Specs

Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC
PROJECT MANUAL
Version: January 2012
3.04 REINFORCEMENT AND ANCHORAGE - MASONRY VENEER
A. Masonry Back-Up: Embed anchors in masonry back-up to bond veneer at maximum 2.0 sq ft of wall
surface per anchor. Place additional anchors at perimeter of openings and ends of panels, so maximum
spacing of anchors is 16 on center.
3.05 LINTELS
A. Install loose steel lintels over openings.
3.06 CONTROL AND EXPANSION JOINTS
A. Do not continue horizontal joint reinforcement through control and expansion joints.
3.07 AIR MOISTURE BARRIER
A. Install liquid applied air/moisture barrier on CMU wall. Product installation may be either spray or brush
applied, per manufacturer’s installation procedures.
B. Provide vapor retarder complying with this Section, for stud wall application.
C. Install flashing as follows, unless otherwise indicated:
1. Prepare masonry surfaces so they are smooth and free from projections that could puncture
flashing. Where flashing is within mortar joint, place through-wall flashing on sloping bed of
mortar and cover with mortar. Before covering with mortar, seal penetrations in flashing with
adhesive, sealant, or tape as recommended by flashing manufacturer.
2. At lintels and shelf angles, extend flashing a minimum of 6 inches into masonry at each end. At
heads and sills, extend flashing 6 inches at ends and turn up not less than 2 inches to form end
dams.
3. Install metal drip edges beneath flexible flashing at exterior face of wall. Stop flexible flashing ½
inch back from outside face of wall and adhere flexible flashing to top of metal drip edge.
3.08 TOLERANCES
A. Maximum Variation From Unit to Adjacent Unit: 1/16 inch.
B. Maximum Variation from Plane of Wall: 1/4 inch in 10 ft.
C. Maximum Variation from Plumb: 1/4 inch per story non-cumulative.
D. Maximum Variation from Level Coursing: 1/8 inch in 3 ft and 1/4 inch in 10 ft..
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