Two minute tip is a great idea for us mere mortals, keep them coming!
@SkillBuilder
3 жыл бұрын
Will do!
@acciid
3 жыл бұрын
You can also use it vertically to build Italian towers.
@jimichip
3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@Tommy-on6sl
3 жыл бұрын
😆
@iangough7659
3 жыл бұрын
You truly are the professionals
@ashleyrowe2681
3 жыл бұрын
Such a simple trick....how do we not all know this!
@barrydoherty636
3 жыл бұрын
Every day is a learning day.
@powernumpty
3 жыл бұрын
A good video with some solid content, moved along nicely.
@vinnysurti
3 жыл бұрын
Listen Roger I’m going to level with ya..........
@kevincollins512
3 жыл бұрын
Great tip will use that going forward
@wkevant357
3 жыл бұрын
Genius!! Simple and effective... Keep these nuggets coming guys.
@MrBillUp
3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant tip. Been wondering how to do this for when I lay my new patio in the spring. 👍👌
@liviu2004
3 жыл бұрын
Great tip for my project.
@thetessellater9163
3 жыл бұрын
Good tip, guys. Given that there are 39.37 inches to a metre, a quick ready reckoner for 1 in 40, if you pardon the mix of systems, is - 'an inch a metre' - which can be useful.
@wittywoo9559
3 жыл бұрын
thanks 👍
@tjjmcgoun
Жыл бұрын
Beat me to it
@peterhanson3962
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent tip James. You learn something new every day. I didn’t know about setting the fall too steeply would leave the solids in the pipe.
@SkillBuilder
3 жыл бұрын
Leaves them high and dry
@thetessellater9163
3 жыл бұрын
Only the heavy ones, the floaters make it regardless. Which are you?
@TYLERCONSTRUCTION
3 жыл бұрын
The skill builder team is full of brilliant people with fantastic ideas. Top marks mate 👍
@jimichip
3 жыл бұрын
Cheers Tyler👍
@anthonywhite721
3 жыл бұрын
Nice to see James looking happy after visiting Dulux or is he still pissed about the trade price 👍👍
@SkillBuilder
3 жыл бұрын
James is over it. If it hadn't been for the video he wouldn't have bothered going to Slough
@stuffoflardohfortheloveof
3 жыл бұрын
Nice tip! 👍 Out of interest, I was always taught that if you have (in old money) a 4” pipe it required a 1 in 40 fall, 6” pipe - 1 in 60 and 9” pipe - 1 in 90.
@peterbigo9951
3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant advice. More like this 👍🏻
@martinroberts5577
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks lads. Learnt something. Lovely 👍
@PeteBrisbourne
3 жыл бұрын
Simple. Practical. Works. Awesome.
@Nbomber
3 жыл бұрын
Done this for slabs before, neat trick.
@SkillBuilder
3 жыл бұрын
What fall do you use?
@Nbomber
3 жыл бұрын
@@SkillBuilder 1:100 usually. I find that on a large patio even that seems a bit steep. Last patio I did had a path going down the side of the house also, about 7 meters, that had to meet a monoblock driveway at the same level. This resulted in a slope upwards, followed by a slope downwards. I wasnt happy with that tbh, but they had already hardcored and plated the ground, so it had to do. Still, looked pretty good though. Edit: I use a 1800mm spirit level for slabs, its good for making temporary slabs to slab between.
@JamesOStanworth-Wang
Жыл бұрын
Great 2 mins of value No BS. Thanks
@garethheathcote4988
3 жыл бұрын
Nice tip mr.James King thank you kind sir.
@nickcollins1289
3 жыл бұрын
Why didn’t you do this video last month! When I needed it haha
@SaintCoemgen
3 жыл бұрын
Don't know about regulations in the UK, but when I learned this in the USA, the code was 1/4 inch per foot min, max 3 in per foot or vertical. So there actually is a bit of fudge room in the code. Personally, the first bend in my index finger is about right for a 1 in 40 slope on a meter level, so I can just put my finger at the end of the level at that point to get slope on a pipe. Repeat measurements on down the pipe one meter at a time. No tape or blocks of wood needed. But that is just how I do it. And for me, the exact slope is not critical (as long as it is within code) but that there are no dips are valleys in the pipe along the path. But how doing that is another topic (there are also easy ways to get that, especially on longer pipe runs).
@SkillBuilder
3 жыл бұрын
Ah the finger tip or tip of the finger. Very good. I will measure mine. As you say a bit more is not an issue so long as it isn't crazy.
@razmiihsan8897
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very for the video. I'm not in the this kind of trade, but there are a lot dishonest people in my place. I'm not here because I want to build my house myself, but your video help people from being cheated. I wish your business success.
@SteveAndAlexBuild
3 жыл бұрын
Another good n James , with Roger heckling in the background 😁. ......Big Job broke out there .? 🤔🧱👍🏼
@jimichip
3 жыл бұрын
Cheers boys, I like the new logo!!! Yeah, onto a new big job, filming has already started. Here’s a little teaser for you - Blake’s profiles are involved and I know how much you boys like them😉
@SteveAndAlexBuild
3 жыл бұрын
@@jimichip Cheers James we are well chuffed with it , we almost look professional now 😆. Look forward to the new project ..... excellent profile choice 😉🧱👍🏽
@robmaule4951
3 жыл бұрын
Love it James 👌🏼🏴👍🏼
@jimichip
3 жыл бұрын
Cheers Rob!
@rodgerq
3 жыл бұрын
I'll never use this but it's pretty ingenious. The simplest hacks are the best.
@richardbowles7690
3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant
@JAZCA1
3 жыл бұрын
Love the two min tips
@plummetplum
3 жыл бұрын
Great tip. I'm just laying a patio, standard fall is 1 in 80. I could have used this idea. Funny thing too is I'm drinking gin and tonic now, not on the patio though, it's too cold and it's not finished 😁
@vic6820
3 жыл бұрын
Not finished, it's g&t on the rocks then.
@TurinTuramber
3 жыл бұрын
For patio, I usually just lay with the bubble touching a line (Every level is different). That way you can use the straight edge for across and diagonal as normal.
@plummetplum
3 жыл бұрын
@@vic6820 😆😆
@Tehcarp
3 жыл бұрын
level manufacturers could put another set of lines outside the ones for level that registered the pitch for the self clean
@maxmerton
3 жыл бұрын
Nice tip 👍
@dougsaunders8109
3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant thanks 😊
@brucelangridge6302
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tip once again excellent video
@davidlang2743
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent! Thanks for the great tip!
@philipwelsh1862
9 ай бұрын
Thanks that’s great = all the best your the man
@BerkleyBuilds
3 жыл бұрын
Great tip!
@royksk
3 жыл бұрын
So simple, bit of maths and a bit of wood. Excellent tip.
@alibabar007
Жыл бұрын
Exellent idea by putting a block under 1800mm spirit level , indeed a top tip. Thank you
@neilcrawford8303
3 жыл бұрын
Remember being taught about self cleansing velocity at NESCOT. Interesting that Roger in the background says a fall of 1 in 200 for the patio. If my history serves me right, that's the fall Joseph Bazalgette laid his London sewage system to after the 'Great Stink' and when London was plagued with cholera. As for gin and tonic. Revolting drink, best place for it is on the patio.
@jimichip
3 жыл бұрын
I went to NESCOT too! Although it was for carpentry and joinery.
@SkillBuilder
3 жыл бұрын
Neil Actually I looked it up and the industry standard for domestic patios is 1 in 80, If it is commercial paving then it is 1 in 60. 1 in 200 would be slow to drain in a storm but a lot of paving is now laid as water permeable. There is a good video coming up on laying paving
@Ratsotone
Жыл бұрын
That's a heck of a good tip, thanks for that
@bogusawkuznar
4 ай бұрын
You’re genious!
@johna6327
3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant tip. I could have been doing with this when putting garden drainage in earlier this year.
@futurenewmedia
3 жыл бұрын
Great tip, thanks 👍
@tanja8907
3 жыл бұрын
That's cool!
@daves4026
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome tip 👍
@MrGlenfraser
3 жыл бұрын
Fab I have some rain water drain to do so I can do that as and 80 or 100 fall.......was wondering how to measure the fall...thanks for that
@paulross7204
3 жыл бұрын
Good tip
@jeffyoung321
3 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy seeing James at work, really seems to know his stuff.
@SkillBuilder
3 жыл бұрын
Either that or he is very good at faking it
@jimichip
3 жыл бұрын
Skill Builder 🤔🤔🤔 I wonder!?!
@jeffyoung321
3 жыл бұрын
@@SkillBuilder 😂😂
@Panther-
4 ай бұрын
Very useful thanks.
@hannecatton2179
3 жыл бұрын
Here in Denmark the fall is a little shallower at 20mm per 1meter run for Dn 110 drainage pipe. So instead of a 45mm block we would have a 36mm block on an 1800mm spirit level.
@jimichip
3 жыл бұрын
Interesting. We all do things a little differently.
@mistervelux
Жыл бұрын
Maybe you have less sticky poo....😂😂
@Danzwain1
3 жыл бұрын
Love the tips keep em coming
@tsango1972
6 ай бұрын
Very clever tip this…..
@thinkaboutit5893
Жыл бұрын
Just the info l needed brilliant
@markdicker2732
2 жыл бұрын
Perfect thank you
@Frank-1978
3 жыл бұрын
Nice one ✌💪
@thePonker
Жыл бұрын
perfect thanks man
@simransihaniya4370
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant idea boss
@AJR2208
3 жыл бұрын
Great tip fella's, thank you. So, does this mean that gin should be drunk sitting up, reclining or laying down. Or is that just a consequence as my London Dry gets drained. Stay safe and well :)
@NeonXXP
Жыл бұрын
Nice tip, I'm doing a self build and sorting the soil pipes now. The current UK Regs are a fall of 1 :40 to 1:110. I worked out that equated to an angle of 1.43° to 0.52°. My laser measure has an angle finder on it, just lay it on the pipe and check its within range.
@InstantSleep
11 ай бұрын
This is why you should stick to the office 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@InstantSleep
11 ай бұрын
Who uses a laser level for drainage?!
@NeonXXP
11 ай бұрын
@@InstantSleep I designed and built an annex myself with no experience and have passed all the building inspections whilst running my company from my home office. I used a tool I already own to very quickly check drain falls.
@pointblankracer6274
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome thanks Chap's
@Joe-jv5mm
Жыл бұрын
Great tip, Cheers 🍻
@SW-zx3op
2 жыл бұрын
Love it - cheers
@4addevelopments139
3 жыл бұрын
Yet another short to the point top tip! Love it guys! Is it me or are the tips like this where is so simple make you wanna kick yourself for not thinking of it first??
@DSkimRS
2 жыл бұрын
great 1 minute tip
@ashleygainard4978
Жыл бұрын
Great tip👍 knew about the level thing but not the calculation. For instance if you can’t get a 1-40 as levels to existing drain wouldn’t permit, would a 1-80 be acceptable, Or is that too slow?
@kieronmoore7083
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@bricksandstuff2631
2 жыл бұрын
just tape blocks of wood to the patio table legs. This is a great little video and no messing, 1000 level = 25mm 1200 level = 30mm block of wood.
@jethhughes4278
3 жыл бұрын
Nice trick! It’s fool proof.....
@terenceretter5049
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks to his bottom right hand corner accent( ie the South East of UK) he seemed to say 'a 1 in 44' whereas he actually said ' a 1 in 40 fall'. People brought up in the left hand corner of UK would understand the importance of a pronounced 'r' or 'rrrs'.... or even perhaps ...'arse'!
@SkillBuilder
3 жыл бұрын
It is amazing how differently we all speak
@TurinTuramber
3 жыл бұрын
Do this a lot actually. Works on the vertical of course, good for setting velux splays perfect. Also put a either end is good for leveling coping stones.
@SkillBuilder
3 жыл бұрын
Good tip
@barrysmith5466
3 жыл бұрын
They call it murfeys law,1in 40 for 4” pipe and 1in 60 for 6” pipe and when you work on drains and manholes it’s always time and a turd.
@DitNg516
2 жыл бұрын
very smart
@Greg-z9v
4 ай бұрын
Does the length of the level matter when. Setting this trick up?
@mootymootmoot1679
2 жыл бұрын
I brought a small 8" level that has 2 bubbles in the middle 1 is for level and the 2nd bubble has numbers on in 1-5 so 1 is 1 in 10 and 2 is 2 in 10 pitch and so on so no need for the block check it that way Always use the pipe laser and target but still double check with that as with higher temperatures the laser can wonder around a bit plus it's got a magnetic strip at the bottom so you can either leave it hanging out of a pocket or stick it to the trench box and keep moving it along with you Was a fairly cheap tool but worth it's weight in gold to me as a tool of my trade
@gavincollins9376
3 жыл бұрын
For the patios always use the bricklayers level, bound to be out !!!
@jimichip
3 жыл бұрын
😂 good one!
@TurinTuramber
3 жыл бұрын
I think their levels work okay, problem is they would keep saying that they will get the level back on the next slab.
@kierenboimufc5940
3 жыл бұрын
@@TurinTuramber we use lasers to mark a datum so there not normally out of level on the next slab lol plus our ribbed stabilas are good than most levels
@TurinTuramber
3 жыл бұрын
@@kierenboimufc5940 No doubting the greatness of the laser levels and profiles. The older brickies used to grind and bump courses, probably not as common these days.
@kierenboimufc5940
3 жыл бұрын
@@TurinTuramber still have to doit the frames we have on site come up 10 mm plus in gauge so have to bump plus do a lot of bump and grinding in footings
@maciejtrybilo
3 жыл бұрын
Great tip. All important gin-related caveats discussed 👍🏼
@125brat
10 ай бұрын
Basically it's a 1" per metre fall as 1 metre is as near enough 40 inches, so tape a 1" block to a 1 metre level, job done😁
@Chris-uu6dg
Жыл бұрын
Hi mate, thanks for the great video, I just want to ask you if there is a building regulation that stipulates what the fall should be on a patio? or is anything between 1 in 60 to 100 ok? Many thanks Chris
@M.Godfrey
3 жыл бұрын
1:29 That’s all I needed to know
@tilepro-uk
3 жыл бұрын
All tips welcome. It Could take a professional a life time to come up with a tip and two minutes to learn it so always ears and eyes No matter how big you are in your game
@jimichip
3 жыл бұрын
Very true! Thank you. 🤔
@vincejohnson2130
3 жыл бұрын
Remember doing Maguire’s rule during my college days, 45 years ago.
@robthesamplist
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah 3 cans then on the head.
@robertsullivan2396
3 жыл бұрын
Yes so do I but 60 years ago. 4in pipe 1in40, 6in pipe 1in 60, 9in pipe 1 in 90
@140rware
3 жыл бұрын
@@robertsullivan2396 I didn’t know there was a difference 👍🏻
@manishpatel5236
3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic tip! Thanks SB & James! Does this calculation also work for smaller spirit levels? Say a 1200 spirit level? So would you do 1200/40 if the fall you want is 1 in 40?
@smurfman691
3 жыл бұрын
Yes
@jimichip
3 жыл бұрын
It does Manish, just divide the length of your level in millimetres by 40 and the answer is the size of block that you require. So in your case 1200/40 = 30mm block.
@PL-fc6hm
2 жыл бұрын
correct
@vic6820
3 жыл бұрын
Nice tip. I wonder how the Romans did it with the acqueducts over those great distances.
@SkillBuilder
3 жыл бұрын
Good question! We will send James to find out. He could do with a holiday.
@rayt8606
3 жыл бұрын
Roger is old enough to remember them laying the foundation 😆
@barrysmith5466
3 жыл бұрын
They used water levels
@georgeshepherd694
3 жыл бұрын
Roman's been doing this for centuries !
@MrGlenfraser
3 жыл бұрын
Great tip, so if I am doing surface water I can go for a 1 in 100 which would be 18mm on a 1800mm level.....
@SkillBuilder
3 жыл бұрын
It doesn't matter. If you can get more fall go for it but if not go for 1 in 100
@MrGlenfraser
3 жыл бұрын
@@SkillBuilder Thanks for that!
@roysammons2445
3 жыл бұрын
I've been along some drivers in Uganda and 1 in 40 ain't steep. There have been times I wondered if we'r would make it to the property 🤣. I never actually realised the drop was so shallow for a drain.
@juliestreet8688
3 жыл бұрын
Was doing this once and my neighbour tried to lend me his spirit level cos he thought mine was broken........
@thetallcarpenter
3 жыл бұрын
I knew Roger was a G&T man!!. Chin,chin...
@SkillBuilder
3 жыл бұрын
Not me mate, I hate the stuff.
@thetallcarpenter
3 жыл бұрын
@@SkillBuilder Ah, sorry, meant to say beer. Cheers.
@nicoenas971
7 ай бұрын
Would I do the same for a short run? I have a 1.2 meter run and a 600mm level. Would I just divide 600 by 40? Sorry for the simple question I just want to make sure i do it right!
@SkillBuilder
7 ай бұрын
yes it will work fine
@jasonald71
3 жыл бұрын
Is back of the bubble about 45mm on 1800? That's what I've tended to use tbh and it still looks good on a G and T, unless of course someone has tried to have a shit on the patio, then nothing looks good.
@balamusadanso7074
Жыл бұрын
How did you get the 40 that is divided by the length of the spirit level 1800mm?
@alwayslearning7672
2 ай бұрын
What does the 40 represent? 40° deg angle?
@SkillBuilder
2 ай бұрын
a ratio. 1 mm fall in 40mm linear
@eddieharding2432
Жыл бұрын
The 1 in 40 for 4" , and 1in 60 for 6" was a rule of thumb used for salt glazed pipes over 50 years ago . The Building Regs only state a "self Cleansing fall of 1.2 m/sec " .not gradients. In practice you have a start level and a finish level and if you can make it fit and work , no questions will be asked . Very soon Roger will get fed up with me . Just tell me when I am wrong
@bestvids446
6 ай бұрын
so how do you work out a 1 in 20 fall? apologies for being slow😅 but using an 1800 level is that not 1.8 in 40 ? im lost with the calculation..say if the level was 1m long is it just a 20mm block id need ?
@SkillBuilder
6 ай бұрын
1000mm divided by 40 = 25mm
@bestvids446
6 ай бұрын
im talking about how do you calculate 1 in 20 fall for a patio? I understand 1000 ÷ 40 would be a one in 4 fall
@Pete.Ty1
3 жыл бұрын
😊👍👍👍👍
@jackturnermx6176
3 жыл бұрын
This ok as long as you aren’t working to a level such as a septic tank inlet I’ve seen it a few times where people have put drains in without double checking with a laser level. If your lower than that inlet the drains are just about as useful as chocolate teapot haha
@SkillBuilder
3 жыл бұрын
Jack I work back from the tank.
@jackturnermx6176
3 жыл бұрын
@@SkillBuilder fair play but then I’d like to be sure it’s correct when we come to the house as most the Time we can put all the drains in and be done but sometimes builders wand the drainage only in the over site to be completed and leave it coming out under the blockwork a metre then come back and put manholes in etc. But I’m bricklayer now my dad is who taught me what I know of groundwork’s so I leave it all to him haha. Love the videos keep em coming👍👍
@DoubleA115
2 жыл бұрын
Question - So over a distance of 13m - 13000 / 40 = 325mm Min fall. 13000 / 110 = 118mm Max fall. I sometimes don't see the wood for the trees. But the Max fall is less than the Min?? Help?? I'm wanting to drop some soil pipes down through a pot and beam floor into a new build house with a un-supported basement. I am going to suspend the pipes on brackets attached to steel work in the basement roof which the house is being built on. I want the pipework to only drop as little as i can get away with so that the pipework does not get caught by higher vehicles which at the moment are spec'd to fit through the entrance door to the basement / car park area. i have 13000mm distance for the pipe to travel to get it outside the building. Over 13000mm is the fall at 1 in 110 = 118mm?
@JD-uh9od
3 жыл бұрын
I tried this but had the block at the wrong end 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
@JD-uh9od
3 жыл бұрын
@@shaunthompson8943 yes house is now full of shit 🤣🤣
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