Choosing a masonry grid for bricks
The masonry mesh used in the construction industry is an important addition to the work of a professional bricklayer. With its help, the process of reinforcing structures. What is this building material, which one is better to choose? This question is asked by many builders who prefer to form the masonry on their own. About this article.
Choosing a masonry grid for bricks
The use of the grid is optimal in those cases when it is necessary to ensure that work is carried out with fluid solutions or to connect dissimilar materials. For brickwork, a size of 50x50 mm for cells is considered optimal.The choice of material for its manufacture can be quite diverse.
What is brick masonry?
Widely used in the construction of foundations, buildings and structures masonry mesh for bricks can be made in various versions. There are a number of the most popular options and their varieties.
- There are metal mesh. In this case, in the manufacture of steel wire is used with a marking BP, and a range of thickness from three to five millimeters. The connection of individual reinforcing elements into the grid is made by welding in industrial conditions, using semi-automatic devices. Finished metal elements can additionally be galvanized. Anticorrosion coating is applied after welding.
- Basalt Wire made of stone fiber is connected with housted cable ties made of durable polyethylene. To increase adhesion, it is allowed to form an additional coating on the outside of a mixture of sand and glue. The strength characteristics of the grid correspond to the metal counterpart. At the same time it is safer to use, durable, not susceptible to corrosion.
- Fiberglass. Modern composite solution for structures that do not have significant loads on their base. They are made in the form of strips of a given length and width, delivered in rolls. The grid is very durable, but has a number of operational limitations, which do not allow to perform work on objects with a high intensity of operational loads.
Which option masonry mesh 50x50 is better to choose?
What types of masonry nets are the strongest? First of all, you need to pay attention to the section, and the size of the cells. When used in combination with large-format building blocks, large-mesh versions of 100x100 mm are used. In addition to the square section, there is also a diamond mesh. Such masonry material has dimensions 50x100 mm. The length of the roll is from 2 to 5 m. The width of the strip is from 0.5 to 2 m.
The use of masonry grids allows the reinforcement of horizontal and vertical structures, the formation of arches and monolithic concrete solutions. This option is suitable reinforcement and for the construction of brick fences. When choosing a suitable solution, you should pay attention to the fact that by its application, mesh products of this type have a rather wide range.
For example, when reinforcing brickwork, a predominantly metallic mesh is used, with a wire thickness of 3-4 mm. In addition to the cladding, and in the supporting walls, such an addition fits every three rows. Lightweight facing brick is recommended to lay a basalt mesh. It has thicker conductors, over 5 mm, is not suitable for full-bodied ceramic products.
If elements of brick buildings and structures that do not carry significant loads are being erected, a polymer mesh can be used for reinforcement. It is laid in 5 rows. This addition would be appropriate when creating interior partitions, walls in the bathrooms.
Features of the technology of masonry with mesh
The need to lay in the design of the wall additional reinforcing component, requires adherence to a specific procedure. It is laid directly into the solution. It can be fixed horizontally and vertically. In particular, the second option is relevant for the formation of walls and columns that need to be strengthened. Strips for the desired size are cut from solid sheets and rolls.
Corner elements are reinforced with wire pieces of metal, bent in accordance with the geometric characteristics of the building.The use of reinforcing elements makes it possible to ensure a more uniform distribution of loads on the supporting elements. In addition, masonry mesh is required for use in areas of high seismic risk.
The use of masonry mesh allows you to achieve significant hardening of the structure of the masonry, makes it possible to guarantee an excellent level of quality and reliability of the finished brick wall, fence or foundation. This auxiliary element provides greater fixing strength, makes it possible to combine materials with different structure and density in the construction of one wall.
The use of mesh in the composition of masonry is recommended in the professional field, while independently conducting construction work. It can be used to guarantee the excellent strength characteristics of the finished structure of a building or structure.
From the video you will learn about the reinforcement of the brickwork with the grid "STREN C5".
