Showing posts with label Hoosier Rehabbing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hoosier Rehabbing. Show all posts
1/15/22

Whoops

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Drives me batshit. Two things are so wrong: the brick used to fill a window is an interior brick. It's soft and eventually it will crum...
9/2/21

The absolute worst in city planning

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The perched lights. I mean, even the Deskeys! The horror.
10/27/10

Ghetto on Ghetto?

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But wait, I was thinking as I skimmed the article (click on the title), Christo already did that. I mean, the man invented the medium. I st...
10/18/10

How rude

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Never mind that Morgan Ford is once again a thriving business district just resolve your tuckpointing issue with white vinyl siding over his...
9/11/10

What's Wrong with this Picture?

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As a kid I loved What's Wrong with this Picture ? it would display two images that were close but didn't match and the objective was...
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5/26/10

Permastone or more hoosier rehabbing

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This building had a face lift: Permastone was added to the facade to bump it out and create a frame. I'm guessing it was done because th...
4/19/10

There's goes the Neighborhood

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Ouch! On my block so I now walk west.
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2/3/10

How to Eliminate Lawn Mover Emissions

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Because I preparing for the inevitable infirmary last summer I eliminated the front lawn: This was achieved by putting down layers of wet ne...
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1/23/10

Brick hot line UPDATE

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As requested: the before photo sent via email by the astonishing Lynn Josse:
1/22/10

Brick hot line

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My neighbor Mel called today with a hot tip about hearing a huge KABOOM. A building on her block lost the outer wythe of brick at the top. I...
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1/14/10

Candlelight Vigil for a downspout

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Every year during a thaw my downspout freezes. It's on the north side of the building so it's shaded during the day and presently fr...
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11/11/09

Heinous Repointing

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There I was driving down a street minding my business when I spotted this building and the bizzaro repointing: Click to enlarge if you'r...
3/23/09

Painted brick

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I came across this tragedy while driving through Richmond Heights a few weeks ago. I actually had to make a U turn to gawk. It's a brigh...
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1/2/09

Beau is shocked

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Holy cats! Someone painted their concrete side walk pink. Beau contemplates lifting a leg.
6/17/08

How to embarrass your neighbors and draw ridicule

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The Horror.
12/31/07

When good buildings go bad OR more hoosier contracting

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I experience both embarrassment and horror when I drive by this building on Roger Pl. Obviously two doors existed in the spaces the cinder b...
11/16/07

CAPISTRANO BUILDING: BRICK & MORTAR- SMEAR JOB

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While I've never done any masonry I've looked at pointing, brick and mortar for decades. (I've even tasted the stuff, bricks too...
10/1/07

TINY SQUARES BRICK & HOOSIER MORTAR

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This is the story of astounding face bricks and 'mortar' out of a tube. I am an admirer of bricks, especially face bricks. Face bri...
9/17/07

HOW TO KILL CURB APPEAL & OFFEND YOUR NEIGHBOR

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Hi. I'm your neighbor that lives up the street. Thrice a week I pass your building and am writing to express my distress about 1) the pa...
7/31/07

MAD FOR MORTAR?

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Yikes! Presto, destructo. When bad repointing ruins a historic home...what's next, stucco?