Bricklaying...Using a spoon for a trowel

[@theessexhunter1305]

Most kind of you.....That was my Dads trowel he died 3 years ago aged 91

[@sarand01]

was your dad left handed?

[@theessexhunter1305]

@@sarand01 no he cut bricks with as charlie did so that is why it was worn that way

[@CharlieCollison]

it was a pleasure to use mate 😊 might even use it again tomorrow i liked it that much

[@theessexhunter1305]

@@CharlieCollison Fill your boots and the perps lol I had a tear watching it in your hand. Stay safe

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

@@theessexhunter1305 👌🏼🧱👍🏼

[@matgurd]

Amazing to think the hours and the work that old trowel has done. Brilliant.

[@mattysheriff1881]

Less griping Amy & get laying. It's a real privilege working alongside the master of his trade. Hats off to Harry...try get him to interact with the filming more. I think he is great.

[@adgeebike9173]

Imagine how many houses would get built in the UK if everybody stood about with their hands in their pockets sulking because it was raining.

[@JAVXABLE]

To be fair i know alot of brickies that sulk and get moody when its raining 🌧 😅

[@jayo4266]

Amy.. sympathies with you.. sometimes our emotions get the better of us... It's different dealing with them in the elements.. You've got on with your job and supported your team... Soon it'll be a new norm..n and hopefully many sunny days on the way.. 🤪💖🌈👷🏼‍♀️

[@Ryan-ru4mi]

Awesome of you to use that trowel. Cheers for the videos.

[@richardhumber2800]

Bud you’ve had a good week in spite of weather. Put a lot of bricks and blocks in the wall. Smallest trowel I’ve ever seen. Doesn’t seem to slow you down. Maybe a good. One to use. Keep the youngsters goin. Great job!!

[@JimJimpmjj]

Good job gang, 👍 Harry seems a top lad, enjoy it when he's on camera.👍👌 Amy give it time and your adjust to the weather, I been working in what ever the weather is day by day for 14yrs now, after a year or two you just adjust to it👍💪 Hector! 🐾🐶😁 Good job today keep up the good work gang. 🤙👊✅💪👍👌💯🍺

[@georgeduquette8832]

Love how you clean the back of the wall makes for a strong wall nice!! GD local #3 Boston

[@BrentonWilden]

Just another day of me procrastinating at almost midnight eating Doritos while watching someone else work! Love the vids

[@danielscott63]

“This weather is a bit shitty”..... wait till the summer Amy when you’ll be “too hot too work”

[@fabiandegussion5134]

Excellent little trowel that is. Broken in nicely.

[@boldbuccaneer2719]

Brother, since I found your channel, I don't stop watching. I am a builder from Bulgaria and I am 37 years old. Admirations for what you do - don't stop. I apologize for my bad English. I use a translator.

[@CharlieCollison]

Thank you 😊

[@cf3031]

That English is better than most people who are born here in the UK

[@링딩동-m1o]

멋진 솜씨네요. 날씨가 많이 춥나봐요? 건강 조심하시고요. Cool skill. It is very cold weather? Take care of yourselves.

[@MikePrevs]

What happened to the joints at 6:15 ??? And got pitted ?

[@danfenton89]

Hi Charlie, your dead right about the size of your towel you can still get loads done , my old bosses trowel was small as well and we would still get loads done i like a smaller trowel more easily on your hand and wrist, top work again and video keep up the top work and videos 💪👍

[@ryan5176]

I really hope Amy sticks at it and is successful in the end, we only get to see a short snippet of each day and being on camera probably changes how people behave so I don't want to slate her but it's hard not to notice all the standing about or complaining... Can't help but feel if she was a Harry or Liam i.e. not the bosses Mrs, she'd be getting told to sort her attitude out. In such a lucky position to be learning a trade from her other half... Get on with it and make the most of the opportunity 👍🏻👍🏻

[@carlcarl8584]

If I ever complained or stood about in my apprentice years I knew all about it. Did it the once and learnt to never do it again lol. Lift a brush if you’re finished your work and never say I have nothing to do!

[@tommodobbo3475]

These messages will be deleted soon I just hope she proves us wrong and shows women can handle this type of work. Try and be more keen Amy don't stand around with hands in your pockets or move around at 1mph ect. Im not being a prick it's just constructive criticism Aims

[@smtsoftwaresolutions1966]

It's shown for a few days now. Sadly, this isn't for Amy. that's clear to see. I loved every day of my apprenticeship, always wanting to learn more. She would have been kicked down the road by Charlie if she were not his partner.

[@Ezagood]

@@carlcarl8584 if I got on like that when I was learning my trade I'd have got kicked round the site

[@jasperbeernaert7387]

Thats how we like it small trowels 😎 Bucket time!!

[@cliveramsbotty6077]

a good lad is harry. i hope he sticks it out

[@Eddie-dm7fp]

Same really like harry

[@tommodobbo3475]

💯 he's a nice fella, I reckon he's a keeper. He's got a good attitude, never complaining or having days off ect

[@madebymeaaroncoughlan2326]

@@tommodobbo3475 he had one off the other day 😂😂

[@tommodobbo3475]

@@madebymeaaroncoughlan2326 hahaha true mate but he booked that day off a while ago. So that can be forgiven

[@dsmattaphd]

i subscribed to Amy's channel 2...you guys are great!!!

[@mathewbudd7740]

Awesome videos mate ! All way from Canada 👍

[@dsmattaphd]

Charlie I have been enjoying your vids ;-) I tried to learn how to lay block quite a long time ago. always enjoyed the skill of the trade. By the way I caught your boxing match!!! you did great, just a little out of steam. you guys are so entertaining you could get a reality show ;-)

[@tonym992]

You’re a chilled out cat Charlie. When I was on the bash I was stressed out as fuck. Fair play to you mate

[@thomasraak7687]

I like your videos so much. Work in this profession yourself. Greetings from Germany.

[@lawrencecarlin4023]

Great little towel, alright for detail work

[@ukaszkosmowski8633]

nice man , hello from poland :D

[@johnwood5627]

I am not a brickie but I love the videos

[@fabiandegussion5134]

See using a small trowel is the way forward , no fatigue , no long term stress on joints an shoulder. Easy , light and fast. I’ve said it all along and glad this man has reiterated what I’ve been banging on about for years. Ignorant bosses giving their young guns 91/11/12 hahahaha I’m fast as guck with my 7”. Beat any man hands down.

[@mrotheos]

"Slow is smooth, smooth is steady and steady is fast" you work in a logical and methodological manner, proper craftsman. Have you built your own house yet?

[@barringtonsmythe3464]

Nice work Charles 😊

[@PencilProper]

I dont know why. But brick laying is just so satisfying to watch. Now im off to the dunny to lay some bricks of my own.

[@garethmatthias2807]

Keep doing what you doing Charlie damp is meant to sit past lintel 100ml so how they can expect you to put a break in it Over a block size pillar lol I’d tell em to jog on 😂

[@J-a-c-k-0]

Charlie bud you gotta teach em, the quicker they work the warmer they will get, the rain then cools ya down!!

[@peterfile5808]

I’m a Landscaper and work on many New builds. Why do they put that expansion gap in nowadays? As I see it on every property we’ve worked at recently

[@willbee6785]

Well you did ask. Where do I start or finish more like. All building materials, bricks, blocks, wood, steel, glass + many others have thermal expansion, or known as thermal expansion of materials. They are all known scientifically. With heat & cold they expand & contract. Say for example, a 25m concrete block wall without an expansion joint that has a render coat, it is most likely the blocks & render will develop hairline cracks over time due to the materials squeezing & expanding against each other. Then it will then let in rainwater which could freeze & expand 9% as water expands 9% when it freezes. Over a long winter & consequent winters the render will boss & probably fall off over time. It’s the same with different bricks. E.g. London Brick (LB) won’t sell “ Heathers” bricks north of the border because they are soft & I presume LB think they are not hard enough to take Scottish winters, not like a hard engineering brick for example. In summary all building materials need a bit of expansion. This applies to mortar mixes as well. With bricks & blocks in particular, it stops cracks. Buildings/houses built say 40 years ago, would have benefitted from expansion joints. Thanks to organisations like the BRE Group years ago they’ve improved things a lot. It’s a long story your question. Hope this helps.

[@malcelwell7209]

Hiya Charlie how come you don’t get a of load bricks Cut With the cutter in half when you know you will need them Get the hodie to do them 🤔

[@willbee6785]

Yes. Time & motion plus it’s cheaper for the brick it’s labourer to do them. ££££

[@peterdejong3400]

The Netherlands here, I have been binge watching your channel, I am learning a lot. I love the long videos. Keep them coming, 😉

[@srames114]

Hey man leuk dat ik een andere Nederlander hier op tegen kom haha, vraagje uit nieuwsgierigheid heb jij een opleiding als metselaar gedaan?

[@peterdejong3400]

Ik ben timmerman van beroep. Maar dit werk lijkt me ook wel wat, 😁

[@srames114]

@@peterdejong3400 ah zo, ja het lijkt mij ook wel interessant.. alleen twijfel ik over de toekomst van de Metselaars, er zijn al metsel robots in Amerika en tegenwoordig wordt er ook gebouwd met prefab en soms ook met die neppe steen strips kant en klare wanden..

[@mjl3691]

OMG, that trowel is well worn, nice gesture to send it to you. Maybe good for bean filling or let Amy use it as a punishment. Lol

[@shane-paul]

Used to use trowel like that in the eighties in Germany

[@Ezagood]

I'll say 1 thing Harry the hedgehog is keen,ill give him that,and that alone shud near c him thru

[@jakergore]

pic n dippin with the spoon! hell yea

[@curlywood]

hey Charlie, don't the damp ever make the wall bond weaker or is it a real bonder ?

[@BelzoGraphics]

Where do you get your muck boards from

[@PippaAinsworth]

Yore the best

[@jeffgodon1335]

Can some one explain how the floor joists go in and what supports them,givin that Charlie is up to the wall plate.Thanks

[@duncanhiggins6463]

I’m guessing that a wooden plate is bolted to the surface of the wall and the floor joists are fixed to that . This helps with airtightness and soundproofing,which are often compromised when the floor joists are built in.

[@kathhood8959]

Hi charlie looks like shit has hit the fan today what u done to upset amy ? This is why I always say don’t mix business with pleasure if u 2 have words your team may feel uncomfortable in that Atmosphere

[@adgeebike9173]

Got to agree. Like going round a mates house when him and his missus have had words.

[@CharlieCollison]

She’s fine just doesn’t like the rain not used to it

[@bossyoudontneedtoknow8822]

Charlie, add your social media pages in the description.

[@youngplumb1107]

Hello, I think Glenn would be the one youtube bricky I'd love to see you do a video with, he's one of the good old boys, hope he's staying safe and well also ☺

[@Zelahb2930]

Amy’s looks to have lost enthusiasm, that effort for that corner block out the bag was enough to send must labourers home. If your cold work harder. Not being a helmet but Charlie let’s you get away with it I’m sure. Gotta be crawl to be kind some times. Work hard to play hard.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Hey Charlie when your pulling your line on newish brickwork put your 2 foot level against the brickwork, you can get an extra couple of Turns onto your block 👌🏼. We got our fitzbick clamps today , looking forward to giving them a go 🧱👍🏼

[@tommodobbo3475]

Well good idea!

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

@@tommodobbo3475 😉🧱👍🏽

[@TNL5630]

How can you know your bricks aren’t tilted?

[@connorflint6985]

You should try and buy a couple of small muck bored stands

[@bonestza955]

Charlie just a happy lad, Amy... not so much Back for a second watch, relaxing as fuck.

[@piersclarkson9712]

The butter knife... little and often! I know a plaster who works smart and hasnt wrecked himself by moving small amounts more often... I have watched for a while now and have learnt alot... drive a desk for a living but do most of my own stuff at home. Thanks for the tutorials!!👍😊

[@gazwoods7026]

Deffo a left pegger there, some yrs on that trowel Charlie lad, best tools are the ones that show the marks ov hard graft buddy

[@spodog2769]

i built a pillar one day drunk with a spoon aswell lol

[@stephenholyfield9922]

good work and like the piss takes out of each other

[@matgurd]

Also that old trowel might be good for Amy’s wrist

[@lawrencecarlin4023]

It would be good for her on the face work

[@miladurrahman5971]

When do you know when to use a bricket? Is there a rule with regards to using brickets throughout the build of a plot? How do you know when to use them? Are there structural requirements for their placement within a plot? Great content as always! 👍🏽

[@acceptrisk7739]

They’re used for getting to certain heights, so he has 2 course of briquettes and a course of blocks to get his wall plate height, instead of having to cut his blocks down

[@miladurrahman5971]

@@acceptrisk7739 thank you!

[@grahamebennett2620]

Generally frame head height is 2.1m and that works 28 courses of brickwork and 9 courses of blocks and then a briquette. For the lintels to sit on. It's deemed good practice now to put a course of brackets somewhere into e middle of your courses so your lintels sit on a full block. It's best to place where the window frames are bedded to save too much cutting but remembering kitchen windows will always be 1050 deep and others 1200or 1350 etc. Whatever works the least cutting. Hope you can make sense of my waffling. Lol. Lovely old bark and growl Charlie boy

[@garethmatthias2807]

Some sites don’t like the joists sitting on the thermal brick so want them below the block

[@matthewward4661]

Amy has more moods thank frank

[@YoussefKarahan]

1 M ❤

[@stylishbizzle38]

The hose connection from the box to the worm has a kink in it.

[@mjl3691]

🔴 Also, give credit to Amy for doing the job in the cold, etc. Not many women would even like to wear a HI vis, never mind working in one . Her nick name should be " 5 Star Amy"

[@sethmartin8576]

Whoever said that about the 3/4 brick must not work on buildings with actual dimensions lol they never work out full brick at every opening

[@grahamebennett2620]

Yep and the overpaid architects don't know the size of bricks in the year 2021!! 3quarters should be a thing of the past. Nothing you can do about a non brick size opening. The worst ones are when you have to use 2 3 quarters to avoid a zip joint. Let's make this known to the div architects!!!!!lol

[@spodog2769]

its great when it works out full brick at ravales lol in stread of a dopey 3 quater lol

[@paulyoung1233]

Surprised you’re not trying to reinvent the spoon as been a quick and able “empty bowl”

[@danoking69]

Nice little snap crackle Pop! move at 30:40. Cheerio! Wish I could do that with standard concrete block. Those blokes are 40+ pounds each.

[@bloggs692413]

tha small trowel be good for amy

[@bloggs692413]

Can't you cut the legs dwn on your stands?

[@spodog2769]

3 course of of blockets in a house why ?

[@mattalford389]

Get off the line............ There's a train coming!!!!😂😂😂

[@julianshaw1775]

You should buy Amy a decent wet weather site jacket

[@BelzoGraphics]

2nd that^

[@polishman4168]

You know I heard a similar thing from my ex about the size of the trowel not mattering it’s how you use it 🤷‍♂️😂

[@matthewward4661]

I think Amy is missing Liam

[@tombreeds6112]

do you think you let off amy more compared to the others as she is your girl got her hands in her pockets and doesnt cut all her bricks and blocks. not sexist just asking

[@tommodobbo3475]

Thinking the same mate. People on here keep praising her for some reason, maybe it's gone to her head? Seems like she's slacking to me she's not keen to work hard, lots of standing around and wanting to go home. I really hope she proves me wrong

[@nelg1973]

Use that trowel to eat your dinners with pal .

[@pedrostokoe1980]

amy tell him you tell this tail when to wag

[@alekskolev8505]

We ain’t got all day Amy fvck sake😂😂😂

[@muhacc5167]

👍🇭🇷

[@theessexhunter1305]

The 20 thumbs down are from the others on the other plot lol

[@matthewward4661]

That’s a day rate trowel

[@thomassleath3668]

Hi charlie do you tender for your own work or subby to a contractor

[@dennisphoenix1]

I am surprised you have to put in 3/4 cuts , normally windows and doors are made in brick lengths so you don't have odd cuts . Bad design by the architect

[@dylanowens1223]

I like Amy now in the latest vids but after watching this I actually don’t understand how she got on the troll ino she’s ur woman nall but fuck me the attitude 🤣poor harry just laughing awkwardly

[@bigoldgrizzly]

The older you get .... the smaller your trowel

[@alaw5281]

I know you’re taking him out for walks every now and then but can’t be leaving a dog that size stuck in a van all day cmon man.

[@si-vz8ny]

better than leaving him at home all day on his own

[@paulcollins6221]

Your slow on them blocks

[@Zettai_World]

Is Amy his wife

[@keithroberts4559]

Girl friend/partner, cook, cleaner, video editor, keeper of the books, and after hours entertainment 😜

[@spodog2769]

what the fuck is this course of turbo brick for can u please let me know what a waste of time and money

[@deanclaridge7178]

Nasty little sound it males...

[@andrewjackson4384]

Hi Charlie that is the Weasels trowel he's back in town

[@maxvinicius1560]

Que horas são aí?

[@lucioxp2359]

olha um pt

[@maxvinicius1560]

@@lucioxp2359 kkkk um mente pequena

[@cliveramsbotty6077]

gmt

[@maxvinicius1560]

@@cliveramsbotty6077 GMT-3

[@maxvinicius1560]

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