How to build a garden wall (step by step)

[@roydodd4694]

❤❤video great thanks you 😊😊

[@neilphelps8618]

Really enjoyed watching you work. Great end result, thank you 👍🏼

[@trickybrickys]

Cheers buddy 👍 👌

[@mikethompson5549]

Great work, Tricky bricky. Crystal clear. Will have a go myself and will keep watching your videos. Always good to watch a master builder at work.

[@trickybrickys]

Thanks buddy 😊😊

[@robogamer5384]

The great thing about your videos tricky is your sense of humour and more importantly your skill for your trade ,being a trowel myself,I hope you can inspire the younger generation to enter the building trade were their is big money to be made if your greedy and neat

[@trickybrickys]

Thanks mate. I hope so to. I've had great fun over the years doing this job. And when you build things you can be proud of it makes it all the better. Thanks so much for your kind words 🙏

[@JeffRice-pf2yx]

Looks like you did this,,,,,,,more then once!

[@trickybrickys]

I've been a bricklayer 20 years so yeah . Once or twice 🤣🤣

[@volkerschuster8079]

What a fantastically explained job by a great guy, thanks!

[@trickybrickys]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Dustyhandles]

Thank you very much for doing such a great job! We look forward to having you back for the rest of the wall!

[@trickybrickys]

😊😊 it was my pleasure. And thank you for the lovely cup of 🍵 tea 😁😁 spot on 😊😊

[@22seanmurphy]

That's nice to get good feedback from a customer 😊😊

[@jamiehoney9889]

It really is a pleasure to watch good trades people go about their business.🔥👌🔥👌

[@trickybrickys]

Cheers Jamie 🍻

[@mark2too]

Dude, you are what I’ve been looking for regarding explaining how it all works. I’m attempting to do my own garden and you explanations are superb 👌🏻 cheers.

[@trickybrickys]

Cheers buddy. I hope this helped. Send me a picture once your done. On Instagram or Facebook. Both are trickybrickys 😁😁 I'd love yo see it 😊😊

[@joroyle8108]

Lovely old job tricky 👍

[@trickybrickys]

Thanks Jo 😁😁

[@fireblaster9961]

Like the hints n tips versions of your videos, not to bad either considering the amount of vodka you consume

[@trickybrickys]

Alot better style these one mate. 👌 easy to film when you haven't got targets on site to achieve. Doing these are much better I think

[@fireblaster9961]

Do you think? It would be better to have all the sound one volume

[@trickybrickys]

I try and bring the sound up in between talking like on a radio station. What do you reckon bud. Im not sure

[@samyueru612]

Great too see you setting something up !! instead of running the line between two corners !

[@garymilsom4873]

As always adam.a lovely old job.a pleasure as always to see you happy in your work the enjoyment in your face after completing the job😂😂 good workmanship and a great result in the finishing off have a good un tricky.peace and pow to you pal.keep them coming

[@trickybrickys]

Cheers Gary 😁 much appreciate 👍

[@garymilsom4873]

Your always welcome pal be happy and keeping us rewarded with your videos

[@dciburnsidesniffsniff6119]

Spot on pal you can get them down geez all the best bud 👍

[@trickybrickys]

Thanks mate. 😁 hope your all good buddy. Long time since I've seen you on here 😊😊

[@dciburnsidesniffsniff6119]

Been banged up bud not long been out 👍

[@trickybrickys]

Welcome back mate. 🙏 try and stay on the straight. I missed you bud. Ever need a chat about stuff. Believe I've been in that place too for too long. You wouldn't believe. Glad your on the out. Stay that way yeah 💯. Big love bro

[@dciburnsidesniffsniff6119]

Cheers Adam I appreciate that gunna do my best to sort myself out thank you bud too man 👍

[@mark3995]

Extremely informative enjoyable tutorial👍

[@trickybrickys]

Thanks Mark. It's nice to have some time on a job to do a proper video.. someone might have a go at the job after watching that one hopefully. 😁😁 thanks again bud 👍

[@stewartlees5692]

It's good to see a decent tradesman doing a clean job. Also, a great tutorial 👍

[@lowe1677]

Lovely old job

[@trickybrickys]

Cheers John 😁😁

[@ianellwood357]

Great 👍 job tricky lovely old job

[@trickybrickys]

Thanks Ian 😁 😊 🤙🤙

[@richardsaupe]

Run past this wall every morning and now I know it’s yours 😊… giving me inspiration, u get every where 🎉

[@trickybrickys]

Oioi. I live in Colchester 😆😆 it's nice to have a job nice and local every now and then. I'm normally all over the country 🤣🤣

[@richardsaupe]

you and charlie inspired me to pick up a trowel… just need get some experience now… done a little course

[@SkitchBean_aka_Christine_E]

Pure Artistry!❤❤❤

[@trickybrickys]

😁😁😁

[@hanswiegand6498]

Mate I’ve just found your videos and love how you explain every step. I’m a teacher from Germany and used to work in England as a builder before going to university. This takes me back to good old times in the trade. Thanks a lot and keep going! 💪🏽 Joe

[@kevinhalligan5283]

nice easy job ,bet you wish you had one of those every week ,backbreaking i know ...8/10

[@trickybrickys]

🫡

[@tensoong882]

Great job 👍

[@trickybrickys]

Thank you bud 😁😁

[@karltemple1971]

Thanks for sharing. Great job 👍

[@trickybrickys]

Cheers buddy

[@marlings]

Brilliant video, learned so much from you, cheers! 👏🏻

[@trickybrickys]

My Pleasure bud. 😊✔️

[@andybrace4983]

Lovely old job 👏

[@trickybrickys]

Cheers buddy😁😁😁

[@KingKong-rb2zl]

Love ur job as I done my nvq level1 in bricky now wanted to start my work and training

[@22seanmurphy]

Hello mate a great bit of there 🍻🙏

[@trickybrickys]

Thanks Sean and thank you for your donation the other night. Really appreciated buddy 😊😊

[@22seanmurphy]

@@trickybrickys no worries mate as i said it was kind of you 😊

[@goldentrowel1968]

Great work mate garden wall looks great, need to treat yourself to a new small level looks like that ones due for retirement,

[@trickybrickys]

Nah just needs a clean. Tom coe borrowed it. And that's how I got it back. But hey. He payed for my tyson fury ticket 🎟 so it all good 😘😘

[@goldentrowel1968]

@@trickybrickys Fair enough sounds like a great deal.

[@ringstinga]

Very tidy work Tricky !!

[@trickybrickys]

Thank you mate. 😊

[@ivanfinlay7758]

LOVELY OLD JOB as usual well done and thank you

[@trickybrickys]

Thank you Ivan 😊 😁

[@petel5560]

Great looking job. craftsman.

[@trickybrickys]

Thanks Peter 😁

[@lawrencecarlin4023]

You are the man

[@trickybrickys]

No. Your the best man. Not me

[@jameshowcroft321]

Awesome clean brickwork ,great videos thanks buddy, fantastic style of bricklaying, with some good humour 👍😀

[@trickybrickys]

Thanks bud 😊😊😊

[@starflash08]

Very professional job looks great

[@MANIC3420]

I need a front garden wall done. Come to Norfolk please 😂

[@jordo3]

Another cracking job mate! Tricky bricky is no 1 in his game! 👌👌

[@trickybrickys]

Thanks Jordo. Happy days buddy. 👍

[@popeye4827]

great job

[@trickybrickys]

Cheers buddy

[@argentben]

Nice work mate . New to your channel . I'm few years in on learning bricklaying so love to learn off the videos on here . Cheers

[@trickybrickys]

No worries bud. Im doing another video at the moment aswell. And loads more in the pipe line. 🧱🧱😊😊😊

[@shahidfarooq9803]

Hi Aand your garden wall is looking very exact work like away u Bricklayer maite keep up the very exact work maite!👷‍♂️👌🤗👍

[@trickybrickys]

Cheers 😁😁

[@craiggillespie8426]

Great educational video tricky.shared and liked.

[@trickybrickys]

Thanks Craig 😁 really appreciate that buddy. Thanks so much 😁😁

[@CherylSmith-ne5gk]

I'm a new watcher from Brighton ..awesome viewing mate 👌

[@grahamdalzell6933]

Nice job bro.

[@arielt8802]

Maestro at work. 🤩

[@trickybrickys]

🥰🥰🥰

[@yensabi]

Nice one Tricky..... 👍

[@trickybrickys]

Cheers bud 👍

[@anthonyworthington6495]

Nice little job,neat and tidy,what time did you start and finish,have a good week my mate

[@trickybrickys]

Started 8am Friday finished at 1pm. Then popped in Saturday 9am finished at 11am. Only round the corner. 2 minutes from.mine. so 2 nice early days 😁 7 hours total on my own. 600 bricks 10 blocks and the brick on edge 😁😁

[@anthonyworthington6495]

@@trickybrickys could do with a few more of those

[@trickybrickys]

All day long. I'd love to do them all the time.

[@ianellwood357]

Great 👍 job tricky lovely 🧱 wall

[@frankholehouse1393]

Brilliant video thank you very much, really enjoyed watching.

[@trickybrickys]

No problem Frank 😊 glad you liked it bud 😁

[@brexiteer1988]

Nice one mate

[@trickybrickys]

Thanks mate. 😁 😁

[@anychance5498]

Good work Tricky, can't believe how few subscribers you have compared to some of the planks on here! Maybe a gimmick would help push your numbers up? Dig out that 80's suit with the sleeves rolled up perhaps? Big love brother

[@trickybrickys]

Thanks berni. I try my hardest to make the channel grow. With time and effort it will come. Rome wasn't built in a day. But all roads lead to rome as they say. I just want to entertain people and teach afew things aswell on the way...😊😊😊

[@trickybrickys]

@@johnwilkins5850 hello mate . 👍 I haven't forgotten you my mate. You saved me went I was down Tuesday I should have a sum landing. I will never forget who helped me in times of hardship 😚😚

[@stuglover1526]

Absolute class mate. Lovely video to watch. 👍🏻👏🏻🧱

[@trickybrickys]

Thank you buddy . 😁😁

[@simsimo7655]

Good job Tricky, enjoyed this one enjoy the rest of your bank holiday.

[@trickybrickys]

Thanks mate. Happy days. Same to you hope uour all well bud 👍

[@rydavis]

You got skills!!!! Awesome job....enjoyed watching...take care

[@trickybrickys]

Thank you buddy 😁😁😁

[@-QUEEN-B-]

Great Video👍🏻Very professional and love that you take pride in your work.

[@trickybrickys]

Thanks so much 🙏 😁😁

[@-QUEEN-B-]

@@trickybrickys Thank you for sharing your trade and experience.

[@jmfarrell5]

Thanks for sharing your talent… great project 👏🏻👏🏻

[@trickybrickys]

Thank you so much bud. Glad you enjoyed it 😁😁😁

[@Bully-vr5lc]

Lovely old job tricky mate 💪🏻

[@trickybrickys]

Thanks mate. Hope your all good bud 😁😁

[@samsdadalways888]

Legend 😁

[@trickybrickys]

Oioi 😆😆😁😁😁

[@lmilne4859]

Lovely video buddy

[@trickybrickys]

Thanks Lee. I enjoyed making that one 😁😁

[@lmilne4859]

@@trickybrickys Very informative buddy 😜😎🤟

[@fatimab121]

Loved this video x

[@trickybrickys]

Thank you. 😊

[@anthonyworthington6495]

Nice job thinking of subscribing learned such a lot from this one vlog,🤭😂🤣😂🤣

[@trickybrickys]

😁😁😁 🤣🤣🤣🧱🧱🧱🧱 welcome to the channel 🤪

[@anthonyworthington6495]

@trickybrickys thank you,just been watching reruns,are you back in Wales?😁

[@trickybrickys]

I'm driving back this evening bud. Hopefully less traffic 👍🙌

[@anthonyworthington6495]

@trickybrickys nice one have safe journey👍

[@tonyoneill9696]

Fair play lad...sore roofrack affer that one 😂

[@KeeganWilson]

We use a petrol belle at work and have never had a problem setting the mixer up like that however we drop it on the drum not the handles and haven't had a problem with oil. Hope this helps someone.

[@trickybrickys]

Nice

[@terryb4655]

nice buddy

[@trickybrickys]

Thanks Terry 😁

[@carllamb6711]

Great job mate Really enjoyed that 👍

[@trickybrickys]

😁😁😁🧱🧱🧱 thanks buddy. Appreciate that 💯 🙏

[@delscorey8727]

Great video,thanks

[@trickybrickys]

No problem at all Del 😊😊 glad you enjoyed it 😃

[@Snooplips]

big up Tricky Brickys

[@trickybrickys]

Oioi 😁

[@jamiemclaughlin6827]

Nice job Adam , how long that take to build that mate…

[@trickybrickys]

2 days buddy 😝😝🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@danfenton89]

Hi Adam nice garden wall there brick work looks neat as always mate 🧱👌

[@trickybrickys]

Thanks Daniel 😁 😊

[@tonystockbridge6007]

Great video and explanations 👍👍

[@trickybrickys]

Glad you liked it! cheers bud

[@pizzademonXX]

Good job mate👍🍻think i missed my vocation in life😂really interesting to watch👍

[@trickybrickys]

Cheers 🍻 buddy 😁😁

[@rob_meade]

This was kinda relaxing to watch, thanks for the video. I have two questions if I may. 1. If you were building a taller garden wall (say 6') would you add a DPC? 2. In this video, I noted that you didn't fill the dip in the center of the bricks for the top edging bricks, is that because they aren't taking any weight, so just a little mix around the edges is sufficient? Thanks again for the video, I want to watch more now! :)

[@trickybrickys]

No damp on a outside wall.. why would you put a damp in is the question 🤔. Its a outside wall not a house. And the top brick is full. It's fills as I compress it. 2 years on and still looking mint 👌

[@rob_meade]

Thanks so much for the prompt reply, appreciated. I think I had just assumed they were always used (I have zero experience to draw from) and thought maybe they'd also help protect the cement between the bricks above it. Thanks again for the reply, really enjoyed watching you work. :)

[@bricklayersworldwithandy6277]

Nicely done mate great tips. FAIRY LIQUID if you were to look at it under a microscope all the bubbles are different sizes this apparently can make the mortar weak and unstable , in my experience this does seem to be the case, Febmix and other Admixes under a microscope the bubbles are uniform and all the same size which produces a stable mix that's how one QS explained it to me once👍👍

[@trickybrickys]

Pretty much as I thought bud I heard never use it under ground in subs. Super structures its ok. All u really know out of my experience is it makes a lovely old gauge of muck 😆😆 so nice to use hey

[@bricklayersworldwithandy6277]

@@trickybrickys 👍

[@topcatcoolio8807]

No fairy liquid mate. Turns mortar to powder

[@mattcartwright8272]

Nice job Tricky. I thought you explained that really well - clear, concise and to the point. Charlie C has some great tips and points but I really struggle to follow what he says because his brain jumps around so much! 😀

[@trickybrickys]

Keep it simple. There is no Need to be complicated. Too many gadgets and tools are a pain in the butt. No need for any of them. Especially on site. Moving for plot to plot. You need to be light and on your feet not carrying around half of screwfix in your bag. It's not rocket science hey .

[@stephenhall4450]

Great video; just asking if you could have used ‘Sussex Bond’ for a stronger construction?

[@trickybrickys]

No mate. If I was going to do a strong bond it would be English. The 3/4 bond looks awful . The customer asked for stretcher bond. And as a basic wall tutorial. Stretcher is what the people want to learn. 😁😁 thanks for your comment 👍 🙏

[@stevie12]

dynamite tricky loads good tips

[@trickybrickys]

😁😁😁 thanks mate 😁 👍 👌 💙

[@slicer9612]

Good to be down to earth professionalism, on you tube for a change. How long did it take you to do the job ?

[@trickybrickys]

It was a 2 day job bud. First day building the wall then a few hours putting the brick on edge on and giving everything a good clean down 😊

[@slicer9612]

Good to see I meant, I’m a nightmare for typos. Thanks for the reply that’s good going 🙂

[@colin1517]

Great vid. I learnt a lot.Just about to have a go at pretty much the same project. My one concern is the wall is to run alongside a driveway which slopes down to the road. Did I miss in the vid how you level each end to the other? I want the wall level and not to follow the slope of the driveway. So its going to be more bricks at the road end than the house end. Should I us a laser level? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. I forgot to mention, I cant level the footings as the driveway is made of reinforced concrete about 15cm thick with block paving ontop. So I think the concrete underneath the blocks would be sufficient footings for a small wall? just that it is sloping. Hope that makes sense...

[@trickybrickys]

You have to cut your first coarse to suit the fall in the drive. 😉

[@MrCobbsalad]

great video mate. would you build a 15 metre straight wall usiing this exact method, it has 2 returns but is stepped at 5 metre intervals?

[@trickybrickys]

I would imagine so bud. I'd put a expansion joint in every 5 m on that

[@MrCobbsalad]

thanks mate@@trickybrickys

[@MrCobbsalad]

so essentially your building 3 seperate walls with the expansion joint seperating them?

[@richiesquest3283]

Clean work, just a thought would a engineering brick been better for the BOE to give better frost protection.

[@JTLM_48442]

Do they still sell the marshalltown trowels with the rounded end or is that a old one

[@trickybrickys]

Like a gauging trowel. I think so bud yes

[@LifeLearner671]

Nice quality work. Thank you for sharing.

[@unpopuIaropinion]

Hey man nice video, can you make a water storage tank using brick walls similar to what you do in the video ? Or would you use a different technique I want to store about 1000 liters, one square meter so nothing too big.

[@trickybrickys]

I would be more inclined to use a plastic tank. And put brickwork around the outside I think. I've built a raised pond before using this method. But the pond was lined with a rubber liner. Hope this helps 🙏

[@NosyGecko]

Hi can I ask a question please? Is there any need to tie the leaves together when doing stretcher bond with double skins…? Thanks

[@trickybrickys]

Yes there is. anything over 6 courses high. Put some wall ties in , Then every 6 courses if your going up higher 😁

[@NosyGecko]

@@trickybrickys brilliant thanks for the advice. What’s the gap you would leave between the two leaves? Am wondering whether to do stretcher bond double skin or just do an English or Flemish bond. This is for a small retaining wall about 6 courses high.

[@trickybrickys]

@@NosyGecko the overall two skins should bev the length of a brick. 215mm

[@trickybrickys]

its up to you what bond you do . i normally do the same as the house so it matches

[@NosyGecko]

@@trickybrickys smashing thank you. Keep up the videos invaluable !

[@missy3022]

Lovely video, how deep are your footings?

[@trickybrickys]

450mm deep for that wall. Obviously if the wall was higher and heavier the footing would be deeper but that is ample for a wall of the size 😊

[@PKPLASTERINGandAssociates]

Nice one bruva,....... I said nice one bruva 😎💪🏻💪🏻🥊🥊😍 Vlogs of private jobs definitely suit you better Tricky! 😉 Good job!!

[@trickybrickys]

Oioi pk 😁😁😁 im starting to evolve. 😆😆

[@aaronhounsome8954]

Lovely old job trick❤✌️👊

[@micahyost7722]

Just wondering, are those bricks suitable underground? I thought they had to be engineering type. Thanks!

[@trickybrickys]

Yes they are fine 🙂

[@gripj21]

How long would it take to do that?

[@trickybrickys]

2 days on my own bud

[@malcelwell7209]

Hiya mate I looked in to why you can’t use washing up liquid for bricklaying, if you use it all up your misses can’t wash up after tea 😉😂👍

[@trickybrickys]

😆😆😆

[@robpinney2997]

How many bricks is in the wall?

[@trickybrickys]

600 bricks 10 blocks and the brick on edge bud. 7 hours work spread over 2 days . 😊😊

[@simonburch8762]

Does that wall need no weep vents or drainage to deal with water behind it from the soil? About to replace wooden sleeper walls in my garden with similar height to what you built there so brilliant video to help with that but I’m wondering about drainage.

[@trickybrickys]

There was very little retaining being done by this wall bud. But if I was doing a sleeper replacement I'd put in drainage yes. 2in bt pipe is best 😁

[@simonburch8762]

@@trickybrickys could I ask what bt means? Is this drainage behind the wall or through it? You make it look super easy but I’m hoping if I take my time it will look okay. Again, great videos.

[@trickybrickys]

British telecom ducting buddy. 😊😊

[@simonburch8762]

@@trickybrickys never heard of that, will look into it.

[@simonburch8762]

Sorry to ask again but I’m now about to start this and feeling a bit overwhelmed. Should I just build the wall then core drill weep holes afterwards (using some plastic pipe inserted), or build them in as I go? I just can’t work out in my head how you get the weep hole through both brick skins in a wall like you have built.

[@oioi-skank548]

I regret so much not getting into this trade

[@trickybrickys]

Until winter 🤣🤣🤣

[@nigelsmith1198]

Yep.! Fairy liquid kills the cement.! A few years back when I was a foreman we carried out work for the local councils, they never allowed plasticiser, only lime, one particular job ( 2 storey block of flats) I walked out of the site office and could smell lemon washing up liquid and the subbies had poured a load into the water butt ( no silos in those days) the labourer gave a load of bollox when I questioned it.! Walked over to where the Bri lies were laying and all you could smell was lemon.!!!! Needless to say all the work they had done that day was pulled down…..

[@trickybrickys]

That feb we use makes the mix as good as with fairy. So I've stocked up on it. Brilliant stuff. Thanks for your comment bud 😁😁

[@dublinsnob3989]

That's the dog's trollux

[@johnclark1925]

Brilliant thank you very much

[@alankeane4059]

Lovely old job 👍🏻 Are you back on site or have you got lots of this type of work on for the summer?

[@trickybrickys]

Bit of both bud. Got some coming in. But not quiet enough to keep busy full time. So I'll mix the two up bud. Best of both 😁😁

[@mismily-sb7hr]

I only came across your video today. Awesome job! Just a quick question - you are making a 0.5:5 mix ratio. I always thought 1:3 was the right one. I'm about to try to build one myself but now I'm a bit confused about the ratio.

[@trickybrickys]

4-1 sand to cement. The mortar has to be quicker than the bricks. So if anything ever cracks the mortar goes first not the bricks you are using. You can check this stat out on the side of any blue circle bag of cement. All the correct ratios are printed on the side. 😁😁 hope that helps

[@mismily-sb7hr]

Thanks for the reply. Last one - where do you get these bricks? Or the type? (I'm really newbie at this)

[@trickybrickys]

@@mismily-sb7hr I woukd recommend Travis perkins. And download there app. You will get better prices. They are called Atherstone reds. But the maybe different ones on the site that suit your property better 😁😁

[@mismily-sb7hr]

Thanks for all the replies!

[@tobypetty9616]

In America the es ays never let it mix properly

[@BenEyah]

Kinda get the thinking but I’ve always pushed my mixer on the drum to put the stand in and lift it up and I’ve never had an issue from doing that

[@dannyclydesdale568]

How did you run the line through first? To make sure it lined through straight, was there pins or did you measure from a certain point to keep it square ?

[@trickybrickys]

I did the 3 4 5 rule at the corner bud. I should have put that in the video.

[@dannyclydesdale568]

I get you mate, good video though

[@scull8026]

Lovely old job tricky 👌👍👊... What price did u get for that job mate if u don't mind me asking tricky...

[@trickybrickys]

800 labour only bud

[@trickybrickys]

7 hours work 😊

[@scull8026]

Quality mate 🍻👌👍👊lovely old job indeed tricky 💯😁

[@mikeearls126]

the frost line where I live is at 36"....do i have put my footing at that depth? I always thought i did but I am not sure. Any advice would be great

[@trickybrickys]

It's a outside wall it's always going to freeze same as anything else outside. the deeper the footing the better I'd say and build it when it's not frozen . And it will be fine

[@mikeearls126]

@@trickybrickys thanks a lot. My thinking is that I'm going to built up most of the wall with cinder blocks or caps then use bricks from where the grade starts.