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Brick Wall: Measuring From "Rock Solid" episode DROC-109

Stone masons Dean Marsico and Derek Stearns are in beautiful Colorado in this episode of Rock Solid. The pair are working with Robinson Brick Company to take a plain wall...and make it brick perfect!

As with most projects, measuring must be done first!

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	The guys are in the Centennial State...
	working on a wall...
	that takes the room from boring, to brick!
	Figure A
	Figure B

Materials:

Measuring tape
Pencil
Utility knife
Screw gun
1-1/2 in. drywall screws
Shop vacuum or broom and dust pan
Drop cloths including plastic sheeting
Masking tape
Cement fiberboard
4 in. grinder
Safety glasses
Construction adhesive (designed specifically for brick or brick veneer)
Caulking gun
Tile spacers (for desired thickness of brick joint)
Protective gloves
Masonry baker’s bag
Trowel
Half-round jointer (one for each person jointing)
Bullet level
2 ft. level
Premix mortar (any other material)
Mixing buckets

Measuring

This project begins with measuring. Measure the height and width of your project to determine the amount of cement fiberboard and brick veneer flats and corners needed (figure A). If you have windows, measure them and take those measurements to your local brick veneer distributor – who will incorporate them into the total material needed for the project (figure B). The brick veneer product used for this project has approximately five square feet of flats per box and seven linear feet per box of corners.

RESOURCES :

Product: Peppermill (color)
Brand Name: Old Brick Originals Thin Brick
Robinson Brick Company
1845 W. Dartmouth Ave.
Denver, CO 80110
1-800-477-9002
Website: www.robinsonbrick.com