Put in new bricks Where they are short to close the gap and maybe mortar the joint if small enough or trim.

Maybe run some brick or a concrete lentil vertically to close the gap?

Thanks Toddinmn for your idea. We will explore the brick idea. Not sure why the mason stopped the bricks where he did. If we run concrete lentil or bricks vertically, it will cover the mahogony casing.

Carol

I'd run it up to the casing. Maybe I not seeing things correctly. It is hard to tell where all the planes meet.

It all depends if we can find a very thin lentil or not. A lentil with any thickness to speak of will shield the mahogany casing especially on the right side. The last photo shows that the board and batten and drip line even shield the casing.

Can we get a very thin piece of lentil to place over the staggered ends of the brick? I have only seen thick pieces.

Carol

Flashing (given how thin it is) might be an option for these gaps. Any ideas if that will work?

Carol

It would probably work but I don't think it would look good. You may be able to find some thin stone and rip for width .

i think the brick would look the best keyed in to fit. This would be the most difficult and you may have a hard time finding it to match.

Thanks, Toddinmn. We have lots of brick leftover. The challenge would be to get the mason to come back. It looks like sloppy mason work to me, but getting him for a call back has proven difficult. I agree that would be the best fix, though. I can't imagine why he thought it was finish in that corner.

Carol

I may be missing something, but I would fill the gap at the brick and siding with a foam type sealant (caulk for large deep voids). Then after its cured, trim the insulation flush with the brick or siding. For the brick portion,cover the area with a thin mahogany trim from the floor to the drip cap. Then for the siding area (if it's needed), run a more narrow piece with a similar profile to cover the gap where the siding is from the drip cap to the ceiling. Using base trim like shown and cutting it to the minimum width needed to cover the gap.

Sometime us contractors think we're done when were paid.

These comments are all very helpful. Thank you. While you were writing these comments, we were meeting with a contractor who is going to address some omissions with the board and batten siding and flashing. He too, concluded that fixing it with pieces of mahogany would be best. I like the idea of the caulk for deep voids as well. We have some leftover trim from the door install (pieces that are are different than the casing). I will go and see this base trim and see if we can fashion some from what we have leftover.

Todd -- LOL. I think you are correct that we will never see the mason again as he has been paid in full.

ikbum_gw, Do you happen to know the exact kind of foam type sealant/caulk you were recommending for the deep void (i.e. brand and type)?

All: What we have already stained in the mahogany is shown in the pic below (all around 10 feet of length). The piece on the left (rectangular piece) measures 1 x 1.5" in thickness. Do you think these will do instead of baseboard trim.

Little thinner in my opinion would be better, but that's about perfect.

Thanks Millworkman. In the photo above, the one on the far right is 1.25" wide and 0.5" thick. How is that thickness?

Carol

In my mind without the benfit f a tape measure I think that would be about perfect as you really want it to just close off the misaligned brick opening, and not protrude so far as to be a focal point. As mentioed above a little bit of minimal expansion foam and the the construction adhesive and you should be good to go.

Thank you everyone for your very helpful suggestions. I can move on to the next problem.