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

the wall shall break joints at
the inner ends in alternate
courses in walls more than
eight 90 inches thick.
Section 81. HOLLOW MASON
RY WALLS:
In walls of hollow structural
clay tile, concrete or other ap-
proved hollow masonry units,
the Stretcher courses shall be
bonded at vertical intervals of
not more than 34", either by
tapping not less than 3-34" over
the unit below or by tapping
with units Of not less than so
percent greater thickness than
the units below at vertical in
tervalS of not more than IT..
This applies to all intersecting
walls, masonry steps and porch
foundations.
Transition in Wall Thickness.
When walls of hollow masonry
are decreased in thickness, the
top course units of the lower
thicker wall shall be filled sol
idly for not less than 4" depth
with concrete or such course
shall be covered with solid
slabs not less than l" in thick
ness or with brick or other
approved masonry not less than
Q" thick.
Section %. CHASES:
The maximum permitted
depth of chase shall not be
more than 1-3 the wall thick
ness and the m aximum hor-
izontal length of a vertical or
maximum horizontal projection
of a diagonal chase shall not
exceed four a. feet except that
the length of the apron below
window sills in all walls may
equal the width Of the window
opening and such aprons in g.
walls may be chased not more
than 4" in depth when water
proofed with a maStic mem
brane or cement coat.
LintelS over ChaSeS. When the
length of a chase in bearing
walls is more than 12", lintels
shall be provided to support the
masonry above the chase. AL
chases shall have not less than
8" of approved masonry at the
lambs or openings.
Cutting Fire Walls. No mas
onry walls of fire resistive rat
ing, which are 8" or less in
thickness shall be cut for chases
or Socketed for insertion o.
structural members after erec
ton.
Section 80. FOOTINGS:
For walls, columns and piers
shall be of poured concrete ol
solid masonry as follows:
Eight (8) inch concrete BLOCK
shall rest upon footingS sixteeI
(16) inches wide and eight g,
inches in thickness.
Twelve (12) inch blocks shall
rest upon footings twenty GO
inches wide and eight 90 inche!
in thickness.
Brick veneer walls shall bt
constructed with twelve (l2
inch supporting blocks.
Pier and column footingS shall
measure twenty-four (24) inches
square and twelve (l2) inche
in thickness.
Chimney footings shall eXtent
six 90 inches beyond the mas
onry of the chimney and no
less than twelve (12) inches Il
thickness.
All footings shall be protecte'
from freezing for not less thai
five (5) days after being poured
Depth of Footings: (Resid
enceS and habitable buildings
Unexcavated areas within tn
walls shall have footings wit,
a depth of thirty six 1857 inche
from the natural grade to tn
bottom of the footingS. The 10
soil shall be removed before tn
floor joistS are installed, to dis
pose of organic matter unde
habitable rooms.
Garage Footings: Privat
frame, one story garages ma
not be less than Is inches fror
the bottom of the footingS
There shall be one eight-inc
course of blocks above the grad
to protect the woodwork agains
deterioration due to moisture
where floating floor is planned
it should be four inches on to
of the twelve-inch footer an
an 8" block above the floor
Private, concrete block c
brick, single, one-story garage
may not be less than twenty
four inches from the bottom {
the footings.
Private concrete block c
brick two story garages ma
not be less than thirty-six inche
from the bottom of the footing.
Floating Concrete Slab Ca
age shall be poured at lea'
four "a inches thick with
six 90 inch footing on bot
sides and rear. Block or col
crete eight (8) inches high sha
extend above the floor grad
before placing sill. (Floor an
footing must be poured at or
time.)
Attached Garages: Footir
same as the house.
Section so. BASEMENT WALLS
Easement walls shall be la
with not less than ten (lt
courses of block units and 4
solid masonry (l2) twelve incht
thick.
When beams in basemen
supporting floor ioiStS are use