Just thought of this.

Previous owner was a DIYer. Anyone know what’s going on here? Warping at the seam there

Hey there. I’m looking for a strong drill bit for masonry use. I feel I’ve tried everything that farm&fleet and Amazon have to offer. They all seem to snap before I can finish one hole.

I’m looking for an 1/8” masonry bit that can drill a hole into catlinite up to 2” deep using a hand drill without twisting apart and leaving half the bit stuck in the hole. It needs to be an 1/8” bit. The best I’ve been able to find is 5/32” bit and that is not what I need. Please help me. I need a good durable bit.

Hey everyone,

My wife and needing some opinions on a choice our builder has given us with finishing the back porch fireplace in the same brick used on the rest of the house or in a light grey ledgestone called Winter Point Here are pictures showing the porch and here are the materials at the design center The house will be finished in black soffit and gutters as well as a black frame screen around the porch. The builder suggested the stone would look better but I'm not convinced. What say ye, Reddit?

Hi all Client asked me to remove these burns from the bluestone hearth. They had a fire which burned through the floor.

I’ve read that people have mixed results with baking soda.

I’ve thought about using a wire wheel but am concerned about an inconsistent finish.

Thank you for looking.

short question, I know the ground settles over time as it compresses from the weight of buildings, but does the same occur if a foundation is redone? Just wondering, thanks!

How much would yall charge on a square foot basis? (Square feet of face) The stone all came from the property and were all big boulders that I split and chiseled to fit nicely and create clear courses. The on feildstone I did not have to do much work to is under the flat seating are. (Those stones came from elsewhere) I spent way longer than I wanted to on this wall. I am located in the northeast in the US. Where yall from and how much woukd you charge with the given parameters. (The wall is 100% dry laid)

Some damage to a shed we are renovating after a storm in Ireland over the weekend. The stones are quite large and we have limited stone work experience. The roof needs to be re roofed soon once the weather picks up. How can we fix this?
Some stones high up are scaring us as they are quite large.

We have a newer (under 5 years old) Quadrafire system that was installed in our home when we moved into it. We have never had an issue with it and we maintain it. The fireplace itself is stacked stone, I'm not sure if it's original to the house (which is about 15 years old) but it has definitely been there since before we moved in.

Today I noticed a large swath (only about 4 inches wide though) of the stone is wet, observeably dripping. The spot is to the left of the actual fire box, and up high, above mantle height. It's about a foot long, and doesn't start at the ceiling (starts about six inches from the top) nor does it make it all the way down to the actual mantle (yet).

We have had a lot of snow recently and quite a lot of ice has accumulated on the chimney exterior, icicles on the roof. We've been using the fireplace basically 24/7 for about the last 3 days because our furnace broke.

Do you think the water has anything to do with the actual fire we've had going (no issues that I can see with the firebox, no moisture in there etc) or is it coincidental? And how do we locate and fix whatever the leak is? I'm concerned that now some wall behind the stacked stone is now soaked.

I’ve tried everything. All suggestions welcome:)

Granite is also what is causing global warming from the amount of isotropic ion plasma created daily from the amount of granite on the surface of Earth creating ion plasma friction in the ionosphere that is raising global temperatures annually. Look at it like this when water gets hot the molecules are moving more fast, As more granite ion plasma is created daily the ion plasma particles are bouncing off of each other in the ionosphere called " ion plasma friction " that is what is raising global temperatures annually.
" All the sidewalks buildings and architecture that is granite also causes " Ion plasma poison " to the body from the non euclidian ion plasma light refracting through the body that causes sickness and health problems over long durations of time, Causes cellular damage and disruption, Fatigue, Muscle atrophy that is also responsible for many health problems from long term exposure. Researched in most advanced graduated prisms of light spectrometry.
So what can we do?
Eta of not capable of being recovered is year 2030... That's 5 years. If as much granite is not burried in the ground now all hands on deck it would have been to late by the year 2030 for the atmosphere to be capable of being recovered from global tempetures being to high to sustain the biosphere of life on Earth. Inevitably for any that would try to make bunkers, The ionspere would be blown out from A to high concentration of granite ion plasma for the ionosphere to sustain. A concussive shockwave would ripple through the core of Earth all air locks would be blown out.
Bury all granite in the ground a#1 top priority no delay, Paint over sidewalks and roadways with non toxic paint as A temporary solution. Invest in only creating sidewalks from non refractive material stone bricks- pure cement with no refractive material.

The deterioration of our stone facade continues to worsen year over year. I assume it’s from trapped moisture!?! Not my skill set at all.

Do you think the entire stone wall needs replaced??

Time to repair this chimney and remove all the cracked render…anyone have a drawing for a safe plywood platform build to stand and rest the clay chimneys on while working? 1600£ to rent chimney scaffold is out of our budget and we are in rural sw scotland so no roofers in the area all with scaffold come from 3hrs away…thanks

Had a friend’s son do a stacked stone fireplace for us as he is trying to branch out from laying brick sidewalks. So not expecting perfection but he is looking for feedback from us. Thoughts?

https://imgur.com/a/JrYsZH4

Note I laid bricks at the back in a U shape and had ties hanging out every course. Saved money for them. Then only the front and all the capper is seen. Rendered the back later. Letterbox and driveway ones are all round or two and three sides depending which one. Right side one was a sharper angle to follow the tight angle back with the driveway. Owner did the rest timber work etc.

After a couple weeks my safety glasses are useless because of scratches. I work with very abrasive sandstone so I need something scratch resistant