Masonry Field Practice: Methods, Codes & Quality

The second masonry course, for the mason who already knows the materials and wants to build the wall right: laying CMU and brick from the leads out, batching mortar and placing grout, reinforced masonry and bond beams under special inspection, flashing, ties and movement joints that keep the wall dry and uncracked, TMS 602 tolerances and the common defects, and running the crew through cold weather, hot weather, scaffold lifts and production.