Really not even if the sands wet lol 15 years ay

The key is the concentration they put in it.

What’s the weird red liquid he put in?

@@bruhmania7359 its "plasticiser liquid" , it makes the mixture flexible without needing much water, its how the mixture became so flexible without much water.

15 years didnt teach you alot

Cheers Paul appreciate you watching 👍👍

depending what cement you use 400 or 500 32.5R or 42,5R if 32.5 can be 1:4 , if 42.5 R can be 1:5

Cheers Dave , when I first started the chap who taught me to lay bricks , made me mix our compo until I could do it with my eyes shut, he said you need to be a good labourer to become a good bricklayer, and forty years later I think he was spot on, cheers for watching 👍

Well said , thanks for watching 👍👍

Well Jesse a few years ago I would have done the same, but a few slaps around the head and a few fxxxs stuck into me , I eventually got it 😂😂, thanks for watching 👍👍

Richard many thanks for watching, life is a learning curve, but if you don’t know it’s even harder, hope your projects go well ,👍👍

That's a Very Clean Mixer, Is that 1 of those rare Gentleman Mixers ?

George it’s only about two years old but it’s had hardly any work yet, also it’s not had a beating with a put log pole yet 😂😂 , all the best for the new year 👍👍

Many thanks for watching, much appreciated 👍

You have been there , thanks for watching 👍👍

Thanks for watching Paul, the Feb I use is a concentrated one the make is Sika , it’s a game changer compared to the Feb we used to use, easy to gauge and in such a small bottle, are you from the USA or did you settle there, we are in Norfolk UK 👍👍

@@BuildingwithBudd so what happens if you don't use feb? and also can you use this same mix for pointing or do you adjust it at all?

@@agentolshki4265 if you don’t use some sort of Feb in your mix it’s so difficult to lay bricks, the water just runs out of the sand ,

Many thanks I don’t know your first name. That’s how I like my gear don’t know if it’s right or wrong but it works for me, appreciate you watching our videos, from one old boy to another, all the best for the new year, 😂👍👍

@@BuildingwithBudd Names lee no problems like picking some tips here and there your channel is good. yeah same with the gear a hose always handy or even when adding water always say to the boys let it run down inside of drum helps a wee bit even when mixing.

Cheers Lee, are you looking forward to a couple of months of crap weather coming up, I can’t stick this time of the year 👍👍

@@BuildingwithBudd Yeah nasty haha more so up here in Scotland lol

Scotland sounds cold, do you get really strong winds 🤦‍♂️ I would imagine it’s lovely in the spring 👍👍

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All of the above can alter the mortar colour, also if you point up the joint to early this can bring the cement to the face and again change the colour, it’s really just a learning curve, hope it all goes well 👍

The brand is Sika, and it’s a concentrate , you only need a really small amount and be patient, let it mix it’s self, many thanks for watching 👍👏

Thanks for watching 👍

This where I'm going wrong I only tug once before laying a brick🤣

@@lengthmuldoon I don't even take my gloves off and always have my trowel in my hand🤣🤣

We have all been there it’s so tempting just to Chuck a little more water in 🤦‍♂️ , 👍👍 thanks for watching 👍👍

Depends on the weather really you have two or three hours 👍

I’m afraid it’s a feel Texas , I can’t tell you how much water to add, but if you add a little at a time you can always add some more, if you put to much water in at the beginning you are stuffed, cheers for watching 👍

I don’t recommend it to anyone, but I’ve been doing it for forty years, so I’m probably not going to change now, many thanks for watching 👍

Where it needs to look spot on , we gauge it with buckets , or if it’s something small might use a cup, whatever it needs 👍👍

Cheers Mr Raider, many thanks for watching 👍👍

It’s a concentrated Feb, made by seka, many thanks for watching 👍👍

Jason we normally buy it in pre mixed in bulk bags that way it’s a more consistent colour, many thanks for watching 👍

@@BuildingwithBudd Thanks for your reply. I’m from Norfolk aswell, can you tell me where you get it from?

I will find the name and send it over in the next week 👍

Use 750 psi mortar type N in USA or 1 part cement 1 lime and 6 parts sand.

It’s called Sika , it’s a concentrate rather than a full liquid, you only need a very small amount of, hope this helps 👍👍

Many thanks for watching 👍👏

Me too I ask for this vid a while ago coz every time I see his mortar I want to use it. can't beat a good mix p.s thanks for the vid bud I'm gonna watch it again

I'm even gonna let the ads play lol

Izzy one day you will get there , I’ve had a lot of bad language stuck into me, so I had to get it right , all the best for the new year, 👍👍😂

@@BuildingwithBudd 😂😂😂👌😉

@@ksmith7611 cheers Kurt 👍👊

It’s to make the mortar workable 👍

It makes the mortar workable, if you didn’t add the plasticiser it would be no good for laying bricks, many thanks for watching 👍👍🧱

Near Norwich boy 😃👍

@@BuildingwithBudd Int that the truth boy. I come from East Harlun (near Attleboro).

Not to far from me, when I go that far out I to get a pass from the council 😀👍

Old Norfolk boi 👍😃

It’s soft sand

That’s right boi 😊😊👍 ha yah got a light boi 👍

@@BuildingwithBudd A bootifull mix Boi, by the way…

No lime in this mix 🧱

Don’t tell everyone 😃👍

Well Mike I’ve been doing it for forty years, you have to feel it, just the way we do it in old Norfolk, many thanks for watching 👍👍

@@BuildingwithBudd ha i guess thats true i did enjoy watching old skool and subbed hope to learn more from your channel

Cheers Mike 👍

Have you got great weather though, are you working out there ? Many thanks for watching 👍👍

@@BuildingwithBudd shorts all year round and only about 10 rained off days a year mate!! Laying conditions I would say cannot be bettered Yeah I still lay here if you know anyone that wants to move over hit me up 🤙

Thanks for that if anyone tells me they are heading your way I will give you a shout, how long have you been out there? Once again thanks for watching, we are in Norfolk , UK 👍👍

Good call Phil , I just mix my gear how it works for me, every body has there own way which works for them but ends up with the same end result, many thanks for watching 👍👍

fuck me.. a brain in chat

Everyones idea of a shovel is different but hes on his own so his mix is the same all the time

Yes 😂

Yes 5-1 is the ratio , but the shovels off sand and the shovels of cement should be the same in size, so the heaps on the shovel look the same size is what I’m trying to say, many thanks for watching 👍👊

@@BuildingwithBudd aahhh... now it makes sense. Cheers mate. I didnt have plastizer.....now i know why i shouldve bought some coz the mix was crumbly and SHIT..... ill have yo redo it. Living and learning

That’s the only way I’m still living and learning, all the best 👍👍

He obviously fucked his gauge up he was supposed to do a 5-1 turned out as a 8-1 or something

Sounds like hard work 🤦‍♂️

@BuildingwithBudd I suppose it was, but I didn't mind. I enjoyed trying to show my grandad that I was tough and could hack it. Thank you

Nothing wrong with trying to impress grandpa, did it work 👍

@BuildingwithBudd I suppose it did. I turned out to be a pretty good work horse from a teen on thru early 50s. He'd be proud. I own a restaurant now, have for 19 yrs. I work my but off starting biscuits at 3:45 am. with bbq for lunch and dinner cooking overnight with a wood fire. Hard work, but I never thought I'd be rewarded so graciously for my labors

What part of the world do you live, we are in Norfolk in the Uk, many thanks for watching 👍

He’s been in the game 40+ years he ain’t gonna stop now 😮

You obviously are not in the building trade , go into any proper builders merchants and there are piles of them, and as you say that’s my way, works for me not for you, fair enough, cheers for watching 👍

@@BuildingwithBudd Just so you know I've been a commercial mason for 45 years. Worked from Washington DC to Savanah GA. Just about every state east of the Mississippi River. I get where you're coming from,but when I've got 60 to 80 masons and 40+ laborers on the job we just don't have time to half-step anything. Good luck to you.

This is aimed at your diy watcher not trades people, but you can’t regulate who looks at it, I get what you say about having loads of masons to look after, you can’t compare the two, it’s good for us to know we are going that far, when you say Mason’s is that laying Stone or laying bricks? Over here in the UK a Mason works with stone not with bricks, what type of work do you do , new Or old, be interested to know, once again many thanks for watching looking at the videos 👍👊

@@BuildingwithBudd Good to hear from you. I was union trained and in the States you are either a block mason, brick mason or stone mason also. However, I ( like a lot, not all) was given the best training from a multitude of masons to be able to do it all including stacked stone known here as either "slave" walls or Irish walls. On my card it says "Master" but who ever really "masters" masonry. We have a saying here, Once you've learned everything there is about masonry your to old to do it. My father was a true "mechanic" and I'm proud to say I made it too. Nothing more satisfying than having someone say how happy they are with the work. Especially when they pay you! Take care. God bless.

Those are wise words , many thanks for taking the time to have chat, keep well and let’s speak in the future, keep well 👍

It’s what works for me , that’s all that matters, we all see things different, but end up with the same result, many thanks for watching 👍👍

😂😂 pretty dull life you must lead

@@paddy202 no they are JUNK handles to thin and no capacity in them.

Like I said you must be very dull

@@paddy202 not me plenty of energy, hobbies, jokes, and knowledge about the masonry business. Those wheelbarrows are for homeowners or small women.

@@paddy202 debate the FACTS of the wheelbarrow. Have any?