I was wondering when rolling the back wall of the firebox is the sidewalls tied in on every course. I see some that aren’t and the bricks don’t line up but it doesn’t look professional.
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If the back and the sides don't pitch in at the same angle, the courses can't lap bond. it is geometrically impossible.
now that is in the firebox. is there something I am missing about the "Outdoors" part of it?
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No it is just an outside fireplace. I was still wondering the sides come into the back and the back is rolling forward. Then could you put slivers in the back to raise it a little for the back wouldn't be lower and have the two look like they meet for it looks like it does. The second question I have is what if you tie the wall in by putting the bricks overlapping every other course not a lap bond but to give it some strength?
piffin's right. geometrically impossible. Where the sides overlap into the back on the roll, if possible, I'd cut the bottom part of the side brick to fit over the back. That part doesn't show and helps tie it in. On very formal fireboxes, ie firebrick with 1/4" joints I never even did that. Generally built the sidewalls first to cardboard or some other kind of pattern and used wall ties to tie the back in. With the backer brick behind the firebox and the other fill there are not any structural issues. You think you'd want slivers to raise the back, but trust me, you don't. That would look much, much worse.