WHAT A JOB FLEMISH BOND Garden wall

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Chris Longhurst

Chris Longhurst

Күн бұрын

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@Jo007kin
@Jo007kin 2 ай бұрын
My 4yr Brickie apprenticeship started in 1968, when having a Trade was highly regarded... a yr as an 'improver' and i didnt retire until i was 66 when arthritis crippled my hands 😕 tough, honest, way of earning a living but i enjoyed it. My son is now 20yrs into the trade too. Flemish was always one of my fav bonds and although Reclaimed bricks are not everyones cuppa, in the right setting can look awesome. The vid takes me right back 👍
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
@@Jo007kin yeah I did mine in 1978, and still at it and still learning👍 Thanks for your comment 👍
@clivewilliams3661
@clivewilliams3661 Ай бұрын
I worked on a new School of Building in 1980 and had cause to visit the existing School to familiarise myself with their requirements. The standards were impressive and in the bricklaying department there were many fine examples of student built work in various bonds and decorative laying. Fast forward to 2018 and I had to visit another School of Building and what I saw there was dire and disheartening. Poorly laid stretcher bond only brickwork in various stages and it wasn't just the bricklaying department, the standards had plummeted across the board in the other departments. No wonder it is hard getting even an acceptable level of quality on jobs these days.
@johnmehaffey9953
@johnmehaffey9953 2 сағат бұрын
Began mine in 64 first two tradesmen were my dad and uncle and it was all price work so little time to show you how to do things you’d to watch and learn especially making the tea, I was put into the footings to learn how to do the corners with lime mortar so the brick could be cleaned and reused, it’s probably why I became so good at corners remember my uncle coming into the footings and saying good job you’re getting better then kicked the corner down told to clean the brick reuse the lime mortar and start again, I said what was wrong with it, nothing was the reply but it’s not in the right place, you squared it out I replied, number one rule don’t trust anyone not even your uncle was his response now clean it up and come up onto the line and start spreading no building just learn how to spread properly, happy days but like yourself I’m crippled now not with arthritis but prolapsed discs and fractured vertebra, two sons wanted to get into the trade I wouldn’t let them great times but it takes its toil on your body
@paulripley4095
@paulripley4095 2 ай бұрын
What I like about you Chris is no bragging how many you can lay in a day , just tidy brickwork top bloke
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊
@andrewiow6327
@andrewiow6327 16 күн бұрын
Enjoy your videos, im working my way through them retired 3 years ago after being in the trade since 1970, now got arthritis in my hands and wrists, so got the time to watch, you do nice looking work nice to see
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 15 күн бұрын
Thank you, much appreciated. My apprenticeship in 78 😊
@biblebasics100
@biblebasics100 2 ай бұрын
Awesome workmanship Chris, them are some bricks but when they're finished look absolutely stunning 🧱👍❤
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@nigelparker5886
@nigelparker5886 Ай бұрын
I had an excellent bricky worked with me in my D Glazing business, whatever the bond we had to alter or add to, he not only did it instinctively, but, give him the correct used/reclaimed bricks,you’d struggle to find where the old and new work stopped and started! How do you do that, both I and the customer would say!? All you have to do is lay a few million and you get quite good at it he would say! Thanks Pat Mack, for all that quality work you did for me and I hope your wrists and back have stopped aching wherever you are resting now! Gone, but everlasting memories of a lovely man!Cheers, and keep those standards up,…those that know how to that is!!
@martinjohncassidyCASSIDY
@martinjohncassidyCASSIDY 2 ай бұрын
Can't beat traditional brickwork, nice job Chris, I always liked Monk bond don't see much of it these days.
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
@@martinjohncassidyCASSIDY thank you, Monk bond yeah you don’t tbh..
@johnfosker7315
@johnfosker7315 2 ай бұрын
Lovely bit of brickwork Chris you look like a man who has worked hard all your life. Respect mate
@terrywhite4512
@terrywhite4512 2 ай бұрын
Lovely job. Nice bond. Much nicer ( and stronger) than stretcher. 👍👍
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
Yes, it is thanks👍
@SteveAndAlexBuild
@SteveAndAlexBuild 2 ай бұрын
Great job Chris, it’s a long day setting those bruisers days on end . Nice traditional bond with old bricks 🧱🧱👌🏼🧱👍🏽
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
Thanks Steve, they’re wearing on the arms and wrists… to think our former generations built with them all the time💪 Hope you’re going okay with the hip issue, tough work with painful hip😢
@sedulousdabbler5468
@sedulousdabbler5468 2 ай бұрын
Top job. I feel your pain. My brick laying teacher said, “if it looks right, it is right”, and I always think back to that day 40 years ago when I get a similar job.
@clifftaylor8098
@clifftaylor8098 2 ай бұрын
A proper tradesman,lovely job
@user-ym1ff1vg8c
@user-ym1ff1vg8c 2 ай бұрын
Another tidy job Chris Good to see you back Looking forward to the next one
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
@@user-ym1ff1vg8c ☺️
@brianreynolds4627
@brianreynolds4627 2 ай бұрын
Good job…thoroughly enjoyed watching your great workmanship…Brian
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
@@brianreynolds4627 aww thank you👍
@clementmagee2286
@clementmagee2286 2 ай бұрын
Job Nd a half building those old red Chris heavy old brick lots work well done.
@MikeSharp-b5t
@MikeSharp-b5t 2 ай бұрын
Great skill on view.Really enjoyed watching.End result stunning.
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
@@MikeSharp-b5t thank you, appreciated 👍
@plummetplum
@plummetplum 28 күн бұрын
That music Icelandic Arpeggios was lush !
@Davewislon
@Davewislon 2 ай бұрын
Great to see you in action
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
Thank you👍
@harry.godwinson1
@harry.godwinson1 2 ай бұрын
those bricks are bloody heavy. nice work chris.
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
Yes they are💪
@GiftedUplifted
@GiftedUplifted 2 ай бұрын
Looks awesome man. Cheers from the US. I wish we used Flemish bond more often over here. Everything is always boring running bond
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
@@GiftedUplifted Thanks bro, much appreciated..most builds here are just red machine made bricks in running bond (stretcher bond we call it). Yeah the Flemish bond has beautiful character to it especially in the old fashioned bricks 🧱 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇺🇸👍
@peterrees6335
@peterrees6335 2 ай бұрын
Lovely job. Looks great.
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
@@peterrees6335 thank you👍
@brendanmcnamara1414
@brendanmcnamara1414 2 ай бұрын
Great skill on display patience no bullshit client very lucky get a skill full trades man humble and dedicated total respect May his. god be good to him
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
Thank you, and yes my God is defo good to me John 3:16
@TechFusionLabs360
@TechFusionLabs360 2 ай бұрын
@ Chris Longhurst.Excellent craftsmanship with the bricklaying! The skill and professionalism displayed are truly impressive. I enjoy watching these detailed and skilled techniques. Keep up the great work!"
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
@@TechFusionLabs360 thank you, that is much appreciated 👍
@salvatorediprima943
@salvatorediprima943 2 ай бұрын
What a fantastic job,mate you’re a true craftsman,and the bricks must of made the job 100 times harder but you’re a grafter and end result stunning
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
Thank you, yes those bricks are twice the weight of modern bricks 😮💪👍
@basingstokesteve9131
@basingstokesteve9131 2 ай бұрын
Lovely work
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
Thank you👍
@robbertdeboer7715
@robbertdeboer7715 2 ай бұрын
Lools nice that mate 💯💪👊
@philipowen-dixon8492
@philipowen-dixon8492 2 ай бұрын
Stunning work 👏
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
@@philipowen-dixon8492 thank you 👍
@darringodden7225
@darringodden7225 2 ай бұрын
He looks skilled and that's good enough for me!
@antonyedge2098
@antonyedge2098 2 ай бұрын
What a grand job
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
Thank you 👍
@janenewley1014
@janenewley1014 2 ай бұрын
Lovely Flemish bond…we’re having some on our new house for decoration😀😀😀
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
@@janenewley1014 great choice as it’s a beautiful decorative bond👍
@lukecox4426
@lukecox4426 2 ай бұрын
U cnt beat an old school bricklayer there the back bone of Britain
@ashleychambers7602
@ashleychambers7602 2 ай бұрын
Superb Chris as always 👍
@PaulHadley-i3n
@PaulHadley-i3n 2 ай бұрын
It's really good to see a flemish bond constructed by someone who really knows their craft, and can explain it. The two skills are completely separate but rarely are combined this well. The videos are really comprehensive but one aspect is driving me nuts. Your extension bases/oversite have a cavity all round, even, it appears, through door openings. I just cannot see how you deal with the cavity and screed in the door opening, especially as it is now 150mm cavity. Do you use a cavity closer or something else to support the screed. Do keep up the videos. They are life savers to a DIYer like me.
@PandzaMan
@PandzaMan 2 ай бұрын
Looks amazing 🤩
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
@@PandzaMan thank you👍
@24vince1
@24vince1 2 ай бұрын
Great line work 👍
@brickrightbuildinglandscaping
@brickrightbuildinglandscaping 2 ай бұрын
Heavy old bks them imperials lovely work as always mate 👍 👏
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
Thanks Justin, trust you’re enjoying the better weather of late 👍
@brickrightbuildinglandscaping
@brickrightbuildinglandscaping 2 ай бұрын
@foundationgood123 Love it Chris to hot to work in but we can't moan can we 😂👍
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
yeah, we've suffered the rain to much this year lol...keep this till Christmas aye
@simonwaterhouse7323
@simonwaterhouse7323 2 ай бұрын
Great job that pal 🧱🧱🧱
@catabaticanabatic3800
@catabaticanabatic3800 2 ай бұрын
Fantastic work.
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
@@catabaticanabatic3800 thank you👍
@jonkibble4757
@jonkibble4757 2 ай бұрын
Nice bit of flicking aswell
@smev4341
@smev4341 2 ай бұрын
Beautiful
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@michaelmorgan9289
@michaelmorgan9289 2 ай бұрын
Always a pleasure to see a craftsman at work. Thank you.
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
@@michaelmorgan9289 thank you👍
@malcolmtaylor9333
@malcolmtaylor9333 2 ай бұрын
Good vid and a mint job 👍
@hj179
@hj179 2 ай бұрын
That looks like good growing soil over there.
@robinhadley
@robinhadley 2 ай бұрын
Awesome job. You need a decent microphone though.
@plummetplum
@plummetplum 28 күн бұрын
lapel with wind shield would do it.
@Al-iraqiArabian
@Al-iraqiArabian Ай бұрын
Good job bro i think you used Germany bond no English bond,thank you deer,am flow you from Iraq/ Baghdad🌷🤝
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 Ай бұрын
@@Al-iraqiArabian thank you👍
@davecass9486
@davecass9486 Ай бұрын
thats flemish bond, flemish garden wall bond is three or five stretchers then header. similarly english bond is a course of stretchers, then course of headers, and english garden wall bond, three or five courses of stretchers, all made 1/4 bond by the queen closure and tying both skins together.
@gpet23
@gpet23 2 ай бұрын
He’s back! You little ripper
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
😂
@michaelle-baigue2751
@michaelle-baigue2751 2 ай бұрын
Really enjoyed watching this, Chris. As a rookie, can you tell me how you raked out at the end to get that finish? Cheers, Mike.
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
Hi Michaelle, thanks for the comment. I used a mortar raking tool, it has an adjustable nail in a jointer with wheels so it enables you to run the nail at an adjusted depth freely up and down the brick courses. Hope that has helped!
@sweetor6714
@sweetor6714 2 ай бұрын
Awesome job. You make it look easy, but it is not. Great video!
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
Aw thank you👍
@GeeTheBuilder
@GeeTheBuilder 2 ай бұрын
Bit off topic but in one of your videos you used a trench block with and tongue and groove. Where do you get these from ??? I’ve tried loads of places here in the UK Anyone have a suggestion ? Thanks in advance 🙏
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
Just ask any builders yard for Celcon or Thermalite interlocking trench blocks and they'll either have them or can order them in for you...Note: make sure they are the correct width for 100mm brick, 150mm cavity and 100mm block ie 350mm wide trench block🤷
@hotpoker4212
@hotpoker4212 2 ай бұрын
Great work, 🇨🇮🇨🇮Could you have tied in,the piers ,into d wall
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
Could have but the bricks so robust they’re sound
@brianw289
@brianw289 Ай бұрын
Great workmanship, but what horrible bricks.
@RichardDowd
@RichardDowd 2 ай бұрын
Looks great, defo an oatcake or 2 needed after that 😅
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
@@RichardDowd yeah that’ll do nicely 👍
@Doug....
@Doug.... 2 ай бұрын
Looks stunning Chris. Great craftsmanship. Questions- Are the white bricks from a previously painted wall and do you adjust the error in the brick sizes to give one flush side or both sides slightly uneven. 🤔👍👍
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the question, there are a couple of ways around it 1. cut the headers in half or 2. mix and match the bricks but its time consuming. 3. could adjust the headers between the front and back! Its all extra work tbh and you would need to ajust your price for the job!!
@Doug....
@Doug.... 2 ай бұрын
@@foundationgood123 Ok i understand. Thanks 👍
@clivewilliams3661
@clivewilliams3661 Ай бұрын
DPC under the soldier course? Expansion joints?
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 Ай бұрын
@@clivewilliams3661 No soldier courses on this job mate only brick on edge….3 expansion joints
@clivewilliams3661
@clivewilliams3661 Ай бұрын
@@foundationgood123 I stand corrected, so let me rephrase it. DPC under the brick on edge? Where are the EJs?
@harveyreynolds
@harveyreynolds 2 ай бұрын
@8,40 character of the bricks/wall
@davidfox7983
@davidfox7983 2 ай бұрын
Top class
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
thank you, much appreciated👍
@paulp1802
@paulp1802 2 ай бұрын
On that bond, how many brink per square metre?
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
@@paulp1802 120
@paulp1802
@paulp1802 2 ай бұрын
@@foundationgood123 many thanks
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
Sorry, that's for metric bricks, because these are imperial brick they are 100 per M2
@davidhopwood7491
@davidhopwood7491 2 ай бұрын
Lovely work, but thats not flemish garden wall bond. I am pretty sure thats flemish bond? Qualify job.
@marcwalters7541
@marcwalters7541 2 ай бұрын
I thought it was mow cop , didn’t realise you were in the area are you up Biddulph Moor Chris
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
@@marcwalters7541 Biddulph Road Harrishead…
@stan3115
@stan3115 2 ай бұрын
Nice job looks the bollocks
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
hahaha Thank you👍
@peterobbo316
@peterobbo316 Ай бұрын
This is a genuine question and not a criticism. Is it not possible to tie in the wall to the corners?
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 Ай бұрын
The wall was an after thought…
@octagon12011
@octagon12011 2 ай бұрын
What's an "aco"?
@brianreynolds4627
@brianreynolds4627 2 ай бұрын
discrete drainage solution apparently…I’m no bricklayer though…I just googled it…🧐
@Sweens-o9l
@Sweens-o9l 14 күн бұрын
Never laid painted ones in London no no. Yellow or multi red stocks imperial Flemish.
@lrdisco2005
@lrdisco2005 2 ай бұрын
I was wondering why the wall is following the line of the building.
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
@@lrdisco2005 it’s built on the land’s. Building line which follows the house🤷‍♂️
@lrdisco2005
@lrdisco2005 2 ай бұрын
@@foundationgood123 Thanks. Boundaries can a source of tension.
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
@@lrdisco2005tell me about it lol..,I was building onto the original wall’s position so there were no didsputes👍
@trevorstevenson4038
@trevorstevenson4038 2 ай бұрын
Why does the customer want a brick wall right next to the wall of the building?
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
@@trevorstevenson4038 it completes the wall and hide the crappy build of the neighbours extension 🤷‍♂️
@RayhanAhmed-qr3vz
@RayhanAhmed-qr3vz 2 ай бұрын
He is using the most rubbish bricks I have seen in my life for a new Wall .it seems he got the bricks from A rubbish dump and cleaned them Up . New RED face bricks must be used !
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
Hey bro, loads of folk are going for this look, and tbh the bricks I'm using will last easily another 200 years whereas the modern inferior bricks you're talking about won't last 50 years without spalling through frost damage etc🙄
@jamiemclaughlin6827
@jamiemclaughlin6827 2 ай бұрын
How deep would footings be for something like that Chris? Do you get it pumped in or mix by hand on site? Great work , must be a few hundred bricks in that 😅
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
We were on solid clay after two shovels down, 6” concrete….2800 bricks💪
@reachforthesky1849
@reachforthesky1849 2 ай бұрын
Any merit in wetting the bricks first?
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
Possibly however, I find the bricks get cement smudged over the face of the bricks and it's hard to clean off.
@jonkibble4757
@jonkibble4757 2 ай бұрын
Whats with all that tap, tap, tappy crap?
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
@@jonkibble4757 did say, when we filmed the compo had stiffened 🤷‍♂️
@alanhowell2618
@alanhowell2618 2 ай бұрын
Is not a bricklayer
@stonesmasher8369
@stonesmasher8369 2 ай бұрын
He s a mason buddy u can count it .What r u?
@CarlosAlberto-ii1li
@CarlosAlberto-ii1li 2 ай бұрын
Fiemish....................
@foundationgood123
@foundationgood123 2 ай бұрын
thanks, its sorted now👍
@Govest..
@Govest.. 2 ай бұрын
Scrap the pant of the bricks after
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