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                                                A Preacher, A Physician, A Pioneer                                                                                                    G. I Woolsey  - First Pastor of Harmony Grove Baptist Church ( now WOOLSEY BAPTIST CHURCH ) . he was born in 1828 and died in 1902 - today.. many of his descendants are helping to preserve the history of the town named after him. They are restoring the old church building and are " refreshing" and making repairs on the Woolsey cemetery. To find out MORE about these dedicated Stewards of this Historic area in South Fayette County- and how YO...

STEPS" MAKEOVER" FOR A FABULOUS FAYETTEVILLE FAMILY

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 Sometimes brick steps sink a little,,,, Mortar erodes.. and YES... a total tearout and " re-do " is required.. but then there are times when a " step - remodel " is all thats required.. heres the before... the top step was TOO high.. . so.. instead of a total tearout and " DO- OVER" I did a " STEP MAKEOVER with variegated flagstone... making sure that the steps were around 7 inches high on each riser and yes... I replaced  the concrete pad at the base of the steps... a BLESSING to do this repair and step makeover for a Fabulous wonderful Fayette County family !

ANTIQUE BRICK WALKWAY AND POND PATIO

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Old Brickmasons love creating projects with old brick   because a stack of  antique brick is...   a beautiful cornucopia of various textures, sizes, shapes and hues.... speckled with splotches of old mortar - weathered and worn by years long past.. each brick telling a little of it's history... ready to be a part of a new mosaic some wonderful, sweet friends of mine rescued these beautiful old brick.. and they BLESSED ME by asking me to build a patio at their pond... and a walkway  leading down to their pond.. so that family members and friends with special needs could more easily make their way down to the pond for fishing, fun, and fellowship- spending time together.. making their own mosaic of sweet memories..    THANK YOU MY DEAR FRIENDS FOR BLESSING ME WITH THE HONOR OF BEING A PART OF THIS PROJECT 😊

Paver walkway

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Antique Brick Steps

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                                                     ANTIQUE BRICK STEPS  ON NEWLY REMODELED                                                                    EARLY 1900S HOME ! 

REGROUT and REPAIR BRICK STEPS

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                                                        BEFORE- old crumbling , deteriorating mortar-                                                   below- damaged mortar removed with handtools and masonry saw                                      below- after damaged mortar has been removed with saw, hammer, chisel work- new mortar is sponged into the joints- several steps of sponging off and cleaning are required                                               Below- the  FINISHED PRODUCT after cleaning..

Step re-grout

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OLD ERODED grout CUT OUT                                                                                                   NEW GROUT sponged and troweled into joints                                                                                                               The FINAL LOOK after Sponging several times and cleaning with Muriatic Acid                                   ...