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The TVClubHouse: General Discussions: 2004 Aug - Oct: I'm Building a House! (ARCHIVES): Archive through March 29, 2004 users admin

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Spygirl
Member

04-23-2001

Sunday, March 28, 2004 - 9:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh good lawd! I downloaded that program and after only 1/2 hour, I have created exactly 25 combinations of brick and mortar that I like. How in the heck am I gonna narrow that down???

<faints>

And Landi, I think I might get stoned out of here (and not the good kind of stoned) if I try to charge for bricks


Weinermr
Member

08-18-2001

Sunday, March 28, 2004 - 9:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I guess Spy, you won't be saying the mortar merrier.

Ddr
Member

08-19-2001

Sunday, March 28, 2004 - 11:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Spy, go to the local brick company and look at the bricks and pick a few you think you like. Then get addresses of houses who have used that brick recently. After doing drivebys you can narrow your choice down.

When my mother built her house, she said it had to be a family project. So we would spend Saturdays riding around looking at bricks. After 3 months of arguing (my brother and I), we finally decided on a brick. Guess what? The brick factory burnt down and we had to choose another brick!

Spygirl
Member

04-23-2001

Sunday, March 28, 2004 - 11:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Let the voting begin!! I've got some brick choices. Be warned...I am probably gonna do this in "heats" like in track. I'll take the winners of the heats and bring them back for the final - lol.

Here is the first "heat"...


These two are Aspen Gray:
APwithGray...APwithWS
with Plain Gray Mortar (#1)....with White Sand Mortar (#2)


These two are Breckenridge:
Breckwgray...BreckwithWS
with Plain Gray Mortar (#3)....with White Sand Mortar (#4)


These two are China Pearl:
Chinawgray...ChinawithWS
with Plain Gray Mortar (#5)....with White Sand Mortar (#6)


This one is Colonial Frost:
ColonialFrost
with White Sand Mortar (#7)




Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Sunday, March 28, 2004 - 11:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
<spins head backwards on Spygirl's behalf>


quote:

How in the heck am I gonna narrow that down???




Well, just like we do everything else around here, Spygirl. You will send us to the website, and we will vote on it.



Spygirl
Member

04-23-2001

Sunday, March 28, 2004 - 11:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
The program that Draheid posted above lets me choose from TONS of brick options and dozens of mortar colors. That's where those came from. I load the brick, and then choose the mortar colors. Heck, it'll even let me change the pattern of the bricks once I choose a brick type! We'll do that after we select the brick.

Dipo
Member

04-23-2002

Sunday, March 28, 2004 - 11:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I like #7 best, with #2 as a runner up.

Spygirl
Member

04-23-2001

Sunday, March 28, 2004 - 11:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL, Weinermr. I missed your punniness earlier. Did you by chance write for Sex and the City?

Dipo, thanks for your input! This will be fun!


Sage
Member

07-20-2000

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 12:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I like #7 too.

Wargod
Member

07-16-2001

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 12:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I like #3 and #4. Really like #4 better though.

Tess
Member

04-13-2001

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 12:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
omh! Dipo picked the same ones I did. Had to go back and double check but yep....#7 is my clear favorite. Wouldn't laugh at #2 if you chose that one.

Azriel
Member

08-01-2000

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 12:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
#1 is my favorite followed by #5. I hate #7. The white sand mortar is just icky looking. On all of the examples that have that color, it makes the bricks look worn and washed out.

Melfie1222
Member

07-29-2002

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 12:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I like #2 and #6. 7 is also my favorite. Go White Sand Mortar!


Azriel
Member

08-01-2000

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 1:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
NOoooooooo! Don't do it!

Wink
Member

10-06-2000

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 5:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
#6

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 6:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Breckenridge #3

Halfunit
Member

09-02-2001

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 6:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
#1

Ddr
Member

08-19-2001

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 6:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
#2

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 6:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
6 or 7

Ginger1218
Member

08-31-2001

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 6:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I like 1 or 7, but I like 1 better

Glenn
Member

07-05-2003

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 6:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Just a thought for you, Spygirl. While Acme Brick has a vendor in your city, you might check with your builder to see if that is the vendor he uses.

Most builders will have specific suppliers for all facets of their construction. In the case of brick, there is a wide variance of what is available from different companies. You might find something at Acme that is not available with your builder's vendor.



Heyltslori
Member

09-15-2001

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 7:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I like #1 best.

Landi
Member

07-29-2002

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 7:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
#6 for me!

Spygirl
Member

04-23-2001

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 8:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yay!!! This is such fun! I have more to post tonight. I can see that there will be many many differing opinions and while I know I make the final decision, I love to hear what you guys like and don't like and why. I'm gonna build a Bob/Drah-like chart since I doubt I can get them in here to monitor my brick voting for me

Glenn, ACME is one of the two vendors I have been told to go to by the builder. If, by chance, I choose one that they don't have, there will probably be one so close to it, so I won't be too upset. To be honest, I don't have samples of any that I dislike.


Sbw
Member

08-09-2000

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 8:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
What about a dartboard? :-)