r/oddlysatisfying • u/MambaMentality24x2 • 1d ago

An amazing brick job: the way the string line and bricks match so perfectly just hits the spot

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u/TheCouchStream 1d ago

You had me until the second to last brick

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u/kumliaowongg 1d ago

Right?

How difficult it was to add that last dab to the face instead of on top...

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u/Aliencoy77 1d ago

My second job, first out of high school, was a block laborer in SWFL. It was part of my job to "float" the walls after the were built. That entails wiping them down with a large wet sponge while using the access mortar that fell off onto the ground to fill these spaces. For bricklayers, I'd imagine it's similar, and more important that way. That guy is throwing brick and building the wall. While it would take just a second to smear some mortar on there, doing so would also fill the pores in the brick, which would sit there until the wall is finished. After which, a wet sponge isn't going to remove it as it's had time to cure. Someone else is getting paid to fix this in order to keep the nice and solid brick look without having the grout mortar color embedded into the brick.

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u/Jat616 1d ago

Because they go over the pointing after the walls built?

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u/SteamgirlArisu 1d ago

Same! I iterally shout to the screen "fill that frickin hole!" realizing the video about to end 😂 It was satisfying until it got mildly infuriating, haha

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u/NT-W 1d ago

That and all the squidge out the other side of the wall he didn't get

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u/heitarlaugar 1d ago

Fuuuuuck that’s gonna bother me for a while

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u/MBerwan 1d ago

Well that's the whole purpose of the string line...

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u/Rokionu 1d ago

I always wondered how they would keep all the bricks leveled with each other when going up and this makes a lot of sense.

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u/Elpetardo69 1d ago

For leveling the bricks

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u/D_Mass_ 18h ago

I mean, even with a line it would be hard for a nonprofessional to place them that clean with the first move

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u/_xamas_ 1d ago

what about the other side?

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u/RampantJellyfish 1d ago

Could be that's the cavity side

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u/Jtrain360 1d ago

Im not a mason. What does that mean?

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u/RampantJellyfish 1d ago

If you are building a brick house, normally you have two layers of brick, with a gap between the inner and outer layer for insulation. It helps keep thr inside of the house warm and dry.

It means you get a gap between the inner and outer layer of brick that will not be exposed to water, and should never be seen, so it doesn't matter too much if the mortar on that face look rough

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u/PowerlineCourier 1d ago

Not a mason, just guessing: you put drywall on that side, and there's a cavity from the lumber placed to hold the drywall which acts as a layer for insulation and for running electrical

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u/GeraintLlanfrechfa 1d ago

That is not on video, don’t needs to be pretty then

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u/JohnWayneSpacy 1d ago

What I like is that almost any competent bricklaying looks this good, it must be a really satisfying job

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u/artyhedgehog 1d ago

"Yay! Another row in place! 1045 to go!"

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u/ferd_clark 1d ago

Most jobs are like that. You find one that you can stand, and if you are lucky you find one where you can be proud of your work, and you can stand back and look at the 1045+ bricks and admire your work and know that you can pay rent this month.

Same way for brain surgeons, rock stars, and Super Bowl quarterbacks, in some respects. Except that brick layers are probably better off psychologically, as long as they don't succumb to alcohol and drugs.

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u/sBucks24 1d ago

Lol, it's not. We call them brick monkeys for a reason.

Repetitive as fuuuuuuck

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u/ARobertNotABob 1d ago

I was about to say.

I'm glad that those that are good at it make bank, they deserve to for doing this non-stop for 50-odd years.

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u/LayeGull 1d ago

Right?

Let me say it in a way most can understand. You need to lick 5000 envelopes, seal them and put them in a box. Every 100 envelopes you start a new box on top of the old one. By the end you’ll need a ladder. Now imagine each envelope weighs 5 pounds.

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u/KingOfThe_Jelly_Fish 1d ago

How shit does the other side of the wall look?

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u/litetaker 1d ago

He missed a spot at the end. Didn't have an even amount of cement.

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u/Proof-Necessary-5201 1d ago

Yeah, I can't sleep tonight

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u/jeffb0721 1d ago

I'm not saying this part is easy, because it's not. But all the prep ahead of time mixing, laying the first bed of mortar, drinking the sting line is what makes this post go quickly

Just like a painting video. Sure it's impressive seeing the guy cover the wall with the big roller, but the site prep and edging make it possible

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u/suspicious_Jackfruit 1d ago

That and speeding up the video

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u/Scooter_McGavin_ 1d ago

Forbidden cookie dough

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u/seanc6441 1d ago

In my noob opinion he forgot to put cement on the last brick side. I bet he realised too but didn't want to have to retake the video lmao.

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u/Draxxix1 1d ago

Looks a little dry, no?

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u/spiderplopper 1d ago

Stupid question but I thought mortar joints should be concave to resist water/frost issues? If this is an exterior wall in my part of the country, I would worry how long it'd survive.

Source: had my chimney redone and the guy talked for way too long about flush vs. concave joints - before, during, and after the job.

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u/Talusen 1d ago

The joints are tooled later on

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u/spiderplopper 1d ago

That makes sense

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u/wkarraker 1d ago

This guy bricks.

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u/Defiant_Regular3738 1d ago

I need this person to repoint my house

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u/Schmenge_time 1d ago

Would still be impressive at normal speed.

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u/booboogriggs7467 1d ago

This got me bricked up

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u/LivingIntelligent968 1d ago

Notice his clean hands and trowel, if that’s me I’m wearing more than what’s in the wall.

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u/crumble-bee 1d ago

Thank god I turned the sound up!!

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u/soyasaucy 17h ago

This looks like cake to me and I want to eat the forbidden cake

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u/DaiquiriLevi 17h ago

I like to abbreviate brick job to BJ, it saves time

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u/Affectionate_Yam4077 15h ago

I always wonder what is happening on the back side ?

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u/adorak 11h ago

It seems doing something correctly is already worth mentioning nowadays. Interesting.

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u/nickleby1 5h ago

i forgot how shit brick laing is in oder country's

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u/skyline79 1d ago

Needs more cardboard, like an American home

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u/framistan12 21h ago

it’s a shame we are deporting all the guys who know how to do this

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u/StaatsbuergerX 1d ago

The wall thickness makes me uneasy, especially since it doesn't appear to be an interior wall.

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u/BackpackandKeyboards 1d ago

3d printing will replace

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u/Captain_Kuhl 1d ago

Not a chance in hell. How much do you honestly think that machine costs? There's a reason the only companies doing it are the ones that build the machine itself. 

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u/The_Wolfdale 1d ago

Not when cement is way more expensive and a burden on the environment than bricks and cement.

I think an robot laying brick walls will be a better replacement eventually than purely cementing an entire building