A WEIRD BUNGALOW WITH A WALL PLATE IN THE WRONG PLACE !

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The video documents the restoration of a bungalow featuring an unusual construction detail where wall plates are positioned on the exterior rather than the interior, a practice the narrator has not encountered in forty years of bricklaying work. Upon inspecting the site, the builder identifies several structural issues, including loose bond closures that fail to provide necessary strength and headers that are beginning to drop due to a lack of support. The primary focus of the repair involves addressing these weak points by removing specific bricks around the window jambs and window lintels to allow for proper reinforcement. The narrator decides to pack most of the cavity with slate to secure the loose elements, though he acknowledges that the final brick near the lintel will remain unsupported underneath due to the unique geometry of the wall plate, requiring a careful slotting technique to fit it in place. Throughout the process, the builder encounters challenges related to the tight angles and the condition of the existing mortar beds, which are often uneven or damaged from previous work. To resolve these issues, he removes certain bricks to clean up the black dye and bruised mortar, then meticulously prepares new bricks by flattening their beds to ensure a snug fit without pushing out surrounding material. He notes that because there is no insulation in the cavity, installing a cavity tray is not feasible, so the strategy relies on tightly packing the remaining space with slate and ensuring the wall plates are fully supported to distribute weight evenly across the lintels. The narrator also mentions that some props will remain in place for several weeks until winter conditions stabilize, allowing the structure to settle properly before final completion. The project is a collaborative effort involving a friend named Colin, a window fitter who discovered the channel through YouTube and has since referred additional jobs, including conservatory installations. As the repair nears completion, the builder finishes patching the gaps with small aggregate to achieve a weathered aesthetic that matches the existing masonry, though he admits a preference for a slightly more battered look over a perfectly recessed finish. Once the last brick is slotted in and secured, the wall is ready for the window installation, marking the successful conclusion of this specific repair task. The video concludes with a brief update on the narrator's driving lessons, where his instructor has returned after a previous departure due to surgery, resulting in significant improvement in his driving skills before signing off with a call to action for viewers to subscribe and engage with the channel.

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Got a weird bond closure in it here. Another new one for me. This never seen this before. That's not giving strength to anything cuz it's loose. So there's that. Now it's glue. [bell] Right. Wednesday, the 1st of July, I think. Yeah, that's it. 2026 is half gone officially. Right. Looks like we've got no link in here. Can't see one. And all the headers are starting to drop. I'm not sure the full headers. I'll have to see. And got a weird bond closure in it. Quarter bond. And then just not even almost brick on brick there. So we'll work something out with this. And then we've got the bricks tucked up behind the facial board. There's a half in the middle and there's a half there. So, let's see what we find inside. Hope it's not an Irish word. Thank you. So, let's start having a look inside. At least we don't need acros. >> Yeah. >> Right. Let's get on with it. [music] >> [music] >> Heat. Heat. [music] [music] >> [music] >> Hey, [music] [music] hey, hey. [music] >> [music] >> Hey, [music] [music] hey, hey. [music] >> [music] [music] >> Right, that's the demo bit done. Another new one for me. This never seen this before. Wall plates on the outside empty cavity, but it has had it has had towise done. As you can see on the chimney job you will have seen by now. You saw we found loads of them. Gable end was done. So, it's um here you go. It's the little tiny looks like a like a a resin. I don't know. Another one there. Another one there. Another one there. So, there's plenty in especially around the around the window jams which are really fun. So these things I might take these out cuz the headers to give strength, but that's not giving strength to anything cuz it's loose. So there's that. That's that can probably stay in. I might just pack that up with slate. That one again. Pack that up with slate. I might just take these two out. And then um we're going to have to pack pack the wall plate as we go from here. And then the last couple of bricks in the center. Well, I won't be able to pack them with anything. So it'll just be a tiny little bit where the B run is where where the wall plate won't be supported. But you're talking I thought at the most rest of it were packed up with motor. Yeah, it's weird seeing on the outside like that. It's a bungalow. I don't know what why that changes where you put the wall plate. Like I say, I've always ever since I've been 40 years I've been doing this wall plates going on the inside. So, um, yeah, it's all down now. Alex just getting the bridge cleaned up. Got a bit of black dye. A bruise arrived. So, I'm going to go and have a have a quick buddy. Alex is nipping off about half past 9. He's driving lesson. So, as long as he's got all the bricks cleaned and everything loaded back up, I'm okay. I'll just I'll just plow along. Um, because got like two and a half courses above the lintle. I don't think we're going to put a tray in it. We can't fix the tray to anything because of these headers. Uh we're not insulating it because there's no insulation anywhere. So not not bothering the insulation. And we might just put some in behind the link. There's no point getting put a cavity train roof for that that far. So we're just uh just just a bit tight with the upstand on these headers. Hence they might be coming out. So, um, get me brew and get back at it after brew. Just try to before that goes. >> The brick's in the way. >> Yeah. Brick out. >> Yeah. Another bridge coming out of that one. Pain, but it's got to be done. [music] Right. Goes in tight. So, I'm going to take it back out. I'm going to pack these up with slate. Might take the middle two out to be honest. The other problem, too. And then get that half back in down there. And get it beded on. That's it. I got a couple of nails at the back of it. Stop it dropping back. Bit of black. get me started. Um, yeah. Heat. There you go. Well, that one's out. And I've patched that one. I'm going to get a little bit of brick and patch that one. Yeah. Doing anything now. Tie the this this stretch here. Well, um I can't even get get one between the lintle and the wall because the lint goes right up. There's no room for it. So, yeah, it' be fine. a little bit of bit down there and get this all patched up and click on [music] >> [music] [music] >> Hey, [music] Heat. Heat. [music] Hey, hey, hey. [music] Heat. [music] Heat. >> [music] [music] >> Heat. Heat. >> [music] [music] >> Heat. Heat. Hey, hey, hey. >> [music] [music] >> baby. Down. [music] Hey, [music] hey, hey. Hey, hey, hey. >> [music] [music] >> So, a cute little background about this job. This is through Colin who is the glass man who we met at the Burko uh bungalow renovation job because he watches on YouTube and he's become a good friend and he's a window fitter obviously. So now he started throwing lentils our way quite a few jobs actually even a conservatory. So thanks Colin you probably watching and customer has said um he saw the YouTube on the side of a look. So he's um he's been watching us last night and subscribed. So yeah, made up. So here you go. I've just flushed it and brushed it to weather it weather it away like that. Shame you haven't got any um small um aggregate to put in to give that effect. It's like a recessed effect. I mean this little point and brush that back. Yeah, I've got got this the headers in a lot neater. I've got closures in to bond it. probably bunk the one can go the bunk can go missing above where it's only seeing a bit of a brick but so far it's it's working and then each brick I put in I'm packing it up tight to the um wall plate so it's it's it'll be supported just be the last brick that I put in won't be able to do that cuz that'll be a split be slotted in letter box style the lintil is nice and solid nowhere that um and the prop can stay on 3 weeks I think before the winters are done. The winter's still open. I've tried them so that prop can stay in. And yeah, Alex is on his way back now. I need to ask him how his lesson went to. I didn't ask him on the phone. So, um yeah, got just a course to run in and then the top ones to slot in. So, I can't more to pack them above. I just need to pack them tight from below like that. So, this the touch that's that's what I'm doing. the top the top beds all over the place cuz I don't know if the wall plates angle straight. Yeah, just a little bit of slotting. And then after this, I'm going going down to the uh the bungalow renovation job which is that way about a mile and the coping arrived last week. So, we're going to get that last coping put back on, get that finished off and that's the uh that'll be complete. Might have a little walk around with the camera of the levels. Um yeah. That's what we're up to. So, just waiting for us to get back. He can do the mix for them. I'll just have a little tidy up. Yeah, it's worked out better than I thought. It's um I thought it was going to be really awkward this, but it hasn't been too bad. Yeah. Excellent. So, let's get back to it. Glamorous assistant has returned. Somebody asked me glamorous assistant wasn't the last night or the other night. That's good that cuz that means they're regular viewers. Well, they've been with us a while. So, there you go. It's all in except for the last piece. It looks a bit wonky cuz I' all I'm doing is flushing it and brushing it to take it back to weathered. I don't think I don't really like that. That doesn't match. Nothing like so. I'd rather make it look something like. So, a bit battered than weathered. But anyway, there's my last piece. And the only way of getting that in is to cut it slightly slightly smaller than that. So, when you put it in on top of the bed, it'll just seal the top. So, all these all these are tight against the wall plate. So, that wall plate's well supported and the weight spread evenly across the lintle. Um, I took three brick. I had three spurs. So, I managed to me mess around with the bond. Put a closures in and bring it. Well, English English bond, isn't it? Headers on my stretches. Stretches on headers. So, yeah. I'm just going to slide this last one in. Andy White gave you which is perfect for linkers. Bit of go on your T. Give it a tap. Now it's glue. So now you can do that. Insert your bed. Two of them. A bit too much actually cuz these are very tight beds. So, come close out. Flatten the bed out. And we have to take the front edge off it. Really shamper it down like that. If we don't do that, when we push the brick in, it'll just push the bed off. So, try and get some fits. So, this is the only brick on the um the whole room that won't be packed underneath the wall plate. So, in a tight angle, as tight as you can get it, and then when you get in, you flip it, pull it back, won't break. Bigger bed than I thought. Got two. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. It's probably good. A bit busy with the pieces, but a lot less busy than it was before. At least it makes sense now. As you can see, the old bond where the bond was. So, we've just basic switched it around and made it look good. Made a nice strong job of it. And that's ready for the window to go in now. So, I'll um hand you down to Alex and he can do a little outro for this one. >> There we go. Another little done more or less without me this time. Not driving unless I went well. A lot better than the last instructor I had before. Long story short, my first instructor had to leave for surgery. Then obviously cuz I was stuck, I had another instructor. Load of crap. And I'm back with my old instructor and things are going great. But that's the end of the video. So, thank you very much for watching. If you enjoyed, be sure to give a thumbs up. New to the channel, you want to see more, hit subscribe and tap on that bell. That way, you always know when we upload. Massive help. We greatly appreciate it. Any interactions you do is a massive help for our channel. Boosts our viewing, all that. It's greatly appreciated. Thank you very much. This has been brickling with Steve cameo Alex and with a with a nice linkle and we'll see you in the next one. [music] >> [music]