Browse Forums Building A New House 1 May 01, 2010 9:56 pm Hi all In Standards and Tolerances guide (2007), defects in masonry work are summarised in Table 3.04 on page 21. The table has 4 columns - Item - Column 1 Structural Tolerance - Column 2 Non- Structural Framework Tolerance - Reference What do the 2 columns actually mean and what is the difference between them? Which column applies to your stock standard external brickwork for a stock standard 2-storey brick veneer house?? My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Tolerances in Masonry Construction (Table 3.04) 3May 05, 2010 12:53 pm Lex, More detail is given in AS3700 which is referenced below the table. "All structural masonary shall be built to the specified dimensions within the structural tolerances given in Table 11.1. For non-structural facework masonry the facework tolerances given in Table 11.1 shall apply. For structural facework masonary the tighter tolerance given in Table 11.1 shall apply." For a stock standard brick veneer house most of the brickwork is non-structural (that is what the timber is for). Therefore it is only really the second column that is of importance, if you have any brick piers anywhere (where the brickwork is occasionally two bricks thick) then this needs to be within the requirements of the first column. View our blog at: http://room4acubby.blogspot.com/ Re: Tolerances in Masonry Construction (Table 3.04) 4May 05, 2010 3:18 pm Thanks, room4acubby!! (and nice to see some life injected into this thread) OK, I thought that would be the meaning ('cos the bricks are non structural ) ... so sticking with Column 2 ... My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Hi, Really struggling to find some consistency amongst Span Tables, can anyone help… 0 2683 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair That laser level looks lovely! We bought one for less than a quarter of that price off eBay. It worked really well for us and it's still going now, five years later. After… 1 16743 Hi, My home construction is complete, and the handover is scheduled next week. However the construction has been delayed and I have raised this to the builder. The… 0 5332 |