Drystack Fireplace

6stringmason

Well here is the drystack fireplace with the 45's. I think it turned out alright. The home owner loves it so I guess thats what counts.

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Tscarborough

Looks good. Did you just backcut the 45s?

6stringmason

Yep. Like you suggested. I figured thats what I'd have to do, but thought there might be an easier way around it other than all those cuts, but....

Theres a couple spots Im sure you noticed where the headjoints got a little tall. I dont think anyone other than a mason will notice or know to look though.

And if I remember right theres only 2 sandwhiches in there.

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Tscarborough

So long as the HO is happy, that is what counts. I am a little anal about those vertical joints, though, that is why I like to chamfer it around.

Bigbricklayer

Nice looking fireplace. I have one of those to do tomorrow but I don't have 45 corners just a flat wall.

stacker

nice work there 6.
but i have a question that has been bothering me.are you tounging that bowling ball?

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lukachuki

Nice Work 6 Stringer.

Looks Good.

What brand name did you use?

Tim

6stringmason

Thx guys. I would be happy to not do another drystack for awhile lol. They didnt bond out well with each other. Lots of hunting and little cutting. Then you had to make sure you could hide the cut.

LOL stacker! That guy tongueing the bowling ball is from the movie The Big Labowski. I love that movie so I copied the avatar from someone.

And luka, nice to see ya man. You must be busy. That stone is Owens Corning. Chardonnay Legdestone. The hearth is from ProLine. And the mantle is just standard 2 1/4" limestone.

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lukachuki

Yep way too busy but I still make a point to at least read most posts in this forum...I appreciate everyone's input and am extremely impressed by the knowledge and willingness to share it here in this little forum of ours.

Without a doubt this forum has improved my knowledge in masonry and many of the little tips I have gleaned I have used in the "real world"....I'll try to post a few pics of some of our latest work.

Plus I do have some questions as well.

I guess I should get an avatar as well....it might help me to "fit in".

Tim

stacker

lol,you can tell i dont watch alot of movies.
6 do you like the o/c brand of stone?i have about 1500 foot of it to lay.i have done the chimney,and the h/o wants me to do the fp next week sometime.they have already went thru the box and picked out which ones they want on the fp.easy fireplace with a huge rough cedar mantle.should take me about a couple hours.ill get some before and after pix.

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Tscarborough

I have experience with 3 local fake stones, Eldorado and Cultured Stone. I would not buy any of the locals, would hesitate on the Eldorado but have had no problems with either installs or selling Cultured Stone.

edit for disclaimer: I sell and install both Eldorado and Cultured stone.

denick

In our area of New England we haven't been able to get a customer to buy the cultured stone look. It seems if they hire us they buy the real stone job every time. I can't say that we try to sell the manufactured stone but so far every customer that has come to us and asked about manufactured vs real has bought real or brick. I've even taken them to other good contractors to see the product.

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Tscarborough

Yep, I convert about 40% to real brick or stone on new construction. Faux brick/stone is not a cheap alternative to the real thing. It only has applications where it is not feasible to use dimensional stone or real brick.

6stringmason

I really dont have any preference for the different manufacturers out there. You ask me its all the same ****, just a different pile.

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stacker

i always laugh at this story.a few years back,a local contractor had contracted to add on to a house.the homeowner was dainbramaged,and i mean that as a fact(motorcycle wreck).anyway he wanted real stone on his house and fireplace and wouldnt settle for anything less.now the contractor and my dad were very good friends.he was puching the stone we made at our rock plant.still the ho wouldnt budge.so jody took him out looking at stone jobs around our hometown.everytime jody showed him a natural stone job,he didnt like it,so by chance jody took him by a house we had done with our rock.
"THATS WHAT I WANT"he said.jody made sure thats what he wanted and we made his rock and he was as happy as a lark.what made me think of this was dennick's post.

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Double-A

Reminds me of my Plumbing days doing service calls. One lady called us out for a natural gas leak she was smelling.

I didn't smell it, but I looked high and low, and even did a pressure drop test on the system. I was satisfied there were no leaks. Finally I took her to the cook stove, blew out the pilot and turned on a burner for a second. I fanned that gas toward her and asked her if this is what she was smelling. She replied, "NO! I'm telling you I'm smelling natural gas!"

Always remember kiddies, the customer is always right, even when they are dead wrong.

Oh, purty work, btw. Wish I could lay stone that nicely.

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