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Post by bruker » Tue. May. 04, 2021 3:02 pm

Here's a pic of an old apartment building in downtown Richmond, IN. The brick veneer has fallen away exposing the handiwork of a mason from years ago.

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Post by bruker » Tue. May. 04, 2021 4:11 pm

Aw man, can someone straighten it out?

 
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Post by freetown fred » Tue. May. 04, 2021 4:24 pm

We're pretty used to lookin at pix sideways thanx to the brilliance of modern technology!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL

 
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Post by Hambden Bob » Tue. May. 04, 2021 4:36 pm

It's a common plague,Bruk! Don't worry about it!


 
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Post by coaledsweat » Tue. May. 04, 2021 5:00 pm

Better?
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Post by warminmn » Tue. May. 04, 2021 5:18 pm

Mirror image. My eyes hurt now, LOL

Very neat picture!

 
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Post by Lightning » Tue. May. 04, 2021 6:25 pm

Here, I'll try to fix it..
Horizontal flues don't draft well :lol:

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Post by Hambden Bob » Tue. May. 04, 2021 7:26 pm

Lee,You Cracked The "Davinci Code"!
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Post by Scottscoaled » Sun. May. 09, 2021 7:17 am

Amazing how it looks like a couple beer bottles with long straws in them. Hmmmm. I gotta go!

 
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Post by Hambden Bob » Sun. May. 09, 2021 8:48 am

Thanx for planting Dat' Seed!

 
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Post by CoalisCoolxWarm » Sun. May. 09, 2021 9:41 am

Lightning wrote:
Tue. May. 04, 2021 6:25 pm
Here, I'll try to fix it..
Horizontal flues don't draft well :lol:
Oooohh...they go UP. That makes more sense. LOL. Thanks ;)

 
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Post by Hoytman » Mon. May. 24, 2021 9:38 pm

I had thought the same thing, but I ran across some info that stated the brick veneer has NOT fallen away. It was a restoration project that never was finished according to one article I have read online that was written by a chimney sweep in Cincinnati.

From personal observation of this site, since it very close to my home town and I drive by it regularly, one can easily see that it was indeed a restoration project that never got finished. No veneer at all. That building is likely at least 4 layers of brick thick and likely 6 to 8 layers. The outside layer was partially removed from the top down to expose the work being done. The darker brick work at the bottom matches that of the rest of the building in front as well as some of the other historical buildings in the area such as the old furniture store nearby...which still has it’s wooden floor joists and ceiling joists, rolling ladders for stocking shelves. That building has a large train display at Christmas time each year for the kids. Several buildings and many of the homes on 40...The Old National Road...still show the great architecture of this old town and display the wealth that was once there. I believe they used to call it Millionaires row or something along that line. Many of the homes on 40 going through that section of town were once owned by wealthy businessmen of the era. A lot of the industry left a long time ago, and with it went the wealth of the once thriving city. Richmond has a vast history.

It could be that the entire building was refaced with this brick and stopped for whatever reason, but I doubt it because even the outer layer seems to have quite the age on it. The inner layer of brick is much softer than the outer layer which is of a harder brick.

Many buildings in the surrounding towns and villages was made and faced with this softer inner brick you see, likely because it was cheaper and more available and many are falling part, spalling badly, or long since been demolished. What is left are better built buildings, though now few remain, which have a rich history.

I’m not a mason and don’t claim to be, but I think the differences in the brick have to do with not only the type of clay they were made from, but also the firing process. I’m sure our resident masons can clear up any confusion or misinformation on this matter. I will gladly defer to them.

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