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| Madame X Offer Upgrade  User ID: 24537691  Canada07/26/2013 10:25 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
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| Madame X (OP) User ID: 24537691 Canada07/26/2013 10:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm re-pointing my own basement foundation. Saving myself a bundle. It is rather hard work but is starting to look fantastic! "The wise man's home is the universe." ~ Democrites Catch the blue train...somewhere down that crazy river. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 29981973  United States07/26/2013 10:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Joined the ranks of the feared ones. Quoting: Madame X Am re-pointing sections of my limestone foundation. What a whole lot of work!  Why not a New Jerusalem Christian? Quoting: son of God New Jerusalem Russ [link to newjerusalemcalendar.com] The Masonic multireligious system is causing the huge mess. Lots of religions mixed together is a huge mess. Masons should be learning that by now and graduating to New Jerusalem Christianity. Thu Jul 5/10/13  |
| Madame X (OP) User ID: 24537691 Canada07/26/2013 10:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Hoping it works out. Did my first section tonight after work and it looks really good. Keeping my fingers crossed I mixed the mortar correctly and didn't add too much water. Am trying the British guys suggestion from the hardware store to put a bonder on first. Scraped clean, brushed and then vacuumed the base of my foundation. Removed all the broken down mortar. Brushed it with watered down bonder and then mixed and mortared. I move on to the next section tomorrow. Any suggestions or tricks of the trade from the peanut gallery would be appreciated.  "The wise man's home is the universe." ~ Democrites Catch the blue train...somewhere down that crazy river. |
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| Madame X (OP) User ID: 24537691 Canada07/27/2013 08:37 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I work with mortar for a living. The right mixture is 1 water for 3 powder. 13 I hope you understand. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 42556104 Thanks for the tip, much appreciated. Just having a cup of java before heading out to do 2nd section. Is is best to let it sit for a few minutes or use immediately after mixing? You got me. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 32062218 I thought you meant you had sold your soul for a piece of tin foil.     Nope just a woman with a trowel.  "The wise man's home is the universe." ~ Democrites Catch the blue train...somewhere down that crazy river. |
| eekers Dreamer of Dreams User ID: 38137469 United States07/27/2013 08:39 AM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Hoping it works out. Quoting: Madame X Did my first section tonight after work and it looks really good. Keeping my fingers crossed I mixed the mortar correctly and didn't add too much water. Am trying the British guys suggestion from the hardware store to put a bonder on first. Scraped clean, brushed and then vacuumed the base of my foundation. Removed all the broken down mortar. Brushed it with watered down bonder and then mixed and mortared. I move on to the next section tomorrow. Any suggestions or tricks of the trade from the peanut gallery would be appreciated. good for you! I learned how to grout and it really helped renovating my apt. did all the painting and got rid of the popcorn ceiling too. "We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." - T. S. Eliot |
| Madame X (OP) User ID: 24537691 Canada07/27/2013 08:53 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Hoping it works out. Quoting: Madame X Did my first section tonight after work and it looks really good. Keeping my fingers crossed I mixed the mortar correctly and didn't add too much water. Am trying the British guys suggestion from the hardware store to put a bonder on first. Scraped clean, brushed and then vacuumed the base of my foundation. Removed all the broken down mortar. Brushed it with watered down bonder and then mixed and mortared. I move on to the next section tomorrow. Any suggestions or tricks of the trade from the peanut gallery would be appreciated. good for you! I learned how to grout and it really helped renovating my apt. did all the painting and got rid of the popcorn ceiling too. Right back at you! Yuck, removing popcorn ceilings is an ugly job but I bet it looks great now. I have a grouting project on the list for this winter. It gives one a sense of accomplishment and pride once you do a reno. "The wise man's home is the universe." ~ Democrites Catch the blue train...somewhere down that crazy river. |
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| eekers Dreamer of Dreams User ID: 38137469 United States07/27/2013 09:00 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Hoping it works out. Quoting: Madame X Did my first section tonight after work and it looks really good. Keeping my fingers crossed I mixed the mortar correctly and didn't add too much water. Am trying the British guys suggestion from the hardware store to put a bonder on first. Scraped clean, brushed and then vacuumed the base of my foundation. Removed all the broken down mortar. Brushed it with watered down bonder and then mixed and mortared. I move on to the next section tomorrow. Any suggestions or tricks of the trade from the peanut gallery would be appreciated. good for you! I learned how to grout and it really helped renovating my apt. did all the painting and got rid of the popcorn ceiling too. Right back at you! Yuck, removing popcorn ceilings is an ugly job but I bet it looks great now. I have a grouting project on the list for this winter. It gives one a sense of accomplishment and pride once you do a reno. the popcorn ceilings were such a mission. and the cleanup was worse!! but damn, it felt good afterwards!! very empowering. "We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." - T. S. Eliot |
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| Madame X (OP) User ID: 24537691 Canada07/27/2013 09:04 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | So much destruction, one wonders where the builders have gone. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 16549467 Some perhaps forget it started with a story about a carpenter, him presumably being a free builder. What the frigget does this have to do with home renos?  "The wise man's home is the universe." ~ Democrites Catch the blue train...somewhere down that crazy river. |
| Madame X (OP) User ID: 24537691 Canada07/27/2013 09:06 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | good for you! I learned how to grout and it really helped renovating my apt. did all the painting and got rid of the popcorn ceiling too. the popcorn ceilings were such a mission. and the cleanup was worse!! but damn, it felt good afterwards!! very empowering. Very true, love it when a project comes together. The masonry all started with the simple painting of the basement floor and well you know, one thing leads to another. "The wise man's home is the universe." ~ Democrites Catch the blue train...somewhere down that crazy river. |
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| eekers Dreamer of Dreams User ID: 38137469 United States07/27/2013 09:22 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: eekers good for you! I learned how to grout and it really helped renovating my apt. did all the painting and got rid of the popcorn ceiling too. the popcorn ceilings were such a mission. and the cleanup was worse!! but damn, it felt good afterwards!! very empowering. Very true, love it when a project comes together. The masonry all started with the simple painting of the basement floor and well you know, one thing leads to another. absolutely! the popcorn thing was totally on a whim. halfway through i was regretting it, but so glad i did it. makes a world of difference. "We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." - T. S. Eliot |
| Madame X (OP) User ID: 24537691 Canada07/27/2013 09:22 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Good for you girl! Btw, I didn't call because you didn't answer the PM I sent you. Drove right through WPG city center, thought about you big time. :( Quoting: Anonymous Coward 15170057 Never received the pm, too bad. Call me if you want to chat. "The wise man's home is the universe." ~ Democrites Catch the blue train...somewhere down that crazy river. |
| Madame X (OP) User ID: 24537691 Canada07/27/2013 09:27 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | the popcorn ceilings were such a mission. and the cleanup was worse!! but damn, it felt good afterwards!! very empowering. Very true, love it when a project comes together. The masonry all started with the simple painting of the basement floor and well you know, one thing leads to another. absolutely! the popcorn thing was totally on a whim. halfway through i was regretting it, but so glad i did it. makes a world of difference. Last Edited by Madame X on 07/27/2013 09:29 AM "The wise man's home is the universe." ~ Democrites Catch the blue train...somewhere down that crazy river. |
| eekers Dreamer of Dreams User ID: 38137469 United States07/27/2013 09:29 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: eekers the popcorn ceilings were such a mission. and the cleanup was worse!! but damn, it felt good afterwards!! very empowering. Very true, love it when a project comes together. The masonry all started with the simple painting of the basement floor and well you know, one thing leads to another. absolutely! the popcorn thing was totally on a whim. halfway through i was regretting it, but so glad i did it. makes a world of difference. I can imagine your satisfaction upon the completion of that hellish project. Fortunately for me, no one decided to desecrate my 100 year old ceilings with popcorn. :) LOL i know, it's so horrible!! at least it wasn't the kind with the glitter on it from the 80s but it was still annoying me. and luckily, it was an apartment, my arms would have probably fallen off if it was a whole house. "We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." - T. S. Eliot |
| Madame X (OP) User ID: 24537691 Canada07/27/2013 09:32 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Madame X Very true, love it when a project comes together. The masonry all started with the simple painting of the basement floor and well you know, one thing leads to another. absolutely! the popcorn thing was totally on a whim. halfway through i was regretting it, but so glad i did it. makes a world of difference. I can imagine your satisfaction upon the completion of that hellish project. Fortunately for me, no one decided to desecrate my 100 year old ceilings with popcorn. :) LOL i know, it's so horrible!! at least it wasn't the kind with the glitter on it from the 80s but it was still annoying me. and luckily, it was an apartment, my arms would have probably fallen off if it was a whole house. Weird my quote button is acting strange. Were you eating popcorn ceiling until you were done? The last time I did drywalling, I ate drywall dust for months. Last Edited by Madame X on 07/27/2013 09:33 AM "The wise man's home is the universe." ~ Democrites Catch the blue train...somewhere down that crazy river. |
| eekers Dreamer of Dreams User ID: 38137469 United States07/27/2013 09:35 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: eekers absolutely! the popcorn thing was totally on a whim. halfway through i was regretting it, but so glad i did it. makes a world of difference. I can imagine your satisfaction upon the completion of that hellish project. Fortunately for me, no one decided to desecrate my 100 year old ceilings with popcorn. :) LOL i know, it's so horrible!! at least it wasn't the kind with the glitter on it from the 80s but it was still annoying me. and luckily, it was an apartment, my arms would have probably fallen off if it was a whole house. Weird my quote button is acting strange. Were you eating popcorn ceiling until you were done? The last time I did drywalling, I ate drywall dust for months. i was finding the stuff everywhere! in the keyboard, in cabinets. it haunted me for a while after i "completed" the project. "We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." - T. S. Eliot |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 44132839 United States07/27/2013 10:43 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | MASONS COME OFF AS A GOOD ORGAINAZATION... BUT BY THE 13 DEGREE... YOU WILL BE ASKED TO SURRENDER TO SATAN... WELL THEY SAY LUCIFER... BUT THERE IS NO LUCIFER ANYMORE... WHEN HE FELL... HIS NEW NAME IS SATAN... AND OF COURSE IF YOU REJECT THIS... THEY WILL KILL YOU... BECAUSE YOU ALREADY GAVE THE BLOOD OATH!!! NOT TO MENTION... IF THEY TELL YOU TO KILL SOMEONE... YOU HAVE TO DO IT JUST LIKE THE MOB!!! |
