How to build a Brick Wall

[Nazeem25]

Yay !

[ooLJCoo]

Do you tarmac drives?

[goozollah]

Thank you. Good job.

[aiyic]

The thick Dublin accent is great

[nothingtosea]

need subtitles

[scfcjohn1508]

 watch

[atwalestv]

to be sure to be sure, at all, at all, at all.

[xenomann442]

Is it legal to build a 40 foot high brick wall around your property?

I tried building a regular wooden fence to keep my neighbor's dog from crapping on my lawn, but the dog keeps finding his way in. I kept making my fence taller and stronger but the dog keeps crapping on my frigging lawn somehow.

[Beristw]

Thank's mate exactly what I needed. spot on

[kenwbradford]

there is a spacer, or you can make them to insure consistantcy of mortar thickness if you do not feel you can 'eyeball it.

[padraigkilkenny13]

Thanks, Very Well Explained!

[hickeymaster]

Good man, Grishtak.

Correct the perps will be slightly bigger or smaller depending on the size of the bricks, in theory they should be 10mm. I would suggest sticking to the 10mm as a rule of thumb, then if you have to open up of tighten the joints so be it. However, if the wall is free standing and there is no exact specified length I would keep all of the joints 10mm and make the wall slightly longer or shorter as in theory the joints should be 10mm

Thanks good point

[abil2HaveThrill]

great vid

[NoPanoch]

this sucks

[webwillie1]

Another "Help" in laying Masonry Block and Brick is by using Mortar Joint Spacers. They allow the Handyman, Homeowner and Do-it-yourselfer to lay Blocks and Bricks like a PRO!

[hickeymaster]

@webwillie1 I don't agree, these will only help you if the bricks or blocks you are building are all the exact same size which they never are. You are better off using the step by step instructions in this video i.e. use your measuring tape and your eye to keep control of the wall while building it.

[beloit22]

@hickeymaster Wtf?!! Dude, are you speaking another language?!

[choclatesaltyballz]

good vid! im doing my mum a little garden wall. one just like this actually, will i need to use a dpc?

[hickeymaster]

@choclatesaltyballz No a DPC is only to stop rising damp from getting into a dwelling, and as this is only a garden wall you don’t need a Damp Proof Course. Best of luck with the wall.

[choclatesaltyballz]

@hickeymaster thanks, its being built in scotch common and i was just worried about efflorescence

[hickeymaster]

@choclatesaltyballz To minimise efflorescence keep the bricks dry while building the wall, i.e. don’t let the wall get wet while building it, rub up the joints with a key jointer or round bar to weather them, and cap the wall when you are finished to minimise saturation when it rains. However if the clay your bricks are made from contain a lot of soluble salts you will probably get some efflorescence.

[choclatesaltyballz]

@hickeymaster ok cheers

[sid8756]

great video easy to understand, thanks m8

[dmaher2007]

Great setup on the basics of building a wall........could you tell me about foundations.......i'm building a shed 12' x 24' how deep do I need go and how wide.....and you cant beat a Dublin accent...great job

[hickeymaster]

@dmaher2007 A good rule of thumb is to keep the foundation 3 times the thickness of the wall i.e. 9” wall 27” foundation. Depth of concrete foundation 12 inches. Depth of trench depends upon the type of soil, soft soil 3 foot hard soil 1.5 feet. Ideally dig until you reach orange colored soil. Remember you will need sufficient space in the trench to work in so if its deep make it wider so you can stand in it. Best of luck.

[JamaicanGingerCake]

Mi Maa wants a Caravan. . . Periwinkle Blue!! ;)

[paulapril1976]

There's a lot mortar it than you think :D

[sacajuwea1]

so brick laying is basically making things out of bricks and making it look good right ? i am planning this as a career so i wanna know

[stilln68la]

first lesson ,talk politely.

[brickclimber]

@sacajuwea1

bricklaying includes the construction of masonry veneer or composite walls, depending on the area you live in you will lay brick, block , stone and other masonry materials (eg glass block) typically work is done outside and you need to be physically fit

it is hard and repetitive work so you have to like what you do, where i come from (canada) it is a high paying job with lots of benefits and typically those who enter the bricklaying trade stay in the bricklaying trade.

[Danni4815162342]

To be sure!

[beachman007]

excellento

[stilln68la]

a 6 brick long wall builders bible,too be sure.

[hickeymaster]

Yes mattiuslad, you build the cut face into the joint between the half and the full brick beside it.

[SMOGGYLAND]

Hi there my friend! If the wall is to be built on soil, do I need to put some kind of foundation down? If so, what do i need to use? Crushed rock?

[srmsouth]

I usually lay down a concrete foundation, at least 250mm deep depending on how high the wall. I always put steel mesh in for reinforcing otherwise the foundation will fail. nothing looks worse than a failed wall due to foundatons moving. I am not the author of the video but a handyman who has built many brick retaining walls. none of my walls has ever failed despite much rain and pressure behind the wall.

[stilln68la]

so your just winging it then.

[srmsouth]

yes, winging successfully, have spoken to a few bricklayers and builders who agree with my methods the proof is in the wall.

[101eminem101]

weird accent

[mattiuslad]

Good explanation thank you, but you have not covered the 1/2 bricks at the ends ?

Do we cut those & put the cut face to the mortar ?

[brickclimber]

well explained but you didn't go over jointing

[hickeymaster]

Well spotted brickclimber, I will be posting a live video demonstration on jointing in the future. Thanks for the comment.

[tezflow]

really good video, cheers mate

[Bix007]

Thanks for helping me build my first wall!

[IAMSO1FIT]

very good explanation

[cygnus108]

good explanation..

[pedemetri]

very well explained