Brick Spacers

[ss5116]

I'm about to build a small wall around a patio myself. Is there a product like Tile spacers for Bricks???

 

[JohnD]

There is a tool called a Bricky.

Skilled bricklayers sneer at it, but it seems to give quick and neat results for the beginner.

see http://www.bricky.com/ and choose UK

 

[ss5116]

thanks

 

[noseall]

There is a tool called a Bricky.

Skilled bricklayers sneer at it, but it seems to give quick and neat results for the beginner.

see http://www.bricky.com/ and choose UK

i think 'quick' is a wee bit rich John.

 

[diy_darren]

i think 'quick' is a wee bit rich John.

Can a skilled bricklayer work faster without such a device? I've never laid a brick in my life, but it looked pretty quick in their DVD! I'm suspicious of the so called innovation if none of the professionals actually want to use it, but I don't understand what's wrong with it ...

 

[noseall]

you would need to be in a bricklayers shoes for a year or two, to be able to appreciate the speed and skill, of a man who earns his living, laying as many bricks as he can, as neat as he can.

whilst the diy'er is setting up his 'brickie tool', the pro has the wall half built. he'll have the other half built in the time it takes to clean it and pack it away.

put it another way:

how many site brickies, do you see getting out the van, armed with one of these devices? if there was a better way to lay bricks, the site boys would have found it by now.

i'm sure a brickie tool would be useful for an enthusiastic amateur though.

 

[fastneattrowel]

lol , I never come a across one, just keep your perps looking good about 10-12m apart,garden walls are built by the eye, sometimes I dont even use a level to for brick work if it looks good it is good

 

[JohnD]

Skilled bricklayers sneer at it

told you

 

[Richard C]

You gotta start somewher so save yourself the cost of 'gimmick tools', pactice, take your time & do it the right way!

 

[diy_darren]

You gotta start somewher so save yourself the cost of 'gimmick tools', pactice, take your time & do it the right way!

I've no aspirations of being a bricklayer, so any gimmick tools that help I'm interested in If it enables me to build a BBQ with decent looking joints I'll be quite pleased, as I'm sure I'd make a dogs dinner out of it first time otherwise.

I can understand how a bricklayer will be faster without it, but it's hardly a time consuming process to pull a bit of plastic out the van and swill it off after

Still be nice to hear an opinion of someone who's used one though ...

 

[JohnD]

I've never used one, but, never mind speed, my bricklaying looks as if I've applied the mortar with a ladle so anything that would get the bricks level with even joints would be an infinite improvement.

It's a physical skill. A pro will lay more bricks in a day than an amateur will lay in a lifetime.

 

[mikric]

Catnic make a product called brickmat spacer system . have never seen it or used it though. ( could sometimes do with it myself when laying engineering bricks in current weather conditions ) swim swim
http://www.corusconstruction.com/en...oducts/catnic/products/brikmat/about_brikmat/

 

[martyc]

Ive used the bricky with success and if you havent laid a brick or a block in your life id recommend it especially if its neat pointing you are after for a BBQ etc.
I used it to lay my first ever blocks and i have to say they are very neat and much neater than anything ive laid since freehand. A mate who is a fulltime blocklayer even commented on how neat my blockwork was!!
You have to lay the first course freehand but dont be put off by this just make sure you get your mortar a nice consistency..spend a few quid on a good level and a stringline.
Its definitely a great tool for introducing you to brick/blockwork and had i not bought mine i probably wouldnt have made the leap to doing any blockwork on my own.
Marty.

 

[NS215]

but what happens when your using bricks that aren't very uniform i'd imagine it would look awful

 

[seasickstevie]

Yes, I'm building an olde worlde garden wall with reclaimed bricks.
Can't imagine it would be much use to me. Or am I wrong?