Brickwork and Paving by Hammett, Michael -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Brickwork and Paving Contents CHAPTER 1 Introduction

SCOPE OF THIS BOOK TECHNICAL CODES AND STANDARDS METRIC AND IMPERIAL DIMENSIONS BUILDING REGULATIONS AND PLANNING CONTROL BRIEF HISTORICAL BACKGROUND TRADITIONAL BRITISH REGIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

CHAPTER 2 Brickwork Materials

BRICKS – VARIETY AND APPEARANCE BASIC TERMINOLOGY

Facing Bricks (or Facings) Common Bricks (or Commons) Engineering Bricks (or Engineers) Stock Bricks (or Stocks) Fletton Bricks Wirecut Bricks Multi Bricks (or Multi-Coloured)

RECLAIMED BRICKS

Simulated Reclaimed Bricks Specially Matched Bricks

BRICK SIZES BRICKS OF SPECIAL SHAPE TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS

Resistance to Damage by Frost Action Soluble Salts Content Compressive Strength Water Absorption

MORTAR FOR BRICKLAYING

Portland Cement Mortar Mortar Durability Materials for Mortar

Sand Portland Cement (PC) – Formerly Known as Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) Sulfate-Resisting Portland Cement (SRPC) Masonry Cement Hydrated Lime Mortar Plasticizer Anti-Freeze Additives Colouring Pigments

Converting Weight to Volume Ready-Mixed Mortars

Lime/Sand ‘Ready Mix’ Retarded ‘Ready To Use’ Mortars Dry Pre-Packed Cementitious Mortar Mixes

Mixing Mortar

ESTIMATING QUANTITIES OF BRICKS AND MORTAR

Allowance for Handling and Wastage Special-Shaped Bricks

WHERE TO BUY MASONRY MATERIALS

Bricks and Pavers Mortar Materials Reclaimed Bricks and Pavers

CHAPTER 3 Bricklaying

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

Trowels Spirit Levels Tape Measure and Pencil Line, Pins, Blocks and Tingle Plates Jointers Brush Bolster and Club Hammer Spot Board Gauge and Storey Rods

DIMENSIONAL CO-ORDINATION AND BONDING

Vertical Gauge Horizontal Gauge Piers, Openings and Recesses Setting Out Setting Out on Plan Checking and Setting Out Levels

BUILDING STRAIGHT WALLS

Building the Corners Lining-In Cavity Walls

BUILDING CURVED BRICKWORK

Setting Out Curved Walls Templates Laying the Bricks

BUILDING CURVED ARCHES

Rough Arches Gauged Arches Centring Constructing a Rough Arch Constructing a Gauged Segmental Arch

CHAPTER 4 Brickwork Masonry

THE APPEARANCE OF BRICKWORK BONDING PATTERNS

English and Flemish Bonds with Cavity Walling Decorative Bonds Bonding Bricks

FREE-STANDING WALLS

Movement Control

RETAINING WALLS SOLID EXTERNAL WALLS FOR BUILDINGS

Half-Brick Thick Walls One-Brick Thick Walls

CAVITY WALLS FOR BUILDINGS

Wall Ties Thermal Insulation Cavity Wall Insulation for Existing Walls

BRICK CLADDING TO TIMBER FRAMED BUILDINGS

Wall Ties Differential Vertical Movement Setting Out

FOUNDATIONS

CHAPTER 5 Paving

PAVERS

Colour and Texture Standards

LAYING PATTERNS

Running Bond Stack Bond Herringbone Basket Weave Curved and Circular Work Cutting

ASSOCIATED DESIGN FEATURES

Joint Profile Manhole Covers Steps

DRAINAGE LAYING METHODS FOR PAVING

The ‘Flexible’ Method

1. Excavate for the Construction 2. Forming Edge Restraint 3. Laying the Foundation 4. Preparing the Bedding Course 5. Laying the Pavers 6. Consolidation and Finishing

The ‘Rigid’ Method

Mortars Bedding Curing Period Cleaning on Completion of Construction

MAINTENANCE

Cleaning Paving

FURTHER INFORMATION

CHAPTER 6 Maintenance and Repair

FROST DAMAGE TO BRICKWORK

Surface Treatments

Water-Repellent Treatments Paint and Coatings Rendering

Remedial Work

Removing and Replacing Bricks Using Brick Slips for Replacement

Repointing Mortar Joints Repointing Procedure

WATER-PENETRATION PROBLEMS DISFIGUREMENT AND DAMAGE BY SOLUBLE SALTS

Efflorescence Cryptoflorescence Gypsum Salts Sulfate Attack of Mortar

LIME STAINING

Acid Cleaning to Remove Lime Stains

STAINING BY VEGETATION CRACKS AND INSTABILITY CLEANING BRICKWORK TINTING BRICKWORK ARTIFICIAL WEATHERING

Glossary Further Reading Useful Contacts

BRICK MANUFACTURERS’ TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

United Kingdom and Ireland United States of America Australia

BRICK MANUFACTURERS MORTAR

Natural Lime Mortars

TECHNICAL GUIDANCE BUILDERS’ MERCHANTS RECLAIMED BRICKS SELF-BUILD MAGAZINE

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