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This excellent teaching tool provides easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for building concrete masonry walls. Over 100 photos and drawings illustrate many of the steps. Subjects include mortar proportioning, mixing, and retempering; laying the first course; building corners; filling in between corners; installing the closure block; tooling joints; and placing anchor bolts.
You'll also learn about methods used for control joints, intersecting walls, reinforced masonry, lintels and sills, foundation walls, cavity walls, and walls with concrete block backup. Instructions for patching and cleaning, cutting block, cover and bracing, dampproofing, and insulation are also given. 24 pp.
Recommended Practices for Laying Concrete Block
