New Construction!

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Is anyone one here any good at laying cinderblock? I am going to need to do quite a bit of it soon and don't know much about it. I think I may do a lot of the work on memorial day... or possibly the dry brick work, I don't know, we will find out when the day comes I guess. Anybody want to come and help? I will supply food/beer! (or what ever you want to eat or drink)

Comments

[madmexican.livejournal.com]

Whatcha building?

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well, the back of my house has sunk so far down that you can't open the door back there any more.. so supports for that

and I want to build a shed/barn in the back of my property

[madmexican.livejournal.com]

I have no experience in laying brink......either as a mason, or a mexican.....however you want to look at me, but I would be willing to come and lend a hand.

[hugs.livejournal.com]

well, either way I have a stack of books on it :-)

[madmexican.livejournal.com]

You have a stack of books on why I can't lay brick as a Mexican?

[dement1a.livejournal.com]

Ooh, dearie, be careful when you're mucking with the foundations of your home. You may want to call a contractor and see what he thinks about the sinkage, and if you need the house jacked up and re-leveled.
http://www.wikihow.com/Level-an-Existing-House

Granted, a contractor isn't cheap, but irreparable damage to your house from sinkage isn't either.

[madmexican.livejournal.com]

I am pretty sure those are "house" foundations, but for the back deck. Not very likely someone has a corner of the house, or any part of the house for that matter supported like that.

[hugs.livejournal.com]

they are house foundations...

and someone lives just over that as well.

[madmexican.livejournal.com]

Then you can drop your house on your own head.

[hugs.livejournal.com]

This is pretty close to what I am going to be doing...

imagine what they are saying, hoisting the house up and all.. (I already bought 4 hydrolic jacks) only instead of having a few block of wood I am going to have to use 2 2x12x12' beams and 8' supports to hold it up as my temporary... then because of erosion I am going to have to dig 16 feet into the ground (I am renting a hole digger), fill it with gravel then concrete for the first 6', then build a 10 foot cinder block pillar on top of it.

Now, do this 6 times over, once for each pillar and you have phase 1 of my project ;-)

[efire360.livejournal.com]

My older brother is a brick layer, but I have no idea where he is now. He came up with fantastic designs, stuff you've never seen before. I helped him on a project at the house when I was a little kid. Here's what I remember: If the concrete isn't thick enough, add sand not concrete mix. Be sure to use a level so the bricks lay nicely not jagged.

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well, when you find him let me know, I could use the help.. check under the sofa, I leave stuff there sometimes...