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In my quest for purchasing land with the intent of building a small Villa, I have been re-working my basement into a more Roman-esque" theme. Been uttering several types of creative verbage since I started. Here is my almost finished arch:
Have plastered the walls and done a stucco-ish type finish.
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Wes Olson
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Looks great, Wes...but in the second picture, you have the grips on your scuta a little off center?
:lol:
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Are you refering to my big white scuta?? LOL
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Yep. Looks to me like you got the handles pushed way over to one side. Heh. :lol:
They stack nicely, though.
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I'll bet you feel pretty secure behind it, though. :lol: (and if you need a snack during a looooong battle...)
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Wes, that is really cool.
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Wes, what kind of form did you use to support the bricks while the mortar set?
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I made the form from 1/8 tempered hardboard. The Dark brown really flimsy stuff. Works great for concrete forms too.
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Hardboard on the edges, spaced with regular 2 x 4 or similar? Just asking...might want to steal your idea.
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Yupper, sorry! I used 2 x 4's vertically in the opening. I also used #16 nails as a masonry tie, nailed into 2 x 4 framing for the arch. Added support was good! I did not take time to shape out a keystone, I just used brick.
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Well, it worked just fine! Herezalaud.
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