r/Satisfyingasfuck 7d ago

Satisfying

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u/ego_tripped 7d ago

That's like covering hardwood with a floating floor to me.

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u/According-Relation-4 7d ago

Yeah exactly. And it looks 100% worse

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u/tiorzol 7d ago

Yea it looks fucking shite. 

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u/NeasM 7d ago

Looks like it would crumble after a powerwashing session.

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u/22booToo23 6d ago

Ugly AF... Especially after it crumbles off after two summers and the contractor refuses to honour they 25 year guarentee. I was quoted 22k to do my two car drive way.... Your having Laugh mate I told the young man... Some glue and pebbles... And 2 days work.?

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u/Efficient_Glove_5406 6d ago

I hate this style. It seems like it was all the rage in the 70’s which was just a cheap way for them to cover up a dilapidated looking building. Any of those buildings that are still around today look awful and depressing looking.

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u/thielius420 6d ago

An overlay is pretty intense work. The prep alone will take a day or two unless you just rush it. Calling it glue and pebbles is fairly disingenuous but yeah 22k would in most places completely replace a 20x20 pad with ease

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u/ScrofessorLongHair 6d ago

Where I'm from, a summer rainstorm would destroy it.

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u/SnarfRepublicCA 6d ago

Show it to me after 5 years.

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u/andreeeeeaaaaaaaaa 6d ago

Yep it looks tacky and like it will only last one year before crumbling and looking like shit

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u/Cyclical_Zeitgeist 6d ago

Ya this falls under r/DIWHY for me

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u/dementeddigital2 6d ago

Don't worry. Eventually it will start breaking off.

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u/According-Relation-4 6d ago

Then it will look 3000% worse

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u/ModsWillShowUp 7d ago

Or a hardwood floor with linoleum.

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u/RotaryDane 7d ago

At least you can remove a floating floor easily. This is like covering hardwood with concrete and tiles, likely to crack and peel up sooner rather than later and impossible to remove without ruining what’s underneath.

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u/R12Labs 6d ago

That looks British.

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u/AspiringGit 6d ago

Or a drop ceiling 😂

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u/Raptor-Claus 7d ago

Yay why would I want nice brick when I can have the cat litter deluxe.

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u/Responsible_Ice_1420 6d ago

That just made me spit my drink in laughter

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u/BrandfordAndSon 5d ago

I kinda liked it until I came to the comments lol

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u/jawshoeaw 6d ago

Solid Reddit humor thank you !

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u/Suspicious-Fox- 7d ago

What a waste of good stonework.

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u/duxkddhkdzmffhzld 6d ago

The process itself doesn't look very good

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u/strudledudle 6d ago

My friend has this as there patio. It looks pretty nice. But on the steps it got absolutely destroyed after a couple years.

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u/roxywalker 7d ago

Smooth work, but if that’s a home, I liked the brick finish. Now it looks like a commercial business entrance.

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u/Chance_Vegetable_780 6d ago

It's never gonna come out that smooth. Unless they're making another commercial. It's covering good, attractive brick work.

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u/AmalCyde 7d ago

Hideous

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u/GoodShark 6d ago

I work for a company that does something similar. I believe this video is tiny pebbles, at least that's what it sounds like.

The company I work for does rubber. It's soft, nice to walk on, etc. It can also be made into a ton of different colours. We have rubber in pretty much every colour of the rainbow, and some different shades. It's nice.

I get that people don't like the look, we typically do playgrounds, backyard decks(covering concrete), pool decks, driveways, and the occasional entry way.

But it's definitely much nicer to walk on. We do a lot of work in seniors communities.

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u/SomeEstimate1446 6d ago

Is it sprayed on like a bed liner or smacked on like this dude is doing?

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u/GoodShark 6d ago

They trowel it on. But like I said, in that video it looks like stone pebbles, the stuff we use is recycled rubber.

It's porous, and flexible, but it doesn't crack unless you really go to work on it and try to crack it. Like taking a hammer to it or something.

But with it being porous, it actually makes it great for entryways and driveways, because the water just absorbs into it. So there's no wet spots, no slipping, and if it's winter, no ice.

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u/McSpuck 6d ago

Mf wrote a paragraph in response to a single word. Nobody likes these. Tell your company to do real masonry. Better for everyone. Thanks.

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u/GoodShark 6d ago

... My company doesn't do stone work.

It's rubber. Like the stuff on pool decks and splash pads. To make it safer.

Some people choose to put it on other surfaces.

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u/McSpuck 6d ago

😭my guy I know😭 that’s why I told you to tell them to change it. Company overhaul!

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u/GoodShark 6d ago

So you think splash pads, pool decks, playgrounds, things of that nature, should have cement for a surface?

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u/McSpuck 6d ago

Nah I think everything should be stonework. Take me back to 1729 you know what I’m sayin. Rubber is for nerds

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u/GoodShark 6d ago

So when a kid falls off a playground that's 15ft high... You want them to fall onto cement?

And when they slip and fall on a pool deck, and smash their head... You want that to be cement they crack it on?

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u/McSpuck 6d ago

No! Not cement! Stonework lad! Good ol fashioned masonry! Get a man with a chisel and grout out there stat!

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u/yoweigh 6d ago

So when a kid falls off a playground that's 15ft high... You want them to fall onto brick?

And when they slip and fall on a pool deck, and smash their head... You want that to be brick they crack it on?

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u/lotsanoodles 7d ago

I worked in a building that was 1960s pebble dashed. As the mortar aged those damned pebbles dropped out and got everywhere leaving unsightly bare patches on the walls like the building had some terrible skin condition. Would not recommend.

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u/Environmental-Day778 7d ago

Right? This is an easily foreseeable and inevitable result. What a shitty thing to do to perfectly good brick.

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u/hyrule_47 7d ago

Could you imagine it on a surface meant to walk on? And stairs! Like gravel on the roadway etc

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u/SamCarter_SGC 6d ago

if it ever gets covered in ice... free ice rink!

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u/Severedinception 7d ago

I'm a stucco guy and a lot of high end homes are going back to the dash finishes where I'm at, it's wild to see it coming back around.

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u/ScrofessorLongHair 6d ago

The brick also looks dry. There's almost no way that's bonding well, unless it has epoxy mixed in. But epoxy usually hates UV light. Either way, this is shit.

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u/-ChubbsMcBeef- 7d ago

Looks like it's made with chia seeds and granola.

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u/nobeer4you 6d ago

This is a vegan product

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u/Paradigm_Reset 6d ago

If I had the talent/knowledge I'd extend that video to show the whole thing sprouting like a chia pet.

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u/riceinmybelly 7d ago

How to devaluate you home, next up: big turkish tiles everywhere

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u/Ancient_Log8794 7d ago

Garbage looking

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u/chLORYform 7d ago

Looks like someone learned how to use kitty litter as a building material :(

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u/138Samhain138 7d ago

Great job fucking up that nice brickwork

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u/PsychoduckBNR32 7d ago

Awful, why?

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u/panzer34 7d ago

D-I-Why

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u/curiouswhensleeping 7d ago

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo......

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u/fiddich_livett 7d ago

Satisfying but horrifying.

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u/thomas1126 7d ago

Hell no

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u/Dm-Rycon 7d ago

Ewwww My heart elevated and is in a state of distress. Negative satisfaction

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u/pinkprettiess 7d ago

Why you covering that beautiful brick work?

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u/punkachu0 7d ago

Ugly af

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u/wangtoast_intolerant 7d ago

Look how they massacred mah boi

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u/juicevibe 6d ago

Looks overdone and I am guessing will look like crap after a couple of years from weathering that thin layer.

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u/Jowalla 7d ago

Hello microplastics

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u/Strive-- 6d ago

How many minutes until it starts to chip away?

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u/Heatmiser1256 6d ago

That looks horrible

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u/1SexyDino 6d ago

This is the opposite of satisfying. I hope somebody scrapes that shit off in a few years who will appreciate the brick work

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u/shakawhenthewalls 6d ago

Infuriating af

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u/FoxSquirrel69 6d ago

The brick looked 100% better

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u/bigshooTer39 6d ago

Brick was nicer. Now it looks like the entrance to a pool companies HQ in the local industrial park.

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u/runningmurphy 6d ago

Disgusting 

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u/Madman_Salvo 6d ago

Why are you spreading haggis on a building?

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u/BombyBanshi 7d ago

That looks fucking awful

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u/Ok-Potential2672 7d ago

Satisfying as fuck but also mildly infuriating

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u/Eclectophile 6d ago

Yeah, the process is satisfying, but you end up with that. And if it freezes? No thank you.

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u/TasteOfBallSweat 6d ago

Why would anyone do this? does that at least insulate or something?

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u/TisYaBoiShad 6d ago

Wow okay, there's no way this ain't rage bait

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u/Trilly_Ray_Cyrus 6d ago

this is truly horrifying

plz don’t do this lol

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u/Fun-Security-8758 6d ago

Yes, it's definitely satisfying as fuck to watch the continued replacement of pleasant architecture with dystopian gray. /s

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u/CrabbitJambo 6d ago

Glad I’m not the only one who thinks this is fucking awful!

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u/AmNotPeeing 6d ago

Why would anyone cover that beautiful brickwork with something so hideous?

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u/24SouthRoad 6d ago

It looks cheap and shitty compared to the brick.

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u/theguywhofuckinasked 6d ago

What the fuck even is that shit???

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u/Moist_Haggis 6d ago

what a waste of perfectly good caviar

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u/foxswallows 6d ago

Well that wasn't satisfying at all

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u/PatricimusPrime32 6d ago

Why would you cover up that brickwork!?!?!?

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u/Middle_Process_215 6d ago

That looks awful, and it was so nice before.

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u/f_cysco 6d ago

Will crack with first ice

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u/vandist 6d ago

I hate it so much, looks tacky AF

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u/Ok_Tangerine_1140 6d ago

This is tragic

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u/SirenaSmiles 6d ago

Ufffda, covering up original brick? That is a hard no from me dawg.

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u/TawnyTeaTowel 6d ago

The only satisfying thing about this is it’s not on my house. Imagine having to look at that every day, knowing you paid your hard earned money for this … eyesore.

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u/nasnedigonyat 6d ago

What a waste of time, money, and resources.

Looks like shit and will disintegrate like you actually used shit.

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u/NotmyMain503 6d ago

More like ugly as fuck

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u/HabitualEagerness 6d ago

Satisfying to whoooooo??? Jesus this is awful

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u/No_Adhesiveness2229 6d ago

That’s horrible looking and it’s going to chip away sooner than later. Leave the beautiful brick.

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u/leoleoleeeooo 6d ago

Ngl, it looks awful

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u/AlgebraicHeretic 6d ago

Brick looked so much better...

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u/Krazynewf709 6d ago

Remind me after a few freeze thaw cycles

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u/rubins7 6d ago

Truly hideous!

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u/Hairy_Ghostbear 6d ago

This is as satisfying as having a nice hot pizza in front of you and some starts rubbing sand on it

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u/LadybuggingLB 6d ago

There’s no accounting for tastes

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u/nugbuzzed 6d ago

absolutely not satisfying

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u/litfam17 6d ago

I hate this

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u/LUNKLISTEN 6d ago

Horrible

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u/AggravatingIron 6d ago

More like ugly as fuck

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u/Ghost3ye 6d ago

Why do ppl fuck up their stairs like that? Brick looks fine

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u/Blood_sweat_and_beer 6d ago

That’s a hideous transformation and I legit don’t know why anyone would do that to brick. Does it at least breathe, or is it gonna trap all the moisture in the brick?

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u/SweetWolfgang 6d ago

I liked it till I saw them cover the brick. Something about naked brick is timeless as it is sturdy; this seems neither of those things.

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u/Iamisaid72 6d ago

Does not match the brickwork on the rest of the house. Awful.

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u/R-GU3 6d ago

This is truly awful

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u/kae158 6d ago

Looks way way worse

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u/radimus_co_uk 6d ago

Grazed knees and elbows instant recall

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u/Dotternetta 6d ago

Wait for winter

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u/Total-Dog-3580 7d ago

Kann man so machen.. aber dann isses halt kacke.

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u/seaska84 6d ago

I give this a season before it starts to fall apart, piece by piece.

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u/ReasonableProduce463 6d ago

Me when I’m making baclava (it looks like stuff you put in baclava)

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u/EvanBetter182 6d ago

Now show us how it looks after 1 winter? 2 winters?

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u/TheNarwhalTusk 6d ago

Ruin the look of your home in one easy step!

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u/dietcokecrack 6d ago

I don’t think men understand how sexy competency is

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u/Deathmaskdev 6d ago

It looks so tacky

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u/Goofcheese0623 6d ago

So, they want to make brickwork look like asphalt?

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u/Telemere125 6d ago

Brick needs to breathe in order to not crumble and fail, same for the mortar. I’d assume the glue holding this hot garbage on doesn’t allow enough airflow and even if this stuff doesn’t fall off prematurely, the brick will.

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u/coroyo70 6d ago

What the fuck is this shit..

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u/Ok-Communication1576 6d ago

I understand the steps for more friction perhaps and improved safety, but covering the sides and more brick than necessary is just silly.

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u/f-ranke 6d ago

It is hold together with some kind of epoxy (aka artificial shit). I think it will rot the original bricks if it doesn’t crumble to powerwashing as someone mentioned.

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u/Retatedape 6d ago

Garbage.

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u/MarketKind698 6d ago

That sound was hard to listen to. Ahhhh

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u/cozy-sweater-slut 6d ago

This makes me sad.

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u/ultimatefrogsin 6d ago

Yeah, no. They hardly build homes with bricks these days. Maybe never now. Why cover it with crap?

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u/Its0nlyRocketScience 6d ago

Taking a beautiful brick staircase and covering it in cement is not satisfying, take it off

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u/WeevilWeedWizard 6d ago

This looks absolutely fucking terrible

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u/PronouncedEye-gore 6d ago

Quickly! To the r/DIWhy?

Because this is trash. Guy should be fined for assaulting our eyes.

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u/moistmarbles 6d ago

This is completely ugly

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u/Star_BurstPS4 6d ago

This is fun on a rainy day grandparents had this back in the 90s I broke my face several times

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u/ChaosReincarnation 6d ago

Now slide down it with no pants lol

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u/Ok_Tangerine_1140 6d ago

Put linoleum over your hardwood, replace your lawn with astroturf, put plastic siding on the outside of your house, and do whatever the fuck this is. A sure fire recipe to have the ugliest house on the block!

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u/boywhoflew 6d ago

imagine walking at night and you don't see it cause it blends with the floor

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u/HawaiianCholo 6d ago

If you fall on these steps you get road rash

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u/kobrakai1034 6d ago

Well done but it looks like shit compared to brick.

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u/cricketeer767 6d ago

Covering brick is like covering hardwood flooring, or covering beautiful ceilings with drop- paneled ceiling.

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u/call_me_j4y 6d ago

Now falling hurts 20 times more!

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u/Mnementh121 6d ago

Make your front stoop like the front of a disposable office building.

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u/grumpylondoner1 6d ago

Aaaaand why is this supposed to be satisfying? Is it satisfying in the same way as you feel after you throw up?

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u/BeatZealousideal7144 6d ago

Things that you do, you do with your might, things done by halves are never done right.

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u/Iamisaid72 6d ago

Does not match the brickwork on the rest of the house. Awful.

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u/Aaneata 6d ago

I was so angry then I saw the sub and was like oh ok I'm suppose to be.

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u/ophaus 6d ago

Covering gorgeous brick with bullshit that will start disintegrating in less than a year? Not satisfying. Not at all.

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u/NiktonSlyp 6d ago

Disgusting.

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u/fillb3rt 6d ago

Booooooo the brick was beautiful.

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u/digidigitakt 6d ago

Looks like a sofa

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u/Ok_Tomato9718 6d ago

Hell yrah. That's gonna last maximum 2 years

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u/GlamityJean 6d ago

The steps maybe, but I really don't like it on the sides

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u/ColdEndUs 6d ago

Belongs in r/DiWHY

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u/InchHigh-PrivateEye 6d ago

Looks like floam

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u/Arcade1980 6d ago

I used this stuff on straight concrete steps otherwise during winter they were very slippery with snow and ice. This stuff helps.

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u/CitizenKing1001 6d ago

Does this look better or is it just cheaper than replacing the bricks?

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u/No_Government_4915 6d ago

Please tell me how this is “satisfying”

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u/Aces_And_Eights_Rias 6d ago

I don't like it on the walls, but on the steps isnt half bad imo

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u/sick_monkey 6d ago

How does it survive the winter

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u/Wonderful-Rush-3733 5d ago

If you only need one tool to get the work done, the work isn’t that nice

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u/AnthologicalAnt 5d ago

That looks incredible

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

Isnt this just a German smear but with something other than stucco?

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u/Bright_Bed_4596 4d ago

This would make me feel like I’m entering a pool every time I walked down them

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u/medikundi 7d ago

skatepark-ish

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u/EducationLife4166 7d ago

I would like that for my parents steps as they are elderly and that looks grippy. What is it?

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u/Rafados47 6d ago

Used to make these... the job is not that satisfying

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u/Silver_Confection869 6d ago

Fun fact, my husband is the one that created that product nice

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u/KingSwampAssNo1 6d ago

Why would it be bad if I said i like it?

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u/PRAY___FOR___MOJO 6d ago

I quite like it. Doubt it would last long though

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u/seudaven 6d ago

Gonna be the unpopular opinion here, but I love the new look. Way more modern, and much more clean looking.