Tile, Marble & Terrazzo
For performance and life cycle advantages, tile,marble and terrazzo are the most durable and beautiful finishes.
02.120.1101: Column Connection Details – Option 1
02.120.1101: Column Connection Details - Option 1 This detail shows a the connection of a loadbearing CMU wall to a steel column as part of a hybrid masonry and steel structural system. The CMU is anchored to the column with a 16 ga. x 1 1/2" wide strap anchor. Fireproofing on the steel is not [...] 13.400.0103: AAC Exterior Wall Types
13.400.0104: AAC Exterior Wall Types DOWNLOAD Detail 10.030.0433: Extruded Terra Cotta Sill and Mullion Rebuild
This detail illustrates a modern rebuild strategy for replacing existing architectural terra cotta (TC) sill, mullion, and accessory units around window openings. The existing terra cotta is replaced with new extruded terra cotta units, installed not filled, with weep holes at the underside of each overhanging unit; each secured with new stainless-steel anchorage. In restoring […]
01.030.0602: Window Head Detail – Anchored Brick Veneer, CMU Backing
This detail illustrates a masonry window head condition. The concrete masonry backing is treated with blocking at the perimeter of the opening, which is wrapped with transition material that engages with the air/moisture/vapor barrier in the field of the wall. This provides continuous resistance to air and moisture. Continuous insulation offers excellent thermal control. An […]
02.410.013: Block Cleanout
DOWNLOAD DETAIL 06.130.0202: Floor Tile – Thinset on Concrete or Cured Mortar Bed
06.130.0202: Floor Tile - Thinset on Concrete or Cured Mortar Bed This detail shows tile laid on a concrete slab or a cured mortar bed. The tile is adhered using a dry-set or latex-modified portland cement mortar bond coat. If required, an antifracture / waterproof membrane is applied over the cured mortar bed or concrete. [...] Maplewood Police & Court Building, Maplewood, NJ
WHEN IS A BUILDING more than just a building? For residents of Maplewood, New Jersey, their new Maplewood Police & Court Building is both a literal and symbolic anchor for their community and its promising future, and one in which masonry played a starring role.
06.070.0103: Wall Tile – Cement Mortar
06.070.0103: Wall Tile - Cement Mortar This detail shows tile over concrete laid in cement mortar. There is a waterproof membrane over the backing (if required), metal lath embedded in a scratch coat; then a sand and cement mortar bed, with the tile adhered to a dry-set or latex-modified portland cement mortar bond coat. This [...] 06.110.0421: Tile Shower Assembly – Metal Studs, CBU Backing, Bonded Waterproof Membrane, Two-Stage Drain
06.110.0421: Tile Shower Assembly - Metal Studs, CBU Backing, Bonded Waterproof Membrane, Two-Stage Drain This detail shows a tiled shower assembly based on TCNA method B421. It illustrates metal stud backing, cement backer board keyed into the mortar bed at the base and fastened to the studs beginning 3 inches above top of finished curb, [...]