Re: OT....... How much to set blocks?

Posted by Billy NY on September 07, 2011 at 07:21:55 from (74.67.3.54):

In Reply to: OT....... How much to set blocks? posted by Lloyd in South Carolina on September 07, 2011 at 05:27:12:

Remember and especially with masonry, you get what you pay for, lowest bid is not always the best bid.

I'm not current on sq ft pricing on masonry installed & Concrete Masonry Units (C.M.U.), this is a small residential or ag type job, so pricing may vary quite a bit.

In the residential echelon of masonry, it would be wise to know you are getting a reputable contractor and subsequent job. I'm not sure if any applicable codes or designs are mandated for what you plan to build, but if so, you need to make sure contractors bid/price complies and or is based one same, (I'm sure you have plans, wall details in section etc.)

On a small job, I would want masonry certifications for the C.M.U. submitted for approval or record, same with mortar mix design, ( you can actually fill test cubes for compressive strength testing, though not necessary) just to know you are getting acceptable materials provided by the contractor. There are many kinds of C.M.U. Also be aware that as the molds on these get older from use you may get CMU that have a more porous or coarse finish/texture, might be important, might not be, I've seen varying degrees of it in the past.

I would want to insure all reinforcing, lintel, flashings, rough opening details are coordinated, agreed upon, and also that any sill plate fastener embeds are done on top of the wall per your roof framing, in addition to any required filled cells. You need to coordinate filled cells of the CMU in areas you may want to fasten too, its a lot stronger than hollow cells/CMU and if CMU is common, not high strength, 75% filled for example, the cell wall thickness, strength may not be compatible with say hardware or things you may want to mount with the wall.

In addition to that, if electrical is to be non surface installed, electrician needs to coordinate conduit risers, wiring device boxes within the walls, as they are built, just a consideration.

A very smart idea to insure rough openings are built to approved plans, and coordinated, and or approved for the windows, doors, vents, etc. that will be installed. Also any wall penetrations if any.

Structural, good to know your beam pockets are located per plans or what have you, any reinforced areas, filled areas meet requirements, say for example a column within the wall to support a beam etc.

Just some things I would want to be aware of for any masonry job, thought I would share.

PS, I have seen quite often, where CMU cells really need to be filled for fastening, especially if just common CMU, one place I did some repairs was a horse stable in Wellington Fla. where all those expensive CMU construction type barns are in one place, all the stall hardware was pulling out, failing because the cells were hollow, owner is wealthy, but has not a clue as to the small details like these, easy to overlook.

Best of luck with the job !!!

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