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How to Build a Brick Fireplace - Part 2 of 5 (HowToLou.com)

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Uploaded by on Oct 17, 2009

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  • Hey. Im just giving you a tip on when your placing the mortar on the brick. you dont need to evenly spread it out first, when you get mortar on the trowel, snap your wrist so it evenly spreads the mortar on the trowel and slap it down on the brick in a line. Then come back with the point of the trowel and make triangles by like poking the mortar at maybe a 50 degree angle. Also, when jointing, do all of the verticle joints first, then horizontal after. And buy a brick hammer. Its easier to brea

  • @TeenP90X - Thank you. That is great advice. -Lou

  • how many hours did it take you to build this

  • @fdjd32908 - Maybe 200 hours. All nights and weekends, so I am not sure.

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  • got the string on the wrong part of the brick

  • just stand the head loint up. thats it "slap and stand" is my motto

  • 6 bricks in under 5 minutes; amazing!

    I am currently researching "institutes of higher learning"; so my wife will cheat on me too. God bless DIY's, they make us look like God's to their cheating slutty wives. Next time your wife "goes out for a drink" with her friends; chances are, she's spreading her legs for the contractor who was working at your neighbour's house last week. Enjoy pretending to be a man, boy lover!

  • I HOPE YOU GOT PAID BY THE HOUR LOLOL!

  • some upside down methods man, cheers for the video

  • another thing ... in order for the mortar to 'stick' on the bricks better and easier... just sprinkle with water the brick. ;)

  • Thank you for the whole series Lou. Very informative and will reference these videos while building my fireplace. And to all of you "professional" masons who feel the need to bash about "your" trade. Get over it. Us educated DIY's can figure this stuff out. Last time I checked, they don't offer mud slinging and brick placing courses at any institute of higher learning that I know of. And use your spell check, it will make you look like less of a "professional brickie" when your insulting us.

  • use your trowel for tap it down

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