DANGEROUS RETAINING WALL FIXED WITH SBR

IN THIS WEEKS VIDEO
DANGEROUS WALL FIXED WITH SBR 💪🏼 WE ARE ON A RETAINING WALL THAT HAS CRACKED, SWELLED AND BECOME UNSAFE.
WE TAKE OFF THE TOP 6 OR 7 COURSES AND HAVE THEM TAKEN AWAY BY OUR PALS AT J NAPIER ON THEIR GRAB WAGON.
WE REPAIR A CORNER THAT HAS PUSHED OUT THEN THE NEXT STEP IS THE COPINGS.
WE USED 3 X 2 UTILITY PAVING SLABS CUT IN HALF DOWN THE LENGTH SO WE HAD 1 FOOT ( 300 MM ) COPINGS.
WE USED AN SBR / CEMENT MIX FOR A SLURRY WHICH WE PAINTED ON THE WALL AND THE COPINGS AND THE LAST 3 HAD TO BE NOTCHED AROUND SOME FENCE POSTS AND A BRICK PILLAR ON THE HOUSE.
A VERY SATISFYING JOB... ENJOY.. WE DID 👍🏽🧱
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[@bobx2387]

You guys have made a real difference to that old wall. Hard graft (I've done it) but proper job finish. Incidentally, my wife Helen had her right hip replaced at end of August and already greatly improving . Fingers crossed for yours Steve.... Bob (Weston super Mare)

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Cheers Bob 🤞🏼🤞🏼😬😬🧱👍🏽

[@SteveBernard42]

Well, you certainly made that crap wall look a lot better! The notching in of that last slab was perfect…show off! Really neat fellas, done proper.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Thanks very much Steve 😌🤣🧱👍🏽

[@dannyboy9817]

Another cracking job, looks so much better. I will say though Steve, there's no wonder your hips are shot. Really difficult humping great lumps of concrete around in tight spaces without pushing limbs and joints to the limit. Not sure everyone appreciates how physically difficult your trade is and the personal sacrifices made to get jobs done in good time for customers, like working across weekends. You both deserve medals.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Cheers Danny Much appreciated🙏🏽🤜🏽🤛🏽🧱👍🏽

[@DontCryAboutIt]

Nailed it fixed the structural and aesthetics

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

🤙🏾🤙🏾✊🏼🧱

[@darrylwagar4144]

Nice job, that was a lot of work. I bet that this being fairly straightforward was a nice change of pace. Thanks for sharing.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Cheers Darryl , definitely 🧱🧱

[@soundslight7754]

Happy returns Alex I didn't get why the wall wasn't rebuilt but you lowered it instead but aesthetically it looks better and more balanced now

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

🧱👍🏽

[@alanwelsh7033]

Another proper job lads hope you get your hip done soon all the best

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Cheers Alan me too 🥺🧱👍🏽

[@nevillekinsley5610]

I don't know if it will help in future but I use similar box scaffolding. I find it rocks less if you put a plank on the bottom that fits tight that forces the base out so it is tight. I also bought some cheap lockable wheels from Screwfix/Toolstation and screwed them onto blocks of wood and drilled a hole the same size as the tube so it slots on. I work on my own usually so moving the scaffolding when it is higher is a lot easier.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Thanks very for the tips . I like both ideas as the rocking does my head in . I spent £100 on adjustable wheels but the diameter was too big to fit in the tubes 😢. I will look into your idea as I definitely want wheels fit it for pointing jobs . Cheers 🤝🏽👍🏽🧱

[@garyosborne-6958]

Nice ref to Bob Ross great artist👍👌

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

😁🧱🖌️👍🏽

[@Michael-j7n9m]

Happy belated birthday Alex 🎉

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Ta Michael 🧱👍🏽😁

[@srlstephen8465]

Another really good job from you guys. Thanks for posting.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Cheers 🧱👍🏽

[@robertmorris5214]

Great video great work

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Cheers 🧱👍🏽

[@StevenThorp-e1q]

Tidy job but needs a drip groove cutting in (on underside!)

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

👍🏽

[@Richard-gk3kq]

Neat job👍🏼👍🏼

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Cheers Richard 🧱👍🏽

[@nevillekinsley5610]

I used a piece of 4x6 and drilled across the grain the full depth on all of them otherwise you have the base at different heights

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

🧱👍🏽

[@MSBKYT]

Happy birthday 🎂🎂🎂

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

😁🧱👍🏽

[@MÃONAOBRACONSTRUÇÃOCIVIL]

sse é o cara ;;;sensacional

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

🙌🏽🙌🏽🤝🏽🧱👍🏽

[@nomennudum4592]

Is there a reason they built a wall like that as two single leaves rather than a bonded one brick thickness wall?

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

No idea but it’s bad ☹️🧱👍🏽

[@completepain]

Great work what is the purpose of painting the bricks and slabs.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

It’s to help them stick and stay Stuck .🧱👍🏽

[@JT-si6bl]

Styrene Butyl Rubber, a fantastic component.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

🤙🏾🤙🏾🧱👍🏽

[@gowithbazza]

You should explain to people why you're putting slurry on the toppings and on top of the bricks Happy belated Birthday

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

👍🏽

[@davecooke914]

Not your normal job but great job as always Steve and Alex look forward to your nx video 👍👍

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Cheers Dave 🧱👍🏽

[@Iknewit6]

Just a thought" i would have put a course of ties under the coping to try knit both skins together also ?

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

The copings are doing the same job 🧱👍🏽

[@crazygeorgelincoln]

Happy birthday.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

😁🧱👍🏽

[@philiprogers5772]

What sort of SBR are you using? It's normally white, I've never seen a grey one.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

White with cement added to it 🧱👍🏽

[@philiprogers5772]

Haha. I feel a bit foolish I should have guessed.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

@philiprogers5772 😉👍🏽🧱

[@kasper52173]

👍🏾

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

👍🏽

[@richiesquest3283]

What are the benefits of adding SBR

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Not sure just seen it used a lot 🧱👍🏽

[@sgtmark8844]

Why do you paint the top of the wall before putting on the copping. Maybe you said why and I missed it. Nice looking repair job Mates and happy birthday Alex 😊

[@davidscott3292]

Stuff to ensure good adhesion of the mortar.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

🧱👍🏽

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

👍🏽

[@johntovey3928]

Is there a reason that old bricks cannot be re-used?

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Storage and transport 👍🏽

[@DennisAinsworth-xj9jb]

Is that Skelmersdale?

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Maybe 🤔maybe not 🤨

[@DennisAinsworth-xj9jb]

@@SteveAndAlexBuild Well it looks like Skem to me, with those walkways some with bedrooms above, and no way to get some residents cars adjacent to their houses. This was a common practice in the 1970’s especially in new towns where residents then rented their homes. I know because i lived in one, NOT in Skelmersdale i must add.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

@DennisAinsworth-xj9jb 👍🏽

[@liamking524]

I love watching your videos. I’ve just been watching this one where you’ve been doing this brick wall in this alleyway. It doesn’t look good when your son is on the phone all the time and you’re working. You could use a cut out the bits where he’s on his mobile phone all the timeor tell him to stand behind the camera so that no one can see him. It doesn’t look good for your videos.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Thanks

[@peteg9011]

Looks like Skem!!

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Or Kirkby or Runcorn

[@SuperTerry1963]

Not Kirkby ( Tower hill area) could be skem or Runkusmelia

[@philstation335]

Wat did u mix the SBR with Steve to get it that nice grey was it abit of cement mixed in

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Yes mate SBR / cement 🧱👍🏽

[@MÃONAOBRACONSTRUÇÃOCIVIL]

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

😁🧱👍🏽🤜🏾🤛🏾

[@JayEFC1969]

Skem ?

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

🤷🏼‍♂️

[@Michael-j7n9m]

No lintols 😂😂😂😂

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

For a change 😌

[@Michael-j7n9m]

Bet you’re glad to get a break from them 😂

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

@Michael-j7n9m sometimes but there are easy in the hip for me , no heavy lifting and working in 1 place . The problem our viewers are sick of them 😩🧱👍🏽

[@Michael-j7n9m]

As long as it’s easy for you never mind what others think, you look after yourself mate

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

@Michael-j7n9m 😁🤜🏽🤛🏽🧱👍🏽

[@garytaylor2914]

Alex seemed pissed off in this video. Everything ok ?

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

He was very ill 🤒 🧱👍🏽

[@MARTINA-gc3tq]

I would have ensured a tilt of the coping to create a fall away from the timber fence.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

You didn’t watch all the way through then , or maybe skipped through 🙄

[@martin2466]

Hello Chaps, S.B.R or to give it, its chemical name = Styrene - Butadiene - Rubber. It is a synthetic rubber product conceived by the Germans in the 1940`s, and later further developed by "Goodyear" for use in tyres. Construction uses include; as an excellent Primer coat, Admixture, Bonding Agent and sealer. 🧱👍

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

This stuff is shit hot and does not come off anything you get it in mostly skin 😫😰🫣

[@martin2466]

@@SteveAndAlexBuild "Butadiene," is a possible carcinogen, highly flammable, and in some circumstance potentially explosive. You are right Steve, it is nasty stuff, and full P.PE at all times when using it and never expose your skin to it. 👍👍🚭😧😷🥴

[@martin2466]

@@SteveAndAlexBuild Nasty stuff chemically though. Flammable, potentially explosive (in the right conditions) and a carcinogen. Full P.PE when using this and zero skin contact. 😰😷💀

[@danielbutler5799]

Did you put a drip groove. Under the slabs .Good job though

[@martin2466]

@@danielbutler5799 Have a careful look at the slabs when Steve, is painting them I believe there is a preformed chamfered area on the underside to act as a "water -check." Drip grooves are useful details - and good practice of course but, what are you gaining in this situation? 🧱👍😁