Showing posts with label brick bonds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label brick bonds. Show all posts
6/22/14

Made by Hand

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These bricks were formed and fired by hand then loaded onto carts pulled by horses. This house was made by hand, the bricks rubbed by hand t...
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4/18/12

Alley Cruising

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The morning drive: ash pits, garage doors, and alley poetry. My back yard:
4/8/12

Bond. Flemish Bond

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I appreciate the details to this house on 39 Hartford with its original quarter sawn oak doors, the Flemish bond, and quoining: Terra c...
6/4/11

Behind the Brick

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Brick awaiting repointing on my back porch after being raked. Behind the fine mortar finish was a variety of small rocks which had me wonder...
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5/17/10

Brick with Black Holes - Pop Quiz

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How is it these bricks have black holes? Check out the original mortar with its flecks of quartz and feldspar. It's almost 100 years old...
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12/31/08

St Paul UCC Church in TGS - Potomac & Gustine

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I was driving along Potomac when I spotted Kevin on a walk. His father used to be the minister of this church and knows the current minister...
9/4/08

Pulchritudinous Brickwork

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Yet another reason I love living in Tower Grove South, I get to encounter intriguing brick and brick work: 39 Wyoming I walked into CFX a fe...
8/15/08

Diaper Bond

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Thanks to my conversation last night with my ex (the astonishing Dave Lewis) I learned the name of this brick bond is called diaper . Google...
7/31/07

AMERICAN BOND - TGS

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A classic example of American brick bond.