Real DIY brick extension part 2 Up to Damp Proof Course

[@johnseabrook1703]

Nothing more satisfying, than doing it yourself. Good job.

[@RealDIYbuild]

Your right there John! We are learning as we go and it is a great feeling to see it grow out of the ground! 👍

[@stevemcilroy.62]

DIY, Destroy it yourself 😂 great vid, I'm doing the exact same, not as easy as ppl think with all the regulations, but managed to get started. We have priced ours at around 3000 pounds sterling. Hope all goes well in the future.

[@RealDIYbuild]

Cheers Steve, good luck with your project, hope it goes well.👍

[@PandzaMan]

Brilliant 🤩. Great to see non professionals give it ago. Gives keen DIYers like me confidence to give it a go 👍

[@RealDIYbuild]

Thanks Pansza, we found the trickiest bit was getting going, after that it all seems to work (slowly though) 👍

[@glennspray1711]

Great videos guy's, good explanation of what you're doing and why really informative. Well done

[@MarcusT86]

Fantastic stuff. Love your positive attitude and getting stuck in! I’m digging in my garden right now and wish I had the soil like you. Mine is thick clay and it is back breaking to dig out!

[@RealDIYbuild]

Yes we were quite lucky to be fair, soft sandy soil. Clay is really tough and you might need to dig deeper with your foundations which is a double mugging. Good luck with it. Let us know how you get on. 👍

[@MarcusT86]

@@RealDIYbuild thanks buddy! I got up to part 4 to the wee hours last night then fell asleep. I’ll definitely be watching more later.

[@sunitpatel5683]

Great job guys, great inform for me to when I start my project. Thank you. Looking forward to this series

[@RealDIYbuild]

Thanks Sunit, It is a great feeling to actually start the project, scary but great! Good luck with your project. We are not experts but if you get stuck ask us and we will share our experience and try to help 👍

[@patrickryan7385]

Well done. I like your style

[@johnr1992]

Well done lads, keep up the good work!

[@RealDIYbuild]

Cheers John, we're still at it 👍

[@dean7245]

3 and 1 mix below spash mate, 4 and 1 above

[@paulhicks778]

You don’t need 4 and 1 above its to strong, 5and 1

[@tomjones1139]

well done guys

[@r.i.4259]

Good guys.

[@RealDIYbuild]

Cheers R. We're having a go, It really gets better and better, our skills improve as we go. 👍

[@adrianbarnet4872]

Great videos, have watched loads of videos over the last couple of years, thinking I could have a go myself. Still haven’t plucked up the courage to have a go!. Have you really never done any building work before?.

[@RealDIYbuild]

None, I have built a summer house and a shed but never built anything from bricks.👍

[@RealDIYbuild]

PS. the hardest thing about it all was.. Getting started!

[@adrianbarnet4872]

@@RealDIYbuild I’ve watched so many videos😂. Would like to replace my conservatory with a proper extension. Had quotes last year but was asking over £45000 for a single storey 4 x 3.5 meter extension🙄. Way to much for me.

[@RealDIYbuild]

That is expensive, do it yourself!

[@adrianbarnet4872]

@@RealDIYbuild How and where did you start?.

[@sunitpatel5683]

Gents, can i ask about returning the inner leaf for the door way, is this set out from the beginning, or do you only return it after the first course? The in terns of the cavity fill, what was the mix, ive read a lean mix, was it only a course of bricks deep to maintain the 225 below dpc?

[@RealDIYbuild]

Hi Sunit, you can see the doorway at 14.00/16.55 It is a cavity up to the top row of blocks then it is returned to the outer wall. Leave the returning block off until you put the cavity fill in and then it can sit on top of the fill. The cavity fill is about bulk more than concrete strength. so 6-8 parts ballast 1 part cement would do.

[@sunitpatel5683]

@@RealDIYbuild thank you so much, you guys are golden

[@keithr3682]

Hi guys good job nead moor water plus string line 😢

[@RealDIYbuild]

Thanks Kieth, The mix improves in the next video. Also a line appears :) as if by magic 👍

[@gravy2029]

Wouldn't use that mortar kit thing pal, when you push the brick into the bed the frog or the 3 holes in your case is meant to fill up each course to make the wall stronger that's why you see people furrowing the bed. Also them first courses of brick should be engineering bricks really.

[@RealDIYbuild]

Thanks Gravy, We welcome any advice. We had to take a few bricks off and we found that the holes were full, it must have fell in from the top when putting the mortar on. We got frost resistant bricks throughout and they were recommended as suitable for below DPC. Having said that I appreciate any advice from an expert and I will bear your comments in mind in the future. 👍

[@gravy2029]

@@RealDIYbuild well In mate get stuck in

[@mattpashley5493]

Your muck is abit dry

[@RealDIYbuild]

Absolutely right Matt, we do improve as we go, and in the next video, we get it spot on. Thanks for your comment :)👍

[@paulhicks778]

How come you have a half in the brickwork?

[@RealDIYbuild]

Hi Paul, that was just how long the wall was, So we built it in under the doorway so it would be invisible in the end, if you look at the next video you will see what we did with it above the doorway, where it blends in very neatly. :) 👍