Brick 85 degree squint corner - how to do it better on Monday please?

George Miles

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Jun 4, 2022, 6:37:19 AM6/4/22

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The brick corner of my new back porch is 85 degrees.
I used a technique called squint,
but it looks a bit accidental,
is there a better way I can do it?

https://youtube.com/shorts/MZFR8DxwRp4?feature=share

Andy Burns

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Jun 4, 2022, 6:49:46 AM6/4/22

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George Miles wrote:

> The brick corner of my new back porch is 85 degrees.
> I used a technique called squint,
> but it looks a bit accidental,
> is there a better way I can do it?

Mitre cut the corner bricks at 42.5°?

Ibstock will cut and resin-bond them as specials, but I doubt it's cheap.

Tim Lamb

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Jun 4, 2022, 10:13:39 AM6/4/22

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In message <ddaa8d67-10ac-47a8...@googlegroups.com>,
George Miles <diceg...@gmail.com> writes

Buttress bricks at 90deg? 5 deg. lost in mortar?
>

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Fredxx

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Jun 4, 2022, 5:50:13 PM6/4/22

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Personally I wouldn't have agreed to 85 degrees. I know it's now too
late, but why go for this angle?

Alternatively make a feature pillar which can be square where one wall
enters the pier at your chosen angle.

George Miles

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Jun 5, 2022, 7:38:48 AM6/5/22

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Fredxx - thanks,
this is the best idea so far,
(and I have been asking on several facebook brick groups too)
i hope the planners wont mind about an extra 65mm on the wall !

george

GB

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Jun 5, 2022, 10:27:41 AM6/5/22

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On 04/06/2022 11:37, George Miles wrote:

My view is that it doesn't look too bad. I'd just forget about it. :)

Tim+

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Jun 5, 2022, 12:07:37 PM6/5/22

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You obviously failed the “how to be really OCD” course at school. ;-)

Tim

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ARW

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Jun 5, 2022, 12:48:11 PM6/5/22

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That's what Brian's dog said before it lifted up it's leg pissed on it.

George Miles

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Jun 17, 2022, 4:30:14 PM6/17/22

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Fredxx, your idea worked, thanks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eobb8ARRUXM

[g]

ps are you the chap near worcester with a super insulated house ?

Rod Speed

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Jun 17, 2022, 6:43:57 PM6/17/22

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George Miles <diceg...@gmail.com> wrote

> Fredxx, your idea worked, thanks

> ps are you the chap near worcester with a super insulated house ?

Nar, that was harry. Hasn't been seen for more than a year now.

Peeler

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Jun 18, 2022, 3:58:01 AM6/18/22

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rick

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Jul 21, 2022, 11:57:01 AM7/21/22

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There are local cut & stick brick places ....
I bought hundreds of specials for my build .... and needed a pair of
particular angle bricks .... dropped plain bricks off, picked up
couple of hrs later - perfect. Only a couple of £ per brick.