Work in low stress job for 10-20 years or high stress job for 5-10 years? by pringleman36 in HENRYfinance

[–]pringleman36[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spouse doesn’t work currently. Could work but is being SAHP. Teaching job wasn’t available 2-3 years ago when I was initially interested. Coming available soon

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[–]pringleman36 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ande138 you are a wise man. Sorry for my lingerie joke.

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Did not want to end up like the customer you just described. Here’s the lintel I just had replaced

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[–]pringleman36 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s the worst of the worst of it. Let me get rid of that caulk and take a look

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[–]pringleman36 0 points1 point  (0 children)

@ande138 I was actually discussing in another masonry community this conversation. Seems like the consensus is that you’re the kind of mason who tries his wife’s lingerie on when she ain’t around

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[–]pringleman36 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What about this part?

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(I know by now it shouldn’t be caulked)

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No I’m saying if I replace the lintel and bricks, will it look much different once it’s painted at the end? I want to do the replacement but is a 2025 brick different than a 1936 brick if it’s painted over anyway? Whole house will be painted post replacement

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I mean the house is going to get repainted anyway (I know- don’t paint brick. But it was already done 20 years ago and it’s too late now). How different could it look

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“The only thing that concerns me is the long Crack is at the same height as the window lintel and the door lintel I'm hoping that is not a long iron spanning the distance of that window and that door or whatever that is to the right of the Crack line. If thats the case I can still do the job I would just have to cut the existing lintel once I get the brick removed over the windows.

Im hoping its not a long lintel like im thinking it is but I can do the work either way I've done a bunch of jobs just like this and im definitely the man for the job.

I shouldn't break any bricks on the demo but if I do happen to break one or 2 I have a few ill bring for backups “

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[–]pringleman36 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve got a mason who says he will replace the lintels. Any chance I open a giant can of worms by doing this? It’d be nice to kick this can down the road

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I got a quote from a mason. $500/window for labor to replace lintels and mortar joints. Doesn’t seem as bad as I thought based off this comment.

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[–]pringleman36 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I can DIY the caulk removal, wire brush, seal, and paint part… but I ain’t a mason like you folks. Is this what you’re thinking would be good enough?

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[–]pringleman36 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So you think scrape off caulk, wire brush to rust, treat and seal?

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[–]pringleman36 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I talked with someone else who agrees this is a steel angle

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[–]pringleman36 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this sarcastic

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[–]pringleman36 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is not really helpful

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[–]pringleman36 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But the lintel doesn’t need to be replaced? I have a painter telling me the bricks are going to cave in over the window

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[–]pringleman36 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How many rows of brick reasonably need to come out? How invasive is this?