Anyone tried the bricky tool?

Question

has anyone tried the bricky tool which is advertised on t.v.? is it as good as it looks? any downsides to it? thanks.

Answer 1

No but it looks good

Answer 2

Absolute tosh, if you need something like that you shouldn't be laying bricks, make a gauge rod, a bit of wood and a pencil

Answer 3

a right waste of money.

Answer 4

all it gives you, i've seen them at trade shows, is a certain thickness of mortar bed.

unfortunately bricks are not exactly the same length or height and they can vary in shape slightly, twist or banana.

this means you have to adjust the bed thickness to match the brick and those around it so you need a brick line and a good eye to make it look right. also needed is a plumb starting point from the corners.

it may help a little at first but you would soon learn to put the correct amount of mortar on anyway

imo a waste of time

Answer 5

Waste of money mate. Build your corners of your wall up first, then use a string line to in fill the rows. the string line will give you the required height to set the bricks at, cheaper and more satisfying to do.

Answer 6

the main downfall of this tool is bricks is there will be some areas where you have no choice but to cut the bricks which can be done with a bit of practice, and also the mortar mix has to be spot on to keep the wall standing. So it would be easier to practice with lime mix or weak sand cement in order to learn proper brick laying rather then rely on the tool.

the advert is impressive.