HOW TO BUILD A GOTHIC GARDEN WALL FOLLY, arches, wall fountain, arrow slots, windows (21 DAY BUILD)

[@_VEKTA]

Awesome project, but damn if that saxophone loop wasn't the most painful thing I've ever heard.

[@Rozzi333]

I kept thinking he was going to stop but he kept going! Lol this is sooo beautiful ! Amazing work 😍

[@RossPotts]

@5:00. I am FASCINATED by that rolling tool that scrapes excess mortar out from between the bricks!

[@GAN369]

A good little tool, called a "mortar joint raker" you can see it on the following link, thanks for your comment: www.screwfix.com/p/mortar-joint-raker/16590?tc=CA5&ds_kid=92700022850516806&ds_rl=1249796&ds_rl=1245250&ds_rl=1249481&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_4ylsMff2wIVGflRCh07pw9SEAQYASABEgIzZ_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CL6IvrXH39sCFa4w0wod7m4AbQ

[@RossPotts]

GAN nice. Now that I know what it is, I found a similar design here in the US. I really like the crispness that tool provided on your brick joints. secure2.homedepot.com/p/Bon-Tool-Cart-Wheel-Mortar-Jointer-11-326/302854130

[@GAN369]

Excellent, glad you found one, they are a great tool, there is nothing else out there that finishes brickwork like it. Glad to be of help. Thanks for your comment.

[@tomcrean4980]

great to watch someone who knows how to do it great

[@GAN369]

Thank you for your kind words, the builder is a good friend of mine I was the labourer and yes he is one of the best

[@mortenhenningsen940]

Turned out nice. Thumbs up🇳🇴👍🏻

[@rico1319]

Man oh man this guy is talented! Really enjoyed the groove you got caught up in, not to mention the design layout and variety of textures! Absolutely loved the video thank you so much for sharing. I did subscribe and hope to see much more of your brilliant layout and design. Keep up the good work brother... 👍👍👍😎🇨🇱

[@mkbman45]

Just ran across this. Great job!

[@simonpeppersp]

Fantastic... Turning idea into reality..

[@DavidGarrick1515]

Beautiful !!!

[@AnneStevenson-ct5cf]

What did you put in the hole? Left over construction materials? Then did you pour concrete in?

[@alicjabrejska6591]

Such cool project!

[@mcuellar309]

I fall in love with this job😍😍😍

[@madmax4009]

Amazing! Thanks for sharing with us!

[@GAN369]

Thanks for your comment & glad you like it. 👍

[@johnbosco8209]

you have had a wonderful art i like so much

[@Ankhubuntu]

Plz could u Explain why leave Gap between brick And the block? Probably dumb question. But i've built one. will u fill it?

[@oliphauntsneverlie6227]

Did you work off a plan or did you just freestyle it? I already saw the end result video and it looks fantastic!

[@andrewswan4911]

You are a genius

[@TytonidaeBingo]

When using the concrete blocks as the underlying structure, did you use rebar to secure them to each other and/or into the ground? Did you lay a concrete foundation?

[@GAN369]

Hi yes, the concrete foundation was 18" wide and 18" deep and yes they were secured.

[@clementng225]

beautiful

[@TheAlpine49]

FANTASTIC! Great looking project! You should be real proud of your job. Thanks for making the video!

[@GAN369]

Thanks for your kind words, glad you liked it and thanks for your comment.

[@LudovicKUHN]

Stunning!

[@stelizabeth4264]

Thats fantastic! I would love to do something like that in my back yard and have been wondering where you got the stone window tracery--is it something you cast in concrete or did you buy it?

[@norddeutschermaurer4635]

Very Good Job 👍😁

[@antsniper]

your work is awesome. may I ask why you put block in back of the brick?

[@GAN369]

The brick is tied into the block for added strength to the structure. Thanks for your comment

[@adamn9660]

Quality mate!

[@danieldawe8815]

Did you have double skin going right to the top height or were the block only so far up?

[@horserider9578]

how is that celcon block work going to stand up to wet and freeze but that finished effect does look real good

[@GAN369]

Its a more durable block than some think, no issues at all, thanks for your comment

[@TheBushdoctor68]

The backside of that wall, where the gray blocks are visible and the back of the wooden fence can't be painted anymore, is that your own terrain?

[@GAN369]

The backside of the wall is covered in bushes trees and shrubs and the back of the wall is not visible from any angle. The wooden fence was taken down and yes 2 acres beyond the wall all mine.

[@TheBushdoctor68]

Very nice. I couldn't imagine someone building something so beautiful shoving the ugly side in his neighbor's face. :) Well done.

[@GAN369]

No overlooking neighbours, so no problem. Thanks for your comment.

[@MicciFanelli]

What is your mix ratios

[@NimrodTargaryen]

Beautiful

[@GAN369]

Thanks for your comment and glad you like it, check this video out the same wall one year later. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJTGqHt6iMefbsk

[@firstpitstop]

Nice job. I will like to have something like this at my place. How many bricks not including blocks did you end up using on this build?

[@GAN369]

+firstpitstop Thanks for the comment, I used approximately 3500 reclaimed bricks. We are just finishing laying around 200 sq m of Indian stone to create a court yard effect within the wall and this video will show some further work to the wall, I will get it uploaded in the next couple of weeks. Thanks again.

[@firstpitstop]

+GAN Sounds great can't wait to see it. How many of you building all this? I'm actually building an outdoor kitchen with a wood fired pizza oven at this time then adding a sitting area with a fire pit after laying brick pavers. I also saw the kitchen you did and it came out nice. I'm building my kitchen out of brick with concrete counter tops.

[@GAN369]

There are two of us building, a builder friend of mine who has 30 years experience as a mason and general building and me labouring and obviously shared design ideas no plans just get on with it and see what we can create. We are about 70 full days into the whole make over with probably two days left to completion. Its been a long journey but I'm delighted with the finished results. The very last job we were going to do was a fire pit and seating area but that will have to come next spring I think we both need a break. We have used around 30 tons of materials over the 70 days. Would love to see your build, will you be doing a video?

[@GiftedUplifted]

how was the brick tied to the block? very good level work without using stringlines, hard to see now a days

[@GAN369]

Brick tied with brick ties and string lines were used throughout the build. Thanks for your comment.

[@czimerb]

@@GAN369 It looks amazing! Does it have to be tied to the breeze blocks?

[@GAN369]

@@czimerb Yes it does have to be tied to the breeze blocks, thanks for your comment.

[@Entrepreneurusa]

Your neighbor didn’t call the city ? Lol 😂

[@superfreedom2012]

Nice

[@id104335409]

Why did you use those blocks, are they cheaper than the bricks?

[@GAN369]

The blocks obviously cannot be seen from any angle and on top of the blocks is brick so it looks like a double skin of brick, from any angle. we could only get hold of a few thousand bricks so we used the block to save on the bricks to enable us to build a larger wall. Thanks for your comment.

[@adriennebean181]

Ive just watched the 1 year on video......now posted on hubbys wall.

[@GAN369]

Thankyou for your comment and thanks for watching.

[@a-Relav77]

Отлично. Браво!!!

[@GAN369]

Благодаря ти

[@summittaedae2323]

Love your work bud but omfg that saxophone was giving me a bloody migraine

[@GAN369]

Thank you for your kind words and comment but dont forget you have a volume control. Some like it some dont we can never please everyone.

[@summittaedae2323]

GAN I hope you took no offence. I had to watch it in silence. But the content is amazing. And that’s from a bricklayers opinion. Great work 👍🏻

[@GAN369]

@@summittaedae2323 No offence taken at all Stephan, your comment made me smile and I do agree with you not the best background music. All the best.

[@utahill5685]

Great design, great work, but if you do it again please re-think the foundation of the wall according to your local requirements and prescriptions. That's no critic, just to mention for somebody who wants to do something similar.

[@GAN369]

It was a local planner who gave me the foundation requirements which were 18" deep x 18" wide, we actually went a little deeper more like 20", the wall is also tied into a secondary wall constructed of breeze block and brick, all is good as far as planning is concerned, thanks for your comment.

[@utahill5685]

@@GAN369 no doubt - here it would be too less. It depends on the local soil and climate.

[@shawnlion4778]

Wow

[@MrJFoster1984]

Nice work, but it isn't Gothic arch

[@kevinjamesparr552]

Looks like a half finished house not a wall around a garden.Yes I can see what is idea was but he should weather the edges as nature does and grown ivy and moss on top of brick levels. It is too stark and sharp. maybe in two hundred years it will look just right.

[@GAN369]

+Kevin James Parr Thanks and fair comment, a year on with 4 x additional gothic arch windows built in with planters and hanging baskets placed all around the wall it looks totally different. The trees all around the perimeter have also grown and helped to blend the wall into its environment, as a builder friend of mine said the other week it looks like it has been their forever so the desired effect has finally been achieved although that doesn't show in this video. I might do a short year on follow up video.

[@GAN369]

+GAN Here you go, you inspired me to do an update video of the wall nearly a year on, like the wall or like it not, I did this for you: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJTGqHt6iMefbsk