]

I do groundwork’s but not bricklaying I need to learn my self

[@terryevans2411]

Cut edge of brick in cavity a no no catches the snobs throw the claw hammer

[@MCeverlasting]

Brilliantly done, just qualified myself and can’t wait to get on site etc, hopefully a Van very soon! Keep em coming mate. Neat bricky and good content! Do you have an instagram?

[@RodianBuilds]

Cheers mate. I remember when I finished my apprenticeship, I was so eager that I left the company that put me through college and started my own company.....never looked back! I do have Instagram but it's got nothing to do with building 🤣 I love photography so that's where that goes. My insta is @rodianmontague if you want to check it out.

[@GameWekelijks]

unfortunately whole youtube is now showing everyone the slow and clumsy way of bricklaying. You dont have to put cement on the side of the brick. Just slide the cement from the lay underneath into the butt joint. Saves a lot of time and work. Thats how we do it in The Netherlands and we are the number 1 bricklaying in the world

[@neilsmart78]

GameWekelijks who told you that bullshit

[@stephenwatson8558]

Was the inspector telling you not to tooth ? . Think there's a bit of a North South divide on that one . They aren't keen on it up north , no more than 3 in a lot of cases they're not to concerned in London at least . If he was telling you not to butter the top of the brick I make him wrong . When you shuffled the bricks along should've stemmed the perps from the top , maybe you did off camera . Would've cut a few halves before starting .

[@kevincecchini368]

also, cut the mortar off the brick and apply it to the head joint of the brick on the wall, save time and energy

[@Under-dogGamer]

Flemish with snap headers like it.

[@86irisheyes]

Once a brick is laid in place never move it in less you wish you relay all of them

[@paulmurphy9929]

I use a tingle on my line is only thing I do different other than that it's like I'm doing it

[@RodianBuilds]

Tingles can be very handy on long flanks 👍🏻

[@michaelg5209]

I’m an American Mason, and it’s funny that you use a Philadelphia trowel and everyone I know primarily use Narrow London pattern, and we call mortar mud.

[@RodianBuilds]

That is funny🤣 I often think what do American brickys use, philly or london. Heard a few of you guys call it mud and some call it gobbo but I think that's the Australians

[@protectkravmagawirral6686]

Here on Merseyside some of us call the mortar the gear.

[@kevocos]

Has a lip ring but is a surprisingly good brickie!

[@RodianBuilds]

🤣🤣

[@RodianBuilds]

Lools can be deceiving

[@kevocos]

@@RodianBuilds Well lip ring or not you have a new subscriber. Mmmm maybe I should get a lip ring🤣

[@zaidhussain3658]

why not cut the headers before. whats the price per 1000 in london if you are using the trowel to cut the brick youre better of with a whs broad london pattern what type of brick are you laying

[@RodianBuilds]

I did think about cutting them before hand but it's easy enough with a hammer as I go. I never really got used to a London pattern, feel more comfortable with a Philadelphia pattern. The bricks are imitation stocks, some are really hard but most are relatively soft enough to trim up with a trowel

[@nickclark5932]

650/750 per thousand going rate

[@bcfcofficial_kro0316]

Amazing vid but they don't look like 10mm joints

[@waynea7265]

Me myself never see the need to use a pocket level on brickwork..especially the old brick as never straight or level in themselves ..if you are experienced the eye is best Each to their own though

[@RodianBuilds]

The old bricks are definitely wobbly and not straight but i like to give it a level over because i just don't trust gauging by eye that much. Like you say, each to their own 👍

[@mattcartwright8272]

Soldiers?

[@terryevans2411]

Nice woolly hat

[@RodianBuilds]

👍🏻😁

[@Alrukitaf]

MOTION SICKNESS!!!!!

[@RodianBuilds]

Ive heard a few people say this. Oops.

[@scottnever8732]

you don't tap you rock

[@kevincecchini368]

yea, cut that brick with the trowel, save time using that trowel,right move

[@Outsider-fu9nw]

24:08 👍 thanks

[@goodllookin1722]

You should be able to lay theses with out taping

[@jamesfraser1622]

I call mortar Donald (Donald Duck)

[@smithbuilt]

Anyone in the trade and now all the people you've just ruined for life now looking at perps and bands every time they see a house

[@DarrenVelSatis]

Scaffolding is a nightmare

[@andycole366]

Secret to a good lay, is a good bed gentleman ..........and ladies.👌

[@brassko5839]

Doesn't get more British than you 💀😂. Well played. You are the James bond of bricklaying 💀😂😭

[@andycole366]

@@brassko5839 I was told that by an old boy brickie when I was a nipper starting off in the game, bricklaying that is 😂

[@jamesparkerone]

Is there any sand in that gobbo? Lol

[@hightreequency]

How do you know that you’re laying the wall plumb? Do you just eyeball it?

[@RodianBuilds]

When you build the corners before running in, you use a level and plumb it up as you build it. When it comes to running in using a line, as long as the corners are plumb, the wall will be plumb. I made a video about building corners and talk about the plumb and level points. Heres the link if you want to check it out kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6rKmHimrLGhfa8 You should never build walls "by eye" because we dont have levels built in our eyes 🤣 Hope this is of some help buddy. Thanks for the comment

[@hightreequency]

Rodian Montague ahh okay that makes sense. I guess I was more so thinking about the level of each individual brick from side to side on the short side (the side in which the line is not running), which would also be pertaining to the plumb of each individual brick.

[@RodianBuilds]

In regards to that level, the bricks I am using are so uneven that the face (part of the brick you see in the wall) looks plumb but the rest of the brick could be completely out of level. As long as the face looks good and it follows the line, the rest can be as wobbly as it wants. When using nice straight bricks this isn't something you need to worry about. I hope I explained this well enough? 😁😁

[@Hagerbrad97]

I butter my bricks with the excess mortar instead of buttering the bricks as i pick them up.

[@RodianBuilds]

Everyone has their own way of doing it 👍🏻

[@wolfhachmuth7731]

With flemish bond it pays to pre-cut all the half bats with a grinder.

[@ctswampyankee8688]

Hahahahahahaha cut half bricks with a grinder he says hahahahahaha

[@wolfhachmuth7731]

@@ctswampyankee8688 of course u can. Then u have closers hahahahaha.

[@SnedzTheBricklayer]

Lay thousands a week and still watch these videos 😅

[@darryledwards3675]

Tap tap

[@RodianBuilds]

Tap tap till I get water out of it 🤣

[@MrGlass-]

Anyone else think it’s sketch to have that big of a nail with the line pulled tight? If it slides out the hole, there is a highly likely chance he catches a nail in his back.

[@patrickthornberry3646]

Dosnt help with perps when some bricks have ten mill difference lol

[@kevincecchini368]

Perps? uh, that is a headjoint? OK, good deal.