xv Laying Common Brick Walls . . . . . . . . . . 187 Advanced and Specialized Brickwork . . . 205 Cleaning New Masonry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Chapter 11 Laying Block. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 Types of Concrete Masonry Walls. . . . . . 214 Basic Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Laying Concrete Block Walls. . . . . . . . . . 222 Cleaning Concrete Block Masonry . . . . . 232 Chapter 12 Stonemasonry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Basic Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Types of Stonemasonry Construction . . . 243 Limestone Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 Cleaning New Masonry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Chapter 13 Foundation Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 Foundations and Footings . . . . . . . . . . . . 262 Spread Foundations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262 Foundation Walls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Chapter 14 Wall Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Solid Masonry Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 Four-Inch RBM Curtain and Panel Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Hollow Masonry Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Anchored Veneered Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 Masonry Wall Applications . . . . . . . . . . . 285 Composite Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 Resisting Moisture Condensation . . . . . . 288 Reinforced Masonry Walls. . . . . . . . . . . . 288 Grouted Masonry Walls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 Thin Brick Veneer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 Wall Openings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 Arches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 Window and Door Details . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 Joints for Movement in Masonry . . . . . . . 302 Stone Quoins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305 Garden Walls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305 Caps and Copings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 Corbels and Racking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 Segmental Retaining Walls and Hardscape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 Chapter 15 Paving and Masonry Construction Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 Floors, Pavements, and Steps. . . . . . . . . 315 Fireplace and Chimney Construction. . . . 320 Section 4 Construction Details