WILL THE ARCH STAY UP WHEN I REMOVE THE FRAME? - DIY BARN BUILD #20 STONEWORK FINALE
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- We liberate the arch and i build the pointy bit above the arch, forgetting the proper names for anything building related.
FYI: Alex embarks on ambitious building projects. Whereas most builders rely on proven skills and experience, Alex prefers a potentially calamatous combination of optimism and youtube-based research.
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Hi Great work!! Im a carpenter and have been researching wooden form work and centering for stone arches and i read to aid removal of the centering place it on double wedges left and right then knock out the wedges to drop the centering , just saying for anyone else who might be planning an arch .
Nice video hope your back is better
Cheers David good advice - there's a lot I would do differently the second time round. Back took a few days to recover - that's definetely one of the things I would do differently!
Oh wow, seeing the beam inlays really puts the old-world way of doing things into perspective. How much pre-planning had to be done and reckoned with, it's no wonder those structures last hundreds of years though.
Well let's hope it lasts that long! Thanks for watching 😀
Well done, you’re doing a Sterling job time and patience 👍
for someone with no experience, except what you've taught yourself, excellent job on the arch an all the stonework!!
really should leave the wood in place till the arch has wall on top, the weight of the wall applies pressure to the arch locking it tighter in place, and stops it from buckling if unevenly loaded
I couldn't resist it 🤣
I came here to say the same, someone was rather lucky to say the least. If I’d built it and done this, it would have fallen down even if I had made a decent keystone.
Yes if you push down at say 2 O'clock it will push up at 10 O'clock and needs the whole wall in place to keep the whole thing rigid.
I converted a chapel and built an arched window to match it and an arched garden gate in a wall. Similar method but I put double wedges under the whole template so it could easily be dropped down to release it.
Nope, it is enough built the wall until thirth height both sides of the arch, and not will collapse, check the catenaric line pressure keeps inside the arch and, well done
pillers of the earth
Found you a couple day ago. Watched allt of this series.
Great work mate! Lookin good.
Great thanks
Cheers Dan - appreciated!
Well done Alex. I am impressed.
And I have this sudden feeling of wanting to lay some brick. 🤣😅
I am on to the next video.
Thanks for now. 🎈
Go for it Jan! Thanks for the comment 😀
I did a binge watch which revealed a steady improvement in your stonemasonry. Looking gooder every time!
Thanks Cory - yes it looks a bit rough in those early videos! As well as improving over time I learned that the bigger teh wall, the less you focus on imperfections! There's still a few joints higher up that niggle me but I can always repoint those later...
About setting a stone for each kid. I would had engraved their initials on the face side of their stones. I think that would had been more of an Memorable experience for them. especially the younger ones.
That way they can return in a distant future, and reminisce about that day with their father. The stones will change colour through the years, but a deeply engraved initial will remain for centuries, if not even longer depending on the minerals in the stone block.
I think you overestimate my abilities in stonemasonry(!) but a nice idea. Thanks for watching
Just joined…beautiful
Thanks Jim and welcome aboard!
Wow. This is amazing! It really makes you appreciate how much work goes into building a stone building.
Thanks Kamikze - it's been a slog!
Hi Alex, for some reason youtube hasn't been sending me notifications so I've just been having a pleasant catch-up. Congratulations on the arch, it looks wonderful, a real credit to you.
No topping off ceremony though? You missed an opportunity there.
More power to your elbow Sir, a fantastic achievement.
Looking forward to more!
Good point - should have smashed a bottle of champagne on it! Maybe later in the build 😀
Very nice
Cheers boooshes
Sweet looking project. Nice to see you taking your time with it. A labor of love so to speak. Happy to see masonry still being practiced. Cheers. Byron from Finland.
Thanks Byron! Hope life up in Finland is good 😀
Even from the other side of the sea channel I have to admit that your work is truly amazing !
😁🫶🏻
Cheers Thomas - very kind!
Looks awesome! What a ton of work. Looking forward to seeing the rest of the build.
Cheers Gareth - still plugging away! 😀
loving the series. Barn coming along beautifully. Keep it up!
Thanks so much!
Fantastic job. Love the idea with the kids stones.
Thanks Phil - should outlast me (assuming it stays up!)
That is beautiful work. Well done! You're an inspiration.
Thanks - appreciated!
Folds right into the setting,excellent.
Thanks Steve! Yes it was a dark old space where the lawn didn't grow before so already an improvement...
Outstanding
Great work! I laid some stone once upon a time...took what felt like forever.
Yup - back breaking! Cheers Jon
Did you ever considered leaving the frame up until you built more on top!
Yes but couldn't resist taking it down!
4:48 😂 🤣
Not my finest moment! 🤣
Thank you so much for sharing your experiance! I love it
A pleasure Eckhard - thanks for watching
Awesome - I love watching stone work
I love doing it (most of the time!) Thanks for the comment
Why take out the timber arch support before you finish the arch and adjacent wall? It is all much stronger when complete and mortar set. Less risk of something going wrong. No need to have removed it early.
Terrible reason - but I just couldn't resist seeing it without the arch 😀
Awesome work for learning as you go. I'm totally impressed with what you're accomplishing.
Thanks stereospace, appreciate that!
Fantastic progress..
Cheers Maxwell
Beautiful!
Cheers Space Dust!
I felt that "SHIT" in my soul. I know that feeling all too well.
Best video yet, great to see you get the stonework done.
Glad you enjoyed it Rome & Curry!
Great to watch you making progress. It gave me inspiration :-)
Thanks Richard - go for it!
Hey Quick add from a carpenter here.
DO NOT... i repeat... DO NOT mortar oak in. If your timber is oak it is very important not to do that because the wood will react with the mortar and rot away relatively quickly. Its because of the acid in oakwood and and base-ph of mortar
I dont know exactly what the best way of fixing that is but i have seen that mistake on youtube several times now
Noted - will research this and might give you a shout out in E22/23 👍
I have seen thousands of such arches. I would have made the archway somewhat narrower and the arch itself higher to better distribute the weight. I would have have also supported each end of the arch with a stone column, a technique invented by the Visigoths in Spain and copied by the Arabs.
Hi Scott - not so keen on the look of a column but interesting thought 😀
@@AlexBuildsUK I might have added a larger keystone at the center, But a much more ambitions project might involve placing four arches together in a square, filling each (save for a window, and enclosing them at the top with a brick or stone hemisphere. It's called a dome, and these were originally invented because of a shortage of long thick beams to hold up large roofs.
Good job Alex. It looks really good.
Cheers David - appreciated!
Having never used oak as a structural member, what is the span you can get on a 6x6 piece of good English oak? What is your expected roof loading? How many tubes of preparation H required for all that stone work? Stumbled upon your channel and enjoying it, nice job! You remind me of the time traveler in HG Wells book….Victorian inventor type
A bunch of good questions and I'm not quite sure! My gut feel is that you can span 5 metres with a solid bit of oak. When you order longer bits than 6m they are quick to tell you they may not be straight... Thanks for watching!
Looks great Alex, you must be pleased with that?
Sure am Alistair - take a look at the test wall in episode 2! Come a long way...
@@AlexBuildsUK I've been watching from the beginning, really enjoying the updates.
This is amazing!!
Cheers Dave - thanks for watching
this is so cool
Appreciate that howdy
Very nice. The only thing I'd say is it might be better not to have the perlin come fully through the wall, where it will be exposed to weathering
Very good point, and still under consideration. I'll try to remember to mention this comment in the next episode...
@@AlexBuildsUK you could cover the top of the protrusion with copper, terne, or other metal to shed water...
I dont have any first hand experience to speak of, but couldnt the ends of the purlins be burnt and brushed off? ive seen in other videos of traditional building its a technique used for posts in contact with the ground as a sort of water/rot resistance.
Gotta say, you have a good, "I pulled my back" story. I slept wrong. Far less impressive.
Possibly a daft question but.....why dint you just quietly unscrew the spokes?
Good point! I wanted to keep it in one piece to use as a template for the frame and barn door one day. With hindsight would have been a better idea!
Really good job. Where did you get the scaffolding tower from and would you recommend it?
Assuming you're in the UK, toptower.co.uk - yes good value and service 👍
From everything I've seen on building programs on British television, how the heck did you get planning for such a thing?
Good point, and yes I did need to get planning permission. Took 5 months as applied during lockdown!
Why didn't you just unscrew all the t-pieces to clear the arch?
I had this idea I wanted to keep it in one piece so that I could use it as a template for when I come to do the barn doors and frame one day, although after 6 months sitting in the rain I decided to saw it up - so you're right!
Alot of your joints are lined up vertically thats not good for stability and longevity, but nice job for having little experience.
I predict an accident before completion. I have subscribed to witness it.
You have my word Fred that the footage will be uploaded 👍
While the arch is great, your disassembly method needs improvement. On the plus side, you didn't get hurt and the arch stands.
LOL.
You are very shy using a spirit level.
Very impressive! What are those metal things embedded in the mortal at the 18:45 mark?
Good question - actually they are wall ties, which are designed to bind together 2 courses of brick (with a cavity in between) together - however I used them to make sure the 2 courses of stone stuck together (out of paranoia they might split apart!)... I recorded myself explaining this about 4 or 5 times over the 9 months explaining this, yet none of those explanations made the edit for some reason! Cheers for watching Mike
@@AlexBuildsUK I see, thank you for the reply! Looking forward to the next video. Subscribed!
Welcome aboard!
you should be aware that some stones must cross the wall or, at the end, you'll be building just two half walls, one against the other.
Yes I stitched in as many as possible - seems pretty solid
Ugh your poor back
Lesson learned!
Amazing perseverance sir! I've been building a 1 meter wide/thick arch in my garden for 2 years now 😂. Slowly but surely I suppose! Cheers from the colonies 🍻
Cheers David - keep plugging away at that arch!
The more I watch your bulid the more I see how you become more of a Perfectionists keep up the great work
Thanks - it's getting there and looking better the higher I go. Thanks for watching
My kid came in and said "Oh! Is he fixing a ruin?" 😅
One of my friends said I should leave it as it is and say it's an old folly!
Really good job . Enjoying your progress. Inspirational wish I had the time and idea
Thanks Jacinto! No rush, take your time and have a go when you're ready
This guy is a maniac 😅 the arch looks great
🤣🤣🤣 thanks TG!
Beautiful work, and fascinating to watch your process. Well done!