tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post4606069451700000715..comments2024-03-27T22:01:59.919-04:00Comments on 5 Acres & A Dream: The New Hearth - Finishing The BrickworkLeighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-8169922648539415022009-09-29T21:54:30.410-04:002009-09-29T21:54:30.410-04:00Thank you Julie!
Benita, good question. For one t...Thank you Julie!<br /><br />Benita, good question. For one thing it cleans them. But more importantly, if they aren't wet, they will absorb moisture from the mortar, which will cause problems with the drying and curing process.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-38311002651185453732009-09-27T17:35:43.796-04:002009-09-27T17:35:43.796-04:00Cool! I love seeing the bricks go up. But why do...Cool! I love seeing the bricks go up. But why do you have to wet them first?Benitahttp://www.basicallybenita.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-83753944940840427152009-09-27T11:17:48.654-04:002009-09-27T11:17:48.654-04:00I can't believe the bricks look almost like ne...I can't believe the bricks look almost like new! He has done such a wonderful job.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02775727376347737034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-39491373173110268622009-09-27T07:53:05.732-04:002009-09-27T07:53:05.732-04:00Charlotte, thank you! My DH will be pleased that ...Charlotte, thank you! My DH will be pleased that you said so.<br /><br />Theresa, I hadn't thought about christening it! Great idea!<br /><br />Bettina, isn't it a job though! Hopefully finishing off the top of the alcove won't be so messy. But then, there's the floor, which we messed up a bit. :(<br /><br />Barb, thanks!<br /><br />Renee, well, maybe after we finish everything. Considering our project list, that should be somewhere around 2039. :)<br /><br />Razzberry Corner, thanks!<br /><br />Robin, I think you are 100% correct on that. I look forward to it.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-27349093442254517472009-09-27T02:42:53.194-04:002009-09-27T02:42:53.194-04:00That looks really good. Burning your first fire, a...That looks really good. Burning your first fire, after rushing to get everything in on time, is such a sweet feeling.Robinhttp://farmfolly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-45045122076453114692009-09-26T19:11:27.596-04:002009-09-26T19:11:27.596-04:00Looks great!!Looks great!!Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642165607104546850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-76291888222927043732009-09-26T17:39:26.185-04:002009-09-26T17:39:26.185-04:00Wow! Your DH did an awesome job! I really like i...Wow! Your DH did an awesome job! I really like it...is he for hire when you get your place done? ;o)<br /><br />I hope you're able to get the stove in before your first frost too! We've already switched over to the furnace and lit the pilot light on the gas fireplace. Course I should have cleaned the fireplace first! LOLRenee Nefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167893445846427824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-52852479001720586242009-09-26T17:36:34.377-04:002009-09-26T17:36:34.377-04:00Great job!!!!!! You two have worked so hard and ...Great job!!!!!! You two have worked so hard and looks like it's paying off.bspinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11385723696922637454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-17275646082352607002009-09-26T14:51:44.939-04:002009-09-26T14:51:44.939-04:00it's shaping up - you made a lot of progress! ...it's shaping up - you made a lot of progress! I hated having to remove the concrete mess on our bricks and tiles - it's a yucky and boring work of endless wiping and water changing:(( I hope you'll make it before it gets really cold!Woolly Bitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11961632742998726155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-28263153625570199452009-09-26T13:12:30.659-04:002009-09-26T13:12:30.659-04:00Lovely work Leigh, kudos to you both for a job wel...Lovely work Leigh, kudos to you both for a job well<br />done. I bet the first firing up of that stove will be cause for celebration. Keep champagne on hand to christen it. :-0Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574936988046982209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-50744391513592391362009-09-26T12:57:25.415-04:002009-09-26T12:57:25.415-04:00What an enormous work, and the result is so profes...What an enormous work, and the result is so professional. i'm really impressed.charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14536773648371607808noreply@blogger.com