Perry's Fireplace

Image from: BDA (2005) Successful Brickwork pg 157

The idea came from the Brick Development Association book

First, a full-scale plan was drawn, to determine the size of the circles and the shape of the cuts

Photo taken 22nd April '10

The circumference was then transfered to the working area and the radial headers cut according to the template

Photo taken 22nd April '10

The base was formed by three courses of these radial headers

Photo taken 23rd April '10

The soldiers were set-out and dry-bonded to ensure they would work without having to cut the bricks. There was a 30mm oversail and the curve was formed by the wedge-shaped joints

Photo taken 30th April '10

These soldiers were regularly checked to ensure they were exactly up-right and plumb

Photo taken 30th April '10

The hearth is now ready to be filled with concrete

Photo taken 5th May '10

To be continued...

Laying Blocks with Dean

Ensure there is sufficient mortar for the bed-joint, then create a furrow

Ease the block into the correct position by lining up the arris with the previous block. Ensure that the perp-joint is 10mm and that the top arris is laid exactly to the line