Many thanks. This is exactly what I am doing now in the garden.
@gavinmillar7519 Жыл бұрын
Great inspiration for a wee job I'm planning!
@mattoriental2 жыл бұрын
Lovely work - your previous videos helped me lay 42 blocks on Monday - thank you very much :)
@thewelshbuilder24542 жыл бұрын
Thanks, glad you enjoyed 👍
@realryanbeck07 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for making this video. It gives me confidence to build my retaining wall this weekend. What type of chippings you suggest I use? I do see many out there so not sure which one to buy.
@johncronin1082 Жыл бұрын
Nice neat job enjoyed watching the video 👍☘☘
@gavinjameswebb15397 ай бұрын
Top job Mr Evans 👍
@mohiniahuja392310 ай бұрын
Excellent wall job 🙂where did you get these concrete blocks from? Are they heavy ?
@davidlittlewood88502 жыл бұрын
A little bit of knowledge gained from watching this could mean I could make a nice job, Of cause I would have this video at hand just in case 🌹
@igxfux1977 Жыл бұрын
Thats impressive! Took me a day to do something similar
@craigy001vida Жыл бұрын
Great video
@stephenmaher3788Ай бұрын
Do you need a deep footing for a wall that will be 3 block on the fly high with the garden coming up to around the 2nd block
@hdjfjchcnsjdkfwjdjbkcndjd44607 ай бұрын
nice job! how much did youy pay for them bricks?
@lukedavis3375 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video! So helpful. One question how deep and wide do you build the foundation? I'm planning to do the same for a 1 metre tall wall. Which holding back soil which only half metre tall. Thanks for the help again
@thewelshbuilder2454 Жыл бұрын
If your building a retaining wall you'll need a good footings, about 300mm deep by 400mm just to be safe, thanks for watching 👍
@budderbendy9 ай бұрын
Surely you need deeper foundations for this? Once the water gets under the concrete base level you could if you wanted push this over or move it freely?
@jonnyberens51522 жыл бұрын
Hi. great video. trying to decide what bricks to use for my wall and these look great. are they just standard bricks? what measurements are they. thank u. jonny
@thewelshbuilder24542 жыл бұрын
Hi thanks for watching, they are concrete blocks 100mm x 450mm
@UnsolvedTV2 жыл бұрын
thank you so much
@ayinlaoshodi5583 Жыл бұрын
Great vid. Do I have to create a concrete base before laying the block. I notice you just put the mixer on the gravel and lay the block on. Your response will be appreciated
@thewelshbuilder2454 Жыл бұрын
We made a stiff concrete mix and layed the first block straight on, but you'll be better off concreting the footings and leaving it dry first 👍
@MegaPanthor2 жыл бұрын
How high could you safely go laying blocks this way for a retaining wall (soil and only people walking on it)? Great videos by the way really helped me.
@thewelshbuilder24542 жыл бұрын
If your building a retaining wall this way it depends on what it's holding back but the higher you build the thicker you'd have to build, thanks for watching 👍
@anthonykinrade8642 Жыл бұрын
It must save a lot of muck by not putting any in the perps?
@eaminslim522 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this, any tips on how to make sure those dry blocks dont suck the moisture out the mortar? Or is it all in the mix? I think im getting the mix to a nice consistency but its drying out and not giving me enough "squish" to level out blocks...if that makes sense?
@thewelshbuilder24542 жыл бұрын
Try a tiny bit of washing up liquid in the mix while it's mixing 👍
@eaminslim522 жыл бұрын
@@thewelshbuilder2454 will give it a go! Cheers
@lawresmith2294 Жыл бұрын
How come for 20mm joints ??
@bengrooby6652 жыл бұрын
Was a layer of hardcore put down first before the layer of cement ?
@thewelshbuilder2454 Жыл бұрын
No mate just concrete 👍
@user-bz3wn1zo7e7 ай бұрын
great
@stevegalloway3460 Жыл бұрын
Good morning this is exactly what the wife is asking me to build , how do I get the wall straight from end to end , I understand the level but it’s making the wall straight I’m worried about?
@thewelshbuilder2454 Жыл бұрын
Just simply lay one block on Eather side and put a string line on the edge of the blocks and lay the blocks in between, 👍 cheers for watching
@user-gx2te1xc2w11 ай бұрын
Right action is right action, yes yes . . .
@stukhokhar6712 жыл бұрын
Hi, I have followed your instructions and ratios but used builders sand mixed with gravel not sharp sand for the concrete… only planning on a 3 or 4 block high wall.
@stukhokhar6712 жыл бұрын
Do you think the footing (3inch) will by ok with the builders sand? Thanks for you videos 👍
@garrypainter30232 жыл бұрын
@@stukhokhar671 No problem if the ground you are laying on is fairly solid.
@stukhokhar6712 жыл бұрын
@@garrypainter3023 thanks, I dug down till harder ground, tamped down a load of gravel, and then poured the concrete on that.
@deetee6621 Жыл бұрын
I can’t any see any weep holes to release hydrostatic pressure. Is there a reason for that?
@thewelshbuilder2454 Жыл бұрын
There's no need in this wall it's on for plant pots 👍🏻
@michaelmcclean26152 жыл бұрын
What’s the mix ratio for the footing? Looks like a mortar rather than concrete?
@thewelshbuilder24542 жыл бұрын
It's a 3 chippings 2 sand and 1 cement mix mate
@epiphgd4302 Жыл бұрын
Do you think you could get away with laying blocks on their flat like that (without any cuts) dry/without mortar? Just as a 3ft wall?
@thewelshbuilder2454 Жыл бұрын
I suppose so, it wouldn't last as long, but they do build dry stone walls without sand and cement
@danespencer42222 жыл бұрын
How long did you leave the footing for to dry or did you just go straight to it ? Thanks
@thewelshbuilder24542 жыл бұрын
Leave the concrete go off for a few days is best but in this video we used a hardener so the concrete went off quickly
@danespencer42222 жыл бұрын
Cheers mate
@arf4n166 Жыл бұрын
Can you build a wall with blocks flat for a driveway? About 2 metres high. What do you suggest for drainage? Thanks bud
@thewelshbuilder2454 Жыл бұрын
Ye block on flat would be great, and either echo dains or decorative chippings for drainage
@rinchhensherpa6972 Жыл бұрын
How much would a job like this cost if I would have to get someone to do it? Without the materials.
@thewelshbuilder2454 Жыл бұрын
From £200 to £800 it depends where you are
@vrglcom11 ай бұрын
Why cement for footings, why not just lay a row of cement blocks in the trench? Isn’t it the same thing? Both cement..
@MrRaymie19614 ай бұрын
Is it compulsory to ware tracky bottoms when your a bricky 😂
@sebbob62242 жыл бұрын
Can you built wall by upright block instead of flat?
@garrypainter30232 жыл бұрын
The answer is yes but not as a retaining wall, ie, a wall holding backfill such as soil or backfill.
@wilhallman28902 жыл бұрын
9:45 people with OCD like "WHY ARE THERE 2 SMALL BLOCKS AHHHHHHHHHHHH" lol
@thewelshbuilder24542 жыл бұрын
😂 Sorry about that lol
@alphonsajacob8905 Жыл бұрын
Do I need airbrick on a block retaining wall ?
@thewelshbuilder2454 Жыл бұрын
No air brick needed weep holes at the bottom of the wall for drainage 👍🏻
@alphonsajacob8905 Жыл бұрын
@@thewelshbuilder2454 thank you
@brendanmalone4632 ай бұрын
The master cowboy in action
@peterivins973 Жыл бұрын
I'm thinking of building a block shed could i use blocks and do a single skin.
@thewelshbuilder2454 Жыл бұрын
Yes single skin is fine but it's a bit harder, just take your time and don't go to high, go up 3 to blocks high then leave it go off before going all the way up 👍
@peterivins973 Жыл бұрын
@@thewelshbuilder2454 Thanks
@lukaszksepka67152 жыл бұрын
Its look like the owner is checking on you from time to time 😂
@thewelshbuilder24542 жыл бұрын
😂 Yep
@thewelshbuilder24542 жыл бұрын
He can check on us as much as he wants as long as he's bringing tea for us☕😂