Walls and construction detailing

Question 1

Research the following

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Call balls, clay bat, Flint, traditional timber frame, wattle and daub

Question 2

Stop end

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The end of the wall where the courses and flush

Question 3

Closer

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Apart brick close is a brick that has been cut along its length and is used near an end or corner to even up the bond

Question 4

Quoin brick

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A Quoin is a corner of a brick structure

Question 5

Face

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This is the exterior of wall that is exposed to the weather (as opposed to the back)

Question 6

Bed joints

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The bed is the surface of the brick perpendicular to the line of the pressure. It indicates the lower surface of bricks in each course

Question 7

Racking back

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This is a step pattern used in building corners

Question 8

Course

Answer 8

This is a layer of bricks

Question 9

Perpends

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This is the motor layer between the bricks

Question 10

Brickwork terminology

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Question 11

Pointing methods

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Question 12

Brickwork shapes

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Question 13

Brickwork shapes 2

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Question 14

Modern metric brick dimensions

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Question 15

Victorian imperial brick dimensions

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Question 16

Types of bricks

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Question 17

Vertical brickwork courses table

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Question 18

Lime mortars

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Question 19

Benefits of lime render

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Question 20

Disadvantages of lime render

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Question 21

Very modern render comes in three main types

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Mineral
Acrylic
Silicon

Question 22

Cavity wall tie positioning

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Question 23

Areas of timber framed house to pay close attention to

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Question 24

Flexible DPC Most common types are

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Bitumen felt
Pitch polymer
Polythene

Question 25

Rigid DPCs most common types are

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• Two courses of engineering bricks bedded in a designated mortar
• two courses of slate bonded and bedded in a designated mortar

Question 26

Location and positioning of DPCs

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Question 27

Cavity trays cross-section

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Question 28

Cavity trays cross-section 2

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Question 29

Cavity trays cross-section 3

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Question 30

Cavity trays cross-section 4

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Question 31

Cavity tray diagram

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Question 32

Cavity tray stepped system for extension

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Question 33

Have a cavity tray should be fitted for a flat roof extension diagram

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Question 34

A typical cavity tray arrangement around an opening in a cavity wall is made up of different components to form a water tight system

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Question 35

Chimney and flue inspections.

Precautions that can help address queries at a later date:

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Question 36

Chimney and flue inspections.

The report should include the following:

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Question 37

Fireplace component building regulations

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Question 38

All flues must be built with flue liners during the construction

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Question 39

Stacks more than 600 mm from the ridge building regulations

Question 40

Stacks within 600 mm of the bridge building regulations

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Question 41

Maximum stack height building regulations

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Question 42

Chimneys and roof light regulations

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Question 43

HETAS

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“Heating equipment testing and approvals scheme”

Question 44

Chimney structure above roof line diagram

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Question 45

Chimney below roofline construction diagram

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Question 46

Chimney construction below roofline diagram

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Question 47

Energy use in the average home

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