Hey channel owners I am very excited to see this you guys are willing to share your knowledge and skills with everyone including me I live in Algeria ( a different part of the planet ) thanks for everything .

thank you buddy for the content .I was a bricklayer back home and i just get my first job as a bricklayer in Canada this video is very useful for me to catch the gap between both regulations...I hope everything gonna be alright.✌

Great tutorial!!! Thanks for this because it's been a big help learning some new tricks.. I'm carpenter by trade but also a homeowner so this comes in very useful to me!!

Hey Mason, Seeing your video of you building that wall with your father made me think about working for my father's Mason company back in the day. Thanks

My uncle taught for 20 years at our local vo-tech high school, I really wish I had taken his course, even though I'm in another field bricklaying would come in handy for all types of projects I want now

Browsing this video, this is super well made, great details. When you spread the mud across the edge of the block at 2:51 I said whoaa

Absolutely fantastic information shared. Thank you !!!

Son unos artistas!! wow, me encanta como trabajan amigos👍

This is a sweet job. Those footings look 10x better than most people's look. Everything is clean and looks great, even though it'll be buried. Nice work!

Good job explaining...like the way you hammered in the rebar, i need to do that on my1st row block ...good to know, because I thought the guy forgot to dot it when the footing was poured

Great Video. I need to come work with you guys for a week!

Absolutely the best block laying tutorial I have seen online! Thank you.

Great vid, i am building a new house and your vid definitely helps! Keep up the great work

I was taught to always double butter the block. We would butter the head joint of the block already laid and then butter the mating head of the block you are about to lay. It sounds complicated and slow, but in practice it is neither. It also pretty well guarantees a good full head joint.

Best damn video on block laying due to the correct and best way which should be the only way but many don't do it. I've seen block laid without rebar and left hollow, it amazes me this gets overlooked as you can easily take down a structure with a sledge hammer. My only regret is you guys are a exception instead of the majority.

Good video man. I've seen a lot of people crying about that rebar. I don't see a problem with it. Roman structures sure have held up well without it.

Always wanted to get into the trades. Never minded hard work. Just needed a great instructor who was willing to share their knowledge. Great video.

This is by far the best instructional video 💪

So satisfying to watch.

You learn something every day, tricking at the top of the block 👍

Great lesson; thank you

This was excellent. Great combo of visuals and explanation.

Love this, was thinking of how to build a wall like this for a defensive wall type structure

As a union mason I must say I like your videos . A few things we do different that are a little more efficient but you guys do nice work. One of the better videos here.

I am building a 6 foot backyard wall, the difference I did was I wanted more re-enforcement so I first placed two foot rebar in the ground to come through the footings. then a piece of rebar 5'11" inches tall every 16 inches as the typical wall here in Arizona is either 4 or 6 inch wide block, I am building with 8x8x16 block with the 16 inch re-enforcement. I do not think the wall will ever come down. I also am placing 2" thick cap blocks on the top of the wall for a smooth finish on top. You are good and making it seem very easy in which it takes time and effort to lay block correctly!1 I used the re-enforcement grid wire every three courses up the wall. I will hand build the 36" wide gate myself using 2 x 4 to brace the gate and 3/4" Plywood sheeting for the gate face. I will use carriage bolts with nylon locker nuts to build the gate. I think the gate and wall might last longer than me!! As for the gate, I will paint the 2 x 4s before assembling them and the gate face to prevent water from getting between and rotting the wood. I will then caulk each joint and put a second coat of paint on the entire gate!

best explanation video I've seen. thank you.

very helpful- thanks for posting!

Great videos! Thank you for all your tutorials. Would love to see one on setting up corners with a transit and how you use your transit.

Very smart to find projects where you don't have to set up scaffolding! :) Just the right height.

Wow beautiful work folks!

Excellent video.

Great video! Thanks!

Great work.... Your wall looks nice man. Keep up.

Nice work!

if you sprinkle baking soda under the first course it makes it a lot stronger. supposed to use a level to check the block is same height on other side of line

Looking nice! 👍

it actually looks enjoyable with nice weather

informative and brief.

You guys lay that mud like smooth machines.

Looks easy!

great video. Thanks

Very informative! Thank you. Subscribed.

Tasty work ,you guys can read a tape here in florida a lot of the block guys use a Chinese tape window +door opening off by inches 👍

Great job well done guys

You do great work man

Great video mate, very informative

Nice work men. Thank you for sharing.

Looking good guys

احب الشاب المكافح الذي يعمل بجد وذكاء اتمنى لكم النجاح .صديق من العراق

Awesome video

Good work guys keep up

We can’t get away with that drilled footing rebar thing. Rebar uprights have to be tied into the horizontal rebar inside the footing

Excellent video

Great video

Nice rune and valknut, ty 4 sharing

Nice work!😎👌👍

Thanx for the video.

Nicely done

Thanks guys ,super solid work🙏🏼👍😎✌️💥💥💥🍺🍺🍺

Good stuff! THANKS

Good job

Nice. video mate. You made it look easier than actually is.

great leader... you'll do great

Luv it

damm.. just another day for yall, ty for sharing

Great video. great details. this should be called ' How to lay block on the cleanest footer ever poured

Good effort for young guys, construction can be fun, i was brought up in it from childhood made me tough, prepped me for military service, im old and washed up nowadays so enjoy watching these vids, not to be negative or picky i want to commend your channel, two small things, where is the damp proof course? Isn’t it worth adding a layer on top of the first row, the more DPC the better, and second the spelling is Lintels, it is great to see a family working together i didn’t always get on with my dad so that can be an issue he has passed away now, sometimes you just need your own space i would say stick with your dad as long as you can 👍

Glad to be working with dad

Mason, good video and helpful information. Is there a standard rough opening size for doors and windows? I have seen many who build a door or window "buck" from dimensional lumber and lay their block to it. So, the cap block are simply blocks that contain the vertical rebar? Is the rebar required by code or is this just your preferred method? Like the way you focus on the area of interest with the camera, to show details of your work.

Nice best block video ever. M

Nice vid. You guys make it look easy! I bet it ain't for a beginner, haha.

good job guys

MUITO BOM

Great video. I am interested in seeing how the wire over the brick is done.

Nice

تحياتي لك صديقي العزيز إبداع

Nice video mate

New subscriber from Davenport Iowa 👍!thanks for the video

Thanks for the great info. Your blocks, like other YT videos, have grooves. Home Depot, Lowes and a brick company here in Arizona only have smooth ends. I showed pics. They never saw them before, even though lowes has a photo on their website showing grooved ended blocks. What's that advantage of the grooved ends and where can I order them? I'm ready to order for my first project, but concerned about this.

I love your videos . Why do I see some job sites already have the rebar sticking out if the footer ? It looks like it was in before the pour? But I see you just drill ?

I'm shocked found some good bricklayers on KZfaq.

Yaw'll know your block business.😎👍

Thanks for sharing some great tips! Excellent video

A.I. will never replace most trade jobs. I am now seeing so many pop-up tornados that I am doing similar construction in my strong Earth/rock laden wall western exposure with 2 1/2 car garage above, as no tornado can work past that 30 feet of Earth, etc., as for the northwestern exposure coming from western Alabama direction, (85% of bad weather comes from this direction) I have large blocks, as seen in this video. I am also going down three feet deep for concrete and block foundation. As a chef, butcher, professor, and author of now eight books and a guy who payed attention to my creative dad we build prior to me working through ten years of college as a tradesman and dad could do anything. Dad and I build garages, and dozens of rock and block retaining wall on lakes in Missouri before college. Pay attention to dad. So, I needed help with heavy loads on our mountain 1,200 feet on bluff in Hoover, Alabama very steep and they are hard working Mexicans, but some had NO training, (taught them these techniques shown in video. Always save and do not throw away concrete, but go back to plywood storage for mix. Mixture must be different for pouring into backfill and all block fill and if to thick it may not penetrate to bottom of rows. I stay on every aspect of work all day long and at almost 81 got into 6' by 8' floor, (total rock and combo good Alabama clay and dirt) to use a pick ax, rake and flat shovel to level down to 8' 3" ceiling prep area. The hundreds of rocks were used for back fill, as a under ground, in full basement with heavy concrete build and all brick facia we have an advantage over anything above ground and chose the correct corner to build. This takes times as your concrete at each stage takes time. Not like me breaking down 185 pound hide and four quarters of beef as a real butcher working though ten years of college including Ph.D., etc. We have a bill that will cover up to $2,500 of construction cost off your taxes, as I am a LLC, so check with your state laws to see how much they allow. Keep all bills and for sure write a contract and read it out to your company doing the job and date the contract and often they may won't up front cash and/or check but keep copies of all. Take pictures each day and either download or run off copies also for your tax file. Also, make sure when you design your shelter or safe room that it opens to the inside only, as in many cases even those full metal ones either two or four person shelter often open to the outside and most are going on slabs on grade level or in a garage and bolted to the concrete slab. Two weeks ago in Texas they had a large one pulled off the slab by a level 5 tornado and it was for sure a, "Wizard Of Oz" experience where it took off over five miles and all were killed. So, much for some above ground metal shelters, we looked at many and was not impressed with a metal door opening to outside where rafters come down in most cases and trap you. Go figure! I have one above ground shelter I built ten years ago, but felt it was time to go into the strong concrete wall construction and build yet another concrete filled with concrete, etc. I am running cable lines, ( was professor of radio, TV, communications, advertising/marketing) and may run 3d too. Also put a two or four plug electric line inside for fan, lights, TV, radio, with battery backup for all. It will be a nice place to watch the radar show bad storms with my wife of 55 years, racing over the neighborhood. On more important point, we can put easy four with chairs in the one I designed and build now, but make sure you drill at least six to ten holes in your concrete blocks for AIR, as you don't know how long you will be there. I plan on putting Galvanized steel wire to cover the holes so insects, etc., do not make home in my safe home. I am putting "Dry Lock" over outside and inside for any potential moisture issue, but my basement is 100% dry. Be sure about yours. Also, even though you think all is safe in your safe room take a battery powered concrete saw and a 16 pound sludge hammer just in case all your rafters cave into your door area. We have total battery power for all too, just in case of power issues. May not need it, but as seen in "Forrest Gump", Shit Happens, so be ready.

Lintels ;) nice workmanship btw

Good

Young crew!

newbie here,what type of mortar is used to lay bricks?and how many layer of bricks can you lay before you have to stop to let the bottom brick mortar to dry before you lay more bricks?

7:10 I NEEEED A SAAAAW!!

We laying 12 this week. Smh. Looks good guys

Mason, informative video. For new residential construction, say a garage, how do you design the block layout to avoid unnecessary block cutting? Thinking primarily of CMU walls that include windows, doors, and of course garage doors.

Damn, I wish I could have a house built by folks like you, able to lay a straight vertical wall. My parents house looks like Ned Flanders house rebuilt by Springfield.

Thanks

Good to see some young men helping out their old man with a trade. Their not dancing on tic tok or playing video games. The future might have some hope after all.

Nice job guys, i done a room by myself and it took me alot of time and work!

Hello again Mason - this might be a bit off topic for this video, but one of the footer sections which I'm pouring is only 16 inches wide. I'm purchasing a screed level for one section, but I can't find a screed level that is 12 to 14 inches wide. What would I use to level a 16 inch wide footer ? May I use a good quality regular 12 inch level to screed the concrete ? Hope to hear from you soon.

Great video. So you don't need to fill all the voids with concrete? Just the ones with re-bar?

Question concrete block let’s water seep through. Was the outer wall treated or warped before back filling? Was a out drain system used along the outer edge of the basement wall? To help with future drainage and moisture control?

How do you connect the next rebar to the ones drilled in to the foundation going up vertically or do you just pop them in with our connecting them

Love how you guys take the excess from the floor. So many people just leave it.