Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/01/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The brick pile is probably the missing chimney. Mortar was notoriously weak in the day as cement was precious and lime was cheap. As long as the high lime mortar was protected then it worked(say painted with a oil paint) but exposed to the weather it does and weakens quickly. The upside is that cleaning the mortar is very easy and the bricks recycle easily. On Wed, Jan 13, 2021, 10:36 AM CartersXRd via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > PS: there is a waste brick pile within a few yards the house which > featured an absolutely striking millstone > > that pile makes me more sure that the house has been in the same location. > > > ric > > > > > On Jan 13, 2021, at 11:33 AM, CartersXRd via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > > > I have not heard anything of its having been moved, so I suspect that > the original brick foundation was replaced in place as it failed. Stone > does not exist here, so brick would have been the foundation of choice of > for a nice home. The poor would have used stump sized wood, often tree > cross sections. > > > > Any stone here is imported. The town I live in has several walls/fences, > but rarely buildings of stone. These were cast off ballast from visiting > merchant ships. > > > > ric > > > > > > > >> On Jan 13, 2021, at 10:42 AM, Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > >> > >> I notice that concrete building blocks serve as pillars, and I wouldn?t > think their ? invention ? is as old as the house itself. The bricks though, > attest of much older established. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information