Masonry Techniques

by Kreh, Richard T.

• ISBN13: 9781561582280
• ISBN10: 156158228X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-11-01
• Publisher: Taunton Pr

Summary

-- Covers tools and materials, laying block and brick, and more

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION	2	(2)
Chapter 1 MASONARY BUILDING MATERIALS	4	(16)
Brick	4	(4)
Concrete block	8	(4)
Mortar mixes for brick and block work	12	(1)
Miscellaneous materials	13	(7)
Chapter 2 MASONRY TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT	20	(18)
Hand tools	22	(12)
Masonry equipment	34	(4)
Chapter 3 BOND PATTERNS AND WALL TYPES	38	(24)
Bonds	38	(14)
Types of brick and block walls	52	(5)
Brick and block projects for special purposes	57	(5)
Chapter 4 FUNDAMENTALS OF LAYING BRICK	62	(24)
Estimating brick, mortar, and sand	63	(4)
Using Mason's spacing rules	67	(4)
Techniques of Laying brick	71	(15)
Chapter 5 LAYING BRICK TO THE LINE	86	(24)
Establishing the first concrete layout	86	(9)
Tooling the mortar joints	95	(1)
Setting a trig brick	96	(4)
Applying a full mortar joint across the longest side of brick	100	(1)
Refacing a brick porch and steps	101	(5)
Laying a brick walk dry in stone screening and sand	106	(4)
Chapter 6 LAYING CONCRETE BLOCK	110	(22)
Planning ahead	111	(1)
Laying out the bond	112	(1)
Starting a corner	113	(1)
Techniques of laying concreter block	114	(10)
Building concrete block foundations	124	(8)
Chapter 7 FUNDAMENTALS OF CONCRETE WORK	132	(20)
Composition of Concrete	132	(3)
Estimating concrete	135	(1)
Ordering concrete from the plant	136	(1)
Preparing for the concrete truck	137	(1)
Mixing your own concrete	138	(2)
Pouring footings	140	(2)
Forming and pouring a concrete sidewalk	142	(10)
Chapter 8 MASONARY REPAIR AND RESTORATION	152	(21)
Cutting out and repointing mortar joints	152	(6)
Repairing cracks in a masonry wall	158	(2)
Removing old paint from brick walls	160	(1)
Removing stains from masonry work	161	(2)
Waterproofing the exterior of a masonry wall	163	(1)
Troubleshooting damp or leaky basements	163	(1)
Repairing or replacing a masnory retaining wall	164	(2)
Repairing chimneys	166	(7)
GLOSSARY	173	(8)
INDEX	181