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river_fox18
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5h ago
Dropped $140 on a laser level for a curved garden wall and it turned into a comedy show
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the_andrew
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1d ago
Swapped mortar mix on a backyard wall in Reno and the color changed in 3 days
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murray.nathan
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2d ago
PSA: stop buttering the bed joint on CMU block, it's costing you time and mortar
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the_avery
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2d ago
Showerthought: why I think trowel size matters more than mortar mix for most brick jobs
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joelfoster
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3d ago
Old timer on my crew said my head joints were too fat on a fireplace in Knoxville, and he was right
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mila395
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3d ago
The foreman in Tulsa made me soak my trowels overnight, and I finally get why
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kai_lee35
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4d ago
Pro tip: stop buttering the back of the brick, wasted 3 years doing that
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the_jana
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4d ago
My trowel handle snapped during a 90 degree pour in Tucson and the crew saved my day with a roll of duct tape
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river_fox18
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5d ago
Wind knocked my scaffold down 2 days ago and it made me rethink how I stack block
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sean119
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5d ago
My foreman told me to stop soaking bricks before laying them, and he was dead right
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sean_flores75
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7d ago
Hit 500 brick on the same wall and now I can't decide if speed or clean joints matters more
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the_nathan
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7d ago
Pro tip: my first solo job in Omaha in 2011, I laid 300 bricks out of level because I trusted a wall that had been painted
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abby_singh
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8d ago
Watched a guy lay 900 bricks in one shift at a site in Tulsa using a $12 mortar scoop he made from a bleach bottle
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wendyk63
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8d ago
Bought a $60 brick tongs after 12 years of hauling 6 at a time by hand
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dixon.felix
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9d ago
Why does everyone say you need a full mortar bed on every CMU block?
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