hilmartin: the yard
hilmartin: the smoking area
hilmartin: the bin
hilmartin: this is where we go in
hilmartin: the shop
hilmartin: I spent 2 months of my life standing in this spot laying brick and block
hilmartin: after you pass the time trials for stringing mortar, the first task is building piers
hilmartin: block section
hilmartin: brick tied in to block wall
hilmartin: this is what brick veneer is made of
hilmartin: from above
hilmartin: from the side
hilmartin: every day is the same thing
hilmartin: level plumb straight
hilmartin: leaving the house at 6am for my commute to Mississauga
hilmartin: the shop
hilmartin: laying to the line
hilmartin: longer wall
hilmartin: tying in
hilmartin: always be closing
hilmartin: one of the instructors knocked a corner off my wall by accident
hilmartin: the mixer
hilmartin: the saws
hilmartin: the shop
hilmartin: level 2 guys on the other side of the shop work on arches
hilmartin: everyone drives
hilmartin: one guy lived in his minivan for 2 months in the lot
hilmartin: driving to habitat for humanity build on the other side of town
hilmartin: the shop is clean on the last day
hilmartin: on the last day it is so clean its creepy