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This Guide provides a comprehensive roadmap to high-performance building enclosures and quality masonry installations. It covers several popular masonry wall systems — including anchored masonry veneer and single-wythe concrete masonry — while also highlighting installation practices and climate considerations specific to the Rocky Mountain region.
You’ll find concise guidelines, wall sections, and tables addressing the key elements of the masonry envelope, including:
- Enclosure Detailing
- Water Management
- Air Leakage
- Movement Joints
- Thermal Bridging & Performance
- Structural Support & Attachments
- Installation Sequencing
You’ll also find a chapter devoted to Quality Control and Quality Assurance practices that improve the performance and aesthetic design of every masonry wall system. And there’s an in-depth discussion of the local governing energy codes and masonry wall system compliance options, too.
Browse the Guide below:
- Chapter Intro
- Building Enclosure Control Layers
- Anchored Masonry Veneer Penetrations
- Thermal Control Layer
- Exterior Sheathing
- Water Deflection and Drainage
- Structural Considerations
- Veneer Products and Properties
- Quality Assurance and Control
- Design Details – Anchored Masonry Veneer Systems
- Detail 6-1: CMU Backup Wall: Window Head Detail
- Detail 6-2: CMU Backup Wall: Window Sill Detail
- Detail 6-3: CMU Backup Wall: Window Jamb Detail
- Detail 6-4: CMU Backup Wall: Base-of-Wall Detail
- Detail 6-5: CMU Backup Wall: Roof Parapet Detail
- Detail 6-6: CMU Backup Wall: Roof Parapet 3D Detail
- Detail 6-7: CMU Backup Wall: Base-of-Wall 3D Detail
- Detail 6-8: Steel Stud-Framed Backup Wall: Window Head Detail
- Detail 6-9: Steel Stud-Framed Backup Wall: Window Sill Detail
- Detail 6-10: Steel Stud-Framed Backup Wall: Window Jamb Detail
- Detail 6-11: Steel Stud-Framed Backup Wall: Floor-Line Detail
- Detail 6-12: Steel Stud-Framed Backup Wall: Roof-to-Wall Detail
- Detail 6-13: Steel Stud-Framed Backup Wall: Roof Parapet Detail
- Detail 6-14: Steel Stud-Framed Backup Wall: Parapet 3D Detail
- Detail 6-15: Steel Stud-Framed Backup Wall: Base-of-Wall 3D Detail
- Detail 6-16: Steel Stud-Framed Backup Wall: Saddle Flashing 3D Detail
- Detail 6-17: Wood-Framed Backup Wall: Window Head Detail
- Detail 6-18: Wood-Framed Backup Wall: Window Sill Detail
- Detail 6-19: Wood-Framed Backup Wall: Window Jamb Detail
- Detail 6-20: Wood-Framed Backup Wall: Floor Line Detail
- Detail 6-21: Wood-Framed Backup Wall: Parapet Detail
- Detail 6-22: Wood-Framed Backup Wall: Parapet 3D Detail
- Detail 6-23: Wood-Framed Backup Wall: Base-of-Wall 3D Detail
- Download Tables & Details
- Chapter Intro
- Building Enclosure Control Layers
- Structural Considerations
- CMU Products and Properties
- Quality Assurance and Control
- Design Details – Single Wythe CMU Wall
- Detail 7-1: Single-Wythe CMU Wall: Window Head Detail
- Detail 7-2: Single-Wythe CMU Wall: Window Sill Detail
- Detail 7-3: Single-Wythe CMU Wall:Window Jamb Detail
- Detail 7-4: Single-Wythe CMU Wall: Base-of-Wall Detail
- Detail 7-5: Single-Wythe CMU Wall: Roof Parapet Detail
- Detail 7-6: Single-Wythe CMU Wall:Roof Parapet 3D Detail
- Detail 7-7: Single-Wythe CMU Wall:Base-of-Wall 3D Detail
- Download Tables & Details