Tuckpointing - 2

Progress has been a bit sporadic.

Dave the mason has also been working at the nearby Commodore. When he gets stuck there he comes here and vice versa.

There were a few bricks that needed to be replaced because they were too damaged. We'd saved some from when we had the porch piers  rebuilt, but there weren't enough. The mason had to begin the sourcing effort and, like always, it's not easy.

The initial selection was approved by the HPC, but when we went to place the order it was discontinued.

After some back and forth, the HPC approved a different brick. It was the right color, but the wrong size; both in height and width. The would mean two cuts on each brick to get it to the correct size. It also means a ridiculous amount of time and labor for each brick.

So the search started again. This time they approved a brick that was only mis-sized in width. That's the easier of the two cuts, so it's not so bad.

We know we're going to need more bricks when we get to the other sides of the house, so we get a better deal if we buy a whole pallet. The extra ones will get stored somewhere unobtrusive (not on the driveway!) until they are needed next summer.