Practice Makes Perfect
The brick is finished! What a process – to keep lines level and walls flush and plumb all while maintaining uniform mortar width is a real skill. My hat is off to all masons who excel at what they do and who have made so many beautiful masonry creations throughout history. For our wall, we played with the idea of a soldier course topping off the last row of brick as a transition to the metal siding. It was vetoed.
Bricking – I Can Put it Off No Longer
Finally, I get past the intimidation of beginning the brick, and I just start. Work begins at the south wall because it’s the least visible; I’m figuring my brick laying skill would improve as I progress. Aiming for 3/8″ of mortar between bricks both horizontally and vertically, the course stretched from east to west pefectly, … Continue reading
Bricks
This pile of bricks has been lying undisturbed by man for as long as I’ve been alive. While out to dinner, my mom mentioned to her friend that I was trying to gather materials to build a shed. As it turns out, her friend had a small stockpile of bricks and was more than willing … Continue reading
SHED 