eandg Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Not sure if best here or on the structural sub-board but does anyone know how the bricks are likely to be supported above the canopy in the image below? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Lintels - probably using RSJs with welded flanges. That looks like an artists impression anyway - usual stuff that can’t actually be built ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_r_sole Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 (edited) . Edited September 26, 2019 by the_r_sole 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eandg Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 Yes, definitely built and I'm definitely on the 'quite cool' side of the argument! Presumably using brick slips would achieve the same(ish) look but would mean having to use slips for the full thing? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eandg Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 14 minutes ago, PeterW said: Lintels - probably using RSJs with welded flanges. That looks like an artists impression anyway - usual stuff that can’t actually be built ...... Thanks. A quick google suggests they might not be that prohibitively expensive though I'm not sure where you hide it (beneath the bottom brick?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 The post above shows the method using the Ancon system. You can have slips cut from ordinary bricks to match a standard build up but it’s not cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eandg Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 3 minutes ago, PeterW said: The post above shows the method using the Ancon system. You can have slips cut from ordinary bricks to match a standard build up but it’s not cheap. Boomarked - thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temp Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 2 hours ago, eandg said: Yes, definitely built and I'm definitely on the 'quite cool' side of the argument! Presumably using brick slips would achieve the same(ish) look but would mean having to use slips for the full thing? Don't think so. We have arched windows that use steel lintels several courses high covered with brick slips. They were cut from ordinary bricks used to make the rest of the house. Aside: I notice the top of the window isn't horizontal (not parallel to the mortar line) so a lot of very thin wedge shape bricks are required. Bet they were fun to cut ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Davies Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 8 hours ago, Temp said: Aside: I notice the top of the window isn't horizontal (not parallel to the mortar line) so a lot of very thin wedge shape bricks are required. Bet they were fun to cut Stick the slips to whatever backing material is used, cut the whole lot, then crane it into place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Did not the bizarre architect bath-with-a-view house in Edinburgh that won (Architect Designed) House of the Year a couple of years ago have one of those on the corner that he opened whilst was in the bath? Perhaps discussed in the programme. F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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