Pic 8. Building the window arch using a
metal girder
Pic 9. The door arch using method
2; a girder made from bricks
and muna
Pic 10. The window
method 2
arch
using
Burnt bricks are then placed along the surface of the girder once
again using muna to bond them. The triangular gaps between
them should be filled with gravel and bits of broken brick. The
arches are left to set for 24 hours at which time the girder and
supporting bricks can be removed.
Method b). The second and cheaper way is to use a girder
made out of brick and muna, which is known as the tanfeekha
(see pics 9 and 10).
Once the arches are complete two more courses of large green
bricks are placed above the arch. After these, two courses of
red bricks are added, this is known as the Madamek stage. The
red bricks used for the arches and the madamek courses will
need to be bought and should be similar in size to the small
green bricks used for the dome, 22 x 11 x 7 cm.
Pic 11. Two courses of red bricks are laid
on top of the green bricks
4.7. Using the steel ring clamp
The steel ring clamp is very important in the construction of the
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