i agree great work but do check out stu cromton and rodian there good too.

Yes, I'm back....lol

Totally agree 100 % jim

Yep me too !

Know how you feel 😶

thank you Chris, but you are i know where is all comes from, we only use what we are given.

Thank you Colin

Mate in some ways I agree but it's very different work, thoughs guys smash up modern work quick and well. This is restoration work. Different game. But yes these guys are one of the best on KZfaq I completely agree. But I have been lucky enough to work on both sides and without experience a modern bricklayer would get this all wrong, wouldn't even know how to look after the motar or mix it up. This wasn't meant to offend just your comment got me thinking. Take care H

Thank you...the best is still to come...

Thanks, it's nice to be here again

Love it, do you have any film coming of you laying ?

thanks. your name here, 'sold to be diers'...is that a play on words meaning soldiers sell themselves to die? just wondered like...

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Yes, I was always taught that the life of a brick would be reduced once the fireskin has been removed and I even taught that to many students. However, a church restoration I did many years ago had some bricks that were cut on the face and I was told to use them, every time I drive past I look to see their condition and they still look good. I also wonder about all the Georgian arches we see, all 6 faces are cut and rubbed prior to laying (I'll be doing this twice in coming videos) and they are all still ok. The spalling of bricks is mainly down to the mortar used being too strong for the brick and the mortar becomes too hard, lifeless and puts all the effort of evaporation into the brick, and wet bricks and frost = longterm costs. Admittedly some bricks in lime mortar will spall, but these are normally the lighter bricks that escaped the intense heat in the kiln and are fired to a lesser degree.

@@robsonger1 thank you so much Rob, that's actually a work changing snippet of knowledge - I'm going to pop into work today and try it out. I figure that I can make a little panel & leave it out. I'm right on top of a hill & get terrible wind driven rain. I'll use lime mortar & see what eventually happens. Thanks once again 👍👍😉😁 Regards Tim

this type of work is very hard to price, but we often give a rough estimate on time.

the setting out and cutting is about a day, building it would be done in a day, its very rare not to finish an arch within a few hours of starting it.

We use a 1:1:6 white OPC with lime for new work and 1:3 hydraulic lime on restoration work

it's a 1:1:6 white OPC and lime as we normally use here.

Do you alway use that mix on your jobs, or does it very on what you are doing

It stays pretty much the same as we use the same bricks everytime. However, the next job will be overseen by English Heritage so no OPC will be allowed. The mortar will be a dry, bagged, premixed hydraulic lime and we are currently undergoing test panels to decide on the brick and the mortar that best compliments what we are matching into.

cobbles, flint and also Caan stone (like church windows)

hello Robbert, to into the recesses we used the square end of a plasterers tool, it works perfectly.

@@robsonger1 ok nice 👌👍 was wondering how looked quite tricky what do you use to do your flwanching then ?a pointing trowel an sponge? 🤔are you using a 6:1:1 also ?

Yes, it's a 6:1:1, and pointing trowel to fillet, float for flaunching

@@robsonger1 ok rob thanks again 👍👌

may i suggest you look in my playlist 'Brickwork' there are a few of me laying in them.

these are 50mm Tudor pavers from the Imperial Brick Company

@@robsonger1 does they have bricks with "stamps"?

These bricks are actually pavers, they are solid, no frogs in them

haha, yes, but this is one of 2 outdoor fireplaces..

Ahh makes sense that’s going to be a focal point especially on bonfire night it will look awesome think that chimney is the size of my bungalow 😂

You really are a prick

😂😂There's always one.

Shoot me down Kevin but the work follows the bond. Opposite side is half brick to full brick but above is 3/4 to a half, retaining bond. Come kev if you produced work like that you'd be like a Cheshire cat! 🐱

Really. Come on mate this work is outstanding

“Kevin”. The new “Karen”