Barbara Holler

Visual DictionarySpring 2009Methods, Materials & Equipment I

Final Project BSCI 2300

Air Barrier Paper – Brick Sizes

Air Barrier Paper

Sheet of material/paper used as vapor retarder and air barrier allows vapor to pass through but not air.

Attic Ventilation Materials

Allows water vapor and heat to escape, and advantageous to have both low/intake and high/exhaust vents.

SOFFIT VENT

RIDGE VENT

GABLE VENT

ROOF TURBINE

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Back Hoe

Excavating equipment with a digging bucket on one end and

a two-part movable arm. Typicallyattached to a tractor or front end loader.

Backhoes are used for many things ie. construction, small demolitions, light transportation of building materials, powering building equipment, digging holes/excavating, landscaping, breaking asphalt, and paving roads). The backhoe bucket can also be replaced with powered attachments such as a breaker, grapple, auger, or a stump grinder. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backhoe_loader

30” bucket

40” bucket

Batter Boards

Temporary frame built to outline the dimensions of a building, foundation or on the ‘first level’ just outside the corners of an excavation for basements. Used to show position, shape and sized of the building on the site.

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Brick ArchesStructural form as well as decorative detail above an opening made of bricks.

Centering – is a temporary wood frame to help the mason to form the arch.

Arch witha keystone

Roman Arch

Parabolic ArchJack Arch Segmental Arch

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Brick Bonds

Adhesive force between mortar and brick masonry unit, or the pattern in which units are laid to tie two or more wythes together into a structural unit.

Rowlocks

StretchersRowlocksSoldier

Brick Bonds

Decorative CMUStack Bond

No overlapping has straighthorizontal & vertical lines

Running BondAll stretchers

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Brick SizesStandard sizes of Bricks depend on the manufacture. The typically used size isModular 3 ½” W x 7 ½” L x 2 ¼” H You can special order any size you would like at extra cost. However there is such a wide range of sizes if you shop around you will find what you want.Bricks are very versatile & can be made to look however you would like.The typical other sizes available vary

from 3” to 3 5/8” widthfrom 7 ½” to 11 5/8” lengthfrom 1 5/8” to 3 5/8” height

These are not a standard brickThey are brick pavers

6 ¼” W x 9 ½” L & 6 ¼” W x 6 ¼”

These are much larger than any standard sized 5 5/8” W x 11 5/8” L

These are actually a Modular brick size of 3 1/3” W x 7 ½” L x 2 ¼” Hon the Standard Brick Size Chart

However, they have added some nice details.