The title.

Feel free to ask me stuff. I’m in Scotland, born in Canada. I’ve been a mason for coming on 15 years. And my favourite dinosaur is…not really a dinosaur…the Stenopterygius species. because they’re tubby not quite dolphin looking (apparently) reptiles.

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    14 days ago

    I found out my fieldstone foundation mortar turned to dust. I removed everything from my basement and have been tuck pointing for the last several months. It is a hard slog and slow going. I am not a mason but am doing this by necessity (i.e., I’m a fixed pension senior). It is amazing what I have learned from my “practice” wall and YouTube videos. I imagine if a real mason had a look they’d shake their head but it looks good to me and I am over halfway through. Changing out the windows was a learning experience as well. I never did anything like this before but as I am getting closer to the finish line, pride from hard work that pays off is starting to appear.

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      14 days ago

      I’d actually love to see it! It’s quite a pain in the process, but the satisfaction of the job done is beyond compare.
      Happy to give some pointers.

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        14 days ago

        Thank you for your offer of advice. If I have any questions I’ll most certainly take you up on that! All the best.

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          14 days ago

          No trouble at all 👍 always happy to help.