Decorative Panels

Over the past few weeks, some of you may have noticed me building walls at the back of the workshop

Photo taken 26th May '10

These are just prototypes, built to determine the best bonding arrangement to ensure the blockwork is securely tied into the brick pillars

Photo taken 15th June '10

Next year, they will be a permanent fixture, and so provide an opportunity for you to have a go at some decorative brickwork.

Photo taken 16th June '10

This drawing shows the Front Elevation of the panel. Bricks for the pillars are shaded in light grey and the blocks in dark grey. Bricks shown in white are the three courses of English Bond which form the base

The last course is unfinished because this row of stretchers will run across the top of your decorative work

Image drawn by Anne

The bonding detail is shown below in the Plans for each course. The top courses are shown first, while those at the base of the panel are shown last

Header Course of English Bond

Stretcher Course of English Bond

11th Course of Panel

10th Course of Panel

9th Course of Panel

8th Course of Panel

7th Course of Panel

6th Course of Panel

5th Course of Panel

4th Course of Panel

3rd Course of Panel

2nd Course of Panel

1st Course of Panel

Stretcher Course of English Bond for base of panel

This photo shows the bonding arrangment of the smaller panel

Photo taken 16th June '10

To complete the course, the brick pillar on the right needs finishing. To increase stability, only full-blocks are used in this design