On Thu, 28 Aug 2014 22:16:20 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 28 Aug 2014 18:42:51 -0400, Poco Loco
wrote:


I can testify to the fact that carrying concrete blocks all day does not require a lick of training
or specialized skill. Buying a bag of mortar and following the mixing directions doesn't take a lot
of skill either, although a little knowledge of the English language may be helpful.

I got a pretty good schooling on laying block when I was building my 3
additions in Maryland. My contractor (and a personal friend) was
teaching his boy the trade and I was just another student/helper on
that job. I mixed mortar, stacked block on the scaffolds and laid
block to the line in the field.
If you get the mortar right, not as easy as it would seem, and you
understand the process, you can learn to lay block to the line pretty
quickly. Laying the piers in the corners and getting everything
started is a trick. Actually going fast only comes with experience.
I still think that a reasonably intelligent person could be a pretty
decent block mason in a summer. Brick may take longer, particularly if
you want to go fast.
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I built the back half of this
http://gfretwell.com/electrical/bric...ed%20house.jpg

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Damn, that shed is built like the proverbial brick sh*t house!

:-)

Nice.

On Fri, 29 Aug 2014 01:00:35 -0400, wrote:

I built the back half of this
http://gfretwell.com/electrical/bric...ed%20house.jpg

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Damn, that shed is built like the proverbial brick sh*t house!

:-)

Nice.

The pavers was my wife's idea. Centex threw away 20 driveways worth at
Cedar Glen in the Brooks and I got a bunch of them.
We have them everywhere, except on the ground.

The first thing we built was this fireplace on the lanai. She couldn't
wait until it was finished to try it out
http://gfretwell.com/ftp/JUDYFIR2.jpg\

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You need to delete the back slash after .jpg

We also did the back wall of the garage, where the tiki bar is.

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/tikibar.jpg


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Nice signage. :-)

Speaking of technology changes, we're in the middle of Long Island
Sound right now doing about 10 knots westbound. The Manhattan
skyline is just emerging from the water in front of us and it's a
beautiful late summer day up here in the north country.

On 8/29/2014 11:50 AM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 29 Aug 2014 01:00:35 -0400, wrote:

I built the back half of this
http://gfretwell.com/electrical/bric...ed%20house.jpg

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Damn, that shed is built like the proverbial brick sh*t house!

:-)

Nice.

The pavers was my wife's idea. Centex threw away 20 driveways worth at
Cedar Glen in the Brooks and I got a bunch of them.
We have them everywhere, except on the ground.

The first thing we built was this fireplace on the lanai. She couldn't
wait until it was finished to try it out
http://gfretwell.com/ftp/JUDYFIR2.jpg\

===

You need to delete the back slash after .jpg

We also did the back wall of the garage, where the tiki bar is.

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/tikibar.jpg


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Nice signage. :-)

Speaking of technology changes, we're in the middle of Long Island
Sound right now doing about 10 knots westbound. The Manhattan
skyline is just emerging from the water in front of us and it's a
beautiful late summer day up here in the north country.


God bless you, I hope I get to see that someday... safe journey...