pieman
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Can anyone please explain to me what corbling is.........a picture would really help.
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Please explain corbling?
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Nemesis
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Sticky outy bits...
http://www.trp.dundee.ac.uk/research/glossary/corbel.html
http://www.trp.dundee.ac.uk/research/glossary/corbel.html
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It's a good way of supporting an overhang - the first bit sticks out one stone/brick, the next one and a half, the next two and so on, until you've got a substantial 'bracket' tied into the existing wall. It's one way of having second-floor hearths and chimney pieces and keeping space downstairs.
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There's some info on its use in modern buildings here:
http://www.nhbcbuilder.co.uk/NHBCpublications/LiteratureLibrary/Technical/StandardsExtra/filedownload,25277,en.pdf
CORBEL
A projecting block of stone or timber to support a feature above.
http://www.nhbcbuilder.co.uk/NHBCpublications/LiteratureLibrary/Technical/StandardsExtra/filedownload,25277,en.pdf
CORBEL
A projecting block of stone or timber to support a feature above.