Patching: Extending the life of masonry

BY STEVE FECHINO

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PATCH

Aligning final patch with the substrate

Intro

Finishing a structural concrete patch

Not every chip should be patched. Many patches, no matter how well they are installed, will draw the eye to the patch and not to the overall a

Performance and Economy

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Anchor Types

Unlike the corrugated sheet metal anchors, these anchors are pre-bent in the factory and provide a much greater compressive strength. The Sheet metal anchors can be used only with wood-frame backups.

3. Wire anchors:

ANCHORS, CONNECTORS, AND FASTENERS

Adjustable anchors: These anchors are permitted with all backups. Adjustable anchors are the only types allowed with steel stud backup and concrete backup, due to deflection of the

Barrel Screw type f

Double Pistile Plate Type

Plate Type with Single Pintle

Brick veneer anchor spacing:

For adjustable two-piece anchors, nine-gage wire anchors and 22-gage corrugated sheet-metal anchors; provide one anchor for each 2.67 squar

CODES AND STANDARDS

Structural Brick Veneer

Project Name: City Creek Center

Completion: March 22, 2012
Owner: City Creek Reserve Inc. Affiliate of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Partner: Taubman Prope

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July 2012
MASONRY
The Voice of the Masonry Industry
Volume 51, Number 07

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