Home Improvement Today?

I always sign & date inside the walls somewhere in my house builds , and usually leave some message like "Why are you tearing apart all my hard work !?!?" Haha

Two houses back the owners put a family time capsule and pictures of us working on the building in one of the hollow stair newels before I glued the cap on

 

1st of 4 coats of mineral oil.

 

I right notes on the walls. Already had my son find one about 10 years later

 

Here?

 

thats my own place , did it there too

 

Please tell me that’s in a closet.

 

Id put a trash bag over it

 

So we’re wanting to add an outside receptacle on our covered front porch, but I’ll have to drill through brick and block. I’m guessing I’ll need to drill from the outside in to keep the brick from flaking off, correct? Should I drill through the brick or a mortar joint? I’m guessing through the brick itself. I’ll probably rent a hammer drill and buy a new masonry bit.

 

I believe you'll want to drill directly into the brick, preferably as close to center as possible.

 

We used to leave an empty beer can and the newspaper from that day.

PS. For the youngsters, a newspaper was a thing we would read to get the current events before the internet and the Kardashians.

 

In some instances I feel it's easier to just rehang all new drywall. I came home one year from a fishing trip and my wife had taken the wallpaper off of a bathroom. She also took half the drywall backing with channels and gouges everywhere. It looked like she peeled a potato with the eye removal end. I attempted to re-plaster it but ended up just replacing it. It sounds like a bigger job than it is. I don't think drywall is that expensive either. If you invest in 4-5 blade widths from 3" to 12", the mud and taping really isn't that hard. Yes, a pro can do 2 coats in 2 days with little sanding but you'll get the hang of it. You'll have to put in new baseboards and casings around doors but it will look so good and fresh. I would do it just to learn the skill.

 

Easy to patch that mortar down the line, can’t say that about the brick. I say that wishing previous owners had done that, some they did and some they didn’t.

 

Needs a face mask!

 

for some reason I read this as drill through the truck. I'm too tired I guess.

 

This is my thoughts when I got my license renewed. Neck Gaiter in the photo, reminder of the rona-pocalypse.

 

Well that answer could be correct for many possible questions.

 

Drill through the mortar joint.

 

I used to fix things behind drywall like a surgeon, working through a tiny little hole. Then I started watching a show Holmes on Homes and he advocates just taking the sheetrock down. You'll save time and money and the fix isn't that hard, sometimes even easier than fixing a hole. I gotta say I agree with him and you. On my last bathroom remodel I took all the sheetrock behind the sink down. Made it super easy to move the electrical and plumbing. It was a small bathroom so it only took two sheets to repair. I'm not a fan of mudding and tapping, but it's not that hard and the tools, inexpensive.

 

Would this not depend on the condition and age of the brick and the mortar. I have seen several old houses, that it can be a toss-up as to which is most likely to fail -if not both!