thank you Andy, lovely comment

thank you Mark

thank you Paul

that was really nice for you to say. thank you

Richard LaPorte whats robs ability to do twisted arches etc got to do with the price of anything . Rob has intimated in some of his videos that he considers himself a fast bricklayer ,some take issue with that, as long as it’s done in a constructive respectful manner I see no problem with that . Some comments regarding his speed have been made in an insulting manner and I don’t condone that . Robs method of work is based on his belief that his system of laying brick cuts out unnecessary trips to the board etc which may make you come to the conclusion that he is fast ,others disagree . I have no problem with that . He still gets comments regarding his speed so your observation that his ability to drop twisted arches etc has stopped those comments is incorrect. I presume nobody forced rob to post videos on KZfaq I believe he said that his primary reason in posting them was so his students could access them . He could have disabled the comments but he choose not to so as far as I’m concerned you take the rough with the smooth . By rough I mean properly thought out constructive criticism.

Brent Davis would nt like to buy a house built in that weather the mortar turns to dust . It’s been up to 32 degrees in Ireland last week and it’s as detrimental to the mortar building in that hot weather as it is building in freezing conditions in the winter .

bric bybrick yeah that’s interesting you say that but we never experienced any failure with the mortar. We’d keep the sand moist and hose down the bricks to compensate for the heat, follow the shade if possible. Summer is mid to high 30’s every day and we always cop a week or two of 40+ so you have to work or there’s no $. That’s part of the reason why I no longer do it.

I'm an ale kinda guy....Pride of Pendle is the best ale ever..

thank you

thank you so much for watching

thank you Jam.

thank you, and many more videos to come shortly..

Thank you..

thank you, keep watching, lots more on their way

thank you Shaun

well....I'm open to offers!!

rob where can I find your contact details?

I wonder how many brickies that screw their wrists up every year are the ones that brag about being fast.

when I first watched a brick being laid I was 16, and I loved the sound of the trowel, scraping the mortar from the board...and applying the bed joint

thank you, there are a few more videos coming and if you like the setting out ones you may like the 'Working Drawings' series that should be out by the end of the summer. thank you for watching.

I use a thin poking trowel. They are about 8mm and perfect for toothing. I haven't found anything that works as well.

hahaha....its a good problem...

Yeah, the thing that sticks in my mind from my father teaching me bricklaying was to always make sure beds and perps are full so you don't waste time having to fill them up when jointing.

You use your trowel weird, can you lay bricks with out touching the line? It is really slow the way you put the mortor on the head joints. Yeah make sure it's full but why cant you do it with one slap?? You should have learned from an Italian.

James Parker there’s a good reason why 99% of Victorian built houses haven’t fallen down in nearly 200 years, they were built by craftsmen and probably not by Italians (don’t get me wrong I love the Italians, best Supercars, great food, beautiful buildings and a great country, but leaning tower of Pisa)

and with one of my favourite tracks... bricks + sun + kings = happydays

@@robsonger1 back in the days when they still had long hair and wasn't quite as popular as today. The first album was great!

thank you TD.

Sorry for the late reply, I'm just going through old comments. I try my best never to tooth in stretcher bond but on rare occasions I have to so when I use the holed bricks I try and remember to fill a few holes with mortar prior to using them, then it's easier to tuck a joint in the indent. Thank you for watching

I was always told by the proper real good bricklayers when I was an apprentice that it takes someone 2 years before they can lay a proper brick. So I'll stick by there statement....they were good tradesmen.. proper tradesmen who knew how the set bonds out and how to cut mitres, and how to set arches out, etc...

hmmmmm.....thinking... I still have a love of love for the first album...

its never too late, and your comment should be an inspiration to anyone reading

rob songer as I've else where, unfortunately due to my spinal injuries l'm on extremely high levels of Morphene for pain relief, I had the choice of sitting around feeling sorry for myself or divert and channel my pain thru a productive challenge, it's taking me nearly 2 years to build the steps but tomorrow is a big day as it's the final run in of 12 bricks and that's the steps built all I've got to do is lay the slabs, so if all goes well I should complete by the end of this month

rob songer finished the steps yesterday Sunday 8th of July have you a website I can try and send you some photos

my work email is, 123sundays@gmail.com I look forward to seeing your pictures!

I actually want to see them now 😂

Where are you based?

@@robsonger1 birmingham

ahh! I can't remember....let me look....

Sam Wheller I was thinking the same thing . His usual trowel is a 19/11 Philadelphia but when they wear down they start to resemble a 33/11 narrow London. A Philadelphia trowel is just a narrow London trowel with sharp corners . You would be surprised the amount of bricklayers who can’t tell you what blade pattern they use .

is that Rhubarb?

ha ha , A Curious Roobarb.....who often feels like an onlooker in the crazy world that he was thrown into... The snarky cat, Custard from next door and the piss taking birds this never seem to dampen his enthusiasm for trying something new, failure all part of it, never down for long....Some choose Ghandi, Lincoln or Jesus for thier mentor....always Roobarb, even the spelling as a Dyslexic works.... Nice work Rob...miss it sometimes, the joy of seeing something built at the end of the day.... but then again don't miss the cold winter morning waiting for the temps to rise, or the frustration of showers.... Really good instruction you do credit to the industry.....

John Bowkett I will take slow any day with this quality. The man has pride in his work.

very poetic...

rob songer joking apart laid plenty of those type of brickeven after proper blending there all sizes

Nope...finished that weekend actually..

yes, the problem of dry bricks on hot days is that they dry out the mortar far too quickly which kills the mortar and prevents the necessary suction taking place that bonds the mortar to the brick. thank you for watching

Would wetting the bricks for before work starts help ?

Yes, normally I wet the stacks with a hose or when I'm building a fireplace I will dip each one, but these bricks are unusually dense and when wetted they tend to leave surface water on for a while. So I tend to leave them dry. thank you so much for watching

Thank you for watching and commenting. I have a few more soon and then hopefully lots more this summer. Keep watching

Ah yes, I've seen what you mean.... These were at times a very uneven brick and some slipped through the net...

@@robsonger1 - you make bricklaying seem easy, and it's not. Keep them coming, I'll be watching.

ummm....I'm trying to remember...its from one of my playlists... Kings of Leon, Headswim, Bloc Party, Noel Gallanger...but loads more on there

Putting the right amount of mortar down, and knowing where and how to apply pressure.. All comes with time

@@robsonger1 good to know. I'm a bricklaying apprentice for Taylor wimpey. On my 3rd year of bricklaying still learning to push bricks down to the line without tapping the brick... defiantly going to need more practise. Your videos help me for sure.

@@jakeotu I'm glad they are helping. Can set yourself an area in your garden, get a couple of bits of timber as profiles and keep running in, video yourself, take it down, do it again, and again until you perfect your technique? watch the videos to see how you are improving.

Hi Jack...on an old laptop I had a video showing me laying Thermalite, concrete and trench blocks and the methods of jointing them, and then I compared that to thin joint. Sorry that doesn't help you at the moment but maybe I should update that video and get it on.

@@robsonger1 OK thank you rob

paul sutton because he’s bedding for one brick at a time he’s going back to the board anyway, but you can butter with the excess no matter which side your working from . In robs case because he’s working a bed ahead he has to rid himself of the excess because he needs the trowel free of mortar to furrow the mortar bed before he heads back to the board . If you notice when rob starts a course he goes to the wall with mortar only .

thank you. How is the work in Canada?

rob songer depends on the contracts. Churches,schools and goverment buildings are of the highest quality and standerds, but highrise is nice too good hour in winter but push push on blocks. I dont do subdivision any more its for any more, thats for animals, years ago a crew of a driver 5 labours and 12 bricklayer would pop off a house a day more or less regular 2 floor home minus the gables and peirs on veranda.

phantasm one not before noon, some get doppy of pink and floyd.

What an excellent comment Hans, it really made me smile to see that the bonding lessons are being noticed, thank you so much. the reason it wasn't applied here was because I was helping out a friend on this job and he had started the brickwork before I got there so I had to carry on with what was there. Very well done for noticing. Please keep watching as there as lots more coming.

@@robsonger1 very interesting to watch your videos and your quality work, keep up the good work!

The dimensions of the wall were not brick size, however, if this was my job I wouldn't have put the cut in the middle of the wall. I was helping out a friend

Please watch the bonding videos, Lessons 9, 10 & 11 Thank you

rob songer I don’t need a lesson in brickwork, been doing it all my life. you have more than enough room and decent size perps to get rid of that I know. It’s just advice. You do a decent tidy job all the same. 👍🏼

Mr elephant. a little saying goes. a man that knows everything knows nothing I am a bricklayer over 25 yrs and still learning new things.

christopher Wright nothing wrong with Stu and his work.. he's another guy who takes good pride in everything he does.

christopher Wright although there is a better way of doing it use what I call a French man (8mm wide finger pointing tool) and push motor into the joint until soiled.

David Dore i agree but in Canada we call it a slicker.

hello Kevin, if you watch the new Basic Skills videos, in Lesson 2 I talk about this and also refer to a couple of other videos too. I hope this helps, and thank you for watching

haha....

if you've already raised the corners, keep the mortar the same as before.... but try and reduce the water, and very slightly increase on the additive, let it mixer turn, or whisk it for a few minutes get the air in it.

rob songer thanks Rob, due to spinal injuries I can only lay about 9 bricks at any one time, but it's coming along nicely, my wife helps me hand mix in a rubble bucket, when it's on the spot board I constantly turn the mix and roll it prior to laying

well, please watch Bonding Lesson 10 & 11, and then might understand

yep Paul you are definitely a school boy for asking a silly question🤦‍♂️back to college you go if you ever went to one

they are work boots/trainers with steel toe caps, I'd never wear anything less.

please watch my video 'Site PPE and Dust'

Thank you

rob songer better quality and no pretentious life coaching 👍

Keep watching, I have lots more to come, sooner rather than later.

Gerard Martin but on a hot day more likely for the mortar to start going off by the time you get to it

Hi, thank you for watching, please read the comments below and you will see why I had to do this, and please watch the Bonding videos, 9, 10 & 11 to see how I normally do this.

He's going faster than you think. Plus his product is outstandingly top notch. His method actually makes for a better mortar bond since the mud isn't sitting on the brick for so long before he lays the next one. Fresh mud bonds much better than spreading the whole wall and getting to the end having mud that's setting up.

Dylan .Robinson Dylan I'm perfectly aware of his skills he is a top-notch Mason he's got good quality he works at his own professional Pace that he has developed over the years all I am saying is I would like to see a video of Rod really burning some brick on the f****** wall you know what I mean

Dylan .Robinson and I'm a lefty Rob's actually land from my side going towards his side he's just laying the opposite way there's another way he can let you know

Not if your customer is Bellway Homes or Barratts etc. They want as much rough work slashed up as quick as humanly possible. Who cares what it looks like so long as the cavities are clean and the agent gets his bonus? Just as well really or most of us would starve.

Mr Brightside so from your answer I take it you believe quality work can only be produced slowly.

Ben Smith hence he is obviously doing a private job here, idiot

I'm not slagging him off. Rob's obviously an excellent tradesman and I've learned loads from his videos. However a lot of what he demonstrates simply can't be done on site. The reality is you'd get sacked day one for being too slow. @@MrCharlan1

Ben Smith the word ‘demonstrates’. Exactly. Don’t contradict yourself, in his videos he’s demonstrating, I’d love to see how your bricklaying compares to his

sorry you think that, but thank you for watching

@Mr Brightside all the people saying hes too slow are the ones that work for big building companies,they just throw the houses up without giving a fuck about quality,greedy bastards they are just in it for money

It's not really slow tho is it? I just counted and he's laying 3 plus bricks a minute without rushing about like an idiot. Do the maths, if he averages 3 bricks a minute, thats 180 every hour, over a 1000 bricks in six hours! It doesn't look as fast as chucking long beds down, but it actually is and a lot less effort.

yeah..