Cutting bricks for top edge of gable wall.

[glangri2]

All

To finish off the top edge of a gable wall, I need to trim the corners off the bricks at the end of each course.

Seeing as the cut will have to go through the frog, I am assuming that if I use the hammer & bolster I will probably end up scrapping more bricks than I save.

Is there a cutter/splitter available that I could hire that will make the cut I am after, or do I need to face the fact that the only way to do it well will be to use the angle grinder.

24 courses, 4 cut bricks on each course = 96 cuts !

Cheers
Gary

 

[theoldun]

If you have barge board and soffit, you only need a rough cut which we cut with trowel. If you can not cut with trowel use lump and bolster.
If you want a fair cut for over sail, band course or tile cloaking onto brickwork, we use a Stihl petrol saw with 300mm dia blade.
You only want rough cut to blockwork 10mm below racking line. If you want to know the easy way to cut up a gable, come back.
oldun

 

[simonjay]

All

To finish off the top edge of a gable wall, I need to trim the corners off the bricks at the end of each course.

Seeing as the cut will have to go through the frog, I am assuming that if I use the hammer & bolster I will probably end up scrapping more bricks than I save.

Is there a cutter/splitter available that I could hire that will make the cut I am after, or do I need to face the fact that the only way to do it well will be to use the angle grinder.

24 courses, 4 cut bricks on each course = 96 cuts !

Cheers
Gary

If the top row is to be hidden under a barge board of some type, it doesnt matter if the top row is a bit messy.
If not, you can get gable sets cut for you. Tell them the angle and number of bricks etc.
Else a 12" stone/brick saw with diamond blade is needed to cut though - hire a petrol saw or large bench saw.
Simon.

 

[glangri2]

This is what I have to replicate .......

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So as you can see, I do need a pretty tidy edge.


Oldun - What is this style called?
I'm not tottaly sure what you mean by "over sail, band course or tile cloaking"

 

[theoldun]

That is what we would call two separate course of header over-sail. An over-sail is where the brick above overhangs the brick below. A lot of gables are two course of header over-sail but the top course does not over-sail.
We call the finish to a gable verge either a band course or string course that is any decorative brickwork to top of gable.
A cloaking is the overhang material to bed your verge tiles on.
As said, easy way to cut gables.
oldun

 

[glangri2]

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• glangri2
• 1 Feb 2012
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This is what I managed to achieve !

I am pretty pleased with the end result .............. and before anyone points it out, I know that I haven't painted the rear corbell yet !