SETTING OUT NEW GARDEN WALL

[@barringtonsmythe3464]

Cracking team you two. Lovely job. Looking forward to part 2 👍

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Barrington Smythe Thanks very much. Friday 6.45 pm premiere 🧱👍🏽

[@craighughescraig6096]

Lovely little job boys 👍🏻

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Cheers Craig 🧱👍🏼

[@jonathanfield3846]

Cracking job. Glad to hear its radio2 on in the background 👌I'm another lover of the shovel in the water trick.👍

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Yep radio 2 all day long 👌🏼, glad you like the tip 🧱👍🏼

[@Marshalltoon]

Nice boys. 👍🏻 stay safe🤝🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Cheers Bob you too pal 🧱💪🏽👍🏽

[@BuildWithAE]

Awesome video Guy’s, Mat hook great tool, Alex laying a nice line have a great weekend all the best Tony 👍

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Build With A&E . Cheers Tony , you too 🧱👍🏼

[@zulu59blue27]

Great video lads! Your brick carrying tools are a good labour saving device. STAY safe! 😷😒👍

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

zulu59 blue . Thanks pal we sold 6 pairs last week 👌🏼🧱👍🏽

[@zulu59blue27]

@@SteveAndAlexBuild This time next year you will be Millionaire's 😆😆👍👍

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

zulu59 blue 😂😂

[@rodneytrotter8600]

Hello Steve great job as usual mate to the both of you How are you managing to sell them tongs now mate?

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Mitchell Meredith . Thanks pal .. not sure what you mean about the tongs 😋🧱👍🏼

[@simon071988]

i put the shovel in the water now because of you, best tip ever that

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

simon071988 Nice one , as I always say .... simple but very effective 👌🏼🧱👍🏽

[@garybacon-m2f]

Even better with a little diesel in it

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Gary Corcoran 😳🧱👍🏼

[@philglover2973]

Excellent video lads top job top team awesome thanks 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Phil Glover Nice one thanks Phil 🧱👍🏽

[@lesgill8490]

ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO, BRINGS BACK MEMORIES.STAY SAFE LADS.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Les Gill Cheers Les 🧱👍🏽

[@Billy-gi6kc]

You lads really do know how to get that mix really lovely and creamy bet it’s really good to work with 😎👍

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Billy 23 . It looks better than it is , thus sand we ended up with is shite ! It’s like clay 🤬🧱👍🏼

[@markdwyer100]

I didn't see it live when its your owen it a labour of love 👍

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Cheers Mark 🧱👍🏽

[@dannywilkins887]

Good to see you back in the saddle lads!

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

danny wilkins . It was good to be back on the trowel 💪🏼🧱👍🏽

[@aussie8114]

Young fella needs to get himself a good pair of boots. It’s funny how in Britain it seems often you don’t put reo in the trenches. In Australia even without council involvement a trench like this would be at least twice as deep and two layers of 3 bar 8mm reo. Though it would maybe not be as wide as you made it. Best mortar board I ever had was an old aluminium speeding sign. It didn’t suck up the moisture like timber does. Even used the plastic flute board at times (the stuff used to make signs out of) that was very good and light, had a limited life but it lasted pretty well. If you see any speeding signs, if no one is looking, grab them 😂

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

LAZY DOG . Al has new boots now . We used to use polycarbonate ( plastic conservatory roof material ) but only have 1 left now .ive seen some green plastic ones on Instagram which look good to . I’ll also keep a lookout for speeding signs 😂👌🏼🧱👍🏽

[@scoyle1750]

That trench block for the profile is simple but clever little idea, good job lads it's good to be busy even digging would be enjoyable at the min👍

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Good little hack .... instant corner 👌🏼, it was nice to be back on the trowel 🧱👍🏼

[@ianhoward4246]

Also, I see that trench block come in handy again 😉😉

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Ian Howard . Great little hack that 😉🧱👍🏽

[@doddsy65]

Clean shovels = easy to work with , lot of blokes just don't get it , nice one S & A , look forward to next weeks episode .

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Spartrowel . Exactly, pet hate if ours , dirty spades 😤🧱👍🏼

[@rowlockconstruction8345]

Nice brickwork Steve and Alex as usual 👍

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Rowlock Construction . Cheers pal 🧱👍🏼

[@STEADYEDDIE880]

Looks like a familiar garden 😉as always great work

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

STEADYEDDIE880 . Cheers pal 🧱👍🏽

[@Forest_Ry]

Alright fellow brickies 🙂. Hope you and alex are keeping healthy and safe. Looking great and keeping busy. Love it. Must have been back breaking digging that out. Fair play lads. Look forward to your next video. All the best fellas. 👍⚒🇬🇧.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

RJM Bricklaying & Outdoors eh up Ryan good to hear from you pal . It wasn’t easy after doing nothing for a month ! A bit achy the day after 😂🧱👍🏼

[@Forest_Ry]

@@SteveAndAlexBuild Yes I am good thanks pal. Cant fault abit of hardwork never does harm.👍⚒🇬🇧

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

RJM Bricklaying & Outdoors 🧱💪🏽👍🏼

[@markcraig4736]

Lovely vidoe lads really enjoyed it

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Mark Craig . Cheers mark 🧱👍🏽

[@mikekushner9436]

No rebar for the concrete footing ? Very nice work as always

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Cheers , not on such a small job 🧱👍🏽

[@lmilne4859]

That a new shiny jointer a see there 😎

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

L Milne . Oh yes we save the good ones for the face jobs 👌🏼🧱👍🏽

[@markhep]

Nice vid sorry I mist it live.guys. You done some digging in that garden lol 😂😂👍👍

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Mark Hep . This is a verbal warning Mark ! 😂😂. It was like ours till our customer got a guy in with his digger to fettle it , made a great job... only £200 🧱🧱👌🏼👍🏼

[@markhep]

@@SteveAndAlexBuild 😂😂😂 Hay that's not a bad price that is it 👍👍👍

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Mark Hep . £200 if he drives it ..... £60 if you drive it yourself 😳! He’s done 2 gardens on here already 🧱👍🏼

[@markhep]

@@SteveAndAlexBuild nice that's cheap that is he will have done the hole Street by next year lol

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Mark Hep 💪🏼🧱👍🏽

[@leamcmullen1941]

Awesome video as usual guys and great content, where can I get some of those carriers for the engineering bricks?

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Send us an e mail to the address in the description below and we will put you on the list 🧱👍🏼

[@richie9777]

Some hard graft there lads. My vertebrae is screaming just watching it. Thats why I came out of the building game back is destroyed. I only did a bit in the garden last week ended up in hospital two discs out....

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Richard Powell Bloody hell thats not good 😳!

[@djc3660]

Another great video lads. Would be great for us non brickies if you did a commentary on what you were doing and why...I.e why block in certain parts and not the full line etc. Keeps us newbies learning.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Request noted 👌🏼thanks pal 🧱👍🏼

[@jynnandtonnyx]

That is exactly what I am skimming the comments for. That corner block. What does it make corners easier or stronger? Or did engineers specify it?

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

jynnandtonnyx . Hi pal the blocks are used when the face of the wall isn’t going to be seen . In this case in part 2 you will see us build the steps in that corner . It just saves time and face bricks . As the wall is 9” or double skin we can lay the blocks flat which is much stronger plus 2 flat block is 225 mm high , the same as 3 courses of bricks 🧱 . Hope that makes sense and thanks for watching and commenting 🧱👍🏽

[@jynnandtonnyx]

Bricklaying With Steve and Alex Great explanation. Thank you 😊

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

jynnandtonnyx No probs thanks for the question 🧱👍🏽

[@michaelstevens3479]

My what an interesting life you lead.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Michael Stevens 🧱👍🏽

[@JimJimpmjj]

Nice one lads! Really enjoyed this cant wait for the next episode. I too now put my shovel in bucket of water thanks for that tip works a treat. Good job gentlemen 👍👍🍺

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

james swain . Cheers James . We are loving how many people are doing the bucket trick 💪🏼🧱👍🏽

[@richardharrington3501]

Was this a retaining wall? I’m planning on doing one in my garden to level off a slope and have patio at the bottom part. Will 2 courses of bricks be enough. Wall will be about 15 foot wide and probably about 3-4 foot high (above ground)

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

It all depends on how much ground you are retaining. There is probably detailed information on line .🧱👍🏽

[@JayKTS]

It looks like the tie-ins were tied-in in each other 😄 nice work guys , we also have been digging some footings here and I got one of those jointers that you used recently from a viewer , really liking it 😁🙏🏼

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Cheers Jay good to hear you are managing to work . Glad you like the jointer 🧱👍🏽

[@derekt7606]

Garden of dreams 😀

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Derek T . it will be 🧱👍🏼

[@martyglover4344]

BWSAA AAA👌🏼 I was gonna recommend to you Steve, to watch build with A&E, but I noticed Tony had commented below. They look a class outfit, based near me in the midlands, their videos are well worth a watch when you get 5, when! 😂👍🏼

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Marty Glover . Yes pal we are subscribers to them and follow them on Instagram 🧱👍🏽

[@ianhoward4246]

Tremendous gents!! How come you didn't run into the garage/other building??😷😷

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Ian Howard Cheers Ian , our customer just wanted that extra 9 inch fir patio 🧱👍🏽

[@ronniebiggs4026]

Nice neat work boys ! Love the tie wire jiggle 😬is there a reason ( thinking cost) that you didn’t get the barrowmix lads in for the foundations?

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Ronnie Biggs Hi Ronnie , the old tie wire ball , glad they don’t make them anymore . We don’t mind mixing ourselves on such a small job . I doubt the concrete lads were working anyway 😬🧱👍🏽

[@ronniebiggs4026]

Bricklaying With Steve and Alex that’s cool chaps , Plenty of Barrowmix wagons knocking about if required👍

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Ronnie Biggs 🧱👍🏼

[@ss-gl1xo]

Hey mate What sand do you use,and please what you ad in the mortar just sand and cement? Cheers

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

s s Hi pal we use building sand mixed 4 sand to 4 cement with a bit of concentrated plasticiser . We have a video showing how we do it called Throwing a mix in 👌🏼🧱👍🏽

[@ss-gl1xo]

@@SteveAndAlexBuild cheers mate...many blessing you're doing a very good job 👍👍👍

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

s s Thanks pal 🧱👍🏽

[@ozzyefc44]

The only thing that I'm disappointed with is that I've got to wait another week for the next part 😂😂 . Great job as usual fellas . Stay safe 👍

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

ozzyefc44 . 😂😂 That’s next job , editing that one 🙄😂🧱👍🏼

[@CallumsHDGaming]

What sort of depth do you need the concrete on garden walls

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Alll depends on the wall and the ground 🧱👍🏼

[@CallumsHDGaming]

@@SteveAndAlexBuild okay do you have a calculator for height of wall to calculate depth? Would like to know

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

@@CallumsHDGaming No mate , you will probably find something like that On line 🧱👍🏽

[@vincenash1358]

HI Guys can I ask how deep the foundations where and how wide as I am going to attempt to build a similar wall , my first time 🥵

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

About a foot down and about 16 inches wide . 100 mm concrete should be just right 👌🏼🧱👍🏽

[@timmargereson332]

First off that was about 2hrs too short 😉, 2nd I looked at your amazon stuff - that camera kit & computers is about 3k 🥵🥵, that's why I only take photos 😂😂. 3rd I hope you stop for Popmaster !! Loved it 👍👍 Regards Tim

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Tim Margereson . 😂😂 I got the Mac for my 50 th off Al his mum and sister 😉 I would never spend that kind of money....... I’m a bricky 😆. As for pop master doesn’t everyone stop for pop master ? 🤔. Seriously though thanks again for the gun , it’s been very busy the last 2 days . I cleaned it last night and ordered more fuel . As we have been so busy the Tongs were neglected. They are now paid for , packaged up and getting dropped off today . Al has put updates on the channel instagram. 🧱👍🏽💷🖨🎁📬

[@timmargereson332]

@@SteveAndAlexBuild I agree about Popmaster 😉. I don't use our computer & have no wish to, so I didnt realise the filming equipment cost that - i certainly glad you've got it otherwise we wouldn't have these awesome videos 😀 I'd put another cannister of fuel in the Hitachi nails box surely you haven't used that too. How was it ? Did you find it made things easier / quicker ? Hope you have a great weekend Tim

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Tim Margereson . The channel is my new hobby , you would be surprised how many hours go into it but I do enjoy it . I couldn’t even switch the Mac on when we stated . 😬. As for the wonder gun it’s been busy and started misfiring a lot so all bang and no nail so wasted a lot of gas . I sat down and got into you tube to see how to clean so did that last night . Our daughter has another 250 boards to go up at her new build hence more gas 😉. So glad and very grateful you sent it Tim thanks again 👍🏽🧱

[@timmargereson332]

@@SteveAndAlexBuild Sorry Steve, I'm gutted that it's started playing up, hopefully from lack of use by me. I hadn't cleaned it before because it had done so little work. I know it will take non genuine gas & nails but I must admit I've always rather used quality over cost. I really hope that it's all OK 👌

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Tim Margereson . It’s not a problem at all Tim , I was working it hard . I probably overdid it . 🙄. We will be looking after it 👌🏼🧱👍🏼

[@andrewmarshall4572]

Hi, quick question anybody, when using 75mm bricks how do you gauge your block work level (100mm cavity)🤔

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Andrew Marshall 1 course of block is exactly 3 courses of 75 mm brick ... 225 mm 🧱👍🏽

[@andrewmarshall4572]

What about the 10mm bed joints would make it 255mm, just wondering how your ties work and window heights. Would you start your block work with a split? Cheers

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Andrew Marshall . Blocks are 215 mm so 225 mm with a bed 👌🏼all standard openings are designed to work brick heights 🧱👍🏽

[@andrewmarshall4572]

Sorry might be me not explaining it properly. When your working with imperial brick to metric blocks your bricks will be 30mm higher than your block. Just wondering if there’s a trick to keep it all gauge.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Andrew Marshall There’s no way to keep them gauge without cutting the blocks to course in . At tie wire level we twist them 1/4 of a turn and put them into perps so they line up with the blockwork Beds 🧱👍🏼

[@onlyme7939]

Good job as per boys, glad to see you had hi viz with your trainers Al😂. I bet the voltarol was out after all that digging

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Only Me 😬😂😂. He did ok , he’s getting some strength now 💪🏼🧱👍🏽

[@djriley1]

is that your house steve?

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Darr Vowles . No pal 🧱👍🏼

[@johncoppock3823]

Nostalgic to watch. 20 years since I built my back garden wall. Digging easier with big boots on.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

John Coppock Absolutely John 💪🏽🧱👍🏼

[@stevesmith3850]

Those fucking wall ties are a nightmare when they get tangled up

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Yep cant stand the bloody things 🤬👍🏽🧱

[@stevesmith3850]

@@SteveAndAlexBuild what I dont understand is why dont they close the end up then they dont tangle up,just cant see why their made like that I had a massive bundle and had to throw them away cos they were driving me nuts

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Steve Smith . I think they have changed the design now and done what you said and closed the ends into loops now 👌🏼🧱👍🏽

[@stevesmith3850]

@@SteveAndAlexBuild they havnet changed them where I'm from,I still get supplied the old ones

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Steve Smith . On no we get them loaded onto plastic clips now nice n neat 👌🏼🧱👍🏼

[@johncoppock3823]

Look forward to part 2. Noted no cleaning of the concrete before 1st couse (dont mean mud). Will you tar paint the back of the completed wall. Interested where you put DPC in. For part 2 point out the weep holes. Are plastic inserts beneficial in this garden app, or could you just leave out a perp of mortar. Hope Alex gets some boots soon. Keep 'em coming.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

John Coppock Hi John we started the day after we poured the concrete so it was spotless . Also we never put Dpc in garden walls as it weakens them too much . Also we didn’t paint the back of the wall we put visqueen down the bsck 🧱👍🏽

[@biblebasics100]

Grafters

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

happytravelguy Thanks pal 🧱👍🏼

[@mickuljatheseagull]

Are you mad? 22 hours, torture. OK, alarm set✔ Beer in fridge✔ Wife warned✔ Do it, I'm ready.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

mickuljatheseagull 😂🤣😂🧱👍🏽

[@stun9771]

Stick to bricklaying...you guys will never earn a living digging....lol...

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Stuart Nagle . Thanks god 🙄😂😂🧱👍🏼