Feb 4, 2009 · Fundi, typically on a groin vault the masonry runs perpendicular to the outside walls and not parrallel such as your example. If you do not have ribs to butt your masonry into, then you would need to have compound miter cuts which would not be easy. I posted some examples of what I mean. Is the brick you are using a typical Bovedas brick?

Sep 13, 2011 · I posted long ago about how to cut the groin bricks. I figured out something that worked. and it came out like this. Then over this ground floor I wanted to make one groined vault 6m square, starting at same level as floor and rising steeply. (first yes yes yes, i …

Feb 9, 2008 · Hi craftsmen, I'm doing a pretty cool project right now. I'ts a 12x12 inside dem. wine cellar with a ribbed groin vault ceiling.... all brick ceiling and all.I'm using thin brick over 6" c.m.u. for the walls and thin brick over framing for the ceiling.I will post pictures as I go along.

Mar 1, 2008 · groin vault ceiling hey guys hows everything? here in baltimore things are extremely slow. i tried to upload some pics. of this really cool wine cellar i'm doing but it failed three times in a row.i must be doing something wrong.high tech never was my bag. if anyone knows what i'm doing wrong LMK.will be all thin brick over c.m.u. with the …

Nov 19, 2011 · And yes in the first pic Festo is barefoot. Which brings up an aside story. It is slow building a groined vault. the groin entails complicated , changing cuts. So I contemplated bringing on another mason and teaching him. Dickson on the right suggests we promote Festo the helper to mason to do the arches while he is doing the harder groin. Festo is happy as a pig in shhhhh.

Oct 11, 2011 · The groin pieces in the lower third have to: -be clinkers in the cornor -cut precisely -extend out past the groin on the bottom side so the top of brick supports the brick above completely -no sharp edges of bricks resting on a brick. flat against flat. -we are plastering the outside immediately .

Jan 6, 2008 · Oh yeah, figured that out after the first one cracked. The vaults inside the walls is 800bricks (per 1/4 section) x 3kgs= 2400kgs on each cornor. spread that over 2 bricks and that is 1200kgs/brick. I tried to spread over more bricks, so could be 800kgs. Not sure what effect the weight of bricks laid on top of the wall go into the groin.

Jan 9, 2009 · I'm a mason by trade and I generally build my own templates for arches. I want to build a groin vault ceiling with wood framing then apply a rough coat of cement then apply thin brick for a finish ceiling. My question is how to figure the diagonal arches. If let say my wall arches are 10ft wide with a 16in. spring, and the room measures 14ft diagonally accross, would I simply build the 14ft ...

May 21, 2012 · Oh yeah, figured that out after the first one cracked. The vaults inside the walls is 800bricks (per 1/4 section) x 3kgs= 2400kgs on each cornor. spread that over 2 bricks and that is 1200kgs/brick. I tried to spread over more bricks, so could be 800kgs. Not sure what effect the weight of bricks laid on top of the wall go into the groin.

Feb 28, 2008 · Quit teasing us and show us some pics keep us updated!!! Vaulted brick ceilings are incredibly fascinating and my dream is to build one someday. I'd like to see how you frame it up.