Plinth brick on strip foundations

Cap - the bottom part of the outer wall of the house, built on the foundations and designed to preserve the walls from the damaging effects of moisture.House without the cap is in danger of contamination by mold and rot, may lose the ability to resist colds and increase the heat transfer between the inside and the street.

One of the conditions is considered indisputable strength of the cap, because it rests the whole weight of the walls of the house.That is why the materials used must be of high quality, characterized by frost resistance, low moisture resistance and pressure resistance.

used in construction variants of the cap - three:

• Overlooking - beyond the wall.This option is justified in two cases - a part of the building design (it is more aesthetically winning) or is there a need for reinforced insulation of the basement.Always supplied with slope or a groove for water drainage.
  

  Sample leaving the cap

• standing back to back with the wall - now an unpopular option due to the lack of useful qualities.
• recessed by 6 cm into the wall home- most suitable in the construction of the house.It has a number of advantages: savings in the construction, protection of the joint socket and the wall, which ensures the safety of the waterproofing layer, the absence of preconditions for water discharge.

  Sample flush cap

width cap

to select the overall width of the cap should refer to the building project drawing to determine the material, which will go to the construction of the walls.For example, gas-silicate bricks (commonly known as foam) to the size of the parties 600 X 300 X 200, the thickness of the masonry should be 30 cm, and if the additional wall insulation is planned in the future - the width of 38 cm. - What you need.But when using a brick as a decorative element on top of the foam concrete blocks thickness increases to 60 cm.

height cap

question about where the cap ends, it remains controversial to this day.The most reliable option is considered to determine the height based on the maximum amount of snowfall in decades.Cap, a calculated by using this simple technique will prevent the walls from the effects of capillary moisture, thus increasing reliability and durability built house.

But mostly the height corresponds to the level on which the floor of the first floor of the building.This rule works for houses with basement.

designers usually prefer high, since it gives the house a lightness and grace.

Construction recessed brick plinth on strip foundations made of reinforced concrete.

(Further instructions are intended to build on the basis of the already finished.)

• Setting the angles in the construction of the cap.

One of the most important rules of bookmarks cap - correct exposure angles, because incorrectly exposed corners will lead to further curvature of the walls and, accordingly, a marriage in the construction of the building.

The easiest way is as follows:

In the corners on dry lay a row of bricks, determine the width of the proposed cap.The angles are set on the level.

roulette or twine measure the lengths of all sides and the two diagonals - dimensions must match to be centimeters respectively.

It should also check for possible future wall curvature, using the same string on the inside of the line from corner to corner.

Waterproofing of the top surface of the foundation.

insulation needed for extra protection cap on groundwater.

two layers of roofing material lay at the foundation of the following ways:

1. on bitumen mastic, or heated bitumen;
2. accession burner processing roofing surface.

can use rubemast, Fiber-glass (stekloizol) evroruberoid.

masonry plinth of brick

After setting the time to get to the corners folding cap.To create commonly used brick, bonded cement-sand mortar.Only full-bodied red bricks used for construction.

Laying advisable to start with the corners, rows then lay next to each other on one side when the thickness of the coating solution somewhere 20-25mm.

plumb verified the accuracy of the vertical stacking surface after 3-4 rows of bricks.

After a final check of corners begins masonry walls.To smooth the series was - thick fishing line stretched between two angles.

minimum height of at least 4 stacked rows allowed finishing as natural stone, tiles or finishing siding.

If the house there are cellars - in each of the sides of the cap is left ventilation holes at the height of 10-15 cm from the soil ranging from 7 x 25 to 15 x 25 cm In case of exceeding 3 meters building length sleeves come in increments of 2.5.meters and close nets or small bars.

Waterproofing

cap to protect against moisture penetration is necessary to lay waterproofing materials, having the distinction between base and wall of brick, for a cheap construction can be used for example, roofing material, folded in half.Of course, do not necessarily only them, the choice of materials for insulation is now quite extensive.Dual waterproofing is necessary to protect the house not only on the external action of the elements, but also on the impact of groundwater on the foundation.

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