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[Rods2]

This is by far and away the best part of the article.



Looks like a clip from Crouching Tiger Hidden Hippo. 

If you are looking for some real class in the picture check out the finest northern brickie brickwork.

[dave the builder]

If you are looking for some real class in the picture check out the finest northern brickie brickwork.

poor re-pointing ,100+ year old English bond ,
seen alot worse 
and it's lasted 100+ years, bricks where not uniform back then,
 I recently rebuilt my kitchen with period correct bricks ,not easy compared to modern, light,uniform bricks
and being a "brickie" involved little to no training
back then they threw walls up 
better than 'some' of the crap sheds they put up today though 

[ronnyd]

This is by far and away the best part of the article.



Looks like a clip from Crouching Tiger Hidden Hippo. 

If you are looking for some real class in the picture check out the finest northern brickie brickwork.

Being held up by the Poundland plant hanger.

[dave the builder]

Being held up by the Poundland plant hanger.

Poundland was not about 100 years ago 
so, the brickwork lasted 90 years without the help of said poundland tat 

[Mr Gav]

If you are looking for some real class in the picture check out the finest northern brickie brickwork.

poor re-pointing ,100+ year old English bond ,
seen alot worse 
and it's lasted 100+ years, bricks where not uniform back then,
 I recently rebuilt my kitchen with period correct bricks ,not easy compared to modern, light,uniform bricks
and being a "brickie" involved little to no training
back then they threw walls up 
better than 'some' of the crap sheds they put up today though 

One things for sure..that isn`t English bond 

[dave the builder]

One things for sure..that isn`t English bond 

Correct    stretcher bond ish 
I only looked at one pic briefly
I should have looked more closely    , my 26"  pc screen's capacitors have spewed their guts
currently having to revert back to ye olde 15" till the 32" replacement restores my poor eyesight 

[Mr Gav]

One things for sure..that isn`t English bond 

Correct    stretcher bond ish 
I only looked at one pic briefly
I should have looked more closely    , my 26"  pc screen's capacitors have spewed their guts
currently having to revert back to ye olde 15" till the 32" replacement restores my poor eyesight 

It`s a bit like a lot of the brickwork of the time, just throw in the odd half when things don`t work out (when the bricklayers can`t keep the perps plumb) 

[Rods2]

While charmer Lord Opti was plying his charms on the 'ladies' finer points, the rest of OOF are discussing something much more interesting the brickworks finer points.

[dave the builder]

While charmer Lord Opti was plying his charms on the 'ladies' finer points, the rest of OOF are discussing something much more interesting the brickworks finer points.

there's dum-ass women fighting all over the place ,everywhere , every day BUT...
how often do you see bricks these days 

[BazaJT]

You gotta love this forum don't you?A thread about two women fighting becomes a discussion on brickwork and the likely age of when the houses were built!It's brilliant I love it

[Lizzie Zoom]

As a railway historian I love the engineering bricks used to build the railways in the 19th century.  As an excellent example you just have see the marvellous twin brick flat arch bridges, each with a 128 foot span, that cross the Thames at Maidenhead built by Isambard K. Brunel and finished in 1838.  The so called experts of the time believed it would collaspe under it's own weight due to the flatness and length of each span. It today carries the latest High Speed Trains, and still looks beautiful.

I had the chance once to secure some engineering bricks from a viaduct built in 1899 as part of the Great Central main line to Rugby which I watched being demolished (   ) in the late 1970's.  They were a great slate grey in colour and I would still have them today if my ex had not taken them

Yes, I love great brickwork

[Mr Gav]

You gotta love this forum don't you?A thread about two women fighting becomes a discussion on brickwork and the likely age of when the houses were built!It's brilliant I love it

Very poor brickwork at that 

[Rods2]

While charmer Lord Opti was plying his charms on the 'ladies' finer points, the rest of OOF are discussing something much more interesting the brickworks finer points.

there's dum-ass women fighting all over the place ,everywhere , every day BUT...
how often do you see bricks these days 

On site, pah, only ever see them when I'm down the pub.

[dave the builder]

I see they are re making 3" staffordshire blues 

and weathered imperial wire cut 

[Mr Gav]

I see they are re making 3" staffordshire blues 

and weathered imperial wire cut 

Lovely, you won`t be able to wall more than five courses at a time with those