Hello,
We are in the process of building a stable. Unfortunately, it turned out that two of the supporting posts will be positioned awkwardly in terms of aesthetics on two of the stalls. The posts simply do not end up in the corners of the stalls, and not even symmetrically on the two. These are two slightly smaller stalls (each 3.6m wide) that are supposed to be opposite a larger foal box (4.4m) and a grooming area (2.8m). The supporting posts are supposed to be in the corners of the foal box, which then places the respective opposite post "wrong" on the two smaller stalls.
I have sketched some different solutions for how to make this less unsightly, and one of the ideas involves highlighting the posts so that you can clearly see the pairs of posts, see the attached sketch, by putting bricks around them similar to the photo. But no matter how I search, I can't find any information on how this is done. I have heard of something called brick veneer, but when I search for it, I only find results for things intended for walls, not round surfaces.
The posts that need to be hidden are galvanized and are square, about 8x8 cm.
I hope someone here has some good advice!
We are in the process of building a stable. Unfortunately, it turned out that two of the supporting posts will be positioned awkwardly in terms of aesthetics on two of the stalls. The posts simply do not end up in the corners of the stalls, and not even symmetrically on the two. These are two slightly smaller stalls (each 3.6m wide) that are supposed to be opposite a larger foal box (4.4m) and a grooming area (2.8m). The supporting posts are supposed to be in the corners of the foal box, which then places the respective opposite post "wrong" on the two smaller stalls.
I have sketched some different solutions for how to make this less unsightly, and one of the ideas involves highlighting the posts so that you can clearly see the pairs of posts, see the attached sketch, by putting bricks around them similar to the photo. But no matter how I search, I can't find any information on how this is done. I have heard of something called brick veneer, but when I search for it, I only find results for things intended for walls, not round surfaces.
The posts that need to be hidden are galvanized and are square, about 8x8 cm.
I hope someone here has some good advice!
You might be able to lay bricks as a hectagon or octagon or any other shape of your choice, and once everything has set, you can grind it down to a round shape.
I would have been a bit worried about completely encasing wooden posts, but it seems like you've got galvanized ones.
I would have been a bit worried about completely encasing wooden posts, but it seems like you've got galvanized ones.
Is it just the aesthetic effect you're after?
The problem is that the pillars become too thick, since I have to go around this metal core all the time. I'm thinking that I might need to divide the bricks into smaller pieces..? Alternatively, use some kind of round-shaped brick veneer - if anyone knows where to get hold of that?nimhed said:
There are also bricks that are 1/4-stone (approximately 6 cm) wide. With the help of such bricks, you could probably build a neat pillar. The type of brick shown in the picture, from Stockholm City Hall I guess, is hand-molded specifically for the task. Couldn't even be bought over the counter in 1918.