- Do drawings name and date the issue of code and supplement to which the design conforms?
- Do drawings indicate the location of expansion and control joints on all of the elevations?
- Do drawings contain details of expansion and control joints?
- Do drawings indicate compressible fillers, adjustable anchors, etc., to allow for various structural movement?
- Has flashing been properly detailed and Iocated at all of the appropriate areas?
- Do drawings indicate the type of flashing to be used? (With drip edges exposed)
- Are weep holes or weep vents properly indicated on drawings ?
- Do drawings indicate all loads used in the design of masonry elements?
- Do drawings specify compressive strength of masonry (i'm) for which masonry element is designed?
- Do drawings specify size, strenght, grade, type and location of reinforcement, anchors and wall ties?
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- Do drawings indicate size and location of all structural elements?
- Do drawings notate the thickness and type of insulation tnat is to be used?
- Do drawings indicate a 1" air space, with rigid insulation for the wall cavity?
- >Do drawings indicate location of all sealants?
- Do drawings indicate "grade" at a minimjm of 2" below foundation base flashing?
- Are intricate masonry patterns or ornamental details properly delailed on the drawings?
- Do drawings indicate a vapor barrier in walls having an exterior wythe of glazed brick?
- Do drawings indicate spacing of vents for 2" wide cavity, top and bottom, if exterior wythe of glazed brick is used?
- Exterior concrete masonry and mortar must be integrally water repellent or must be coated with repellent.
- Are all masonry's dimensions a multiple of the masonry units' module?
- Do drawings indicate realistic dimensions on details for plumbing and chase walls?
- Did you specify the brick type cunducive to its proposed function?
- Did you specify and indicate the proper fire raiting for all masonry wall assemblies on the drawings?
- Did you specify the lagest modular size brick available for econony?
- Did you specify all special shapes that might be used?
- Did you specify special condilions to be met when weather conditions are near freezing?
- Did you specify the type of mortar and grout that is to be used?
- Did you specify the proper mixing and application procedure for mortar and grout?
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- Did you specify the type of tooled mortar joints you want?
- Did you specify for all head and bed joints to be filled as solidly as possible?
- Did you specify hot dipped galvanized coatings for all metals, except rebar, used with exterior masonry walls?
- Did you specify that all shelf angles be designed to resist torsion and to be shimmed to avoid rotation?
- Specify all the types of accessories to be used, such as inserts, reglets, etc.; and by whom are they supplied?
- Did you specify what masonry samples and test data must be submitted?
- Do you call for a mock-up masonry panel (with expansion joints and flashing) to be built before project begins?
- Did you specify that all copings, sills, and cornices are to have a drip?
- Did you specify all proper construction tolerances for structural frames and for frame-supported masonry walls?
- Do not specify brick masonry for copings or low slope sills in harsh climatos. (Use limestone, precast. etc.)
- Do not specify tne use ot chlorine admixtures in mortar or grout
- Do not specify parginq in cavity walls.
- Do not specify tuss type reinforcing in a cavity wall. (Specify ladder or adjustable type)
- Do not specify a vapor barrier in a conventional cavity wall. (Except for buildings with high humidity levels)
- Do not specify the use of oil-base or alkali paints on exterior brick masonry.
- For exterior glazed concrete masonry units, exterior mortar joints must be raked back 1/4" and luckpointed with an approved water resistant grout.
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