Block Wall Construction Drawings

National concrete masonry association 2012.

Block wall construction drawings.

Preventing water penetration in below grade concrete masonry walls tek 19 3b. Any deviation will require a site specific design by an appropriate design professional. Grout mix for concrete block wall to be 1 part cement to 3 parts sand to which may be added not more than 0 1 part lime. Drawings to accompany the building guidelines section b.

100 series block and general construction details. Standards plans are a time saving tool that is advantageous for structures that are built repeatedly where the design and construction are not expected to vary greatly from site to site the use of a standard plan greatly reduces the time required for plan check. The nominal width of blocks for exterior walls and load bearing interior walls should be a minimum of 6 inches and the face shell a minimum thickness of 1. Foundation all concrete block walls must rest on a sturdy foundation of poured concrete.

If utilized construction must strictly follow the design as provided in the particular standard plan or detail. The depth and size of the foundation will vary depending on the size of the concrete block wall and the weight it must support but a typical freestanding wall requires a foundation that is about twice as wide as the wall itself and which extends about 1 foot down below the frost line. Sufficient water to be added to produce consistency for pouring without segregation of constituents. Annotated design and construction details for concrete masonry tr 90a.

National concrete masonry association 2002. To determine the width of your future wall decide how many cinder blocks you want to use for the wall width then calculate the width using the block s measurements. 188 types of tv wall design cad drawings living room bedroom design 162 types of luxury paving design 16 projects of frank lloyd wright architecture sketchup 3d models recommanded. The grout may contain 2 parts pea gravel maximum size 3 8.

National concrete masonry association 2001. For example if your cinder blocks are 8x8 in 20x20 cm and you want to use 2 blocks to make up the wall s width your total wall width would be 16 in 40 cm. At recon we recognize that providing clear and meaningful guidance to both retaining wall designers and to retaining wall contractors is essential. Download free high quality cad drawings blocks and details of retaining walls organized by masterformat.

Check out our comprehensive set of details. They are provided by the building safety division as a means to appropriately construct to minimum adopted codes and standards.