Randall Brickwork

Randall Brickwork I undertake all types of brickwork, flintwork and stonework, for extensions, newbuild.

The last feature on Sherrys patio now finished , as i did on the last feature , i individually marked and cut every piec...
19/04/2026

The last feature on Sherrys patio now finished , as i did on the last feature , i individually marked and cut every piece. Then i dry layed everything in sand before removing small sections and rebedding them in mortar. Every piece was paint slurried on the reverse to give extra bonding .
Everything in Sherrys garden is now done 🙂

22/03/2026

Mixing the pointing mortar for Sherrys patio 🙂

Finally finished Mums patio , so she can do her plants etc in the Spring. I travelled down to Kent over a 100 miles on M...
20/02/2026

Finally finished Mums patio , so she can do her plants etc in the Spring. I travelled down to Kent over a 100 miles on Monday , got there and immediately started blowing out water from patio joints so i could point them.
Within 5 mins of being there it rained yet again ! . So i set a gazeebo up , but it drove in and under , so i put timber sheets up and tied tarps around . Still the rain came under! 4 hours and nothing aciveved. Next morning up earlier and tried pointing again , managed to get it in. . Pointing would not dry to put finish on, so i went out under a lamp at 9pm in the dark to try and put a finish on. Up early next morning to finish slabs on edge and point them. Then repaired the path. Just as it got dark and i just finished it absolutely chucked it down !.
The gutter terminates on the path and was going on the fresh path repair mortar. Pulled my hair out trying to change its direction.
Gazeebo was dropped so i could cover path and patio top to bottom. I prayed the rain did not ruin patio pointing , it rained all night .
I went out 3 times , last time 1am to brush water of tarps . Next morning amazingly everything was good. Dried patio and covered again and put piers in back area , which i will build a timber log store on latet.
Amazing to see Mum and Donna , now home
and putting my feet up 😃

Finished a step feature on Sherrys patio before i went to Mums, where im currently struggling for the neverending amount...
18/02/2026

Finished a step feature on Sherrys patio before i went to Mums, where im currently struggling for the neverending amount of times with Rain ! . Anyway this step feature involved a lot of cutting ! 😄. Every piece of paving was individually marked and cut, before laying. The backs of the paving were painted in a neat cement slurry and also the slurry was put down before mortar laying bed. Using the slurry twice helped to extra bond the pieces. The bedding mortar was a mix of soft and sharp sand and cement mix. This was damp , not wet as pieces would swim about and be more awkward to lay in wet mortar. So again the slurry helped for this reason , because damp mortar is not as sticky as wet. The pattern was centralised
around the middle diagonal reclaim tile. Then i cut 4 smaller diagonals and measured and set those. I laid the whole thing in sand first to get every cut done. Then i care fully took out small sections and then bedded those in mortar , quite fiddly ! 😄. Then i pointed them carefully to lock them in properly. This was all done undet a gazeebo due to the ridiculous amount of rain
🙂

I have just finished repairing and rebuilding a set of steps and walls on a country estate. They lead to a lovely stone ...
03/02/2026

I have just finished repairing and rebuilding a set of steps and walls on a country estate. They lead to a lovely stone folly at a secret garden. The steps and walls were built with lovely Blue stafford solid engineering bricks. The step ones being bullnosed ( curved ) on the front. The pier cappings were beautiful york stone and flat topped. They were covered on the top with moss and litchen, making them look quite enigmatic. I made a point of keeping this on . The brickwork originally was built of high quality with tight joints and
must of been quite striking. Over the years a huge tree root grew behind the top step and under , snapping both the step and the footing of it. A smaller root also worked itself between the step and brick wall, pushing the wall further away from the step. All 4 pier cappings had popped and become loose. Everything became overgrown and quite unsightly and dangerous with the raised step causing a trip. Taking the wall apart was difficult as the mortar was so hard , i had to use a big 12" petrol grinder , and a 9 and 4 " electric grinders to cut up and seperate the bricks , using a hammer and sharp chisel also. I did not want to damage any, as it would be unlikely to find a brick to match , esp as they are imperial size. Some brick parts i kept as sections to avoid etc work. The huge root was taken out with a chain saw. The step footing renewed and dressed into wall footing. Because i had to stop for xmas , all of the wall and step bricks were stored indoors in order , then brought out in the new year to build with. These bricks are difficult to lay , just touching them can dirty them and they can swim and float when laying due to non porosity . So i carefully rebuilt one side wall to mirror the other , rebuilt the top step and repointed everything that needed ir and replaced and damaged brick. Yorkstone cappings were roughed up underneath and slurried before rebuilding to give a better bond. The wonderfull ' Shell ' wall to the side
was re exposed again, being completely overgrown before. The mortar used was white cement, hydrated lime , mixed with sharp and soft sand , to give a lighter colour to match previous mortar. The weather wad just awful and it was mostly done under a gazeebo

21/01/2026

I still love my job even after 40 years , winter though really can be quite frustrating ! 😄

This was a pond that i completed last August , the original was completely overgrown and basically lost. So i set about ...
17/01/2026

This was a pond that i completed last August , the original was completely overgrown and basically lost. So i set about clearing all the overgrowth, and removed the old liner. Then digging it bigger and put in a underliner and new liner. Using some lovely big stones i drybuilt it all as i often do with brick repairs to old buildings. In places using slate and broken slabs to help find levels. I then took it all apart bit by bit and built in mortar. This is now a wildlife pond and has attracted frogs etc,. Ponds are not my usual job, bricklaying is, but its nice to do a variety of jobs. Ive been bricklaying for 40 years now and am still as keen as my very first day, which helps , esp in winter !. Thankyou Barrie
07779051598

Also not quite finished, Mums patio , back to Kent after xmas to complete for her 🙂
24/12/2025

Also not quite finished, Mums patio , back to Kent after xmas to complete for her 🙂

Nowhere near finished Sherrys patio yet , but carried on today , not saying there is a lot of work in framing and cuttin...
24/12/2025

Nowhere near finished Sherrys patio yet , but carried on today , not saying there is a lot of work in framing and cutting around the manholes 😄, ok there really is ! even more so as im maintaining the bond throughout . Looking forward to finishing it all and pointing , hoping it will look good when all done 🙂

My latest job , restoring some lovely walled blue engineering brick steps on a country estate. The wall to the right has...
13/12/2025

My latest job , restoring some lovely walled blue engineering brick steps on a country estate. The wall to the right has been pushed over , the wall to the left hidden. All York stone pier caps have popped and the top step snapped and lifted in the middle. A huge tree root behind the top step and between the wall and steps being the reason 🙂

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