Mortar Life Constructions

14/06/2026

Local to Beechmont and servicing Nth Gold Coast up to Brisbane
Call to arrange a free quote

13/06/2026

Great weather for ducks!!!!

25/05/2026

Winston Churchill never hid the fact that he struggled with depression. He called it his “black dog” — a dark shadow that could follow him even when he stood at the very height of power.

Yet Churchill had his own way of not letting that darkness take full control. It was not grand speeches or political victories. It was something simple and physical: laying bricks.

At his Chartwell estate in Kent, he reportedly laid around 200 bricks a day by hand. Row after row, wall after wall. He built garden walls, outbuildings, and sometimes entire structures. But the most important thing was not the final result — it was the act itself.

The principle was simple: keep the hands busy to calm the mind. When heavy thoughts came, he picked up a trowel. When anxiety froze him, he laid one brick. Then another. And another.

It is said that Churchill took this practice so seriously that he even joined the bricklayers’ union. Imagine that: the British Prime Minister with a construction worker’s membership card.

There is a phrase often linked to this experience: depression does not like a person who keeps moving.

Sometimes the way through darkness does not begin with a grand decision, but with one small action. Take a step. Do one simple thing. Lay your own “brick” today.

And tomorrow — lay another.

26/04/2026

“After several years in teaching, I’ve decided to work toward transitioning fully into my building and coaching work.

I’ll be focusing on:
✔ Small-scale building & masonry work
✔ Helping tradies improve their business systems, pricing and profitability

If you or someone you know needs a hand, feel free to reach out.”

26/03/2026

Ahhhh it’s a great day for washing solar panels and taking in some magnificent hinterland views!

12/01/2026

Northern Gold Coast and hinterland!!! Contact me for a free quote.

01/01/2026

Happy New Year all!!!!!!
I have sand blasted my trowels and cleaned up all my old gear….. ready to start 2 days per week back in my trade. Slow n steady to begin with so as not to burst a fuffle valve!
If there are any gangs needing a trowel (Thursday & Fridays) around North Gold Coast region, I will be available from late this month.

26/11/2025

26/11/2025

Putting the word out there that I will be picking up the tools again (starting mid December). Preferably small construction jobs and property maintenance based at Beechmont Qld.

19/08/2025

Best exhibit at the Melbourne Museum by far…