On 10/12/17 10:17 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Thursday, October 12, 2017 at 9:27:39 PM UTC-4, -MIKE- wrote:
On 10/12/17 8:18 PM, dpb wrote:
On 12-Oct-17 8:03 PM, -MIKE- wrote:
On 10/12/17 6:51 PM, John Grossbohlin wrote:
"-MIKE-"Â* wrote in message news
https://photos.app.goo.gl/DqXrs5DI2roJTli22

I need to replace the white board above this garage door. The 2x12 is
rotted out pretty bad. It will just fall out when poked with a
screwdriver or putty knife, so I'm going to replace with a new, treated
2x12.Â* (Client wants cheapest option.)
...

Double- and triple-check -- the brick may be overlaid veneer in front of
the frieze board so you don't have to scribe it at all...


There bricks and board are on the same plane.
What's interesting is that the board in between the lintel and the bricks.
I'm not a mason, but I always thought the lintel was to support a course
of bricks above wood. Either way, the wood board is cut on that curve,
not behind the bricks.


That concerns me a bit. It sounds like the lintel is acting as a header
and the curved board is (was) acting as the lintel for the bricks. Granted,
the arch of the brick itself, although it's not much, probably helps support
the brick *somewhat* but not that much.

Is there a gap between the rotted wood and the brick or is the brick resting
on the wood? If the wood is supposed to be supporting the brick above, you
better get it right and get it right fast.


I'm about 99% sure the board is not supporting the bricks.
The board is so rotted I can pull chunks out with my bare hand.
And Sonny pointed out, there isn't a single crack in the bricks/mortar
above it.


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