Free hand bricklaying Flemish bond Victorian semi-octagon bay Work hard or starve

Free hand bricklaying creating a Victorian semi-octagon bay with the beautiful Flemish bond
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@the_traditional_bricklayer

[@tonyjones7372]

Dean, I started life out as a b/layer, and then went back to Uni and ended up as Design Manager in Middle East for 20 years. Cam back to retire, but after watching your vids and building an extension and garage on my own house, I got the bug again, and am now back part-time on the trowel, only doing similar work to this, and I am enjoying it like I never did in my 20's.

[@thetraditionalbricklayer9650]

Brilliant…never leaves us mate

[@carl5378]

Love what you did for Churchill well done mate.

[@MT10dan88]

fantastic work as usual Dean 👏🏻. spot on. i love watching these videos. learn a lot about the bricklaying trade from you. 👍🏻👏🏻👍🏻👏🏻

[@chrish5500]

Great video mate 👍 I was a bricklayer and when I was young and at trade school I really enjoyed learning all the other bonds But unfortunately I only ever got to do two or three my whole career because in Australia they don’t do it anymore at least what I came across but there are the same style of homes here but they are either still in good condition or they are taking down Great work 👍

[@adamplant6392]

Definitely the coolest brickie on tube.

[@mervmervalot2296]

Love it brother.... no complaining... sorting it and getting on with it....looks ace as always!!!

[@joeypullen9436]

Nice job Dean, especially following on from someone else’s work, the only thing I thought, on from of the bay you could kept matching sides by using a stretcher say with three quarters in the middle of window , thst way been correct sides on each course, great match though , mortar too, I agree you’ve bonded this bay in correct Flemish, if customer was that ocd you could offer to remove other bay brick skin and rebuild it, as it looks like half bond with closures, which is crap looking Joe

[@ronniebiggs4026]

Yes a nice bit of freehand work .Very happy to see you back in action and Happy Xmas 🎉. The previous crowd where obviously not tradesmen looking at the blockwork and I dread to think what the facework looked like☹️I think the armchair experts should really think about what they are saying prior to getting trigger happy as it really shows them as amateurs .

[@anthonymclean9743]

Looks great pal , I come home from work laying bricks to watching people err laying bricks 😉

[@thetraditionalbricklayer9650]

Shows you care brother Merry Christmas

[@anthonymclean9743]

@@thetraditionalbricklayer9650 And you all the best .

[@michaelmorris3340]

Me too

[@3scottiedogs]

This man is morphing back to the 1920s’ with every video

[@tanman7627]

been in Masonry 26 yrs. in the U.S. I liked seeing all the Masonry when I traveled to London and Amsterdam. nice work man

[@chupapi3510]

Looking around for who asked?

[@mrc.p8423]

@@chupapi3510 c'mon kid, dont be that guy🙄

[@darrenmeears3912]

Quality my son always quality with you mate 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@anthonywilliamson915]

Fantastic Job mate. The Customer was well happy I bet. 😁

[@Fathervinyard]

nice taste in music pal my kind of radio station also 👍🏻

[@Wallygoose]

Being the son of a builder I’ve always been in awe of what my old man can do, seeing you work through this and ponder everything to make it look spot on feels the same. Found the channel in the summer. Keep doing what you’re doing pal. 👊🏻

[@ivanwalker3391]

Greaaaaat video Dean. Keep 'er lit Bro!

[@scoyle1750]

Matching mortar is a art in its self,right hand squints come in from bottom so can't be plumb unless me eyes are lying but doubt that 🧐

[@hclandscapes]

I noticed that too

[@paul1969g]

Lovely Job Dean your making a tricky job look easy, really like your videos you bring some good humour and great tips to your videos . Hope you have a good Christmas and all the best for next year 👌👍

[@thetraditionalbricklayer9650]

Tnks brother merry Christmas

[@PaulJenkins-pj9vz]

Brickie myself your a joy to watch. Question. What do you think about all these people saying I earn £600 an hr ?

[@scottnever8732]

if you wet original brickwork it will give better indication of wet mortar colour

[@douglasbowles265]

Inspiring as always. God bless you too mate.

[@richardcole9558]

You thought of talking this up as a living 😉..enjoyed 👍👍

[@chebarden8278]

Building my last build .. stone work external , will post a video once the stone starts ..at present concrete blocks internal ..love our trade ... pride is still out there ..

[@dciburnsidesniffsniff6119]

That right hand front corner of the bay with the squints don’t look plumb it’s curved pal

[@thetraditionalbricklayer9650]

Come on pal ..really

[@dciburnsidesniffsniff6119]

Mate I’m on the banter soz deano you know me bud !! True supporter of ya channel have a great Xmas from the Pompey slasher 😂

[@thetraditionalbricklayer9650]

Wolly haha Merry Christmas brother

[@dciburnsidesniffsniff6119]

You too bud I’m sinking them fast pal think I better ease up 😂

[@matthewingham7806]

Could you not of put a block flat widest part across...that would of given you a bit more play ....fucking nightmare those jobs and I'm not questioning what your doing at all mate done a cracking job

[@mickydola6472]

Great video Deano as ye said working to measurements ye can make ye cut surely they should of done a dry lay to work that out?and we’re the cut could be put Ie under sill or door etc keep em coming mate merry Crimbo to you and yours

[@lamby3458]

Absolute bangers on the radio 🕺

[@westsawake1]

Rack back don’t tooth keep your Brickwork Smooth keep your Closure next to your Header and you can’t go wrong 👍👍

[@sid-sb1ly]

Could you explain how you are an old school bricklayer when you was a goal keeper full time and then ran a goal keeping academy? Surely haven’t been on the trowel over 10 years?

[@gilespanton9354]

Your bricklaying skills are amazing especially the way you just eye in each brick I know your working of the previous course but still such talent to get it Spot on like that are you taking on any apprenticeships

[@walesdad]

You've made a real silk purse out of a proper pigs ear with that one, and all freehand as well. Lovely job mate, keep on keeping on.

[@johnb2044]

and 3/4 squints would have looked better than reversed bond on the front of the bay but understand ...rules for broken bond you can have mulitple 3-5 headers in 1/4 bonds ( nash / frost )

[@thetraditionalbricklayer9650]

Problem was the squints wernt cutting well ,i used 4inc grinder to lose the vibration ,not very well made so that why we had to reverse ..I will say this ,look closer there is a message 🤔

[@nickclark5932]

Squints should have been 3/4 return instead of half bat ,closer on right hand side of bay ,should of cut the squint as 3/4 and have a broken bond in the middle ,schoolboy error son

[@edwardcooper5479]

@@nickclark5932 stick to the hair.

[@johnb2044]

@@nickclark5932 not a school boy error just using what hes got he explained it ....and only Brickies would spot it .... even most would never catch it ......

[@ronnoman61]

@@thetraditionalbricklayer9650 Hi nice work. I always use a big old Dewalt drop saw with a masonry blade to do all my cuts. Mark em out on the cutting table and bingo all exactly the same.

[@Memry-Man]

Im very curious about the corner bricks, how are they made?

[@scottnever8732]

Jason Statham lays bricks. I wouldn't argue lol

[@stephencrotts5393]

Went from laying the seventh course to the fifth instantly lol clean brickwork through

[@hayyoujimmy8560]

Old school bricky a man after my own heart they don't breed us anymore lol

[@stuartwhelan393]

I’ve been really enjoying your videos. Great tradesman and great character. Hope to see more in the New Year. Keep up the good work big fella.

[@bradleysquelch7923]

Top work deano as always love the heart that goes into it

[@ghotio1927]

Why are you wearing a Keffiyeh ? in solidarity with the Palestinians ?

[@carl5378]

Look up this guy and him cleaning the Churchill statue please check it out this guy a true brit. 👏 👏

[@colleenmcfarland8298]

I think you should do a work hard or starve flat cap proper cockney gentleman

[@peterjanjanin9883]

Level 42!!! I'd go see that show!

[@user-qm4pf8ws1e]

krasser Typ, sieht perfekt aus.😀

[@KevinColt]

Bro honestly if I laid bricks that slow Id be fucking homeless.

[@bazjr86]

Lovely job 👍

[@davidhopwood3590]

Lovely stuff

[@clivedavo]

Me mum said get that tea towel off ya and give it her back you wrong un

[@PaddleDogC5]

No clue why guys in UK never put joint on brick they're laying in there hand.

[@dave9456]

That's some Cossiant you got for your breakfast there buck 🤣🤣🤣🙌

[@topcatcoolio8807]

God bless , Top man. Good eye there.

[@dannyjolly5412]

Bit of whitespot in the Mortar, can't be helped sometimes..Nice work

[@andrewmorrissey8478]

Finish with a pint of Guinness 👌nice vid

[@ryanperkins6699]

Lovelly Laying 👍🏻

[@jameskemp2273]

Them quints looks curved mate

[@dalturbo]

Come on Dean 💪🏽

[@aaronbrown3573]

Looks good here in Wilmington Delaware. Always impressive work.

[@thetraditionalbricklayer9650]

Thanks 👍

[@clivehyde1756]

Good enough new is new old is old it’s a trowel not a wand merry Christmas brother 🎅

[@vitterpup]

Razor sharp work that, mustard.

[@andybrace4983]

Lovely old job fella

[@shaolinschmoog1556]

Deano, what kind of trowel are you using, mate?

[@markmaloney5146]

Nothing plumb about that bay.

[@darrenwilding8988]

Nice work

[@deet1558]

I have threstles and planks and mixer set up in my sitting room,I stack and take down 80 solids and practice mixing and stacking,have 2ton of sand in the kitchen,keep it out of the rain,misses not happy though

[@leighclarke2139]

What Radio Station do you listen to? Some tunes on there!

[@tonyjones7372]

Absolute 80's.

[@johnb2044]

notice the chunky cement or it lime in the mortar/compo.....lol

[@scotthendry7945]

Top trowel and fella 👍

[@KevinColt]

Conor Mcgregor bricklayer.

[@markrobinson1458]

Sweet 👍🧱

[@murphy2926]

Nice job

[@thetraditionalbricklayer9650]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Erosbach]

yo impressive brick laying but why are you wearing such nice clothes?

[@CT-ud7yk]

Is that blockwork going to rendered to the floor ground then 🤷‍♂️

[@thetraditionalbricklayer9650]

Yes mate rendered plinths

[@johngarthwaite4051]

I agree on the piss right hand side looks battered the squints should of put a level against them first rule when doing squints free-hand🫣

[@thetraditionalbricklayer9650]

Go stand in corner ..what a ridiculous comment ..u think a man of my Calaba or the camera angle ..Jesus Mary Christ

[@johngarthwaite4051]

Ain’t as good as you think you are stop putting videos on that you get pulled over

[@robogamer5384]

​@@thetraditionalbricklayer9650John is right pal look closely the Bay corner is out of plumb is your level bent

[@maxpower1797]

Need to use a proper london pattern trowel🤣

[@danielswfc81]

You can tell he not on price 😂👌

[@johnbowkett80]

Did you know the Kray's ? 😜

[@danjacobs1896]

Front right squint leaning a mile geez

[@thetraditionalbricklayer9650]

Dnt think so mate ,prob the camera angle

[@danjacobs1896]

@@thetraditionalbricklayer9650 thought it could of been overall cracking job again big man

[@thetraditionalbricklayer9650]

Angle makes me look old 😂 Merry Christmas brother

[@marion8572]

not plumb ,maybe your level 😅

[@ryanscarrmusic2329]

looks a bloody headache , id find other job lol

[@brickiebrigg3022]

Hey everyone look at me I'm dean and I'm the best let me show you what I've done it's so fucking amazing 👏

[@thetraditionalbricklayer9650]

Strange Uve took time to write that 😂😂

[@ronniebiggs4026]

@@thetraditionalbricklayer9650 More amazing the fact he can write

[@samyueru612]

Jesus Christ ! Looks like the mucks freezing 😂

[@robogamer5384]

Why didn't you Corner and plumb the dog legs first ,painfull to watch this mate do you posess a gold card in bricklaying,

[@danwood6317]

Different size closures, squint corner is curved and brick faces are dirty. Average work at best. Just giving my honest opinion.

[@scottnever8732]

ho k

[@aaronhanratty6018]

Proper job 🧱 Merry Christmas mate all the best

[@thetraditionalbricklayer9650]

Merry Christmas brother

[@YouKnowTheDance]

That bay cill looks to of seen better days - I hope it’s just dust/muck? Also the weld needs a pen touch up

[@benmacdui9328]

Bricky dressed like a farmer.

[@craigobrien31]

Are bricklayer payed per brick or by the meter

[@JohnBrown-mp6ld]

Would very much like to be on the line with you

[@louiseburnett5795]

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