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[Mrleft8]

Lizards and Skinks are good. They eat the bugs that would like to eat your house. Just keep your cats away from Skinks. Skinks carry a parasite that is harmless to the Skink, but deadly to cats. Cat pounces on Skink, Skink's til breaks off. Cat eats tail, parasitic evilness on Skink tail gets into cats organs, cat dies in days. No cure.

 

[Lowly Crew]

appears lizards/skanks not termites made themselves at home.

Interesting neighbourhood!

 

[Iain A]

was an interesting hood, last skank moved...
cheers!

 

[Mrleft8]

Skink

Skank

Skunk

 

[Bump-n-Grind]

 

[Iain A]

happy new year,
progress from:

 

[Iain A]

and,,,

 

[Iain A]

to this...

 

[Mrleft8]

Your mason sure was....... Creative.....

 

[Iain A]

Your mason sure was....... Creative.....

60 yo home, built with help of the neighbors...

 

[bmiller]

Your mason sure was....... Creative.....

What are you confused about?

 

[sledracr]

Your mason sure was....... Creative.....

I think that angled black shape is something sitting in front of the bricks...

From the top of the thread:

 

[Mrleft8]

No.... I was referring to the end stacked filler bricks on the left hand side initially, but the mortar is also.... very..... artistic.

 

[SloopJonB]

What are you confused about?

About whether this is a home renovation or if this is his boat being worked on.

 

[bmiller]

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The fireplace and stack were built first, that's what you see in the center with the mud from the joints smashed against what was the celotex. Next to it on the left is brick veneer placed later.
None of this would have been visible until the wall was opened up.

Yes I was a bricklayer, started in 1977, built my share of fireplaces.

 

[Iain A]

The fireplace and stack were built first, that's what you see in the center with the mud from the joints smashed against what was the celotex. Next to it on the left is brick veneer placed later.
None of this would have been visible until the wall was opened up.

Yes I was a bricklayer, started in 1977, built my share of fireplaces.

Thank-you, and grateful for your trade! Appears to be a dying craft, not very successful locating a mason in my area. Couldn't find a soul that new what the black fiber board they used back in the day for sheathing was called, or where to get product or what they use today. (unlikely its still made).
The stuff I used is coated poly-foam, 1/2 thinner than then the fiber so I could bend it behind the studs. Did learn it was important to have a "air-gap" between the sheathing and the brick.

cheers

 

[Mrleft8]

That black fiberboard was probably coated masonite.

 

[bmiller]

Thank-you, and grateful for your trade! Appears to be a dying craft, not very successful locating a mason in my area. Couldn't find a soul that new what the black fiber board they used back in the day for sheathing was called, or where to get product or what they use today. (unlikely its still made).
The stuff I used is coated poly-foam, 1/2 thinner than then the fiber so I could bend it behind the studs. Did learn it was important to have a "air-gap" between the sheathing and the brick.

cheers

The black sheeting was celotex, hasn't been used in decades.

 

[Mrleft8]

Ah yes!

The black sheeting was celotex, hasn't been used in decades.

Celotex! We used to call it "Punk board" The house I first grew up in had 3" T&G D-fir roof deck with 3" Punk board insulation on top of that, with tar paper, and then asphalt/asbestos 3 tab shingles. It's amazing I can still breathe.

 

[Tacoma Mud Flats]

About whether this is a home renovation or if this is his boat being worked on.

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Would love to see a '66 Ford Country Squire station wagon with the same theme...