Yes yes Charlie!! I’ve watched these comps for years wishing you would take part! They aren’t as fit as you, your going to smash it. Your skill and speed will take you to 1st place. Like you say you don’t have to win it 1st time. But you will 💯

Been a bricklayers labourer for ten years altogether. I enjoy watching your videos very good honest work.

I've watched a lot of those videos and you will out smoke them. You're a hell of a bricklayer mate!!! No pressure!!!

Go for it Charlie be a great experience if nothing else, agree with you regarding working overhand it takes some getting used to but sure you'll crack it

Go for it Charlie...been watching your clips..your certainly capable!!! I've watched spec mix 500 for years...you have the skills and youth...your helper has to be on the same page as you!! Good luck!!

Charlie, You're on a roll mate, My tip is when you get there on the day, Put yourself in a Bubble " Head Down Ares Up Blank out all that is going on around you except for Tom He;s in the Bubble with you and let it Rip Buddy, (Have plenty of Water Ready, My Aussie experience) You have inspired me Charlie with your Videos so at 88 years old I got out my Brick gear cleaned it all up, Put myself in that Bubble and with only 20% Speed now and Hot Melbourne Days, It was Early Morning Starts to beat the Heat 35*C + only 2 Hours Per day for 7 Days I laid a 850 Double brick Fence to the Front of my House 10 Course high, & with 2 rows of Brick Tor for luck, And just for the Record I tried out your pick n Dip Method, & I can tell you it's Bloody good when you're 88 😁 Good luck Charlie Go Get um Mate, 👍 Delboy,

Been a brick layer from 1989 to now, Loved it

I'm a bricklayer in America and I have seen the spec mix competition and with your Technique you are really fast without even moving fast so if you add practice and moving fast and the fact that you are younger and probably in better shape than any of the other people competing in it you definitely have a good shot

Hi I use to lay bricks blocks stone all of it due to lack of work in my area at that time I was forced to pursue a different career to pay the bills I studied masonry at a vocational school my last two years of high school best thing I ever did from there I went straight to brick layers union which I was in for 10 yrs I think you are more than capable of it sir I love watching your vids and love and miss laying best in all yas do keep up the tremendous job yas do

Charlie just stroke it once and you there mate ….I’m sure you can do without the second stroke. You can lay it and stroke in almost the same move. As you put the brick down steady it with the trowel also in bright sunlight your trowel lining up to whats below will make it quicker to put the brick where it needs to be …. slice it once buddy. You could do that so fast it would look like one move. I believe in you. 🎉✌️

Go on Charlie! Make us brits proud 👍 bricklayers need to feel proud about what they do here in the UK. Bring it home!

Smashing it Charlie and team....brilliant!

Keep practicing mate, just be careful of the heat over there, smash it mate. Come on the Brits 💪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Yes my man! Get yourself over there!! Your smash it bud

Just watching you lay brick is so therapeutic m8, I'm a renderer an people say thats boss to watch, but the brick laying does it for me👌

I reckon you'll smash it mate. Come on England!

Do it Charlie!!! You are quick anyway! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Been on the trowel for 40 years Charlie, you'll smash it m8

Charlie, you are a quality bricklayer and fast as he'll. Just do the best you can this will be a learning curve for you. Go over relax don't put too much pressure on yourself and enjoy the experience. Your right competition is a different animal your in their backyard, the weather, type of motor and bricks are different. Your a winner in my eyes either way, everyone will be cheering you on from afar, including my old country Ireland 🇮🇪 'come on blithy, let's be Avin you son', lovely jubilee.

You are more than capable, mate😎😇👍👌

When your bricklaying those sort of bricks with a hollow in it, do you have to fill the whole hollow up with mortar? I’ve got some London bricks and I seem to be using an awful lot of mortar.

Free standing brick walls? No framing to tie on the brickwork?

GO ON MY SON, be confident in your technique and you'll smash it bro 💪

Hi Charlie, i reckon u have a good chance over there I've watched that competition and they don't hang about , your a very talented and very nite bricklayer you no your stuff comjng from a bricklayer to anthor , best of luck with the competition mate 🧱👍

I was once a Bricklayer in Ireland, but since been a Mason / Bricklayer in the States for many years. They use the Overhand / Pick en Dip method here a lot. Mortar here is very creamy with Lime. Also the bricks are different. Most Brick types here are also a lot less uniform and have rounder edges than an Irish/English Brick. It's just the style. So if they are not layed 100% square and to the line, you won't notice it here. Technique here is to push the bricks down to the line with your hand / fingers. If you tip them much with trowel water pisses out of the joints so masons only use their fingers. They also use the excess cutoff mortar to butter the following brick a lot. Most bricks here are a bit smaller and narrower too. I went home for a couple of years and tried the US style in Ireland. It does not work. Just like the Irish/English style does not work great in the US due to different Mortar, Bricks, Blocks etc. Goodluck !!

Your definitely capable bro!!!

Charlie mate you'll smash it, and you'll certainly be in with a chance of the top 5 laying overhand. Give it a go mate 👍 you will be surprised at what you can achieve 😉 👍

Love the content. Good guys!

hi Charlie, nice job, when i was serving my time (5 years ) we where taught over hand because all the scaff was off the joist, we would also spread for at least 4 brick then frog, i don't say your way is wrong ,but it looks odd to a retired trowel, good luck .regards frank.

Sorta neat what you do. That video you did teaching at a school, you're certainly right to pick something you enjoy. Applied to a place recently doing other things but still same mindset. Quiet surprised though the amount of bricks someone like you lays.

Hey Charlie, it looks good! I know you guys over there are used to the line being close to you but you'll get used to it. As others are saying you'll be battling the heat here in the states. Don't worry about the humidity much it's not very humid in Vegas but the sun and the wind will get to you. Make sure your buddy there is on top of the mud and making sure it's not popping on your mud board. Basic things I'm sure you already know. Good luck!

Never seen it done without buttering the end of the brick before. With enough practice is it possible to use that way of scooping against the muck so that you get a sufficiently full joint? As in as effective as the conventional method?

That would be mint to see you bring home the 1st 🥇 place mate go and smash it 💪🏻

You will smash it mate 100% backing you 👊🏼👍🏼

You can do it Brah! Just fu%$ing go for it!

Go for it Charlie me ol' son !!

You are more than capable Charlie and have a great attitude good luck to you mate wish you the best

Brilliant job mate, well done and good luck.

Me and my dad watch you all the time.

Good work guys!

Here in the States we call that "dip & pick", spread one brick at a time.

Always watching.

Man you know your stuff

Best of luck with it cha. you have it in you for definite. be good to see you there smashing it

love the confidence

Easy Charlie it’s already in the bank 🏦 #1

Full credit to your labourer!!

Definitely better at brick laying than boxing 🥊

I'm sure you will do well mate, cut out the double scraping of muck will easily add another 2 bricks to the minute total

I think you are definitely the best bricklayer in the world bar none !!!

Glad you are doing it mate! Go kill it! Lost my channel for a while but now I’m back!!! Keep up the great work!!!

A different method and not knowing who or what you are up against, will be interesting. ATB for it.

hello Charlie, i have been to the fastest trowel on te block, in orlando, after watching many of your vidieos my opioin is you are very muh capable. the masons from california and florida are hands down the fastest and always do well at these events, i think in both these states they have alot of earthquakes and hurricanes, they are always laying rebar and steal, so when tey get to the event and the wall section has no steal, they kill it. they do well with speed, but quality is no there, good luck from the states

Good luck Charlie. You got this 👍🏾

Charlie, I made it to Vegas last year. I'll be competing this year in a regional soon, hoping to make it to the big show again. I hope you've been practicing, and entered in a regional this year. We may have a similar technique. One thing you got wrong towards the end of your video; you won't get tired during the competition. You will be too amped up. You'll feel super tired about 2 hours after the competition ends. In the end, it's equivalent to car racing, like NASCAR. There are quality standards, too loose for job-site work, but when you're moving at top speed, those standards are hard to hit, especially bed joint thickness. Those bricklayers really are the best of the best. I've seen it up close. The competition gets a lot of crap from people that don't understand it. No one tells race car drivers they're driving too fast and they'd get a ticket if they drove like that on the road. They must be horrible drivers. They can't even go 200 miles without needing and new set of tires, and they don't know how to turn to the right, and they get in accidents all the time. They must be horrible drivers! Not at all, they're the best drivers in the world, pushing themselves to the very limit. Just like the Vegas competition with brick work. No one would want to watch a car driver do the speed limit and follow 3 seconds behind the driver in front of them and use their turn signal before a turn. You won't draw a crowd laying brick perfectly, like on the job, averaging ~100 brick per hour. They set the tolerances and you go as fast as you can. Good luck and I hope to see you there! The practice mortar is roughly 4 parts bar sand to 1 part hydrated lime. Gets about as hard as a piece of chalk for a chalkboard after a couple days. Throw it back in the mixer and reuse it as many times as you like. Phil B. Pennsylvania

Hi Charlie I just read the rules of the Spec Mix Comp if thats the one you are going for. You are not allowed to use any type of profile only old style pegs and corner blocks. Your hoddie is not allowed to pass you any tools or bricks while you are laying, It lasts one hour then 5 min rest followed by 20 min for pointing up with a round tool. Good luck theres only one Charlie!!!!!

Hello The channel is very interesiting i was wondering where you bought the building profiles from? Thanks

more than capable mate, go and have fun even if you don't win I'm sure you we give it your all.

After watching all your content so far iam sure you will nail it

I think ur do well mate does it have to be overhand or can u lay the way u want ? But ur be fine just practise mate also would it be worth like doing it in a unit with the heating on full blast coz the weather will zap ur energy in no time.. keep up the good work Charlie really love ur content

I've seen a few of ya vids on FB pal. Neat fast tidy trowel. We all lay different. My only comment would be try spreading the muck kn over hand and not just dropping one trowels worth as in my opinion was the problem wiv smears down the face work. Good luck tho pal

Yo, Roger Roaming Bond, keep practicing.

Yes brother! Those lads are rapid, but not gonna lie, I reckon you got this💪 just smash practicing on your overhand. Also...to be honest.. the spec mix walls look pretty rough, so you can easily drop the quality a little bit. Failing that you'll make up for the "slower" overhand on the proper face work 🤜🤛 go on mate! Have a good weekend chap

Keep em coming! 💪🏻👌🏻👍🏻

The big 300ft + industrial chimneys were built overhand, I've never understood why it's such an ailen technique to some. It makes sense, it may be a regional thing. I'm from Stockport MCR. I've worked with bricklayers from Stoke ( 25 miles away) and they said " why are on the wrong side of the wall" . Because it's better for lots of reasons, old skool rules.

Good luck mate , I’ve seen the spec mix and they are unbelievably fast but their work is a mess in the speed comp

yes you piss it. good look never think 2 you will get 1st we are British

Nice music choice for this video

Better to go and try and fail, than not try at all. All we can all do is our best in everything we do. Practice hard and you'll do great

been watching you for years now 100%faith best bricky I've seen forget the fears see the end game 👊

You do well charley, just give up before you get to old, I was just like you back in the day ,hungry for it , don't get you nowhere being the fastest trowel in the west 😉

I bet the young labourers hate you mate 😂 can’t keep up!

Firs .you lay brick upside down,/ gap inside the brick help you set in level/ when you scrape mud / 1 time/ only from bed joint spreed it on head joint right away , have to be solid ,not partial, this is from US Bricky. Here, we lay brick both way , corner pyramid is waste of time , always clamp some "stick" use pipe clamp/. No framed building in US is plumb or level. always needed keep tight/ pick up , bring it in /out. You build the wall ,but again corners of foundation flay up/down and bring it into level have to start from beginning, I use bench mark to hit right top level.

Never laid overhand in London, arrived in Sydney Australia 1981, was all overhand, especially on Apartments, some 4, 5 floors no safety,, cuts down on cost no scaffolding, but was a death-trap, but you did it or you starved

I’m not a bricklayer but I always thought the frog went down not upwards. Has this changed does it matter or is it something new now.

You can do it Charlie 👍👍👍

I’m a Bricky of 50 years and I know you can do it fucking love it go for it Charlie

Got every confidence in you 👍

Yes you can ,love you videos.

Go get it Charlie, you will smash it out the park buddy. You have the right mental attitude and physicality to match, just stop with that roller disco madness before you break your wrist 😆 Leave the disco dancing to Amy.

Watched it again,but listened this time 🤣🤣,. 900 brick an hour???? ATM that would get us 720 quid what does the hoddie get .... the score!!!

I did overhand for years mate that’s what we did up north your brickwork is spot on I am not calling you but you can not lay them a hour mate

You’ll smash it 👊🏻

Charlie ledge I did spec mix 500 what a experience the bricks are 40 mm smaller and the mucks different as well nothing like we use here 👍

Chaz dont do the double cut its costing you numbers mate do the push and pull not side to side on the push down ..... and cut off in one keeping excess for the next trowel full on the pick n dip

Good luck you can do it

Go for it you will smash it 👍😎

Don’t even worry about where you will come. Practice and train like you said and the rest will follow. Getting the muck and the brick the same to practice with is the best move you could do…. Also take into account the heat or humidity, for the muck and what you will be laying in. Regardless have a great time 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 and don’t let Joe Biden sniff you.

My dad layed back up building thats 2 bricks wide and you tie them together every 6 courses by turning them sideways on the 6th course. I've been doing it for 25 years and I've seen him do it twice. It's not done anymore.

Charlie, just build your confidence well b4 doing the event and never give a doubt to your champions ability.

You are very capable no matter were you lay bricks. Make sire Tom is too. Its teamwork for sure.

mmmm like building a garage in england, aint rocket science is it, as long as the other side doesnt look like the wailing wall, (holy lol) , cant believe anybody would think its hard!

Starts at 3:50 and also good video 👍

That looks well awkward Charlie ! Still a bangin job as always !

You have got this Charles Mind off and smash them down you were born for this

Definitely more than capable to compete out there mate! You’re best I’ve come across! 👌

Good luck Charlie 👍

Go smash them yanks Charlie 💪💪 not sure about a place in the competition but you certainly won’t embarrass yourself the first one will be a massive learning experience for you get that out the way then the next ones is where you can smash it. Good luck fella

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Ull smash it mate, make sure u film it 💪🏻