Comments on: Likes to get her fingers dirty (with mortar)… http://diydiva.net/2008/06/likes-to-get-her-fingers-dirty-with-mortar/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:54:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: hallie http://diydiva.net/2008/06/likes-to-get-her-fingers-dirty-with-mortar/#comment-743 hallie Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:06:08 +0000 http://diydiva.net/?p=147#comment-743 Wow! Great work - it looks so much better. I think we bought our house from the same people you did:) Oh - but toothpicks in screw holes is a standard solution for stripped screw holes. It's totally acceptable. So they weren't being too weird on that one. The caulk instead of mortar, however, is tragic. Wow! Great work - it looks so much better. I think we bought our house from the same people you did:)
Oh - but toothpicks in screw holes is a standard solution for stripped screw holes. It’s totally acceptable. So they weren’t being too weird on that one. The caulk instead of mortar, however, is tragic.

]]> By: Amanda http://diydiva.net/2008/06/likes-to-get-her-fingers-dirty-with-mortar/#comment-532 Amanda Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:08:10 +0000 http://diydiva.net/?p=147#comment-532 Nice job with the nailbrush. LOL There are those that have to have the exact tool, and the next step up is those who can see they need something just a little bit different, and aren't afraid to experiment to get the tool they need. The finished product looks great. Keep up the good work. Nice job with the nailbrush. LOL

There are those that have to have the exact tool, and the next step up is those who can see they need something just a little bit different, and aren’t afraid to experiment to get the tool they need.

The finished product looks great. Keep up the good work.

]]> By: Jennifer http://diydiva.net/2008/06/likes-to-get-her-fingers-dirty-with-mortar/#comment-513 Jennifer Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:18:05 +0000 http://diydiva.net/?p=147#comment-513 Much better. :) We have some WEIRD patch jobs on our brick, too! Much better. :) We have some WEIRD patch jobs on our brick, too!

]]> By: Mark http://diydiva.net/2008/06/likes-to-get-her-fingers-dirty-with-mortar/#comment-500 Mark Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:05:04 +0000 http://diydiva.net/?p=147#comment-500 Yanno, the project looks like a success to me, though I'm compelled to offer one tip--rubber gloves. We keep boxes of them on our site. Latest use was working with thinset but right before that it was doing brick and stone work. The Missus PREFERS to use her fingers when setting bricks and doing patches. Anyway, I consider rubber gloves a tool. They're cheap, too from Big Lots. Nice work. Keep it up. Mark Yanno, the project looks like a success to me, though I’m compelled to offer one tip–rubber gloves.

We keep boxes of them on our site. Latest use was working with thinset but right before that it was doing brick and stone work. The Missus PREFERS to use her fingers when setting bricks and doing patches.

Anyway, I consider rubber gloves a tool. They’re cheap, too from Big Lots.

Nice work. Keep it up.

Mark

]]> By: Bix http://diydiva.net/2008/06/likes-to-get-her-fingers-dirty-with-mortar/#comment-494 Bix Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:59:54 +0000 http://diydiva.net/?p=147#comment-494 Go Kit Go !! :) Looks Better than Ezra Go Kit Go !! :) Looks Better than Ezra

]]> By: Jenni http://diydiva.net/2008/06/likes-to-get-her-fingers-dirty-with-mortar/#comment-493 Jenni Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:25:17 +0000 http://diydiva.net/?p=147#comment-493 "Which is how we go from absolute crap, to nowhere-near-perfect-but-way-better-than-before mortar joints." Excellent Line!!! “Which is how we go from absolute crap, to nowhere-near-perfect-but-way-better-than-before mortar joints.”

Excellent Line!!!

]]> By: patti http://diydiva.net/2008/06/likes-to-get-her-fingers-dirty-with-mortar/#comment-492 patti Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:59:54 +0000 http://diydiva.net/?p=147#comment-492 i love that your house entertains me. well you are doing the entertaining with the color commentary, nevertheless, i am entertained. and glad to see you use the real mayo in the tator salad. that's important to me. i love that your house entertains me. well you are doing the entertaining with the color commentary, nevertheless, i am entertained.

and glad to see you use the real mayo in the tator salad. that’s important to me.

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