Photo of the day:
This is the first house I ever built. It was 800sqft and sold for $30,000. Smaller than todays apartment I have built. LOL. I dug the dirt mixed the mortar drove every nail. The pictures are my sisters, they brought their husbands over to see this great creation. LOL
So for
today:
In the next
few days I should be making an end to a long process of creating a 900 sqft 2
bedroom apartment in the basement next door.
We all have things we just don’t like or maybe do not understand. Me?
One thing is I will NEVER understand why anyone would pay to have bricks
laid for a house or business and then Paint them! I remember long ago I watched
a church being built. They used some beautiful brick and when completed, they
painted them? WHAT? Brick are maintenance free, if painted in
20-30 years someone is going to have to have it repainted. I drive by a brick
home I built for us once, I loved it, it even had an indoor pool. Big beautiful
brick chimney also, the new owner has painted it. OUCH!
All that
said, all the painted brick I talk about were perfectly laid brick laid by the
best of masons, no need to paint their beautiful skilled work. NOW today I just went against my own
feelings, my brickwork, as small as it
is on this apartment, looks terrible. I was messy with the mortar and I could
not get them cleaned, TODAY I did something I have never done. I painted those terribly laid brick, and they
do look better. So maybe there is a
reason some paint brick. LOL
Yep I am on
the downhill run. I must add two more heat/A/C vents, seam some carpets and spiffy
up the storage area, it will be ready. I
am so glad to wrap this one up.
Sherry is
right, this is the LAST big undertaking
for me….
Take care
and enjoy the heat, it ain’t long ‘til Christmas….
PS:
God has allowed us to meet some of the best folk on the planet, in
person. and here on the net, thank you for being here… I have been trying to keep up and have
enjoyed your blogs and comments…. Until
later……. jack
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5 comments:
Jack is this apartment for you and Sherry?
You know the style now is painting the bricks white - we have white everywhere. What color did you paint yours?
You really are very skilled, Jack. Congratulations on completion of the apartment. God bless you and your family always.
You are a great house builder. Nice to see your work! And it's nice it's almost done. I hope you don't get bored and find something more too build. It is a lot of work for you. Time to step back and enjoy the fruits of your labors!
Hi Jack, Wish I had your talent and strength. Yes, I like bare bricks too. Hold tight to your sweet Sherry. Blessings to all there. xoxo, Susie
I know it's in vogue to paint bricks, but gosh. It hurts my heart to see what they're doing to traditional fireplace bricks.
I hope your latest project leaves you with a great sense of accomplishment!
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