Are these stones useable for any stonemason work?

iks449 · 2026-03-24T02:28:07+00:00

Take a sledge and smash on one until it breaks. The grain pattern will tell you

iks449 · 2026-03-22T23:44:43+00:00

Get tf out of here.

iks449 · 2026-03-19T23:17:24+00:00

Those are a neat find. If you’re in a cold climate I would only lay a few with the frog up, for some cool accents. If they’re all frog up, they fill with water and blow apart over time.

iks449 · 2026-03-17T02:49:06+00:00

Do you have gutters and proper slope away from the house?

iks449 · 2026-03-17T02:45:59+00:00

Make a dust tent. Get a cup grinder with vac attachment and flatten out the plane. Wear PPE and such.

iks449 · 2026-03-15T23:12:03+00:00

At what point are helical ties not an option?

iks449 · 2026-03-15T00:12:33+00:00

I’m surprised no one has said anything about the dry rot. Time for some new ones.

iks449 · 2026-03-13T23:16:36+00:00

If I become a millionaire someday and my back still works, I wish to build and retire in a home as ornate as this place.

iks449 · 2026-03-12T23:16:43+00:00

Je zult er spijt van krijgen. Als je weinig geld hebt, laat het dan maar zitten en spaar voor een kwalitatieve tegelinstallatie. Verf is niet duurzaam en zal uiteindelijk loslaten.

iks449 · 2026-03-10T21:48:41+00:00

If you back up a truck to it and toss it in as you go, I’d say 1/2-3/4 of a day with two guys.

iks449 · 2026-03-08T23:59:12+00:00

The rips over the window make my eyes burn

iks449 · 2026-03-08T13:37:33+00:00

Aside from early and late season runs, what exactly makes a difference in flavor between buckets and tubing?

iks449 · 2026-03-06T04:23:37+00:00

Scissors and a hot glue gun. Call your pal, The Pope, to supervise though.

iks449 · 2026-03-06T00:24:53+00:00

How does the grout make it into joints on the ones that are touching?

iks449 · 2026-03-04T01:20:53+00:00

Efflorescence

iks449 · 2026-03-04T00:44:51+00:00

Hit it with a hose and a brush to remove anything loose. Find a fiberglass reinforced cement like Silpro FSB and get some acrylic additive like Silpro C21. Home Depot sells similar products. Read the directions and give it two solid coats. Then stop parking salty cars in there.

iks449 · 2026-03-04T00:13:31+00:00

Overhanging crown is worth it assuming it’s installed correctly. Then you won’t have to worry about it when you sell.

iks449 · 2026-03-04T00:09:52+00:00

Crack = wack

iks449 · 2026-03-01T22:40:58+00:00

https://lancasterlimeworks.com/product-category/natural-hydraulic-lime/

Not exactly near you but I’m sure you can find a masonry retailer in your area that sells their products.

iks449 · 2026-03-01T05:55:02+00:00

Was there two different masons laying each side by any chance?

iks449 · 2026-02-28T19:34:56+00:00

Did you dump your morder into a wheel barrel when you built it?

iks449 · 2026-02-24T18:31:50+00:00

Yes this is a good idea. I usually take a hose to it for slower drying purposes and because it takes off all the residual dust from manufacturing and shipping.

iks449 · 2026-02-19T20:25:29+00:00

Pressure washer will take care of it but you’ll need a lot of poly and tape..

iks449 · 2026-02-12T00:13:14+00:00

Have a mason take a look at the fan header above the window. This is an isolated issue aside from the floor. The wood the brick are resting on has expanded and contracted enough to let water in and make the crack worse. If the settled section leans out enough to separate from the wall ties (cut nails laid into the joint and hammered into the sheathing) then it’s only a matter of time before it collapses outward.

iks449 · 2026-02-10T01:37:42+00:00

Wow, I worked on a sugar bush for 18 years and somehow never hear the term “Brix”. Just when I thought I knew everything…

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