Milford chronicle., 1954-07-30
City OF Milford BuiId;ng Code
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fd rvae Of mortar required. Mas
onry shan be laid il Type a. type
Or TyIe mortar except as Io10Ws.
Tvpe Al mortar she'll be used "a foun-
d8tlon walls Of hollow masonry
units, and IN nominal l0-inch cavity /
Trpe Al or Type mortar shall be
used ia footinRe. foundation walls oI /
solid masonry units, iS0lateQ piers, /
lead bearing ~ exterior Ntalis 9s noiS
cavity walls exceeding lO-lnch nomi- I
nal thickness.
Tyne D mortar may be used IN solid
masonry walls, other than pafapet
walls or Fubble stone walls not ~
contact with the soil and not less
than " inches thick nor more than S5
feet IN height provided the walls are
iateraliy supported at intervals not
exceeding ~ times The wan thickness,
Gypsum partition tile ana Qlock
shah be laid in gypsum mortar Nom
bearing partitions and hreproOIng Of
structural clay tie may oe laiQ IN
gypsum mortar. Fire Drick sQah De
Solid masonry walls. except stone
walls
la) Thickness Of Bearing Wells.
fTl Except as otherwise provided in
paragraphs 90 to (6) below, the min-
ing walls other than fire walls and
party walls shall be not less than IL
inches for the uppermost 80 teet ol
their height, and shall be increased
inches for each successive 35 feet or
fraction thereof measured downward
from the top Of the wall.
f2) Where solid masonry bearing
wallis are stifeued at distances not
greater than ~ feet apart by cross
walls, or by internal or external on
sets or returns at least feet deep, or
~ feet vertically by reinforced con-
crete floors Or roof, they may be y
inches thick for the uppermost 20
feet. measured downward IRON the
TOP Of the wall, and shall be increas-
ed A inches fn thickness for each sue
cessive 90 feet or fraction thereof.
(2l IL residential buildings not more
than 3 stories In height, solid mas
onry bearing walls may be 8 inches
thick when not over 35 feet IN height
wells In one-story dwellings and one
story private garages may pe 3 Inches
thick when not over feet IN height
except that the height to the peal
Of a gable may be Is feet.
(4) Solid masonry bearing walls o.
business buildings and storage build
ings not more than one story high
may be inches thick; provided the!
are reinforced at intervals, not eN
oeeding % feet, BY cross walls, pier
or buttresses.
81 Outside of the FIRE limits solll
masonry bearing walls, 8 inches thick
may be used for buildings not eX
ceedinp 80 feet nor 2 stories in height
Ire wallis 81 which. nnder this code
could be Of wood frame construction
provided they do not exceed 50 fee
in length between cross walls pier'
or buttresses.
(6) Solid masonry bearing wall
above roof level, ~ feet or less ]
height, enclosing penthouses OF roc
structures may be 5 inches thick an
may be considered as neither increas
Ing the height nor requiring any N
crease IN the thickness Of the wall be
low, provided the requirements e
allowable stresses are met.
(b) Thickness Of bearing Ez
terror walls. The thickness Of nor
bearing exterior walls, except in
walls and party walls, shall be not le.
than s inches for the uppermOst
feet, and shall increase inches
thickness for each successive 30 te'
or fraction thereof measured doWl
ward from the top Of the wall.
fc) Lateral support Solid masonl
walls shall be supported at rigl
angles to the face at intervals ~
exceeding 80 times the nominal wa
thickness il laid in Type "a, j, or
mortar, and not exceeding u tim
the nominal wall thickness il laid
Type d mortar. Such lateral suppo
shall conform to subsection 10 Of tn
section.
(dJ Bond. The facing and pacSii
Of solid masonry bearing walls shi
he bonded SO that not less than 4 b
of full length headers. The distan
between adjacent fun length heade
shall not exceed "a inches either Ve
tically or horizontally. In solid brl
walls more than IL inches thick {
inner joints of header courses shall
covered with another header cOul
which shall break joints with
course below. The facing and bac
ing Of solid masonry nOn-beari
walls shall be bonded as required abe
for bearing walls or shall be bond
with corrosiOn- resistant metal t
spaced not farther apart then
inches vertically and "a inches no
(eJ other Requirements.
"a Under-burned clay bricks ST
not be used in any part Of build
or structure where exposed to
weather. nor in isolated piers, nor
suoh part of a bearing wall alb,
which the wall extends more than
feet.
% Clay or shale brick laid in T,
a or Type = mortar snall 2e Wet
that very hard or Vitrihed brick n
not be Wetted
f3) Horizontal and vertical joi
in brick masonry shall be filled v
(4) Except in dwellings interior be
ing walls that are less than IL inc
in thickness and support wooden 4
or roof jOists, shall be corbeled
less IMAM iLEAlto 10 lEINANGa =
ioists, unless approved metal
hangers are used.
4 Stone Walls.
(a) Thickness.
IN The minimum thickness OF "
of stone ashlar shall he not less {
that required for solid masonry "
in subsection of this section
~ Bubble stone walls shall b
inches thicker than Is required
solid masonry walls In subsection
nhuH "a Toss 4
16 inches thick, and shall not eX'
40 fest - height.
~ Lateral support stone y
shall conform TO the requirements
lateral supports Of other solid ma
~ walls in subsection 3 Of this
fe) Bond.
(1) In ashlar masonry, bond ST
uniformly distributed shall be pro
ed to the extent Of not less tnal
per cent Of the area and having
less than 4 inches Of bond into
backing masonry
~ Bubble stone masonry "a IN
or less IN thickness shall have
stones with a maximum spacing
feet vertically and horizontally,
II the masonry Is of greater thick
than "a inches shall have one
stone for each square feet of
surface on both sides and no he
stone shall be less than z inches
measured at right angles to the
Of the masonry.
(d) Natural Beds. All stones 81
ing pronounced cleavage shall be
on their natural bed, except for
nices and other projecting men
which shall have the grain OF bee
planes vertical and at right angl
the face Of the masonry.
s. Walls of hollow masonry ui
(a) Thickness and height.
ff1 The minimum thickness Of
Of hollow masonry units shall b'
less than that required for solid
onry walls In subsection Of this
ton.
co Walls Of hollow masonry
shall not exceed so feet in heighl
fb) Lateral support. Walls Of