Wet miserable day! But....

[@CharlieCollison]

Who’s part of the bell gang 🔔 👊🏼

[@tommodobbo3475]

Ding ding ❤️

[@lmilne4859]

🔔

[@ericgriffiths3530]

Yeah boy

[@ConstructionwithKieren]

Ding dong🤞🏽

[@Bricklayertomknez08]

🔔

[@danielleigey7900]

here i sit at 3 am watching a man lay bricks for an hour

[@fuzzyfreddy1311]

me too

[@YUNGKOI]

pov: reading this comment at 03:43am

[@danielleigey7900]

@@YUNGKOI nice

[@janis_tm3007]

its exactley 3:01 in my country rn

[@ClockHive]

weird... i also got it recomended in my country at 3 a.m.

[@NijoR873]

this is the Gordon Ramsay of laying bricks

[@flam1ngskulls154]

i was thinking the same thing

[@mattstrawbridge3342]

Different trade, but I like your attitude. My first boss told me, if I was early, I was on time. If I was on time, I was late, and if I was late, I was fired. Always stuck with me. You’ve got a solid attitude, look after your body, work even smarter, not harder. You’ve got a great working life in front of you! Crack on.

[@4ruitz]

this mans so skilled that the challenge is not to lay bricks straight, but to not get any mortar on his bare hands lmfao

[@B_223]

be getting off of work at nights to watch another man work in the daytime

[@dbomdnb]

innit!!

[@Overfl00d]

Why is this satisfying to watch ? The way the mud looks so fluffy and smooth.

[@lukeferrin6670]

I'm an apprentice myself mate and the things you said about lads who want a raise after a day's work is so true I'm not one myself but it made me appreciate my boss and all the time and effort he put into me when in reality I was costing him money thank you pal message received

[@wumpty93]

I'd say depending on your skill level your employer loses out for an average of 6-18 months training you up and once you've understood how to move bricks, fill buckets and run to a line. you make back that money within 3-6 months then your employer makes a killing from your minimum apprentice wage . Most employers don't increase wages till at least a year and to me that is either unfair or balanced depending on how much you put down and like it say learning the trade is a privilege and a skill for life. So if your unhappy with the money don't take for granted they allowed you to learn in the first place.

[@Jay-zt8cn]

Never Laid a brick in my life yet I’m hooked on this page, Happy New year to Charlie and family, great content !!!

[@thomas1677]

Same

[@TheJoker-ln4vq]

@Cian MacGana two minimum? Wtf do you eat?

[@mastersamurai7683]

This is basically what our lives look like.

[@lastsoldier127]

honestly mate, if you livestreamed a whole working day id probably watch it all lmao, love your attitude to work, and ik what u mean how hard it is too come by good workers, I struggle too, goodluck mate!

[@philcloete]

I was a carrier back in the day. Loved it. 2-1 gang 3 way split. Lot easier than we had it. Morter mixed and forks dropping your brick an block off right on the job. Remember the 6 or was it 9 inch ball breaker concrete block, hundreds up a pole ladder when building industrial estates at the end of the 80s. Great view an vid of a modern day bricky and how the building sites have evolved.

[@tommypreston169]

I’m 18 and have a job as a metal sheet roofer and I really enjoy your videos especially when you talk about the younger people and the standards you want in a worker feel like you really helped me understand what a real worker is expected to do keep it up

[@CharlieCollison]

You just need to realise your lucky someone has taken you under there wing to teach you something the will keep you for the rest of your life. Just show appreciation by always turning up and working to your best ability 👍🏻 and you’ll go far

[@tommypreston169]

@@CharlieCollison cheers man appreciate that, keep up the good work on site and on the yt vids ;)

[@dethwisper]

I started doing concrete foundations for $8/hr. That was fair since I didn't know anything about concrete and had to be taught. After 2 years I was running a crew and making $60k/yr. If you don't know shit, you don't get paid shit, but once you learn, the money better go up or I'll take the skill set that I've learned from them elsewhere. This is the rule of tradework.

[@juliuscurry4649]

This is the typa guy i’d love to work for, he sounds like my dad, talks like him, has the same work ethic, same everything❤

[@dubzy2272]

I'm in a completely different trade but your work ethic is bang on pal. I've been brought up by 3 Plumbing / Heating Engineers with the same mindset as you and I feel like I've got a better working attitude than every other apprentice on a job. My point is, keep looking for a lad / lass that's willing to learn and you'll pass on a great set of skills and work ethic that could set them up for life. Lovely to meet like-minded people and I wish you all the best.

[@Nancy-um9us]

I really enjoy watching the videos from this site, it’s my favourite of all, the standards they have for you do seem a bit extreme but it’s making for some beautiful brickwork and that’s what you’d want as a property buyer.

[@hrnytinoker4146]

Don't know how I got here but I like it.

[@DanAtty]

Top vid mate, u hit the nail on the head ,a lot of the new generation expect 50k a year for not doing much. I started work YTS £60 a week and grafted me nuts off😂

[@coops23beaver]

Whats the tool called that you use for pointing the bricks up pls? i`m not a builder just a DIYer so a cheaper version would be all I need as I`m guessing yours is some top brand :)

[@shifty277]

Charlie's is probably a Marshall town but amtech make a cheaper one they are basically all designed and made the same from the same patent holder. It's called a barrell jointer, you can get cheaper ones on amazon

[@gavinofarrell7278]

Get Adam's eyes with you he seems a decent trowel

[@vlofvl]

Old school ethics and integrity at work! As a group of apprentices in the 80s we had a 60 something year old teaching me on site and we had all sorts of best practices drilled into us every day. Leave a job tidier than when you found it, always clean your tools at the days end especially your trowel and level. As you said on the video, arrive early and be ready to start on time. Good ethics to build a trade around!

[@olivermorgan2588]

I love your attitude and mindset towards you're career. I wish I had the opurtunity to work with you, not trying to be a brown nose lol. keep it up brother

[@freddiesinclair5269]

I do love a Charlie rant 😂 keep up the hard work pal, loving the daily videos

[@captainmorgan2307]

Turning up on time, not playing on your phone, and getting to work early are not high expectations. Those are normal expectations.

[@mikkelraakjaer]

exactly my thought haha :P only been in the industry since 2012 where i started as a brickie apprentice, spent 4 years learning and was always told by the older brickies that you can always learn but meet on time and want to learn :)

[@ruinfox4108]

I know this is an old video and a bit of a weird thing to say, but i actually kinda enjoy you going through the list of requirements pointing out what you'll be doing and just seeing how the whole process works.

[@johntheaccountant5594]

In Thailand I have two female labourers on my site. What I like about them is that they keep the site tidy and clean out the mixers and clean the tools properly.

[@incorrect1844]

Ladyboys?

[@johntheaccountant5594]

@@incorrect1844 No; I would have said otherwise.

[@jamiejones2390]

Can I buy 2 please? Also paying £2.50 an hour

[@SamDaviesBuilder]

Love that style of laying, so satisfying!

[@yoshipancakes]

Do the bricklayers on your site have to provide the scaffolding and telehandlers in the United Kingdom? Or does the builder provide all that?

[@shifty277]

The builder provides all of that, they choose which scaffolder firm they want and will usually have loyal forkys theyll probably just put advert out in the local area on the internet for a forky, a good forky should never be a day out of work 52 weeks of the year, they have the ability to keep all trades on a site efficient or losing time and money

[@Wmoberg]

this video made my day , in sweden there was bloody -6 celsius . keep up your awsome work and have a nice evening .

[@Joe-jv5mm]

Good solo video, Your views spot on, between grafters and 🍄 smokers, Great having Women in the trades on site

[@tonyclark2554]

Tools back in van Charlie !!! Alarm bells are ringing . It’s just an excuse for them not to pay you . Take the laminated list of commandments back to the site agent and say not for me pal . Unless they are paying you a quid a brick or £3 a block . In fact leave it to somebody else . It’s a list for new trowels . Beware !!!

[@ImOkWithThis]

That dinner! You have no idea how lucky you are brother.

[@camhab3]

I'm a Bricky & smoke the ganja & I tell you I'd give you a run for your money on the brick. There may be a fair few that wana relax but there's a select few that will function just the same or better. Overtime this could change I agree

[@patrickryan7385]

After them wings, I am now in love with amy

[@georgebarker3356]

Fair play Charlie,team up with Stu Crompton and meet in the middle!!! Both superb Bricklayers with great work ethics,meet in the midlands and start a gang,pull Steve and Alex in aswell (one hell of a 3&1 gang)

[@soflash8598]

Love the no bullshit approach to hiring and firing. Keep em coming Charlie

[@johncoppock3823]

Perps aside which you did spot and sort, that was great pick and dip demo at the start. Even if people still want to half butter the ends (with the scrape off), there's still lots of useful stuff in the technique that saves time and gives same end result so better for everyone. The ticklist will upset people I'm sure but the building company prob just can't write it any other way. Hope they apply common sense though in how they police it. If you are ever truly stuck for an hour, make us a video on strapping and bracing. Not the brickies responsibility, but not good to start work if those things not properly done first by the framers. Impressed by your 10 min tidy up. If you only give folks one tip, getting ahead of the game by starting early is it. Only that way do you get the recovery time at the end of the day.

[@MrSparkyjnr]

charlie. i have to lay a single skin "no frog" bricks. is it best to use a dryer mix or go ahead as normal?

[@shifty277]

Go ahead as normal you might struggle to get the bricks down with no frog and if they aren't perfectly straight and square so to speak, on the site I'm on the bricks with no frogs (basically solids) the belly of the brick is bulging so they are in the middle measuring probably 68 or 69mm so the brickys want the muck nice and creamy definitely not stiff to get them down and keep gauge Appreciate it's a year later than your original comment but probably still applicable

[@MattyWill1]

It's hard to find good help man. Like you said the guys that ain't working theirs a reason for it. The guys that are good already have jobs. It tough.

[@katieb5857]

I find it so relaxing watching you build

[@KurtMGibbs]

I had my first job when I was 14 and my boss told me then that "90% of the job was showing up on time and when you don't, you're fired". It was probably one of the top three pieces of advice every given to me.

[@richardkirton7868]

What was the other 2?

[@KurtMGibbs]

@@richardkirton7868 I've been fortunate to have a few great mentors who have taught me a lot but if I had to pick two: Don't be afraid to fail; you'll never enjoy success without occasionally failing and those failures will help you figure out what it takes to be successful. Be kind to people and cultivate personal relationships with like-minded people who appreciate integrity and generosity.

[@KurtMGibbs]

​@@martin2466 I worked for the city department of Parks and Recreation. My job consisted of clean-up, site supervision, and handing out lunches. It felt good to earn my own money ($3.30 / hr.) and also taught me valuable money management skills. Yes, I am still working...I'm about 20 years away from retirement.

[@dw5722]

Why do you keep changing trowels mate? What you think of the plastic handle w.rose?

[@CharlieCollison]

Just for video purposes really...

[@CharlieCollison]

Don’t mind it!

[@jackbroughton9803]

your using the blue line to keep level, but how tdo you keep the gap between each brick correct?

[@shifty277]

By eye and looking down at what's previous, every bricky knows 10mm on their perps

[@danthescaff9088]

1st rule of being self employed /on a price , you get paid based on what you do if you fuck around smoke weed drink show up late fuck off early expect to be paid peanuts you are owed nothing get up and earn it or fuck off no excuse too many youngsters nowadays think they are entitled and owed something if mummy still has to wipe your arse you probably no good anyway , Charlie your outlook on work and positivity is 100%spot on be lucky Bruv 👊🏼

[@rickywarfield1672]

I’d go nuts if my gobbo buckets were left like that!

[@shifty277]

As a hoddy I'm not having days off for the brickys to have to use my bucket to even get it like that lol! Have a brush and a straight edge bucket trowel and the bucket can last forever so to speak, had the same bucket for the last 3 month (mind you I have put white gaffer tape round it with my initials and after DO NOT USE) lol

[@mateusz.wagner]

cool video mate, keep up the awesome work.

[@craighahessy9602]

Is that ox braided line?just bought some myself dirt cheap

[@chrisash6670]

Can you not take the 1st scaffold board off closest to the wall to give you better access when laying that awkward bit in between lifts?

[@CharlieCollison]

Not allowed to touch the scaffold 👎🏻

[@NeonSpinnner]

Cheers for the uploads mate, appreciate it!

[@arshadmahmood2955]

Your a brilliant worker ma brother I like the way you got it controlled your on point keep it real dont change be yourself good workers will come around 🙂👍✌

[@jordanwhitehead8342]

Seen like a fair boss to me , when you was saying about teaching lads and not paying much is fair as you can , morals are bang on

[@mrquacker4550]

Where did you get the jointer from? Keep up the hard work👍🏻

[@CharlieCollison]

Amazon barrel jointer

[@stevenprice4969]

Hi mate, I’m a newish subscriber. I had been doing the skilled labourer bit for years but now coming to the end of my apprenticeship in Plastering (being a 30 year old apprentice sucks haha). Hard to find people that genuinely want to work and make something of themselves these days. If I’m due to start work at 8, I’m on site getting shit prepped from 7. I’d love to learn to do bricky-ing at some point

[@arjay1140]

Brings back memories of bleeding fingertips. When I was learning the trade as an apprentice in the 80s, i'd broken two bones in my hand, did it on Sunday, work 7am Monday. I could feel the bones grinding together as I mixed the bosses mud and stacked his bricks. Hard man he was......I would not have considered not getting the site ready for him.

[@Jafmanz]

did he thank you for working with a broken hand?

[@filthybstard]

@@Jafmanz haha, no chance, just told me to stop farting around. Different era.

[@lewisrichardson4568]

what size mortar board stands your using on the scaffolds? Really like the content, 👊🏻👍🏻

[@shifty277]

Gator back boards are 610mm by 610mm... Most spot boards chopped up in 18mm ply are 600mx 600. I usually do mine about 580 X 540 just in case bricks have accidentally been loaded out to close together by another hoddy the you can turn the spot board the other way and get it in if you catch my drift where if the are the same width and length you don't have that option....

[@Zuiisdead]

breaking the bricks in half for the gable was dope

[@nickpinder2549]

I smoke everyday and work my arse off everyday to. It affects everyone differently.

[@unknown-el9ud]

Wish I didn't give up brick laying in college 😅 great video as always 👍

[@unknown-el9ud]

@@martin2466 gardening mate had to leave college to earn money first thing that come up what about you my friend 👍

[@chrismann7013]

How did you get into bricklaying mate?

[@Oliver-yf2tl]

I appreciate what you do man, can't be easy work, all the best!

[@maxhus99]

When you ordered them spot boards, did they come as a set or did you have to buy them all individually?

[@shifty277]

I would imagine Charlie bought them in packs of 6 and maybe has 12 or 18 all together. You can buy them individually or in batches of 6 although the pricing is better when in packs of six

[@tobybeswick36]

i always thought if there's loads coming out the front, the cavity must be full, but it makes sense now. Nice explanation and keep up the great vids! Also i work on private work, so it's always interesting to see how houses are built and sites are run now a days. Also turning up on time and not playing on your phone isn't high expectations. There's nothing worse than a labourer/hoddy standing around waiting for instructions, there's always something to do when you're on a jobsite

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Wouldnt want to pay to feed you christ mate fair play food mountain. Agree on all you said about peoole and work ethic .Bricklaying is a hard old game mate keep smiling great video. Justin brickright 👍

[@matgurd]

Does the pre mix machine put the feb in as well Charlie?

[@CharlieCollison]

Yes mate all in the mix. Just adds water at the worm

[@lmilne4859]

Will likely be lime. 6-1-1 ?

[@matgurd]

Charlie Collison ahhh ideal, thought it must do!

[@shifty277]

@@lmilne4859 doubt it's lime would be more expensive to fill per ton, just a perfect consistent mix with water control by the ml

[@ryanwilson4668]

I worked as an industrial cleaner when I was 16 through to 22. Pay was poor but best thing I ever did, long days and hard graft taught be a good working mentality. Too many people expect to get paid to mooch around.

[@grahamdalzell6933]

What's all the pre cut bricks for? Wasn't they needed?.

[@Kostasoflow]

Gable end

[@stewartpopple6799]

I'm doing my CSCS course soon and getting me car lessons I'm a Genuine grafter. Where in the UK do you work

[@CharlieCollison]

Essex 👍🏻

[@thecornishscratcherdetectorist]

god i miss brick laying on site and all the laughs love the video

[@petermurray7055]

Fair play to your lady she does a savage dinner for ya 😀👍👌

[@madspider247]

Cheer up Charle, January blues. You make something look easy and people think they should have it without working hard for it. It’s a rare thing to find a true trade. Keep it up dude

[@darrenhogan4351]

Alright Cha. Love the videos. I’m a Brickie in Ireland have to say yer Irish accent is fairly spot on. Ya should do a collab with yer good mate Stu.

[@CazmaRazz]

Such craftsmanship. Wow.

[@djriley1]

thing is m8 ... that aint high expectations , it shud be done without thinkin , oldschool ethics have gone out the fukin window , unfortunately 🤦🏼‍♂️👍🏻

[@jordanwhitehead8342]

Bang on

[@JimJimpmjj]

Agreed 👍

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Nice one getting done Charlie . As for that checklist . If you’ve got a 2 brick pillar between 2 openings how the hell do you put separate trays in with separate upstands ! 🤷🏽‍♂️🤯. Them wings looked tasty 🤤🤤🤤🤤🧱👍🏼

[@HawkerXx]

48:56 thought she had something else for you then.

[@charlietinsley5580]

Where are you based mate I’m looking to start a bricklaying apprenticeship

[@benjaminleo7011]

Being a daily smoker, and growing up with someone who like youself has made a very comfortable life from building. Smoking bud is all within the mind set of that person. I could do 3-1 when i was labouring. Wake n bake, J on my break. Would unload 4 pallets bricks god knows what on blocks. Run the compo 5 boshes daily clean up expertly as i hate hazards being a busy body accidents are easy. Even now im smoking a J reminiscing on the old days... my cousins, cousin has been on brown his whole life. But never missed a day of laying bricks. He aint got a life and i dont condone any drugs. Even weed. I wouldnt want anyone smoking it like me. But i just think with drugs other than coke and beer. It all depends on how successful that person want to be.. now im 32 do aero engineering 12 hr nightshift. I get our daughter ready for school, as i got a cafe for the mrs which i help her run. So successful actually, that she doesnt even have to open of a weekend. Im super proud of her...

[@ToTaLePiCpEaNuT]

The hardworkers tend not to be drinkers just isn’t true. The amount of story’s of old brickys about how all the brickys, ground workers etc used to fill the pubs after the work and the Irish ground workers were known for throwing the ale back at snap and I from what I hear you they were the best workers on any site. My granddad is 80 still grafting (did a very large dry stone wall recently) old school bricky/stone mason and he likes his ale. I’ve not seen any correlation between drinking and hard work, some drinkers are good workers some non-drinkers are good workers. It’s all about turning in on a morning and getting your arse in gear. Always turned in every single day in my apprentership even after a few heavy nights (didn’t drink much midweek but occasionally would have a skin full) and got my arse in gear and got labouring on the lads. They didn’t deal with lads who couldn’t keep up, turn in or had attitude problems they went through a few labourers (fair enough one was because he couldn’t hack Monday mornings haha) but I managed to stay with them and myself on the trowel and I was known as a the biggest drinker on site because of my weekend antics 🤣 I’m not having a go Cos you’ve obviously experienced different, it’s all perspective. As the older lads who worked on price always said they’d pay a labourer exactly what they earned if he could keep them going all day and didn’t need telling what to do. Labourers are worth their weight, never agreed with anyone thinking labourers are just thick or what have you.

[@marks-0-0]

I think there are some functional drinkers who can drink and not let it affect their work. Its still better not to be like that but I have seen it.

[@ToTaLePiCpEaNuT]

@@marks-0-0 I don’t disagree. I found drinking went with the trade, I couldn’t imagine not leaving work on a Friday and having a skin full. Pubs rammed with lads off all trades who’d just finished and I always felt construction workers tend to be biggest drinkers. Although many are indeed incapable of turning in after drinking which is a problem

[@kevincomerford2892]

Where did you get your tool bag from mate? Which one is it?

[@shifty277]

It's most likely a Stanley or dewalt I would say Stanley though search that on Screwfix or Amazon and you will get an idea from the images that it matches Charlie's same model

[@ryandoescarpentry2376]

Everything you’ve said about hard workers I agree completely. Your even a hard worker or your not

[@brendanmorvuk3986]

Been subscribed for a few days now and I love your videos mate, keep it up ❤️

[@mattcilia8329]

Impressive Work! 👍🏻

[@MrBibenio]

Hey, im from Poland and would like to know what kind of mortar are you using? It looks so smooth, nothing like stuff we use in PL.

[@georgebishop4757]

Charlie do you ever touch natural stone? I've been on the trowel 7 years now, picked more stones than brick and block I reckon

[@georgebishop4757]

@@martin2466 go on my Instagram bishopbso mixture of everything building

[@db_0042]

Do improvers have to pay retention?

[@shifty277]

Retention!! How dare such a word be used! Most brickys these days improver or not will be avoiding brickwork companies looking to carry out that way of working.

[@likysquad]

You're skilled sonny, very skilled

[@sedulousdabbler5468]

Workers never shirk and shirkers never work. To misquote Churchill, 'Truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end , there it is'.

[@CharlieCollison]

👌🏼

[@canvey100]

Can honestly say I had a poor work ethic up until 19-20 and I’m not proud too say that. But soon the penny dropped and now at 24 my work ethic has completely flipped working at kier earring a load of certs and training to be a site manager and onwards (going to get some Stick for that from you Subby’s) 🤣. Enjoying the videos mate keep it up 👍🏼

[@CharlieCollison]

Fair play mate! Keep it up 👍🏻

[@SnedzTheBricklayer]

Well done getting through a day like that solo mate 👏👏 nothing but pain and suffering 😅

[@tlabort]

If your teaching someone a skill they will start on a small wage and when they make the grade the money will go up. I know a flat roofer who's asked a young lad to put his phone away a number of times but no so he chucked it off the roof and sacked him keep the good work up Thanks for the video

[@hydroman114]

i watch this and im so happy i only do domestic work ... great watch thanks

[@harryhoon39]

I was just thinking that I watch you doing block and brick with render, to see how you do it, would you be interested in seeing our stone work. On a site only 8 houses but stone and k render. Means dressing the stone ect, very different to brick. Would anyone want to see how we do it as it is a very style.

[@thegeordiepainter6652]

You should definitely start uploading.

[@VidzMisc]

Start up a channel with that bro

[@danielcolton3632]

No harm in chucking your pennies worth in pal

[@harryhoon39]

Ok I am going try, they may not be very good camera ways at first but will try, I really like this little culture of brickies helping each other learn new technics and styles. Think its very cool, Charlie's is a good one to watch. Just that we it slightly differently down here. If I can do it will Be under, Stone head masonry.! meaning you got your stone head on to build today. As a mate said to me one morning as we looked at massive piles of natural stone, nothing to do with the fact I live near Glastonbury? If anyone learns something and likes it, then cool.

[@VidzMisc]

@@harryhoon39 nice one, all the best pal

[@blackheart6162]

Damn those wings look amazing lmao i enjoyed the brick laying fam!

[@michaelwatson9144]

Carry on the daily uploads plz 🤙🏻

[@gunamerstravels]

How long does it take you to completely build a wall?

[@alanmcevoy1467]

Don't lower them expectations mate...and don't let it get to you...you will get the right men at right time!!!

[@mikeocksmall6513]

Haven’t laid a thing since before crimbo, the weather here in the NW has been shocking!!!! Thank fuck for Rishi’s bonus 🤣🤣

[@seamusmcelroy8352]

Well done Charlie your a hard grafter must be that bit of Irish in you enjoyed the vid keep them coming cheers

[@johnbuist5289]

Great work Charlie 👏

[@hotpoker4212]

Is that a W Rose narrow london, just bought the 9-5 narrow london,w rose, plastic handle, and love it ,for brickwork