House update yay!

[jasonl]

In the last week few weeks, the drywall got installed.

That's Helen and that little squirt is my cousin's grandson aka The Little Monster.

 

[jasonl]

Then they came and applied "Cat shit" on the walls (I'm quoting my Cajun dad that didn't know what it was really called).

 

[jasonl]

The beginning of paint

YAY!!!!!!!!1

 

[jasonl]

And since I'm a road runner fan...

 

[jasonl]

And here lies the question...

Why do bricks have holes in them?

 

[toggleswitch]

YAY TO PROGRESS!

1-to string rebar through it?
2-To reduce the weight?
3-To make cutting them down easier?

DO TELL!

 

[rayjay]

Why do Bricks have holes?

I think the bricks have holes in them so that mortar/concrete that is used helps to bond them.
'
So....When the bricks are laid, their holes are filled with mortar! LOL.

 

[mixfinder]

Bricks with Holes

Jason,

All bricks with holes are made by Swiss masons. Safer, less apt to get involved in neighborhood controversy and when it rains your house smells like chocolate.

I hope that clears it up.

Kelly

 

[Maytagmom]

Bricks have holes

So illegals have another way into the country...

hauls (Y)~~~

 

[Maytagmom]

Subject drifts back to house

So Jason, the house is looking gr8! Have you picked out your colors/paint?
BTW, what is that platform? (pic 2) I thought you might have a cajun dance floor/crawfish boiler area....
Or is this raised up platform where the W/D go?
Please do tell.

 

[Maytagmom]

oh crap

i am a [email protected]'s drywall stacked up...

 

[jasonl]

Platform

It's just extra sheets of drywall but can be converted to dancefloor/stage area.

No way, chere, you berl da crawfish outside unda da carporch so's I can sit in da rockin chair an play mah 'ccordion.

 

[jasonl]

Boiled crawfish

I had some last night.

MMMMMM MMMMMmm!!!!!!

They were big, but they weren't tough yet. Usually late in the season they start getting tough and hard to peel. These were hot and peppered just like they should be.

 

[Maytagmom]

Themed Wash-ins

Jason, Here's an idear for yas:

A theme-wash-in would be a good idea.
Hillbilly wash-in, mardi-gras wash-in..etc...etc..

Blame it on Castro....lol

 

[jasonl]

Had I known you could select color for the brick, I'd have chosen PANK.

http://www.brick.com/cgi-bin/colorSelection.pl

 

[petek]

Acme bricks! Wile E Coyotes favorite brand

 

[westytoploader]

YAY!!! Thanks for posting, it's coming along nicely! Soon you'll have room for a Frigidaire WO-65 and TR-60 set and then some...;-)

That stuff you and your dad referred to as "cat shit" is actually drywall spackling compound...used to fill holes and/or uneven gaps and comes in very handy if the wall isn't going to be textured, which I see is the case here. Otherwise you'd just roll out the texture over everything.

--Austin

 

[westytoploader]

There's an Acme Brick facility near us as well...nice! I think that platform would be perfect for a band or singer, and the living room could double as the dance or wash floor! Then it would be a country wash-in with live music...

Glad you enjoyed the Cajun crawfish, now send me some, LOL! I was really looking forward to eating them at our auto mechanics/faculty barbecue yesterday, but no store in Houston could order any, and we couldn't reach the place near us! Apparently there was a crawfish shortage of some kind. So it was just peppered chicken halves, which were just as good as we kept the pits at 225-250 degrees and juiced them up with mop sauce every 10-20 minutes...delicious!

Question: Do you eat the "head meat" or throw the rest away? It's just the tails for me; the other stuff is GROSS!

--Austin

 

[westytoploader]

And when I thought I couldn't possibly think of any more

Not to mention room for a WCI-58!!!

 

[toggleswitch]

There are rare cases, but sometimes a wider, deeper cavity i

Hey Jason,

Are the exterior walls 2x4 studs on 16 inch centers [two studs in the middle of a 4 foot sheet] with a 4 inch cavity for R-11 value insulation,

or are they 2x6's on 24 inch centers(structurally equivalent) with a 6 inch deep cavity [only one stud in the center of a 4 foot sheet] for R-19 insulation?

 

[toggleswitch]

Vas Ist Das?

Mop sauce?

 

[Maytagmom]

Austin, you are suppose to suck the juices out of the head, I don't reckon there is much meat in that little head. Kinda like the crab...wasted body meat. etc...
Tail meat is about the only thing I eat off of mud bugs. Oh man, that is some good eats too. Crawfish etouffe! Yum.

Have you ever tried the frozen crawfish tails from HEB? They are good! (Yeah I know, not fresh)

Steve, mop sauce is BBQ sauce, mopped on, with a little mini mop we Texans use to brush our meats. Moppin' the meat, it holds alot of sauce, and you just, slop it on. LOL
It actually looks like a mini-mop.
Google it. LOL

 

[jasonl]

Suck da head, eat da tail

I don't suck da head (obviously) but I like me some tail.

Frozen crawfish is good to cook with like in an etouffee. Does y'alls frozen crawfish come from China, or Louisiana? The LA crawfish is better because you know some drunk Cajun picked them outta his rice field.

Toggle:

My house has the 2x4's.

 

[jasonl]

If I can get a certain set at the right price, I might use that instead of new Oasis machines...

Let's see what I want to hook up to the extra washer hookup.

WCI-58

Dropp the WCI, add 742

58 + 742 = 800

Hey! There we go. A Kenmore 800. YAY!

 

[rayjay]

Why do Bricks have Holes?

Steve.... No comments?????

 

[rayjay]

Why do Bricks have holes?
I think the bricks have holes in them so that mortar/concrete that is used helps to bond them.
'
So....When the bricks are laid, their holes are filled with mortar! LOL.

Oh my Steve...... You are slipping.
We are all waiting..............

 

[scott55405]

Oh Jason, I'm so happy to see all this progress, and to have seen the news about you and Helen on another thread.

I love your father's term for the joint compound!!

 

[user 12105]

Don't egg him on Ray...you seem to be doing a good job there all by yourself. (ho,ho,ho...he,he,he...ha,ha,ha)

 

[rayjay]

Now Pat, You know I can do pretty good on my own, but YOU know that Toggles always has a good come back. LOL

 

[toggleswitch]

Add a little spice to your life.

My job here is done.

Just like any good mother, my training has worked; you have all internalized my thoughs and ideas.

(Well, those of the Toggle screen persona anyway.)

Now, I can kick back and relax and let all of you choke on it. I mean your own words. LOL

Seriously: Isn't it truly amazing at the bonds we have formed here and at the way *strangers* can touch each-other's lives?

Now back to this Cajun wash-in post actual nuptual idea to celebrate the union of Helen and Jason.

I'm with VERIZON- Im IN!

(YES sir, shag till you can't no' mo'!)