Fall in New England - What that means for a stonemason
When fall hits New England, the life of a stonemason takes a couple of interesting turns.
First, since I work on the Connecticut shoreline, I spend a lot of time helping folks that need assistance on the water. Pulling boats. Pulling floats. Locking down island homes for the coming winter storms. Shoring up sea walls before they go crumbling down.
Second, a lot of customers that have been putting off that summer job rush to get it completed before the weather goes really south. But don't worry about most jobs. I can work throughout the winter. The fingers get a bit cold, but with a portable heater it's passable. The only things I won't do are set heavy walls when the ground is frozen as the resulting thaw can cause some major settling issues. Trust me on this one, I know when to say no. I don't want to be back in the spring doing it again either.
Lastly, with daylight hours in short supply, I spend more time moving between jobs that are staged. Lay this foundation. Come back in a few hours. Set this stone. Wait a day. If I'm on and off your jobsite, it's not that you're getting ignored, it's that I'm maximizing the time to get your job done as efficiently as possible, with zero downtime.
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