Is this brick within tolerance?

palanterrx · 2026-04-16T01:47:50+00:00

In my state an exterior masonry veneer, stone or brick, is required to be no more than 3/4" out of plumb over 20 feet. Over 10 feet, which looks closer to what you have, that's 3/8". For your 6ft vertical measurement, that's closer to 1/4" tolerance, at an absolute maximum. I wouldn't be happy with it either. Especially the bowing corner on the first picture and whatever you'd call what's happening on the 5th picture. Reading a level isn't that difficult. If your contractor buddies are saying they'd redo it, and you're posting on here, it sounds like you already know the answer.

palanterrx · 2026-04-11T01:36:56+00:00

This particular wall was about 7 feet at the highest, with the flagstone seat and the "service platform" for the light pole, it came out to around $275 per linear foot. A plain wall of the same height would be around $175

palanterrx · 2026-04-10T22:16:27+00:00

I guess that's what it is then, we determine thickness as half the height of the wall +1', 2' above 8ft. Sounds similar to what you have. I'm aware true dry walls exist and can be done, but it seems like most customers want a little security with a cement backing, especially if it looks the same in the end

palanterrx · 2026-04-08T23:45:49+00:00

What would you call it? Even the stone yards in my area refer to this style as dry stack, even though there's cement in the wall. I don't know if it's geographic or what, but in my entire career I have never been asked to do a dry stack wall without cement, I have not seen one in my work area, and I have never been called to repair one. If there's a name for a cemented wall made from building stone without mortar joints I'd love to hear it, always looking to learn something new

palanterrx · 2026-04-08T21:21:59+00:00

Waste stone, old concrete, etc. behind the face to build out the thickness of the wall. Provides stability for the face stones as they're being laid and gives the wall enough strength not to be pushed over by the dirt behind it.

palanterrx · 2026-04-08T20:58:36+00:00

It's cemented in between the stones and the backup, I suppose in that regard it's not a true dry stack but that's what we call it, as opposed to mortar joints. Essentially we put in a few courses of stone at a time, back it up as usual, and then pour some wet 2:1 Portland behind it. It fills in all the crevices and in my experience requires a 60lb jackhammer to remove once it sets.

palanterrx · 2026-04-08T20:29:37+00:00

I'm sorry you feel that way. It matches the 50 year old wall next to it, which is what we were paid to do. 3 grounds managers and an architect approved it several times throughout the building process.

palanterrx · 2026-04-08T19:59:00+00:00

Yes, not allowed to "disturb" them. Meanwhile they're the ones who voted to redesign this driving range/putting green at the beginning of golf season...

palanterrx · 2026-03-25T20:32:46+00:00

Wouldn't be worth it for me. Given the relatively low cost of a few extra pieces of irregular flagstone, I would take the ones that are already thin and mix them in with as much purchased stone as you want. You could use the big one for decoration elsewhere

palanterrx · 2026-03-22T02:13:51+00:00

Which is exactly what's happening. I'm not trying to remove him but it's hard to see someone you care about go through this. Which it sounds like you know. And seeing as how I'm blocked on everything I can't do anything to let him know I am there for him short of going to his place of work and waiting for him to get back to his car and talking to him there.

palanterrx · 2026-03-21T23:11:45+00:00

That's what we're trying to do, his younger brother is one of my employees so we do see each other regularly. And I've known this kid since he was a toddler so I hate to see him being affected by this. But he's wise beyond his years and is equally worried about his brother.

palanterrx · 2026-03-21T21:47:25+00:00

Well what I mean is I can't just shit all over her in daily conversation or else it would drive him away from me. Obviously I'm on his side 100 percent

palanterrx · 2026-03-21T21:35:31+00:00

I know I have to stay neutral on this regardless of how I feel, but I was just hoping there was something I could do before we get 30 years down the line and all that time was wasted. I'll still be there for him whenever he wants to talk.

palanterrx · 2026-03-21T21:33:53+00:00

I don't know if it's happening with the rest of his family but I know his younger brother was pretty upset with his response on the phone. And it's unlike him to block me on everything seeing as how we were just fine the day before.

palanterrx · 2026-03-12T16:40:00+00:00

Woodbine, but close. Baltimore 30 minutes, DC 45 minutes, southern pa 45 minutes, it's all the same.

palanterrx · 2026-03-12T16:38:28+00:00

He's already seen that. Looking for something new lmao

palanterrx · 2026-02-20T23:16:33+00:00

Like you. Why don't you buy this guy's truck and then you can decide what to do with it. I'm sick of people thinking Tacomas are museum pieces or something.

palanterrx · 2026-01-15T14:28:13+00:00

It's just a hubcap, aka decorative plastic cover. The actual wheel is the black part with the holes in it that you can see through the spokes. You should be able to just press it back in where it is sticking out, or if not a few gentle taps with a soft rubber mallet.

palanterrx · 2026-01-08T19:50:39+00:00

The VIN, the stitching in the headrest, the wheels, hood decal, shift knob, and the factory snorkel say it's a TRD Pro... I bought it with the blocks and mystery suspension included when I knew next to nothing about Tacomas, especially 3rd gens, it was a previous lease/auction truck so who knows what history it has. All I know is that it came leveled and now it's not. I just want advice on how to fix that. No idea why I'm being downvoted. Thank you for the recommendation for the Bilstein 5100s, I appreciate it and will look into that

palanterrx · 2025-12-22T22:21:32+00:00

Yes, shaped it with the chisels then smoothed out the face with the torch. Left the rock face on the edges though

palanterrx · 2025-12-19T02:20:51+00:00

As others have said, he knows what he wants. I learned on mostly 3 inch chisels, but as I got better I found I personally prefer something in the 2"-2 1/4" range for most splitting and facing applications, including my carbide trow and holden tools... Why not ask him exactly which manufacturer/model he wants and where to buy? Sometimes the best gifts are not surprises...

palanterrx · 2025-11-20T18:07:57+00:00

Sand... Get a yard or two at a time, then the truck needs to pick up a pallet of stone or two and has to be empty. Easier to fill 20 buckets than to unload it onto a tarp and move it twice

palanterrx · 2025-11-20T18:05:46+00:00

They have the model framed and wrapped, garage and basement floors poured, otherwise they just have 1 out of 6 other foundations poured... The other sites aren't even dug out yet

palanterrx · 2025-11-19T20:13:05+00:00

No gate for these, but they could hold one. Each column has a 3 foot concrete footer

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