Updated August 29th, 2017 We divided our building construction tutorial series into 8 work phases. Masonry work is the 5th work phase of that series. First of all, we need to know what is masonry in construction. What is masonry? In a simple word, Mortar related works are masonry work. In most of the construction […]
Types of Mortar Used in Civil Construction
Updated August 29th, 2017 Mortar is a composition of water, fine aggregate and binding material. It is a workable plastic paste and used to hold stone and brick or block together. We use various types of mortar for various purpose in construction sector. Types of Mortar Used in Building Construction Mortar is classified based on […]
How to Estimate Materials for 5″ Thick Brick Wall
Updated August 27th, 2017 Brick wall is used to separate a floor in a different usable space. Such as bed room, living room, toilet, kitchen, store etc. We use different thickness of brick walls for this purpose. The thickness can be 3 inch, 5 inch and 10 inch. We normally make 10 inch thick brick wall at periphery and […]
Types of Mortar Joint Used to Make Masonry Wall
Updated August 29th, 2017 Everyday we see the masonry wall here and there. Some appealed to us and some not. But did we notice how the joints are formed in wall? When we make masonry wall we just combine bricks or concrete block with mortar. This mortar can be cement mortar or lime mortar etc. […]
How to Soak Bricks for Masonry Wall Construction?
Updated August 29th, 2017Soaking bricks is must for quality masonry works. But the questions are – What is soaking? Why should we soak bricks? How long should bricks be soaked? How to soak bricks? What is soaking? Most of us think that making bricks wetted is the soaking. As per dictionary.com, Soaking is to make […]