They're continuing to lay bricks at the house today. Yesterday, they finished the walls on the patio and the rear wall. They had also finished the arch on the front garage. I'm a bit disappointed that it didn't come out smooth and symmetrical. Here's a photo:
I added my own white curve to this picture with the true center highlighted. You can see where the highest point in the arch is to the right of center. And it's not a nice consistent arch. Instead it's a little pointed in the middle. That's going to irk me!
It doesn't appear to be the fault of the brick layers. They're just setting brick on top of the wood the framer built for them. And I'm not sure if the framer would have done a better job with his cut if he had known up front that he needed the wood in the threshhold like this.
If you're in front of the house looking at it from an angle on either side, it's not that pronounced. But when you look at it straight on like in this picture, you notice it.
I was afraid of this. Whenever I've seen an arched garage like this, it's either been a perfect arch or it's been this pointed version. It's not that what I have is terrible, but I was hoping I'd wind up with a perfect one.
In better news, a careful look at the wider arched door on the back garage reveals a much better wooden curve. So I think that one will look fine when they're finished.
Today, they also started the window and door sills. The ones on the patio are done, and they're cutting the pieces and laying them out for some of the others. They're also working on the front wall around the bay window. More photos to come in the next couple of days.
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