@Jacintososa24 Thank you. The stretchers are reclaimed brick from the old farm house that was torn down on the property, the headers are new brick and the grey ones are concrete brick. The mortar is nothing special, sharp sand, type n masonary, mixed for 5 minuets in a mixer. Watch the amount of water you start with, as mixing for that long beats a lot of air into the mortar.
@SOCKCOCK1 Yes....when I was younger I worked at Stelco in Hamilton, in the blast furnaces, doing relines, quatrefoils, pound in repairs, stuff like that. With your false work, is it a drag form?
@SOCKCOCK1 Yes..I know what you mean...it takes a particular type to get into this stuff. Anyway, I run a crappy little masonry business here in Collingwood Ontario Ca. ,spring summer and fall and in the shoulder season, do a little blacksmithing and in the winter I drive a snow cat (BR350X) at a ski hill.
This was under a veranda on the front of the house. We filled the spandrels with concrete then waterproofed over the whole thing and poured the veranda top. There was no earth fill over it
on a lot of vaults they make specials for the arris bricks I suppose making a kiln is goin a bit to far oh an by the way love what you've done nice to see real artisan work again well done from liverpool
The cement, (mortar) takes up any irregularities in the brick. The mortar doesn't actually hold the brick together , it holds them apart. A trade joke that's true Thanks for asking
@SOCKCOCK1 Hahaha, my apprenticeship stared over 40 years ago. I'm still interested in the masonry and other things, although I'm getting pickier about what i do and yes i like to keep busy.
Old brick work like that is fascinating and beautiful
I wish some one could teach me this stuff it’s absolutely beautiful
@Jacintososa24 Thank you. The stretchers are reclaimed brick from the old farm house that was torn down on the property, the headers are new brick and the grey ones are concrete brick. The mortar is nothing special, sharp sand, type n masonary, mixed for 5 minuets in a mixer. Watch the amount of water you start with, as mixing for that long beats a lot of air into the mortar.
Thanks, it's nice to work on stuff like this
The catalans know how to do things very effective and efficient :) They are also making Stairways like boveda roofs.
@SOCKCOCK1 Yes....when I was younger I worked at Stelco in Hamilton, in the blast furnaces, doing relines, quatrefoils, pound in repairs, stuff like that. With your false work, is it a drag form?
@theunirulerguy Thanks...it was a treat to work on something like this
How long did this take / what’s the cost really stunning
@SOCKCOCK1 Thanks SOCKCOCK1, it was a rare and real pleasure to design and build something like this.
Yes..i looked at that a while ago..nice free hand work
Una belleza, pudieran explicarme el tipo de material y la dosificación del mortero>. Gracias
Good stuff makes you wonder how the made the specials to eliminate the straight joint on the arris.
usually that would be seen in stone work, were they would rough cut the stone and trim it in place
Thanks.....We took the centering out after about 18 days
When you finish,how long time you remove the all arch wood??nice job
check out boveda roof these guys do it with out any wood structure for support truly nice work
@SOCKCOCK1 Yes..I know what you mean...it takes a particular type to get into this stuff. Anyway, I run a crappy little masonry business here in Collingwood Ontario Ca. ,spring summer and fall and in the shoulder season, do a little blacksmithing and in the winter I drive a snow cat (BR350X) at a ski hill.
1rockcut how can I get in contact with you?
yes, it's very cool...all working in compression
Can you tell me about the rules for backfilling and how the ground was left when it was completed?
This was under a veranda on the front of the house. We filled the spandrels with concrete then waterproofed over the whole thing and poured the veranda top. There was no earth fill over it
This technic used in iran, india.
In olden days
on a lot of vaults they make specials for the arris bricks I suppose making a kiln is goin a bit to far oh an by the way love what you've done nice to see real artisan work again well done from liverpool
worked out the coursing so no specials were needed. it would have interrupt the flemish
I think what you call the arris, which is, we call the groin
Is the cement necessary?
The cement, (mortar) takes up any irregularities in the brick. The mortar doesn't actually hold the brick together , it holds them apart. A trade joke that's true
Thanks for asking
@SOCKCOCK1 Hahaha, my apprenticeship stared over 40 years ago. I'm still interested in the masonry and other things, although I'm getting pickier about what i do and yes i like to keep busy.
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thank you and good luck to you
I need to build one of these on my property someday - would love to have the right guys
lol... I hear Texas is nice this time of year.