What an outstanding job with these videos. Been in the building industry for over 10 years now and no other online resource is as helpful as your videos. Great Stuff Mate.

I'd like to give a shout to Buildsum for these videos. You're doing an awesome job mate and I think you're doing a great service to the construction industry in this country. I think your explanatory style works for all audiences because you are very clear in your descriptions, you maintain a good steady pace that's easy to follow and the procedural way you introduce each step logically follows the actual order of construction, not the process of project conception which has a tendency to overtake the planning because it's the fun part. With such knowledge available so freely, it's a wonder that there are still so many cowboy builders out there since it can't conceivably be more costly to simply do things the right way the first time. As the saying goes, shortcuts are expensive cuts. So thankyou and keep up the good work.

Young and keen as drafty here, your videos are my go to for section drawings thanks for all your work.

Thank you for your help, i really learnt a lot from you. As i am a first year in uni studying construction management and i did not understand much in the class but your videos helped me click in the information in my head. Thank you sooo much!!

These videos are top notch both visually and auditory, been 10 years but no other content creator tops these

Great ! Good to see something of Australian building techniques .

LEGEND no words for your efforts in these videos!! Thanks so much

Thank you for this video!

thank you soooo much. I really appreciate you had made this video, waaaaayyyyyy better than the lecture in uni.

Buildsum I take your advice, I definitely see you as a father figure in the construction Field. Love from the States.

Awesome this has helped me with my build my brickwork was sitting on the boxing around my frame my inspector and my friend picked it up great video

Hi there Your video is fantastic and useful, I am studding diploma of building design and did not have any idea regarding the brick veneer wall, as a second language who is studing in Australia and have not seen this type of wall, I have to say that was fantastic. Thank you so much

Excellent walkthrough, watched it years ago and it's still brilliant. Insulation might not go amiss but you probably don't need it in Aussie... You do in NZ! ;)

Thanks for the video!

Both the explanation and the video are really well done. That SketchUp model must've taken a while to make with all those scenes. Awesome stuff. Thank you!

great videos Mr BuildSum i really appreciate your hard work. i'm currently studying building construction and i've learned quite a lot from your videos

excellent video. thanks

Absolute legend mate I needed this for my study!

This was fantastic, thank you

Hey Mate, Really appreciate what you do, so handy to have a resource that's well explained with visuals. Keep it up!

Hi, Your videos are fantastic for anyone interested in knowing about building practices. I have always wondered about the membrane sticking out of the ground loosely as seen in many completed sites. It looks like an eyesore and left loose, water could fall between it and the concrete. My question is: Is there a neater way to finish the membrane or should you just make sure you never water around it?

Hi Twentyone twos, no not really usually it is cut off with he top of the ground or concrete slab if it hasn't been ripped out first. I guess you could stick it back to the slab if you wanted but this is not usually done.

Great video !!!!

Very nice video !

You are the best.. Thanks a lot sir

As a Building Design student this helped me lock in the step by step process of constructing a brick veneer building. Thanks! However you forgot the insulation which is very important to save power consumption and therefor sustainability.

Great video … good on ya … Thanks.

Hi, thank you very much for your excellent knowledge sharing. I am currently having a house to be built and at the brick stage，however, I don't see any sarking/sisilation layer behind the bricks, nether the flashing, although I did see some weep holes between the bricks. I am very confused, it looks like the bricks got lay up straight against the wood. Can any one please help me with 🥲my question?

I am currently studying Cert IV in Construction. I think I have learnt more watching your videos than studying the whole course :) Nice work!

Warning ! Long and descriptive.That was a great anatomy of the veneer instillation. We have a new home where we have a second storey peak roof under a 3 section bedroom window. The peak extends to the end of the garage and is the roof of the garage. The brick run for the second storey runs on top of a 5 cinder block wall constructed on an I beam that runs across the ceiling in the garage. Garage ceiling is all dry walled with an attic hatch for access. The issue we have is that water is weeping through the lower cider block support onto the I beam through the ceiling and onto the floor of the garage. The brick run goes up to the second storey roof above the garage. There are weeping holes in the brick one run above the first layer of brick layered on the cinder blocks. It would appear there is a major fault in the flashing instillation as you have demonstrated in the video. Water test prove that water penetrates the veneer, mortar joints and possibly the weep holes, this water penetrates downwards and leaks as described earlier. Water is not caught as in the demonstration and forced to channel back out through the weeping holes.The same situation occurs at the top of the foundation wall where a man door is framed into the foundation at the side of the garage where it extends out from the main wall of the house about 6 feet. Water weeps into the garage by running under the sill plate after penetrating the barriers described in the video. Mortar joints in some areas exceed 10mm to in some cases 20 mm or greater. We know this is not code. The portico also has water leaking through the lintel over top of the main door of the house. This is probably coming from the second storey where the flashing was most likely installed incorrectly.We are warrantied but through this process the builder has shown a high degree of incompetence by affecting such things as sealing the weeping holes caulking and screwing down the roof flashing suggesting another layer of flashing over the exiting flashing on the roof.The man door frame was eventually replaced and the foundation widened as the builder and framers had installed the man door frame buy cutting it of at the bottom and sitting it on top of the foundation due to the foundation opening only being 34 inches wide. Needless to say the frame leaked all down the sides and was mostly rotten in only a 10 month period. The man door issue was denied by the builder for almost 10 months until it was finally removed and replaced. At that time we noticed the mortar rubble in the space between the veneer and the wall sheathing. Holes in the sheath cover no overlapping and lack of flashing in the 2 sides of the man door frame. Leaking under the door plate and again leaking into the garage onto the floor.Serviceman insists that the sill plate was caulked had Styrofoam laid down on the foundation wall and plastic vapour barrier installed underneath. Water leaks under the sill plate down the 2 foot garage wall inside and onto the floor. This is the same idiot that sealed up the weep holes. When veneer was replaced around the man door the mortar joints ended up in the 20mm and larger area in some joints. The corner joint run in the 90 degrees where the house meets and the garage extends the 6 or 7 feet has a large single mortar joint now with no interlocking brick. Space between the brick and sheathing is questionable in this corner as in, very tight.No flashing continuance at the 90 degree along house proper connecting to the 90 degree and out to the sides of the man door.Engineer was hired and we are awaiting builders response to his report that memorializes these issues. Builder is not very concerned. Very surprised at the incompetence.. Sorry this was so long but I guess no one has to read it. This video taught me so much about the exact way this should be done. Anyone buying a house should watch this video. You should inspect this construction process in buying a new house even if you have to hire an expert.

hi, great video!!! Do you have how to set back ground and first floor level that comply to standards?? Or to calculate how many riser and going for the stairs please

what is flashing and membrane and cavity by the way... I hear a lot of these words in my class and in your videos.

HI is there any need to have the bottom plate fastened/secured to the concrete floor eg some kind of tie bolt?

Hello, does the flashing through to the weep holes also serve as the Damp Proof Course in a typical brick veneer construction?

hi. i have been watching ur great videos. just wondering if u could make one for reverse brick veneer pls

Hi buildsum, Im just wondering if there is any extra insulation that goes within the timberframe behind the final plasterboards? or is the sarking enough?

Hey built sum! Im doing my constructing report for uni and I found your video is suuuuuuuper helpful!!!! I'm just wonder about the insulation, it there just the insulation to do with the moisturize? What about the noise and thermal? Will the brick wall be colored as finishing or there is some other finishing?

Hello, we bought 25 old house in Queensland Australia. Now one side and half side of the second side of the house has earth against the wall( construction is 2 metre deep), could you please tell me what I should be doing to protect the area from termite, coz as far as I know if I get termite treatment, it will not go that far deep down, what should we doing?

Hi buildsum, is the DPC and sill/head flashing the same thing?. Do you have any videos explaining a site cut using a unprotected embankment? Thank you for your videos, they have been great!

Good video, just a question that course under the window (with the flashing) does the flashing go through the whole course or just underneath the window? Also when laying the flashing on top of the first course/Row how much length should we keep the flashing from either side of the row?

very nice video. you're pro! please wich software did you use for making this amazing tutorial? thank you

Hi, i was just wondering if it was possible for termites to enter through weep holes ?

2:20 the DPC / flashing only seem to cover about the inside 1/3 of the brick. Is that right, I thought it might cover the whole brick ?

Hi Buildsum, Are you an instructor. What tool are you using to bring up the graphics? It was a very nice video. I would like to be an owner builder. Do you think I can have a chat with you.

When looking at the side profile at 2:35, what is supposed to fill the gap between the bottom course and the foundation if there is only one wall of brick veneer on the house? Is it supposed to be mortared shut?

Would love to see a double brick with slab on ground

Hello Buildsum, Which software you are using for your presentation Thank you

My house was finished recently by a big builder. I didn’t see any DPC flashing at all during construction - is this normal? We do have weep holes. Also the concreter went and poured concrete nearly at level with the weep holes - bloody disaster. Luckily it was builder’s subbie not us. Currently fighting with builder about this issue. I was told there is no building code and asked what I was talking about... wow!!!

Wow, that was great. Love your work :) What would the thickness of the wall from outside of brick to inside of Gyprock? Is the air gap a standard on Brick Veneer walls? Thanks again, i would say this is the best material i have found for Australian material.

Is the weight of the roof tiles supported by timber or the brick walls ?

Are there any galvanized straps used in brick veneer?

nice video, but what about wall and ceiling insulation ?

there is a gap between the bricks and the cement wall where the wall frame sits, what size is that gap? and how deep needs to be the level of the brick base,where the first layer of bricks is laid in relation to the wall frame base?

does the brick actually support the house?? and how do you know if your house is a brick veneer or mansory ???