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That time a foreman told me my mortar was too wet
He said 'if it runs off your trowel like pancake batter, you're gonna have a mess in the wall' and I started mixing it stiffer, around a 3 on the slump scale, and my bricks stopped shifting overnight... anyone else had to unlearn bad habits from YouTube videos?
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amy_foster7919d ago
Oh man, I learned masonry from YouTube too... let's just say my first wall looked like a wavy potato chip.
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the_robin19d agoTop Commenter
Haha "wavy potato chip" is exactly how I'd describe my first attempt too. I was convinced real masons were just gatekeeping and that anyone could do it with enough patience. Then I tried building a retaining wall and realized there's a reason they charge what they do. YouTube makes it look way easier than it actually is.
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