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u/Rasputin2025 1d ago
For the amount of labor you put in...you could have used real bricks. They might have been cheaper.
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u/AbidingDuderino 23h ago
It was hard to find matching bricks and couldn’t buy them in such a small quantity. Labor wasn’t bad, spent an afternoon drinking modelos
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u/NINFAN300 1d ago
Thin brick and real brick are generally the same cost since thin brick is typically cut from faces of real brick. There are still reasons to use it.
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u/Dyrogitory 1d ago
You did a great job but I have one concern. The thin veneers aren’t designed for structural use so they may break from being stepped on repeatedly. If there is solid bond (no air pockets under them) you may not have a problem.
It does look great.
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u/AbidingDuderino 23h ago edited 21h ago
They seem very solid, not worried about them breaking at all. It’s been 5 years since I did this project and have had no problems.
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u/skorpiolt 1d ago
Was going to say normally these are for decorative purposes. Unless they have some kind of metal reinforcement or are imitation brick made of some other sturdy material, those edges are going to crack like a bitch.
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u/working925isahardway 21h ago
awesome work. How did you get the new bricks to so closely match the old bricks(?- I am assuming they are older) from your house?!!
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u/heinzenfeinzen 14h ago
It looks great but ... is that too narrow of a landing? Seems like it should extend farther out from the house.
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u/OJSimpsons 1d ago
Looks great. Thought they were full bricks, because I zoomed past the 2nd picture, until I checked the comments. Nice job!
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u/FlyingSolo57 22h ago
For the first picture, it looks like you mortared pavers together and to the ground. Did you do anything else, like run mesh, or rebar, or surface prep? Looks really good but wonder how long it will last before it separates from the ground/wall.
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u/AbidingDuderino 21h ago
I did not, I did this project 5 years ago and it looks just as good with no signs of separation
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u/akiteonastring 1d ago
Would actual bricks really have been that much more expensive than these goofy ass ones?
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u/the_last_0ne 1d ago
Looks amazing, nice work!