Masonary techniques
By: Richard Kreh.
Publisher: Taunton Press; Distributed by Publishers Group West
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Newtown, CT; [Emeryville, Calif.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 183
Subjects: Masonry
Other titles: Building with masonry :
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: INTRODUCTION 2; title: Chapter 1; title: MASONRY BUILDING MATERIALS 4; title: Brick 4; title: Concrete block 8; title: Mortar mixes for brick and block work 12; title: Miscellaneous materials 13; title: Chapter 2; title: MASONRY TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT 20; title: Hand tools 22; title: Masonry equipment 34; title: Chapter 3; title: BOND PATTERNS AND WALL TYPES 38; title: Bonds 38; title: Types of brick and block walls 52; title: Brick and block projects for special purposes 57; title: Chapter 4; title: FUNDAMENTALS OF LAYING BRICK 62; title: Estimating brick, mortar, and sand 63; title: Using mason's spacing rules 67; title: Techniques of laying brick 71; title: Chapter 5; title: LAYING BRICK TO THE LINE 86; title: Establishing the first concrete layout 86; title: Tooling the mortar joints 95; title: Setting a trig brick 96; title: Applying a full mortarjoint across the longest side of brick 100; title: Refacing a brick porch and steps 101; title: Laying a brick walk dry in stone screenings and sand 106; title: Chapter 6; title: LAYING CONCRETE BLOCK 110; title: Planning ahead 111; title: Laying out the bond 112; title: Starting a corner 113; title: Techniques of laying concrete block 114; title: Building concrete block foundations 124; title: Chapter 7; title: FUNDAMENTALS OF CONCRETE WORK 132; title: Composition of concrete 132; title: Estimating concrete 135; title: Ordering concrete from the plant 136; title: Preparing for the concrete truck 137; title: Mixing your own concrete 138; title: Pouring footings 140; title: Forming and pouring a concrete sidewalk 142; title: Chapter 8; title: MASONRY REPAIR AND RESTORATION 152; title: Cutting out and repointing mortarjoints 152; title: Repairing cracks in a masonry wall 158; title: Removing old paint from brick walls 160; title: Removing stains from masonry work 161; title: Waterproofing the exterior of a masonry wall 163; title: Troubleshooting damp or leaky basements 163; title: Repairing or replacing a masonry retaining wall 164; title: Repairing chimneys 166; title: GLOSSARY 173; title: INDEX 181.