Category: Masonry Detailing Series

01.160.0101: Fireplace Detail

This fireplace cutaway shows the relationships between the firebox (which is constructed of fire brick laid in fireclay mortar), smoke shelf, smoke chamber with parging, and flue, with required separation from combustible materials. The fireplace face is defined by the vertical distance between the damper and the lintel supporting the face brick across the fireplace […]

01.030.0721: Roof Detail – Pitched Roof to High Wall

This detail illustrates a sloped roof terminating into a higher masonry veneer wall. The veneer is supported below the roof by CMU or other supporting structure. Above the roof, a series of short masonry flashing components4 are mechanically fastened to the backup wall using a termination bar with continuous sealant5 along the top; these short […]

07.130.0211: Sand Cushion Terrazzo – System Overview

07.130.0211: Sand Cushion Terrazzo - System Overview This detail shows a basic overview of a sand cushion terrazzo system. There is a vapor barrier underneath the concrete slab. Isolation membrane separates the cementitious terrazzo from the structural slab. A sand and cement underbed is built up 2 1/2" to 3" thick and reinforced with 2" [...]

07.130.0131: Epoxy Terrazzo – Control Joint Detail

07.130.0131: Epoxy Terrazzo - Control Joint Detail This detail shows a control joint in an epoxy terrazzo floor system, which would occur at a control joint in the concrete slab or at an existing crack in the concrete slab which should be saw-cut to 1/8" wide prior to installing any terrazzo components. After the moisture [...]

07.130.0121: Epoxy Terrazzo – System Overview

07.130.0121: Epoxy Terrazzo - System Overview This detail shows a basic overview of an epoxy terrazzo system. There is a vapor barrier underneath the concrete slab, and the slab is properly prepped and profiled to receive all components of an epoxy terrazzo system. Note: crack isolation membrane may be required, but is not shown. The [...]