Gothic vaulted ceilings are constructed with columns, arches, and butresses that work together to channel the forces of the loads they carry, thus creating a usable space below them.
Vaulted ceiling in the abbey at the Mont Saint-Michel, June 2006.
We're expecting a contractor to come by this week to look at our automatic garage door. They (brothers) installed the door back in 2018, and it's been great. The problem is that it has recently developed a rather annoying tick that causes it to reverse itself before it closes. We can't identify the problem, so we're hoping the guys who installed it can do so and fix it easily. We're also going to ask them to work up estimates the replacement or installation of new shutters on various windows around the house.
Another excellent photo! At least the garage door tic/tick doesn’t cause it to reverse as it’s opening. Crunch!
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ReplyDeleteThis photo wins the arch contest!
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Really now, there's no such thing as too many arches. -- Chrissoup
ReplyDeleteI feel like we had a problem like that, and it had to do with the beams of light that communicate from one side of the garage to the other... I'm not explaining that well, but down at ground level, on each side, there is a little doohickey that needs to detect the same thing on the other side of the garage... if one side gets moved out of whack, a bit, it causes interruptions in the correct closing of the garage door. Let us know what the garage door guys say.
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