This will improve the look and feel of the space as well as prepare it for further decorating and intended uses. With the correct preparation, furring strips or 2x4s can be easily attached to concrete, brick, or block. Most hammering injuries occur when a large hammer is used for a small nail or vic more...
Although the principles presented here are the same for either system, care should be used when using the conversions given here for metric modular units and construction. How to build a block wall Lay the Blocks.منتديات ستار تايمز – Masonry.Unit Masonry.Brick.Modular.One-Thir more...
Each type of joint will require the use of basic jointing tools. Sand will make a great base, but should be placed over some crushed rock and gravel. The mortar joins the bricks together with a strong bond so that it is not easily toppled. If you let the mortar dry out too much you will only pu more...
The same can be said about construction in general, and especially exterior wall assemblies. In those instances, the selection of a thru-wall flashing product that can be brought flush to the outside face of the veneer is critical. and even more important is the concern of melting of the asphalti more...
In several places, the brick veneer has moved, cracking and causing misalignment as pictured. This is on the basement level, on the walkout side of the basement. Assuming the repairs have worked and the veneer in fact is no longer moving, what are my options for fixing the gap? It also provides more...
When building a wall, the ashlar blocks are laid in horizontal courses, or layers. V joints and the wall above with plain ashlar masonry to give the base of the wall an appearance of strength. It is therefore important for the engineer to understand the different finishes to which stone is dress more...
The slenderness ratio, in turn, depends upon the effective height (or length) and the effective thickness of the wall or column. This video talks about the constituents of the concrete,. It explains the meaning of characteristic strength and target mean strength…Verifying Compressive Strength more...
They mustn’t be too small, or a wall will need more of them, and more mortar, and more time to lay it. Some early medieval bricks were as big as 13″x6″x2″. What upset the apple cart was a brick tax imposed by the government in 1784. New bricks can be bonded into old brickwork by slightl more...
The micro-mechanical model can be implemented in any standard finite element program as a user supplied subroutine defining the mechanical behaviour of an equivalent homogenised material. The aim of the research is to implement and validate a reliable and fast numerical tool able to represent th more...
Ashlar masonry units can be cut intosquared shapes. Course rubble masonry is used for the construction of public and residential buildings. The dressing of the stone need not be very accurate on all sides. Ashlar stones are rectangular, cuboid blocks. The joints between them are very thin, reg more...
Different crack patterns and locations often tell us the cause of cracking and thus suggest what repair is needed. Has movement broken structural connections? Loaning institutions generally will not close a loan without repairs being done or scheduled. Our steel piers will provide your structure more...
In most cases, when the masonry on a building is restored, it is for the first (and hopefully the last) time. They are the (relatively) older buildings that you find in the industrial parts of town that are populated by warehouses and small businesses. Baltimore, brick hunting can be an exercise more...