SAWS AND SAW BLADES

"No foot pedal pressure or saw head height adjustments are required when cutting with the Higgins Jig," says Brian Delahaut, VP of MK Diamond. "Both hands stay on the jig while cutting, there is no switching of hands between

Masonry walls

Masonry walls tied to concrete columns: Typically dovetail anchor slots are cast into the concrete column, and anchors are installed into the masonry walls. Channel Slot Systems or various two-piece systems can be used on columns

Many years ago, some masonry wall ties incorporated a drip bend in the middle of the cavity to allow moisture to migrate to the center and drip down into the cavity. The drip greatly reduced the anchor strength so any and all anchors with drip

ANCHORS, CONNECTORS, AND FASTENERS

# Placement in veneer:

BOTH SOLID AND HOLLOW masonry units should have the anchors embedded a minimum of 1.5 inches from the interior veneer face and should have at least 5/8-inch mortar or grout cove

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CODES AND STANDARDS

# The Wall System
The original design looked at eight-inch-long bricks in various widths, but this concept was labor intensive. To reduce labor costs, specially designed 16-inch-long structural bricks with special coring

Driwall™ Rainscreen is your Commercial & Residential MOISTURE Solution

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Driwall™ Rainscreen is a full-wall drainage mat for exterior wall systems. The entangled net product eliminates incidental moisture problems in most exterior

Grout Hog

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Adjusts to any height wall
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DryFix System provides cornerstone solution to restoring Detroit's Broderick Tower

By Chris Watson

The Broderick Tower was one of Detroit's

CONNECTORS, ANCHORS AND FASTENERS

Standing basically vacant, but preserved since the mid-1980s, the 34-story historic building is now part of a $53 million restoration project funded by Motown Construction Partners L.P. The effort is led by Fre

CONNECTORS, ANCHORS AND FASTENERS

Joints in the corner limestone columns, where major "sway" movement occurs, made the need to remove and replace the limestone corners on all 34 floors of the historic tower seem imminent. Given the project's ec

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A Crash Course in Planks

The jobsite can seem like an endless opportunity for accidents, injuries and - yes - dreaded OSHA fines. Fortunately, when arm