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The interior walls and labor costs by as much as 30 percent.
Although the company is excited by the progress being made, they do believe there is a place for Mason Bond for some of the conventional masonry market. Several masonry homes have been built using Mason Bond, and the company believes this market is a major growth opportunity.
"The masonry homes built with Mason Bond have the exterior coated with stucco, and they are finishing the inside, so the aesthetics of not seeing a mortar line have not presented a challenge," Walsh says. "In fact, in a project that was built in Winter Park, Fla., the stucco contractor preferred there not be a mortar line and said it was much easier and faster to stucco the exterior.
"In addition, we see significant cost savings on the masonry construction itself. A ranch-style home built in Hawaii with CMUs and Mason Bond was expected to cost $16,000 for the masonry, but the contactor was able to complete it for slightly less than $12,000, due to the labor savings associated with using Mason Bond. That didn't include the extra savings he realized on cleanup costs at the end of every day by not having to pick up mortar bags, secure a sand pile or clean up on tools."
Walsh believes the biggest obstacle to overcome in conventional masonry is the block dimensional difference, due to the
Above, top left: A pump House built with CMU's and block was hit by a pickup truck, the block cracked but the adhesive didn't.
Exterior stairway constructed with Mason Bond the fast cure time, as strong as fully cured mortar in 4 hours, allows the stairway to be put in use sooner than mortar or other adhesive.
elimination of the 3/8-inch mortar line. A program recently launched with Baines Masonry of Australia that incorporates the use of Mason Bond with their Lockblock, which measures a full eight inches high X 16 inches long, and eliminates the dimensional difference. Walsh believes that, as the economy recovers in the United States, and builders and masons look for ways to increase productivity and decrease costs, similar programs will be developed. IMAS
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