This is another material which can be used in combination with the entry posts. Here the posts are surrounded with a large decorative brick. (06-26-04)dozer
WALL EXAMINATION: A good enough looking wall section but can you notice two things? The posts are far apart (3.5 meters) and the fact that you can see the imprint of the underlying blocks indicates that the stucco layer applied was very thin. (06-Jul-04)dozer
You can see from a close examination of this wall section that the post was not correctly poured around the blocks. (14-Jul-04) dozer
A close up showing that the post was poured before the blocks were laid in, not after.dozer
Another thing worth noting. If cheap paint is used on wall sections it will not last long. This section was just painted a few weeks before. (25-Jul-04) dozer
One thing missing here! There is supposed to be a piece of metal extending out of the rows of blocks into the post area to add strength. Many people don't do this - you need to request it. (12-Jun-04)dozer