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Post by markhuse on May 27, 2014 20:44:12 GMT
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Post by cannyfradock on May 28, 2014 12:33:56 GMT
Hello Mark........welcome to the forum.
You're doing extremely well if you have reached that stage with free materials and labour.....costs can soon mount up if you have to buy everything new AND employ a brickie.
All the best with the next stages.....please keep us informed of your progress.
Terry
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Post by markhuse on May 29, 2014 6:19:22 GMT
so far i have spent nearly £90 - this was for the ballast, sand and cement to make the base and mortar. My friend is s stone mason so helped with the brick laying, but will also help with some arty rendering we got planned at the end. I managed to secure the bricks for nothing as the father in law had them left over from a wall! the top is some old concrete slabs that someone had dumped.
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Post by markhuse on Jun 2, 2014 10:58:27 GMT
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Post by starseeker on Jun 2, 2014 21:17:08 GMT
Just a thought, are you hoping to just pull the form out or just burn it out ?
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Post by markhuse on Jun 3, 2014 9:32:10 GMT
I was planning on pulling it out, and then point the inside with fireproof mortar, (just for a better finish).
however if it does get stuck, i will have to burn it out.
any tips of pulling it out smoothly? anyone cover it with anything before building to aid in removing?
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Post by starseeker on Jun 3, 2014 21:44:46 GMT
I have just noticed that the form is propped on bricks, Hopefully when you remove these the form will drop a bit and aid in its removal.
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Post by markhuse on Jun 5, 2014 14:54:10 GMT
This is where i am now. managed to pick up some more firebricks mid week. finished the main arch, just need to remove form then start on the main door arch. Total cost so far £270
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Post by cannyfradock on Jun 5, 2014 17:44:15 GMT
I was planning on pulling it out, and then point the inside with fireproof mortar, (just for a better finish). however if it does get stuck, i will have to burn it out. any tips of pulling it out smoothly? anyone cover it with anything before building to aid in removing? Hi Mark I love this bit.... "Total cost so far £270"......you're doing extremely well on price. It's a bit late for me to give advice on removing arch formers....sorry, but normally wooden wedges are placed below the arch formers so as when the formers are about to be removed the wedges can be slid out so as the former can drop away from the top edge. This makes it safer to remove the former without catching or damaging the archwork. Terry
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Post by markhuse on Jun 13, 2014 8:51:48 GMT
i tried to remove the form last night and it was stuck!!
tried smashing it as well, but the ply outer layer is stuck to the much. don't want to smash anymore as i may damage some of the brick work.
anyone got any suggestions on removing it? or am i going to have to burn it out?
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Post by cobblerdave on Jun 13, 2014 9:39:52 GMT
G'day I built to a ply wood form and to removial required Burning the begar out. It took two weeks and taunting from the wife before I attempted it. It was both exciting and terrifying to the extreme.... It held up and we made some pretty rough pizza but they were great. Good luck .. ... But leave it till your mortar is cured and that shell is dry. I got away with no damage but you might not be as lucky ... Cautiously Regards dave
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Post by markhuse on Jun 15, 2014 12:25:17 GMT
manage to remove the form, just had to get heavy with a hammer. starting to point up in side with fire cement,
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Post by cannyfradock on Jun 15, 2014 20:18:27 GMT
Mark Looks like the heavy hammering of your arch former hasn't at all damaged your sexy beast. You're showing great patience as many members would be trying to roast a half pig at this stage. You're doing well. Just try to chip off any large "snots" (pieces of dried mortar) the best you can with a sharp 1" cold chisel. If you have many holes/voids in the underside of your brickwork.....sometimes it's easier to don a pair of marigold gloves and squeeze some refractory mortar/lime mortar etc into all the gaps, then smooth off with a damp sponge. (get someone to help you rinse out and clean the sponge every 2 or 3 swipes of the sponge). I just carried out the same procedure on Kate's build... .....should've passed a clean sponge over them bricks a few more times, but the curing fires (started em today) will sort them out. Terry
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Post by markhuse on Jun 16, 2014 8:47:21 GMT
marigolds!!
that's genius, i have struggled pointing with the fire mortar and getting a good finish. be much quicker and far greater finish with your way. Will get to that this week, after i have chipped off all the snots.
thanks for the suggestion, i will let you know how i get on and post some pics.
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Post by markhuse on Jun 23, 2014 6:06:49 GMT
i donned the marigolds and finished pointing with the fire mortar. much easier so thank you for the suggestion.
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