STEM WALL FOUNDATION WITH BRICK VENEER CRACK
This joint often becomes unbonded from the foundation, losing the shear strength, and creating a crack which often causes water penetration in blowing rains. To me this does not seem to be good engineering practice and I would like to see waterproofing masonry below grade be addressed better by the Masonry Societies, due to the Environmental problems of algae, mildew, mold, staining, and efflorescence.Īnother problem I do not see addressed is CMU Walls being placed at Floor Grade without Masonry/Brick Ledges. The Brick Industry Association in their Technical Notes 28B – Brick Veneer does state, “If the soil immediately adjacent to the brickwork is not free-draining the brick wythe exterior should be waterproofed below grade.” However I have found nothing in the National Concrete Masonry TEKs concerning this and their details use CMU extensively below grade without waterproofing. Architects & Structural Engineers, often detail CMU/Brick being used below grade, without being waterproofed.(not talking about basements) This is especially disturbing when CMU stem walls are supported on spread footings extending to finish floor grade, when reinforced concrete would seem a better choice. Choose from the following options: upper wall, lower wall, upper wall and lower wall outline, upper wall outline and lower wall, or upper wall and lower wall.I review Structural Drawings for a design/construction firm. Changing How Pony Walls Display in Plan ViewsĪccess the Plan View Specification dialog to change how pony walls are displayed for the active plan view.If a monolithic slab foundation is generated, the room will receive a slab floor with curbs. When a foundation is generated based on the floor plan of Floor 1, a room on the first floor specified as either a Garage or Slab type will receive a stem wall or pier foundation with a slab floor and stem walls. Modifying Garage Floor and Stem Wall Heights.The lower part of the pony wall would consist of the concrete wall with a footing, while the upper part of the pony wall is a framed wall built to the first floor platform. Use posts, multiple copy, and other features in Chief Architect to create a structure raised on piers.Ī stepped foundation can be created in Chief Architect using pony walls that have been modified in a section view. Creating an Elevated Structure on Pilings.The concrete cutout for a door can be modified on the Framing panel of its specification dialog. Creating a Cutout for Doors in Concrete Walls.
You will need to create sloped terrain and adjust the Building Pad Elevation and/or terrain data so that the terrain is at the appropriate height relative to the structure at both the high and low ends of the slope.Ĭreating a bell footing is a straightforward task using items from the Library Browser. They feature walls that are above ground at the lower end of the slope so that a door can be positioned above the terrain at that end. Walkout basements are a type of daylight basement typically located on sloped terrain. The inner wall should be specified as a Furred Wall on the Structure panel of the Wall Specification dialog. The 'Foundations' layer controls the display of all objects on Floor 0 in camera views, but does not affect floor plan view.įurred Walls are placed against the inside of a primary wall, typically an exterior wall. The display of foundation walls, slabs, curbs, piers and footings is controlled in the Layer Display Options dialog. Turning Off the Display of the Foundation in a Cross Section/Elevation View.
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