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rowank83•2h ago

Update: I was dead set against cutting blocks wet, until a job in Phoenix changed my mind

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susansingh•21h ago

Can we talk about how a 4 ft level beat my fancy laser on a garden wall in Tulsa?

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holly_foster•5d ago

Just realized my foreman was right about buttering the head joints and I hate it

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adams.barbara•6d ago

I finally stopped dunking my trowel in the water bucket every 30 seconds

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davidwilliams•10d ago

My old foreman in Gary kept harping on me to wet the brick before laying, and the wall proved him correct

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barbara_owens•11d ago

Is a $220 mortar mixer worth it or should I keep hand mixing? Trying to settle this

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miles798•12d ago

Appreciation post: the old mason in Baltimore who caught my bad mortar mix by squeezing it in his hand

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andrewrobinson•14d ago

Appreciation post: the mason who showed me my mortar was too wet by listening to it

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riley_coleman•15d ago

Watching a guy lay a curved garden wall in Lexington taught me more than any class

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saraho48•15d ago

The old mason in Wichita who made me tear down 3 courses because of one crooked joint

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gonzalez.mia•16d ago

Question about the guy in Rochester who said to stop soaking my brick before laying

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blake842•18d ago

Hit 14 courses on a garage wall before lunch and I still can't believe the joints came out clean

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kaib18•19d ago

A foreman in Grand Rapids said my perps wandered like a dog off leash, so I built a jig for corners

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spencer_thomas4•20d ago

PSA: the job site on Route 9 in Manalapan has stacks of brick sitting on bare dirt, and the bottom courses are already spalling after 3 rainy weeks

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dakotal16•21d ago

Mortar color choice for a fireplace in Tulsa, went with buff instead of gray

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