We Had An Accident!! // DIY Bricklaying
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11 ай бұрынShould a DIYer attempt bricklaying, or get the professionals in? In this video, we will find out! We accidentally destroyed our garden wall recently, and now we need to repair it... So let's try some bricklaying!
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@mariondorsett 11 ай бұрын
I think your wife was very thoughtful in providing you with new video content. :D
@PabloBD 11 ай бұрын
Next video idea: DIY speed bumps for those nasty racing cars 😁😁 I think the new bricks will blend in with time
@jensrescue5986 11 ай бұрын
One of the things I really like about Keith's videos, is how he is so honest about the things that didn't go to plan... Such a humble guy considering what talent he has. Love the channel
@AnotherAperture 5 ай бұрын
OMG that wall is Jinxed! Things really do come in threes?! the accident, the half brick, and the camera lens 😳 You’re a great couple keeping calm, sticking it out and fixing everything together ⭐️ ❤️ 💯 Great channel guys
@RagnBoneBrown 5 ай бұрын
Wow, thank you so much! Couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this
@HowtoMakeThings 11 ай бұрын
What a great relationship you seem to have. I can imagine there was no anger when she did it, you just looked at each other calmly to decide to fix it together in a video.
@mumihp 9 ай бұрын
Couple of years ago, when we had unexpected snow in February, my brother skidded and he crashed into the corner of the bricked wall, similar to your corner and breaking it. Now I knew it will cost a couple of hundred to repair it so I decided to do it myself to save my mum money. I am a female Diyer so never did anything like that. I went on KZfaq, watched a few videos especially how to make the cement mixture. Just like you, we used our original bricks, I used a hammer to get rid of the old cement, cleaned the area. It took me a few days to do it as I didn't really know what I was doing at first. But eventually I repaired my mums bricked wall. I remember when I was doing it, my neighbours were giving me compliments in doing it. Now it's not the best, not as a professional but it's still standing there... Nothing has come loose or moves. You certainly did a really nice job. But the job didn't cost more than £20 but happy to save the hundreds of pounds it would have cost to fix it. I even took pictures as it's a fond memory of my first brick job. For small jobs such as that, differently better to do it yourself but anything bigger, maybe get a professional if it's a big job as inexperience will differently show.
@philipwilkinson3088 11 ай бұрын
I like how you got the traffic to crawl past you once your lens was damaged
@guyemmott4009 11 ай бұрын
How thoughtful of the traffic to slow down to admire the workmanship/workwomanship...😅
@markraisner9000 11 ай бұрын
Your wife did a great job on the mortar cleanup.
@guyemmott4009 11 ай бұрын
Looks like that was coming down of its own accord in short time anyway 😂😂
@dand5593 10 ай бұрын
That wall was missing a strong wind and was down. That litlle push was so light. Glad that all are ok 👍
@EightBitTony 11 ай бұрын
Laid my first ever bricks as part of a set of outdoor steps a few weeks ago, and so good to see someone who's not a professional bricky do it as well! I'd have been super happy with that outcome.
@RagnBoneBrown 11 ай бұрын
Wow, thanks!
@domramsey 11 ай бұрын
Gotta feel bad for Ria there. I did something similar once and felt dumb for years every time I looked at the scratch on my car. But you got a video out of it! More importantly, you built a wall together. Which is incredibly cool.
@RagnBoneBrown 11 ай бұрын
Yeah a mistake like that is easily done! Thank you
@MichaelCarroll Жыл бұрын
Very nice job, Keith! Well done! Great to see both of you working together on the project -- with thoroughly excellent results! :)
@RagnBoneBrown Жыл бұрын
Many thanks!
@sma2595 11 ай бұрын
Wow, you stayed cool on impact!
@anwolfs9804 11 ай бұрын
Looks great! And my, what a busy road you live on, I hope it doesn't bother you too much indoors!
@allongshanks940 11 ай бұрын
Thank you, that is a great "have a go " video. Nice to see you having a go, admitting your errors and empowering us all.
@007mavrick1 11 ай бұрын
That 45 cut on the old pillar was epic. Love.
@julietphillips1991 11 ай бұрын
I just want to say that you reacted with much calm and understanding about the accident! Lucky wife!
@martinhunt6004 9 ай бұрын
Great Job, nice to see a homeowner having a go!
@dpfunk78 11 ай бұрын
What a frustrating day. Work looks great, though, as always.
@pawelbroniewski7100 11 ай бұрын
Well done , you two 👏 👏👏
@hermand 11 ай бұрын
Enjoyed watching that - I did an 18m, double skin garden wall (Fairly short, fortunately, I think about 10 courses or so) and did the footings for an extension. It's hard going, and in the nicest of ways, it was nice to see another DIYer and not a pro have a go. They make it look very very easy. It took me a LONG LONG LONG time, and it was shocking how much mortar I wasted because I'd think I'd be able to do a big section, but then get stuck on some detail. I think you'd have benefited from a nicer trowel and learning to cut off the mortar. I suspect the sponge was counter productive too, but that's not say everything I've done was right!
@usaf4dbt 11 ай бұрын
Thank you. Nice your wife helped.
@iainrutherford184 11 ай бұрын
I think you both did an amazing job. Team Rag n Brown for the win 🏆
@albertmaruszak2168 8 ай бұрын
As a bricklayer myself i need to say very good job for first attempt. :)
@RagnBoneBrown 8 ай бұрын
Thanks
@BillsCountrysideAdventures Ай бұрын
Great job mate, one tip with brick work use horse hair brush to clean up when it's going off. Makes difference I tell you. Use splash of sbr, love this stuff in mix, makes it nice and cheamy
@Flat-Five 11 ай бұрын
I hope she gave you the go ahead to post that footage on the internet!
@eternalfizzer 11 ай бұрын
Nice job! You've given me an education on how to do a better job on my next mortar job.
@mattevans3637 8 ай бұрын
I’m a very old bricklayer and I enjoyed your video
@Theforestcarpenter 11 ай бұрын
Good video and effort. Makes it a 100 times easier when your properly tooled up for the job like you was
@jimwood73 11 ай бұрын
Nice job Keith. ‘Flinging mortar’ works a treat!
@paulzirker706 11 ай бұрын
Great work Kieth. Informative video.
@MichaelKieweg 11 ай бұрын
Nicely done! Greetings from Germany
@jandavis1523 11 ай бұрын
Nice job!!! I love working with bricks and mortar-so satisfying and you can see your results immediately! Kudos to your wife for pitching in!
@RagnBoneBrown 11 ай бұрын
Awesome! Thank you!
@craigpeel5995 11 ай бұрын
Fair play for having a go Mate but some things you just need to leave to the professionals. They would do it so quickly and cleanly, we can’t be expert at everything.
@TheWardagh 11 ай бұрын
Nice job. 👏🏼
@Jako-fh8zg 11 ай бұрын
Mate, that looks good enough and you probably saved a fortune. I’ve been following you on here for the 4 years I’ve been back in the Uk and want to say thanks for enabling me to learn so much from you 🙏🙏🙏
@RagnBoneBrown 11 ай бұрын
Much appreciated
@Ploggy. 7 ай бұрын
Great result 👍
@mandyleeson1 Жыл бұрын
Really neat job. Well done.👏🏼
@RagnBoneBrown Жыл бұрын
Thank you! 👍
@PatrickMcNealMakesThings 11 ай бұрын
Brave man, sharing that with the world! 😉
@MrHappyunited5 7 ай бұрын
Decent job for a DIY’er. As you said, the remaining wall wasn’t up to much in the first place so this passes.
@elizabethdue4801 11 ай бұрын
At 6:03 it looks like you have a line of cars enjoying your work
@mykalmartin1696 11 ай бұрын
That looks great!
@michaeltester5187 11 ай бұрын
Great teamwork!
@bobjit252 11 ай бұрын
Fair play to you for having a go , it’s not as easy as it looks
@idlersdream826 11 ай бұрын
A great team effort Keith & Ria 👍
@LegionUK 11 ай бұрын
You should mix it dry so its all one color then add the water and plasticizer and just slowly go adding water. You can use washing up liquid but you shouldn't do it as it weakens the cement
@dougsaunders8109 11 ай бұрын
Nice job Keith. As a fellow DIY’er a bricky told me about the mortar, mix up to what you would think is just a bit wet and it will be perfect. Served me well. So much easier to bed in each brick
@29lookingood 11 ай бұрын
Nice job on the wall and baby 😉😂👍🏾🇬🇧💙
@MrKirby365 11 ай бұрын
Accidents happen and what a great video. It makes us all feel better about when we screw up and have to fix our problems. I know it makes me feel a lot better. As a matter of fact I replaced my garage door opener today. I had several problems doing it too... And I found out after I finished that there were 3 d guided instructions available... But I didn't see that sheet when I unpacked the box😅😂😂😂
@ChrisFranklyn 11 ай бұрын
The small bricklaying jobs I've done around the house (mostly repairs like this) have made me realise how puny my hands are! They're never sore like that the next day from woodworking!
@chrisp.76 11 ай бұрын
Well done!
@cjc1216 11 ай бұрын
I can think of few things more enjoyable then spending a nice afternoon/morning outside fixing things with the person you love. And Kudos to her for giving you more content for the channel lol. Came out great Keith.
@RagnBoneBrown 11 ай бұрын
So true!
@diywithemma 11 ай бұрын
Looks awesome!!
@RagnBoneBrown 11 ай бұрын
Thank you Emma
@Petertronic 11 ай бұрын
Nice job indeed! About 3 years ago a car ran into my front garden wall, knocking down about 3 metres of it. Repair work cost about £900, covered by insurance. The job looked good but already the pointing is falling out in places! 🤨
@thetruth6693 11 ай бұрын
Looks a cracking job mate
@dannybaker2763 11 ай бұрын
Speaking as an ex-brickie, that's not a bad job at all for two people who have no experience. Hell, it's bloody good. Well done.
@RagnBoneBrown 11 ай бұрын
Thank you
@andljoy 11 ай бұрын
Keith " i an not an expert at this " Also Keith , does a fantastic job.
@twist555 11 ай бұрын
Oh man bricklaying is a tough gig ! I did a 12ft x 9ft greenhouse base 4 courses and you made it look way easier than I did 😂 great work both 🤘
@claudiucaliman2796 11 ай бұрын
Great job.Cowboy builders😀😀😀
@IEnjoyCreatingVideos 11 ай бұрын
Nice job to the both of you it looks good :) Thanks for sharing the video with us!💖👍😎JP
@fuzzix 11 ай бұрын
Proper job, great teamwork! That road out front looks terrifying, and I used to live right on a main road in a city centre :)
@nbmufc94 11 ай бұрын
Looks professional enough to me Keith! I love your content mate and would love to see you review more, whether it's saws, impact drivers or spirit levels. I trust your judgement that much that I think you could review anything within reason 😊
@RagnBoneBrown 11 ай бұрын
Review coming next 😉
@nickyhall9306 11 ай бұрын
Tower of Pisa comes to mind!
@robgullen 11 ай бұрын
I found that washing up liquid is just fine for bricklaying (I prefer Fairy Liquid!)
@adam-qf2vz 11 ай бұрын
the issue with using washing up liquid instead of a proper plasticiser is that it can create learge air bubbles.... for the sake of a few quid isnt it better to buy the right stuff?
@bogsdolics 8 ай бұрын
Hi Keith another great video, a good job well done, the satisfaction of doing a job your self is worth more than money, every time you look at it you will be proud, You can use brick acid to clean up old brick, be careful as it's acid, keep up the good work, G.
@ianvicedomini2648 11 ай бұрын
Great team work both of you and a great job done too 👍🏽 👌🏅
@RagnBoneBrown 11 ай бұрын
Thank you 🙌
@markhannan5167 11 ай бұрын
Looks great well done to you both
@RagnBoneBrown 11 ай бұрын
Thank you kindly
@elizabethamizdail7939 11 ай бұрын
Nice job. Crazy drivers.
@denisconor648 11 ай бұрын
Great stuff.
@ianturner3929 11 ай бұрын
My ass was nipping up seen how close them cars get only takes one person to look keep them good videos coming man of many skill
@nesertema4583 11 ай бұрын
well done! what a horrible road. 1 minute the cars are passing at Mach 1, the next minute a traffic jam😢
@OneExtra-fk5ss 11 ай бұрын
Love that your wife helped out, next time she knocks it down she will build it back without you knowing
@Tidda86 18 күн бұрын
Great work, I too have driven into my own driveway wall and it’s not a great feeling
@benclark1123 11 ай бұрын
Top job guys
@hopgood007 3 күн бұрын
Fab teamwork
@_tmmy_ 11 ай бұрын
Very nice job Keith, your bricklaying seems to have gotten better as well! One tip I’d like to give you though should you ever have to rebuild a wall with 9inch pillars is to poke some reinforcing bar down the centre of the pillars to prevent them from further cracking. I like how you added the wall ties though for a belt n brace approach! Well done!
@dannymurphy1779 11 ай бұрын
Thank goodness no one was walking by. I think the original span is too wide for a half brick section, is a great illustration of how weak a half brick wall is without piers. At least the airbricks help but it is pretty high for half brick.
@MissLady-pq4hc 11 ай бұрын
Nice job.❤️
@yewsengcheong1637 11 ай бұрын
Nice! I like how you turned a little situation into an opportunity! Hopefully with proceeds from views, it turns out into a net positive thing!
@RagnBoneBrown 11 ай бұрын
I hope so!
@gryffindork9563 11 ай бұрын
Yes You Can! 👌🏻 great job and I was thinking last night when are you doing your next video 😊
@RagnBoneBrown 11 ай бұрын
Yay! Thank you!
@shaun30-3-mg9zs 11 ай бұрын
Good job Keith, considering your not a builder or bricky and you done it your selves. be proud what you have done at end of the day you saved ££££'s well done take care😀😀👍👍👍
@ianjeffery3762 11 ай бұрын
Nice job!!!!!
@RagnBoneBrown 11 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@Frenchwine15 11 ай бұрын
Never use washing up liquid as eventually the mortar will break down and lose strength much quicker. It's not a bad attempt for a first timer with so much up to date equipment you are using. But, I always think you should get someone who knows what they are doing particularly where the end result is seen front of house. Sadly even so called professional bricklays are pretty poor these days. The reason for the the little slip you ended up with is due to the screen blocks being 290 mm long and the bricks being 215 mm long. You needed to take this into account at the setting out of your piller. An easy mistake to make and practice is all you need plus a small brick trowel.🙂
@juneritchie2498 Жыл бұрын
Impressive!
@matthewdartfordphotography131 11 ай бұрын
RIP little kens - Its a naff road to cycle on too.
@mikebashford8198 11 ай бұрын
Not too shabby!
@jca111 11 ай бұрын
I did a similar thing about 10 years ago when some drunks from the pub 4 doors down kicked over my wall. When I did it I wasn't happy with the result, but now a few years on I cannot tell the difference from the original still standing wall. I guess I was being over critical and a bit of weather covers up a few sins.
@THE-AIDEN-PROJECT 11 ай бұрын
Nice and rustic 😉 do you 2 have a day rate? I've got a few walls that need building 😅
@RagnBoneBrown 11 ай бұрын
You could definitely afford me but Ria is v. expensive
@mags8014 11 ай бұрын
We’ll done; looks good to me!
@pmewUK 11 ай бұрын
My Grandfather used to say; "always reverse in because its easier to back in sober than back out drunk".
@pmewUK 11 ай бұрын
..... different era that was....
@awantamta 11 ай бұрын
Great job and shows that I can do it too
@AccountantDoesDIY 11 ай бұрын
Good work mate. I had my first experience of bricklaying last year and it was quite simply a nightmare. Three 6foot 1.5brick piers. So much respect for brickies now. And to top it off, once I’d finished them all and filled the centre with concrete I only then realised they should’ve had rebar up the centre too. A few openings and closings of the electric sliding gates I’d built and the lower courses snapped and piers fell over 🤬🤬 At least I was much much quicker second time round! Re your project, I recommend grabbing some muriatic acid from B&Q and just brush down the bricks you used. They’ll blend much better then with the existing wall. I had to do the same as my first attempt had mortar smears everywhere.
@chrisnorton2837 11 ай бұрын
Nice repair Keith! And... now that you have a bit of experience with mortar, you might try re-pointing those other wall bricks that you showed at the end of your video. 😊
@stevemcevoy5628 11 ай бұрын
Going backwards and forwards and knowing when to stop can be very confusing got a feeling you're gonna be rebuilding this wall on a regular basis
@scottcates 11 ай бұрын
Nice repair. Good enough to blend into the existing wall condition. If it were perfect, the repair would stand out, badly.
@clydedecker765 11 ай бұрын
Good to finally see some of your lovely wife on camera again after all this time -- what has it been - years??
@MS-watch-YT 11 ай бұрын
I went through pretty much all the same troubles rebuilding house step last year. Reused the bricks, hot day, made a mistake first time and had to ditch the mortar, dried really quickly! I didn’t break a lens, that must have sucked!
@RobertEchten 11 ай бұрын
Looks great! I am by no means a professional, but this made me remember my father laying bricks with a friend who was a professional. I clearly remember they soaked the bricks before laying them. At the time I didn't know why, but now I think it was to prevent the mortar from drying out too quick. Maybe a tip for a future project...
@MrBez007 11 ай бұрын
Believe it or not its actualy really bad practice. It encourages efflorescence
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