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#40 ·
Personally I think this is the post modern approach to brickwork. Randomness brings artist types and musical "geniuses" fame and fortune why not brickies. THIS is the wave of the future, i'm not sure why you dullards are being so critical..... :)
 
#48 ·
the brick was meant to be painted the whole time, the sample can be seen above the stacked stone. I was only on one job like this and the brickyard sent out different colors from the yard to clear stock (I suppose) but the texture/size was the same and they weren't sanded. I don't recall if they still got cleaned (w/ SureKlean or 'acid')-probably so to clean it up.
 
#97 ·
we did a house in brick mold bricks that the builder got a great deal on the bricks from the yard b/c they had been sitting around forever and the brick yard wanted to move them. We charged more for laying them, hey were more difficult b/c the face and bottom are not perpindicular and they broke more easily. Cutting the jack arches went as smooth as butter though
 
#54 ·
I would think it is getting painted also. I have seen new brickwork painted before, Staples office supply stores often do that. I can't stand painted brickwork, new or old. The brick on that house could be stained to match but I do not think that was the intention or will it happen. The staining process is expensive.
 
#57 · (Edited)
If this was done by a trade school teaching blind kids to lay brick, then I give them a small break.....anyone else and it's a travesty......horrible-no excuses.....although I would like to hear what the mason contractor or gc have to say in their defense....I think the word you guys are looking for is "voussoir"......
 
#60 ·
what about the rows on the right side of that one window up top near the rake. the rows all look out of level and not installed correctly at all.

TS, there's also no reason to make the brick above the arch tops the way they did. you can see from that far away how uneven the arched brick is.

paint is not going to cover up all the mistakes.
 
#64 ·
what about the rows on the right side of that one window up top near the rake. the rows all look out of level and not installed correctly at all.

TS, there's also no reason to make the brick above the arch tops the way they did. you can see from that far away how uneven the arched brick is.

paint is not going to cover up all the mistakes.

i hear you Dan i woulda used flex j:mad:
 
#61 · (Edited)
I see what you are talking about now, I didn't pay that much attention. Those brick are cut, so I would assume they did it on purpose for some reason, maybe just to incorporate a whimsical thing that would not be noticed 99% of the time unless it was pointed out to them. I actually do the same in almost all my home projects (although not my OD kitchen, I made that one very obvious).


edit-I blew it up and it LOOKS like they are cut, but the rez isn't good enough to tell.
 
#67 ·
Crap, so was I...... :laughing:

I really don't think it looks terrible, unless of course, it wasn't intended to be painted. But, seeing that there are at least 3 or 4 different brick collors, I'd imagine that was the idea from the beginning. I'd just like to know what they are planning to do around the windows, as there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of room. Maybe cultured stone corners?

I've worked on a few nicer, older estates that were built with concrete brick with all intentions to be painted. I was always impressed by the idea, cheap, strong, solid brick that held paint incredibly. I was there for either window or patio door replacement openings, and I can tell you that was some of the easiest "match" work I've done in my life. :thumbsup:
 
#65 ·
It's possible the lighter brick was supposed to be speckled throughout the whole house. Mason's were never told so they just put the brick up however they picked from the pile. Paint test area was the GC's way of trying to salvage the job.

Did I win?
 
#68 ·
I bet they rip trim around the corners, azek or wood, not sure. Even if it gets painted, the work isn't great looking, those archtop cut up bricks would bother me forever if i was on that job. I wonder if they worry about the bricks coming lose with weight above since those archtops don't have a steel lintel/header above. That is why they need the soldiers.
 
#72 ·
I bet they rip trim around the corners, azek or wood, not sure. Even if it gets painted, the work isn't great looking, those archtop cut up bricks would bother me forever if i was on that job. I wonder if they worry about the bricks coming lose with weight above since those archtops don't have a steel lintel/header above. That is why they need the soldiers.

THey very well could have a "Speed Arch" above the windows, but if not, I don't think I'd cover them with wood.

http://www.speedarch.com/Steps.html

Don't get me wrong, painted brick wouldn't be my first veneer choice, but I can guarantee that the job isn't done yet, and that I've seen FAR worse brickwork than this house.
 
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