Story · 6:53
// THE QUOTE
“we've been in business for 35 years my father started this company from the ground up”
— Andrew Smith · Atlantic Masonry Institute
Founder-origin beat — came up from Cape Breton on a Friday looking for work, built it to 37 years; classic regional builder story that stands alone.
Full episode at 6:53Masonry Is 22% Cheaper Than Concrete? The Load-Bearing Comeback + Why the Average Bricklayer Is 53 | Atlantic Masonry Institute & Darim Masonry ▸
THE LESSON THIS CLIP CARRIES
Challenge over-specified materials: hollow block grouted solid hits the same fire, sound and structural ratings as full solid block while being cheaper and easier on labour.
“if you used hollow and gridded solid it'd be cheaper it'd be easier on the labor”
THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN
Darim Masonry: family company and staging technology
6:32
Clips like this, every two weeks.
SOURCE: 6:53 of Masonry Is 22% Cheaper Than Concrete? The Load-Bearing Comeback + Why the Average Bricklayer Is 53 | Atlantic Masonry Institute & Darim Masonry