Tarheel Posted May 3, 2017 Author Share Posted May 3, 2017 1 hour ago, babadono said: Whoa, I see lotsa brick. You're talkin just about the steps though, right? Yep....just the steps. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 3 hours ago, dirtmudd said: muradic acid and not lsd Haha...yea don't consume any muriatic....basically hydrochloric acid. I would not use muriatic on any brick, might burn the face off. Sureclean is a good masonry cleaner. Lime solvent will work. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 57 minutes ago, Tarheel said: Yep....just the steps. You seem like a handy guy Chuck, I could talk you through it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted May 3, 2017 Moderators Share Posted May 3, 2017 5 hours ago, minermark said: Gladys Cravites was glued to her window wile i was manning the jack hammer Monday. I know how you can fix that, next time that happens take a break, go inside and put on a thong and get back to work The look on her face would be priceless. I was just assuming you had one. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 1 minute ago, dtel said: I was just assuming you had one He and Carl share. The overnight shipping is a killer but it's the closeness that counts. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Posted May 4, 2017 Author Share Posted May 4, 2017 3 hours ago, dirtmudd said: Chuck where's the pic of LF ? Here you go Mike. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 13 minutes ago, USNRET said: He and Carl share. The overnight shipping is a killer but it's the closeness that counts. Ewwwwwww 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 1 hour ago, Ceptorman said: Haha...yea don't consume any muriatic....basically hydrochloric acid. I would not use muriatic on any brick, might burn the face off. Sureclean is a good masonry cleaner. Lime solvent will work. http://www.naturalhandyman.com/iip/infxtra/infmur.html 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted May 4, 2017 Moderators Share Posted May 4, 2017 5 hours ago, Tarheel said: Here you go Mike. Well this explains why we can't get you out of NC ! Still can't figure out how you got so lucky ? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 6 hours ago, dirtmudd said: http://www.naturalhandyman.com/iip/infxtra/infmur.html Did you read his first sentance.....Do-it-yourselfer's should avoid muriatic acid where possible. Instead, try the chemical or mechanical cleaning alternatives suggested below. Using it will void the warranty on new brick. It's a very nasty chemical, you have to be EPA licensed to get full strength muriatic. (I will admit, I occasionally use it) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardsweb Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Not sure why, but I woke up at 4:30 this morning. Couldn't go back to sleep so I have some time to kill before I take my grandson to school. On a bright note, I did buy the Outlaw RR2150 from DLOC13 out of the garage classifieds. New toys are always cool. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 3 hours ago, Ceptorman said: Did you read his first sentance.....Do-it-yourselfer's should avoid muriatic acid where possible. Instead, try the chemical or mechanical cleaning alternatives suggested below. Using it will void the warranty on new brick. It's a very nasty chemical, you have to be EPA licensed to get full strength muriatic. (I will admit, I occasionally use it) yes I did read it..and I also used it 25 + years ago..on 100 + year old home..for some repairs and repointing . to the front porch/steps... it was the first thought that came to mind..I just verified it with that particular link...And your previous post are the correct and proper techniques.... it's a really good way to clean the brick and mortar.. you should be able to take some clean mortar..removed mortar..sample take to your local brick / cement yard..http://www.specmix.com/product/spec-mix-colored-mortar/ ...this is my local. http://www.cranesville.com.. do not go to your local big box home dis- improvement store.. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 10 minutes ago, dirtmudd said: yes I did read it..and I also used it 25 + years ago..on 100 + year old home..for some repairs and repointing . to the front porch/steps... it was the first thought that came to mind..I just verified it with that particular link...And your previous post are the correct and proper techniques.... it's a really good way to clean the brick and mortar.. you should be able to take some clean mortar..removed mortar..sample take to your local brick / cement yard..http://www.specmix.com/product/spec-mix-colored-mortar/ ...this is my local. http://www.cranesville.com.. do not go to your local big box home dis- improvement store.. I like to think we're constantly making improvements. Years ago muriatic was used everywhere, my Dad used to get it pure in 30 gallon containers. We can't buy that anymore. That was my weekend job, cleaning brick homes my Dad just bricked. New brick has warnings all over them about not using muriatic on these brick. It can make steel rust instantly, break down some caulking and paint, damage coatings to windows, and the fumes can kill you. Now we use this....http://www.prosoco.com/sure-klean/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 3 minutes ago, Ceptorman said: I like to think we're constantly making improvements. Years ago muriatic was used everywhere, my Dad used to get it pure in 30 gallon containers. We can't buy that anymore. That was my weekend job, cleaning brick homes my Dad just bricked. New brick has warnings all over them about not using muriatic on these brick. It can make steel rust instantly, break down some caulking and paint, damage coatings to windows, and the fumes can kill you. Now we use this....http://www.prosoco.com/sure-klean/ yes I was a dumb mason laborer .. they wanted weak minds and strong backs...as for DEC approved products...or licences to use products.. I don't remember any back then.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 4 minutes ago, dirtmudd said: I don't remember Exactly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 1 minute ago, CECAA850 said: Exactly. where your thong is.. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minermark Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Morning gang Another day of 90+ Applying a Coat of "Snowroof" to the Cave today. Should help the internal temps a tad. Weather of 70+ for the next few days after this 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 8 minutes ago, minermark said: Morning gang Another day of 90+ Applying a Coat of "Snowroof" to the Cave today. Should help the internal temps a tad. Weather of 70+ for the next few days after this 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieb Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Toughest job I ever had as an 18 year old senior summer job "hod" carrier for three brick layers. We are talking 1971 and paid $5/hour, huge money for a kid back then. Carrying cinder blocks, pavers, mixing and wheel barrowing cement will make a man out of you quickly. Dark tan and fairly chiseled by mid-summer but all I could was go home and go to bed. Those guys worked the shitt out of this punk. You don't realize how heavy a big shovel full of cement weighs when you're slinging it over your head to a scaffold or pushing a full barrow of cement on a 2x8. I think I need a nap just thinking about it --- 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 13 minutes ago, richieb said: Toughest job I ever had as an 18 year old senior summer job "hod" carrier for three brick layers. We are talking 1971 and paid $5/hour, huge money for a kid back then. Carrying cinder blocks, pavers, mixing and wheel barrowing cement will make a man out of you quickly. Dark tan and fairly chiseled by mid-summer but all I could was go home and go to bed. Those guys worked the shitt out of this punk. You don't realize how heavy a big shovel full of cement weighs when you're slinging it over your head to a scaffold or pushing a full barrow of cement on a 2x8. I think I need a nap just thinking about it --- Pfffffft. There's nothing to it. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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