Biggest:
This is one wall on a 7 tower site. If I remember right it was close to 75000m²(800ksq.ft-ish). Myself and 4 other masons rocked it.
Proudest:
The customer had to be talked out of going with 1mm joints. They settled for 5-10mm. This is cladding, pin and bracket mechanical. If it had been full depth stone, 200+mm, we probably could have done it. The stone was more in the range of 75mm+/- and we needed the room to accommodate the brackets.
Send me a pic? Top and bottom of where the counter meets the sink.
.....yeah....I got nothing fam 🤷
You may already know this, but the Scottish highlands actually were formed when Canada and Britain collided! The wrong side of Canada, but still
I did! It's one of the tidbits I pull out when I'm feeling socially awkward and think I should probably say something!
Here's a tidbit in exchange:
There's a tiny little triangle -ish bit of the centre of Scotland that DOESN'T have windblown rain. This is important to know for choosing the right line for your mortar mix. Lower grades of lime take a lot longer to cure, so for faces of a structure that are exposed to windblown rain should be built or repointed with NHL 3.5 or 5. They give the quickest cure time, and are more resistant to weather sooner.
If I can find the notes from the course I took last year I will update you with where that wee triangle is 👍
We were living in London for the first few years after I moved, and I thought it was quite good. After moving up the way I realised that the only really good bits were the few friends I had, and the selection of food.
No offence, but there's a distinct lack of decent anything but white people food.... often deep fried.
I very much miss coming home pissed and being able to order Ghanaian, or sushi, or mexican.
Other than those 2 things? It's the most home feeling place I've lived since I moved from Canada.
Yep, I take as much interior work as I can get! Most of what I've done in my career is "residential". Though that's kind of a stretch as most of the homes I was working on were multi-milion/billion dollar properties. I now work in conservation, and do side jobs occasionally.
I'll have a look through all my old pictures tomorrow and see if I can rustle up a pic or two of interior work I've done.
Bro....if you don't show me the numbers...I can't help you out...
I don't really have one. I'm fond of sandwiches, because they're easy and quick to make in the morning. Today I had a salad with leftover smoked salmon from my Canada day BBQ and feta on top with a vinaigrette I made.
So beyond my opinion on the existence of (un)cultured stone at all? It's probably a bit worse than the harder stones( granite, basalt, slates) and about on par with stuff like sandstone and limestone.
"Cultured" stone is an affront to nature, and no one who calls themselves a stone mason should be willing to install it....unless the price is exceptional...
What it started out as, and is still claimed (falsely, for the most part) to be, was ground up stone that was deemed "unusable" that is mixed with cement and cast into a small assortment of shapes. For the most part, in my experience, cultured stone today is literally just precast concrete that MIGHT have a dye added integrally, but is likely dusted on after being removed from the mold but before it fully cures. It's lifespan is very short. It's colour fades within a few years if not sooner. And most of the people who install it do subpar work.
Buddy... it's even worse than you think....maybe... depends on the quality and price you're used to.
I stopped smoking(read as buying) weed here.
Point 2:
Having grown up in Vancouver, and knowing quite a few people who grew professionally, some of which still do, before legalisation. The ganja available here is both mid-A/AA and incredibly expensive....and dry as fuck for the most part.
For the quality of weed I would have paid MAYBE $60/oz back home (before legalisation), unless you know a guy, and are really willing to be picky, you're going to likely pay between £190(Scotland from what I've seen) to £380(mostly London, but I've seen stuff in the north be that pricey too).... Which...I'm just not really willing to pay that. And also the whole wife thing.
If you make it out this way DM me.
That was how it was explained to me...3 days ago. 5...5 entire years I've been using it wrong. 🤦