Garage Brickwork
The brickies started on the top-brickwork last Thursday. This is the first section of "top brickwork" to be done (i.e. above base-brickwork level). We have settled on three course of Daniel Robertson "Buff Banding" at around window-sill height, and two courses just below head-height.
The garage is made using "engaged brick piers" which impart lateral stability into the wall. The piers are one brick short at the top, so a timber bearer can be fitted here, which in turn has roof trusses sitting on it. To hold the roof down, "hoop iron" (galvanised steel strap) is placed into the wall for at least the top 7 courses.
The main lintel over the double door is an inverted T-bar, with a 200x10mm bottom plate, and 200x12mm web (galvanised). The engineering company made an error in the computations for this, at first specifying 200x16mm web, web would have required "fabrication" as such big lintels are not ex-stock.
The garage brickwork in progress.
The garage is made using "engaged brick piers" which impart lateral stability into the wall. The piers are one brick short at the top, so a timber bearer can be fitted here, which in turn has roof trusses sitting on it. To hold the roof down, "hoop iron" (galvanised steel strap) is placed into the wall for at least the top 7 courses.
The main lintel over the double door is an inverted T-bar, with a 200x10mm bottom plate, and 200x12mm web (galvanised). The engineering company made an error in the computations for this, at first specifying 200x16mm web, web would have required "fabrication" as such big lintels are not ex-stock.
The garage brickwork in progress.
posted by Steve at Monday, August 01, 2005
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