Block Wall Construction Drawings

They are provided by the building safety division as a means to appropriately construct to minimum adopted codes and standards.

Block wall construction drawings.

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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. Preventing water penetration in below grade concrete masonry walls tek 19 3b. 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. If utilized construction must strictly follow the design as provided in the particular standard plan or detail.

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. Foundation all concrete block walls must rest on a sturdy foundation of poured concrete. 100 series block and general construction details. At recon we recognize that providing clear and meaningful guidance to both retaining wall designers and to retaining wall contractors is essential.

Drawings to accompany the building guidelines section b. Any deviation will require a site specific design by an appropriate design professional. Download free high quality cad drawings blocks and details of retaining walls organized by masterformat. 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 grout may contain 2 parts pea gravel maximum size 3 8. Check out our comprehensive set of details. Concrete masonry basement wall construction tek 3 11. National concrete masonry association 2002.

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. Sufficient water to be added to produce consistency for pouring without segregation of constituents.