Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-01-17


unexposed to the action of air,
frost or water eight
(8) tons.
2. Dry, hard clay or fine sand
compact and well cemented :
four "a tons.
3. Moderately dry clay or clean
dry sand two (2) tons.
; 4. Soft wet sand one Cd ton.
, 5. Quicksand or alluvial soils :
one-half (1a) ton.
When doubt arises as to
the safe sustaining quality of
the earth upon which a building
is to be erected, the inspector
may order borings to be made
to determine the sustaining DUAL.
1ty of the soil to be tested by
and at the expense of the owner
OF the proposed building.
MASONRY
Section "a. QUALITY OF MAT
ERALS:
All materials are to be of
good quality for the purpose for
which they are intended and
conform to trade and manu-
facturer'S standards. Each mat
erial must be free from imper-
fectionS whereby its strength or
durability may be impaired, and
no material will be ciassed as
good when its strength falls
below 10 percent of the best
or its kind. For the purpose
of this Code the following mat
er1alS shall be regared as the
minimum standard of measure
In comparison with other mat
erials of their respective kinds:
BRICK:
Brick herein referred to is the
merchantable common brick.
standard size about 8-3a" x a.
x Pa" All bricks shall be of
a quality that will stand all
ordinary handling, hauling,
dumping and delivery on the
scaffoldS or work, without more
than 5 percent of bats.
STONE:
Stone here referred to is the
best quality of building sand
stone of commerce quarried in
the vicinity of Cleveland, Ohio.
Any other building stone equally
as strong and durable may be
used.
Stone used for making con-
crete for foundations must be
clean and free from dirt and
dust and must be broken so as
TO pass its maximum dimension
through a two-inch ring, or a
three-fourthS inch ring if used
for fireproofing or floor con-
Struction.
| SAND:
The sand used shall be clean.
coarse, sharp, natural and pre-
terably a mixture of coarse and
fine grains with the coarse
grains predominating. The max
lmum percentage of 6 lay or
loan shall not exceed 5 percent,
and at least sixty (6O) percent
shall be retained on a fifty (5O)
mesh screen.
LIME:
The fresh burned quick lime
or commerce, or a hydrated
lime as now manufactured by
lime manufacturers is approved.
CEMENT:
Only Portland cement shall be
used which conforms to the
standard specifications of the
american Society of Testing
Materials.
MORTAR AND CONCRETE
MIKES:
All masonry shall be laid up
in mortar with Portland cement.
lime and aggregates mixed to a
workable consistency in the pro-
portions of volume herein spec
flied.
Cement mortar shall be
composed of l part of APP
proved Portland cement and
a maximum of 3 parts of
approved sand aggregates
to which may be added
hydrated lime or lime
putty not to exceed 25
percent of the cement con-
tent by volume. All found
ationS and other masonry
in contact with the ground
and cavity walls shall be
laid up in cement mortar
or masonry mortarS ap-
proved for this purpose.
Cement-Lime Mortar shall
be composed of one part
Of approved Portland ce-
ment to not more than
one ID part of approved
lime putty or hydrated
lime and a maximum of
six parts of approved sand
aggregate, or shall be an
approved masonry mortar.
Approved commercial mort
ar mixes are acceptable.
Section 25. MASONRY VEN
EERS:
Such mortar may be used
in all walls within the pro-
visions of this Code. Masonry
VeneerS of unit masonry on
wood framing shall be not less
than 2" in thickness securely
attached to the wood frame
with corroSion-teSistive anchors,
at vertical intervals of not more
than Is" and horizontal inter-
vals of not more than 20", ex-
cept when bonded to a 1" re-
cement mortar base.
VeneerS or natural, or artificial
stone shall be not less than 81
n thickness. Fourteen (1N