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Installing a Glass Block Wall

Bob discusses the glass block wall being installed in the master bathroom. Since the blocks cannot be cut, measurements must be carefully thought through. A special cement is used to comply with the local hurricane building codes.
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Installing a Glass Block Wall

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" Well I suppose there's a couple of questions here but the first one is the product connect. Take a closer look at this yes this is glass block it's been around for decades and decades although they've improved the design. And it's hollow right yes -- He's very strong but you can't cut it now you can cut it. First I -- ought to where I want to put. Block where installation technique drifting off tonight Leo better deadlocked because as you mentioned. I cannot profit yeah and the measurement should be. Good too long to. A comedy or they joy ride to exactly we've been doing down the block OK so your joint employees and so and after your joints are dictated -- us by -- these dry -- and that they will give you about a quarter of -- inches -- a little bit of a fudge factor there yes a little -- Clinton that this. That's the affluent these logo on the floor yeah. And it looks to Vila we got some -- Stucco hear what you do get that's was the preparation you can see order on that let's -- yesterday OK and then that should be let and PepsiCo and then over here we have the aluminum chloride and who we had the next two and a half inches and we had to be installed at these -- and you hear that stronger and when it's pretty bad that's what so you've got that Iraq opening right exactly who would be the size of all the block yes now. In terms of installing it making it hurricane proof is there any secret to it to the -- what kind of meat I have to use a glued reach sentiment extra content. And what is that I used to defend kind of sentimental one is. Wide masonry cement and headlines right right exactly and there on -- Portland -- usually -- youth that the school. May send me some man and the ones who report them. So the stand. It would really would give you the right bond right that's correct. That the feud -- and actually. All right so real time a good five or ten minutes mixing this batch. And it's started I'm gonna look from here."

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" Now the spacers remain in this permanently and you cover them up. On the idea that -- the space has remained there forever."

" First I just flipped over it put down often enough terrible dilemma that I."

" Make it to find out. So usual position the whole row down for Iraq and then you'll make sure it's level that's correct going to let them down because unemployment have written."

" I put the cement along because at least I have to feel of the joint. And that's trying. Teasing them and it's keeps walk in space sort of good on the base."

" Good on the top now before you can. Laid out the next layer block you have to reinforce it right that's correct and that's why we have this and upholstery. I'm room put him in. The food the bottom of the metal clip as the flops and that he in front admission."

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" I gave really -- patient man is this in real time has taken the better part of a full day. Yes sir I use network can also be used to ten artists are now the portion out of here that he started out he's already washed off yes and you can see it's it's very nice and clean up the lines on the glass are. On the vertical seam right yes -- but on the inside their -- which really creates the thickness that can I -- some of the NRA is -- yeah this practice is beginning to -- so we just take clean water and start taking it off. Struggle little yeah. After two -- three. I was who shall. You have to use muriatic acid to want maybe a little bit but the next Taylor and and -- days later but I feel when you get tickets have been awarded a solution not a playing here not -- what five to longer issue yeah."

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