Interresting Building Information

[Gary D]

Don't expect to find anyone here that can lay bricks and blocks like we do in the west.

[Jack Peterson]

2 hours ago, Gary D said:

Don't expect to find anyone here that can lay bricks and blocks like we do in the west.

 Whatever you do do NOT hire this guy 

[Clermont]

Thanks, Gary & Jack, I've already be blooded when we payed to fix the ancestral home up for my wife's family. Queried why it would take 5 days for 2 builders and 2 labours to put 2 door jams in and swing the doors, photo followed and no more argument from me. Half bricks not used to make the door jams flush, thus the half brick gaps had to be cemented in bit by bit, I still smile at there response, "it is how we always do it," And i believe that they sight the walls by eye, taking plenty of string line over with me, ha ha.

[Old55]

12 hours ago, Jack Peterson said:

 Whatever you do do NOT hire this guy 

Jack, that poor guy looks like he maybe a prisoner on some Mississippi chain gang! 

 

Update, or it was an all you can drink bring your own bricks party?

Edited June 26, 2017 by Old55

[mogo51]

16 hours ago, Clermont said:

Thanks for that, I'm not allowed to be stingy, all produce and appliances will be bought there. I forgot to mention, it will be a condominium construction not a two story building. My wife and I are in our 60 's, climbing stairs leaves no energy for other activities. 

At least you have your priorities right!

[Steve GCC]

It would surely depend on distances between your columns and what would be on upper floor, unless a Bungalow.

Agree they cant lay blocks worth a damn and look like a pile of Sh!te!!!!! But by golly they can render and then use copious amounts of filler and paint to flatten it all up.

[mogo51]

On 6/27/2017 at 6:27 AM, Old55 said:

Jack, that poor guy looks like he maybe a prisoner on some Mississippi chain gang! 

 

Update, or it was an all you can drink bring your own bricks party?

Is that a little crooked or have I had too much to drink.???

[Jack Peterson]

1 hour ago, mogo51 said:

Is that a little crooked or have I had too much to drink.???

Do NOT employ this man 

[robert k]

5 hours ago, mogo51 said:

Is that a little crooked or have I had too much to drink.???

It's an optical illusion Ron, if you look at it through the bottom of a beer mug it's perfectly straight.

[virginprune]

On 6/26/2017 at 4:49 PM, Gary D said:

Don't expect to find anyone here that can lay bricks and blocks like we do in the west.

Not strictly true, I agree that most block work is shoddy because it is usually cemented over to hide hideous workmanship. However, my house is built in clay blocks with good joint spacing and neat pointing. It had to be done well because the block work is exposed both inside and out with just clear slate finish painted over for waterproofing. I do admit that I showed them how I wanted it done and was very strict about it. 

Here are some interior and exterior shots. I think you will agree that they did a good job considering it was their first time to build in such a way with these materials.