ENGLISH BOND RETAINING WALL ON A GARAGE!?

THIS WAS A ONE OFF SINGLE GARAGE WHICH WAS PART OF A RETAINING WALL. THE BACK AND SOME OF THE SIDE WALLS WERE BUILT IN BRICK AND A HALF ENGLISH BOND. VERY AWKWARD BUT INTERESTING . IT WAS ALSO TOPPED OFF WITH PLINTH BRICKS...ENJOY
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[@superyachtchef]

Hello again from the bay of Genoa Italy - I have a day off so look forward to catching up on some serious Yt later lads

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Super Yacht Chef Nice one see you later 🧱👍🏽

[@johnpeplow3985]

Nice finish on the top of that wall. Are they engineering bricks ?

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Yes John 💪🏼🧱👍🏽

[@Doug....]

Its just not fair to be honest. I spend the last 12 months poring over YT vids in a quest to be proficient in recognising brick bonds. Then you come up with that retaining wall with English bond but much wider. 😥. That bond looks very classy and simply sticks out from the usual stretcher work. 👍👍😂

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Cheers Doug , very unusual on a new build 🤙🏾🧱👍🏽

[@tommyb5244]

Hello. Was English bond used on old houses instead of having a cavity?

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Yes pal 👍🏽🧱

[@Marshalltoon]

Can see the speed from now and then has picked up with Alex👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Bob Hendry . Yeah the supers have helped a lot 🧱🧱🧱👍🏼

[@neilspedding5880]

Great video guys. Lovely brickwork. Is this site in Blackburn? Look forward to the next one. Take care out there. 180 👍

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Neil Spedding Thanks very much Neil . Yeah it’s in Mellor near Blackburn 🧱👍🏼

[@neilspedding5880]

Bricklaying With Steve and Alex the mother-in-law live there. It’s a big site. Are you working still on the site?

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Neil Spedding No we have escaped the footings now . We work on the supers nearer home now 🧱👍🏽

[@BuildWithAE]

Top class guys awesome brickwork and video keep them coming all the best Tony 👍

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Cheers Tony 👍🏼🧱

[@JayKTS]

Gotta love those thick walls goes a lot of work in though .. watch the broken finger there Al 👆🏻😁.. enjoyed watching this , have a good weekend Steve and Alex 🙏🏻

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Bricklaying Jay Puyenbroeck . Cheers Jay . This was 18 months ago when we were swamp rats in the foundations . We’ve gone up in the world now and semi retired the wellies 🥳🥳🧱👍🏽

[@JayKTS]

Bricklaying With Steve and Alex haha finger was just fine there then👆🏻👊🏼😆 the wellies 🤔 oh yes the rainboots lol

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Bricklaying Jay Puyenbroeck 😉👌🏼🧱👍🏽

[@osianmeilyr89]

Tidy job. Is there any drainage behind the wall?

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Osian Meilyr Thanks . Yes there is pal 🧱👍🏽

[@hostageg4417]

who else had an epileptic fit in the first 2mins? HSE

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

😳😬🧱👍🏽

[@brando6BL]

While it's good to see something other than miles of boring half bond - I have to say that your corners are not English bond. I don't see a queen closer anywhere. Nonetheless, it's certainly a good, strong wall; keep up the good work!

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

🧱🧱👍🏽

[@superyachtchef]

What does in layman's terms

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Super Yacht Chef 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@Marshalltoon]

3/4 does the same job as a QC

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Bob Hendry Exactly 🧱👍🏼

[@JimJimpmjj]

Nice job guys looking mint 👍👍

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Thanks pal 🧱👍🏽

[@stuartjones1982]

Nice tidy work lads. No comment from a certain mr swollocks I see ! Look forward to the next one

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Martin 😌👍🏽🧱

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Martin . Site all done ! We are heading a mile down the road to the sister site 🤞🏼...... swimming pool !! 😏nice 🧱👍🏽

[@stuartjones1982]

@@martin2466 good morning martin. A positive response from mr swollocks. Nice to see. We don't need a bashing all the time! Good luck with the draining of said swimming pool. I too am in a similar situation in that I have to drain my hot tub in preparation for winter! But alas my shed (1 of 3) is in desperate need of refelting as its... shall we say leaking like fuck ! So that's the priority! Have a great wknd sir and I look forward to our next correspondence. Ciao for now.

[@jonathanlanglois2742]

We certainly wouldn't see a brick retaining wall in Canada. They would use large concrete blocks or just poor a concrete wall. I really wish our cities had a little more pride and didn't just accept bland throwaway architecture. I enjoy seeing a wall like this going up because it is far more likely to still be there in a few decades then anything being built near where I live.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Thanks Johnathan , glad you enjoyed it 💪🏼🧱👍🏽

[@gazgaffa8437]

Credit were it's due my friend, your a credit to are trade

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

gaz gaffa nice one thanks 🧱👍🏽

[@harry.godwinson1]

thats defo 13" sectional english bond just mius the queen closers. staay safe guys. i'm from bolton to. thumbs up also

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

harry godwinson Cheers Harry , stay safe over there 🧱👍🏽

[@Muzalam]

Just a small suggestion, please sort out the volume when you are speaking. It is too low and muffled. Just tryng to help.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Muzalam Thanks pal will do , it’s more my mumbling than the mic 🎤 😬🧱👍🏽

[@ConstructionwithKieren]

Good little office space fellas, that’s all you need👌🏽 another top job, well done🧱

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Construction With Kieren Cheers 🧱👍🏽

[@MrStella1976]

Plinth bricks sets it of guys 👌, just ordered a new level from your links

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

MrStella1976 Thanks very much pal 🧱👍🏼

[@davidharper7591]

Fantastic father and son, well done on another clean quality job 👍

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

David Harper Thanks Dave 👍🏽🧱

[@viankalobosvalenzuela7456]

Congratulations on another great job, greetings from San Felipe Chile

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

vianka lobos valenzuela 🧱👍🏼

[@wayneurch5545]

Get those wellies of Alex lol one more month and have to wear for 6 months

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Wayne Urch Ah ha not now we are on the supers 😉😌🧱👍🏽

[@brickworkfundamentals4636]

That wall looks mint guys! 👌👍

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Brickwork Fundamentals Cheers pal 🧱👍🏼

[@lesgill8490]

Another cracking vids stay safe.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Les Gill Thanks Les 🧱👍🏽

[@stun9771]

I take it Alex never had his Weetabix that morning...lol...

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Stu N . This was a long time ago 🧱👍🏼

[@stun9771]

Bricklaying With Steve and Alex....ok grumpy...love the t-shirt...lol...

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Stu N 😡😂😂🧱👍🏽

[@craighughescraig6096]

Lovely job again boys

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

craighughes craig Cheers Craig 🧱👍🏽

[@АлмазД-т3у]

Ну , неужели, у вас нет ведер для раствора ?

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Алмаз Д 🧱👍🏼

[@chriswhitehead8746]

Is that in Mossley ste

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Chris Whitehead The site is in mellor near Blackburn 🧱👍🏽

[@bettyswollocks7683]

Good job lads👍

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

betty swollocks Cheers 🧱👍🏼

[@rowlockconstruction8345]

Good work Steve and Alex nice job 👍🏻

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Thanks pal 🧱👍🏽

[@chrisward8323]

Its called Dutch bond if Queen closers are not used. At least it was when I was at building college

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

🧱👍🏼

[@Luckytrowel12]

That's not Dutch bond mate, Dutch bond is where the stretcher half bonds over the stretcher that is underneath the header course.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Luckytrowel12 . As in Jay puenbroeks work over in Belgium 👍🏼🧱

[@Luckytrowel12]

@@SteveAndAlexBuild yeah I've seen some of his videos. Its interesting to see how people do it differently. I could talk about brick bonds all day. 😎 Have you ever built or heard of water bond?

[@michaelgray9234]

@@Luckytrowel12 no but ive heard of water board 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TyphoonVstrom]

When will we see some Flemish bond? That messes with your mind.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Sideslip Don’t get much Flemish here 🤷🏼‍♂️👍🏽🧱