Grill Add- on

The top photo is the new grill when I had just finished building it. The brick stack supplying the project is just visible beyond in the extreme left, next to the fence. The bottom photo is with the addition of the piece of old concrete counter top incorporated into it. The brick stack has shrunk noticeably.

The brick was formerly a patio. Before the patio, this brick was part of the front and back porches. It is the same brick the house was constructed of. When I pulled it up from the patio I ended up stacking it in that back corner. Then I took some of that and stacked it up for a pedestal to set the steel tub on and screen soil which is the stack in the foreground. I make believe that this brick is a capital store similar to silver ingots. Just sitting it is worth whatever this type of brick is worth- maybe .50 to .75 each. Employed as a temporary grill, this brick is still worth the .50 or .75 and it is also useful in additional ways.

Experimentation in grill construction imparts insight useful in building something first class. This hands-on exercise stimulates insight into understanding masonry discipline. This construction also enables me to reign as the grill master serving our table. At the same time it still serves the purpose of storage for the brick until I can employ it in some project worth more than a temporary grill. So was this effort worth the exertion? I think so.

This exercise should lead to a greater project on the house which will require all the brick in a permanent construction. Something that will see these brick employed with mortar in the joints and incorporated into the house. That project should add some real and lasting value to the property. At that time I will be done with these bricks and I will be finished with the struggle of employing them most profitably.