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| Masonry Instructional Items |
| The Masonry Institute of
Tennessee "The Masonry Institute of Tennessee, since its 1981 inception in Memphis, assists those involved in construction to accurately evaluate the many strengths of masonry. It is MIT's mission to provide technical data on the economics of masonry, it's advantages and many uses." |
| The following is a list of new and used instructional materials related to masonry. Each listing provides a direct link to an Amazon.com page where you may make a purchase if you like. We have had access to only a few of these items so it would be difficult for us to offer much advice as to which ones will best fit your needs. However, in most cases the Amazon.com page will provide you with a brief description of the material along with several customer reviews. For those who want to learn more about masonry work, or just looking for new project ideas, this list of instructional materials would be a great place to start! |
| Books | Magazines | Video | Software |
| Masonry Related Books |
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Black
& Decker: The Complete Guide to Home Masonry "The Complete Guide to Home Masonry is the most comprehensive and useful guide to masonry for today's do-it-yourself homeowner." |
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The
Art & Craft of Stonework "Go beyond our own primer on drystacking, Stonescaping, with artistic inspiration, instructions, recipes, and projects for both dry-stack and mortar techniques." |
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Reinforced
Masonry Engineering Handbook "Reinforced Masonry Engineering Handbook provides the coefficients, tables, charts, and design data required for the design of reinforced masonry structures." |
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Seismic
Design of Reinforced Concrete and Masonry Buildings "Emphasizes actual structural design, not analysis, of multistory buildings for seismic resistance. Strong emphasis is placed on specific detailing requirements for construction." |
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Setting
Tile (Fine Homebuilding) "Michael Byrne's Setting Tile is packed with more than enough information for those thinking of taking on a tile job in their home." |
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Computational
of Masonry, Brickwork, aModelingnd Blockwork Structures "This tutorial brings together expert masonry artists from around the world who detail state-of-the-art techniques for modeling masonry, brickwork, and blockwork structures." |
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The
Art and Craft of Stonescaping: Setting and Stacking
Stone "If your looking for a book on patios, walkways, steps, or walls this book is a must-have. David Reed has done an excellent job with this book." |
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Foundations
and Concrete Work "The For Pros By Pros titles are compilations of articles from Fine Homebuilding magazine, selected by the editors of the magazine and organized by subject." |
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Masonry
Construction Manual "The construction manuals from Edition Detail have set new standards in the field of specialist literature, becoming an indispensable part of any architect's library." |
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Masonry
Skills
(softcover) "One of the few books written by a master mason and masonry teacher, this text covers basic masonry skills such as plan reading, scaffolding, cleaning masonry and concrete work in detail." |
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The
Granite Kiss: Traditions and Techniques of Building
New England Stone Walls "In this elegant, literate primer, a master stonemason imparts the fundamentals of building traditional New England dry stone walls, along with thoughts on the history, aesthetics, and philosophy of the craft of placing stone." |
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Masonry Design and Detailing "After the engineer had mastered the basics and could design a masonry building using the equations then, with that understanding and experience, could make use of the design tables in this book." |
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The Stonebuilder's Primer: A Step-By-Step
Guide for Owner-Builders "Now back by popular demand Long's The Stonebuilder's Primer is a highly readable account of the couple's successful effort to build a house that will outlast anything made of wood." |
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Building with Masonry: Brick, Block &
Concrete "Provides all the basics on tools and materials, estimating materials needed for any project, descriptions and diagrams of bond patterns and wall types, fundamentals of laying brick and block, and clear, useful information on masonry repair and restoration for preexisting work." |
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Building Stone Walls "Basic tools, basic techniques, illustrations and photographs, and all the planning and safety instructions you will need to build a variety of stone walls." |
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Building With Stone "Building With Stone is an introduction to the art and craft of creating stone structures and projects by a man who has made stonework his vocation." |
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Complete
Book of Cordwood Masonry Housebuilding: The Earthwood Method "Rob Roy, cordwood's most famous builder, with the help of nearly 300 photos and how-to illustrations with easy-to-follow directions, shows how and how not to build your very own stunning log-end home." |
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Masonry and Steel Detailing Handbook "Includes 60 common masonry and steel component details, each illustrated in plan view, cross section, and isometric form." |
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Stonework: Techniques and Projects "Fully illustrated, step-by-step instructions for twenty-two attractive projects, including garden paths and walls, porches, pools, seats, waterfalls, and even a bridge." |
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Basic Concrete Engineering for Builders "The clear instructions, and simplified explanations along with excellent diagrams, charts and graphics helped even me comprehend the complexities of concrete engineering into a language that any builder could understand and actually apply on the next job." |
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Bricklaying "Whether you're a homeowner wanting to do your own repairs, a trade apprentice seeking to sharpen your skills, or a veteran craftsman or contractor with years of experience, you'll turn to this complete guide to bricklaying again and again." |
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Simplified Design of Masonry Structures "This practical volume provides a thorough grounding in the design of masonry structures for buildings —with clear and easy-to-grasp coverage of basic materials, construction systems, building codes, industry standards, and simple computations for structural elements of commonly used forms of masonry." |
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Step-By-Step Masonry & Concrete |
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Masonry & Concrete Construction "Nolan's Masonry and Concrete Construction is an excellent introduction to the many forms of brick, block, and concrete materials applications." |
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Step-By-Step Outdoor Stonework: Over Twenty
Easy-To-Build Projects for Your Patio and Garden "This is a project book, with more than 20 easy-to-build projects for patio and garden using a variety of stone." |
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Design of Structural Elements: Concrete, Steelwork,
Masonry and Timber Design to British Standards and Eurocodes "Provides an introduction to the design of structural elements in concrete, steel, timber and masonry. Philosophy of design. Basic structural concepts and material properties." |
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The Art of the Stonemason "The author, a fifth-generation master stonemason who has worked on the U.S. Capitol building as well as numerous edifices in his native Scotland, has compiled an impressive guide to both building and restoring stonework." |
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Building with Masonry: Brick, Block, and Concrete "This is a valuable guide for novice brick masons. The author is an expert who takes you through the basics of materials, tools, layout, and a good selection of projects for around the house." |
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Stonework
and Masonry Projects: New Projects in Stone, Brick & Concrete "Long taken for granted as a building material, stone and masonry have recently seen an explosion in consumer interest, as new materials and techniques make it possible for homeowners to design and build almost any masonry project." |
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The Art & Craft of Stonework "Go beyond our own primer on drystacking, Stonescaping, with artistic inspiration, instructions, recipes, and projects for both dry-stack and mortar techniques." |
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Formwork for Concrete "This is a classic text for concrete formwork design. It is loaded with information, including step-by-step design of wall forms, many useful tables regarding allowable spacing/loads on plywood, joists, and stringers." |
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Foundations & Concrete Work: The Best of
Fine Homebuilding "Professional builders, masons, and engineers show you how to mix and cure concrete for lasting installations, build a concrete or block foundation, avoid the most common mistakes in concrete and masonry." |
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Alternative Housebuilding "Build a home using logs, adobe, stone, cordwood, rammed earth, or earth-sheltered methods for less money and lower energy costs. Includes information and diagrams detailed enough to construct seven different homes." |
| Reinforced Concrete Masonry Construction Inspector's Handbook |
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Modern Masonry: Brick, Block, Stone (Job Practice
Manual) "Provides a thorough grounding in safe methods of laying brick, block, and stone, as well as a broad understanding of materials and their properties." |
| Concrete
Masonry Handbook for Architects, Engineers, Builders (Engineering Bulletin) |
| Cordwood Masonry Houses: A Practical Guide for the Owner-Builder |
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Concrete, Masonry and Brickwork: A Practical Handbook for the Home Owner and Small Builder |
| Reinforced Grouted Brick Masonry |
| Masonry and Concrete Work |
| The Complete Handbook of Stone Masonry, With Projects |
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Masonry Estimating "Step-by-step instructions for estimating the cost of nearly any type of masonry work. Covers takeoffs, estimating mortar, wall reinforcements and treatments, labor and material costs, and how to bid competitively." |
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Stonemasonry: Selection, Installation and Repair |
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Step-By-Step Outdoor Brickwork: Over 20 Easy-To-Build Projects for Your Yard and Garden "Over twenty easy-to-make projects that even beginners can build and design successfully!" |
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Basic Masonry (Sunset New Basic) "If you know absolutely not the first thing about masonry, here's an excellent basic starter book from the editors of Sunset Magazine that includes clear explanations of tools, materials, and step-by-step guidelines for a wide range of masonry projects for the do-it-yourselfer." |
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The Backyard Stonebuilder: Stonebuilding Projects
for the Weekend Mason "Charles Long, stonebuilding expert, will show readers how to build stone barbecues, entryways, and other home improvements." |
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Cement Concrete Pavements "For government or company engineers in charge of civil engineering projects, explains the design, construction, monitoring, and maintenance of cement concrete pavements." |
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Stone in Architecture: Properties, Durability "This book surveys the important stone properties, both physical and chemical, pertinent to the architect's, engineer's and stone producer's needs." |
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Design
of Reinforced Masonry Structures "The author includes appropriate theory for design and construction methods and prevailing codes and specifications required by the industry." |
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Reinforced Concrete Design (5th Edition) "Using a straight-forward, step-by-step, problem-solution format—with an abundance of fully-worked sample problems—this book provides an elementary, non-Calculus, practical approach to the design and analysis of reinforced concrete structural members." |
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Earthquake Design of Concrete Masonry Buildings: Strength Design of One- To Four-Story Buildings |
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Structural Masonry "Reviews the principles underlying structural masonry design, based on theoretical and experimental research of the past three decades, during which the principles of structural engineering have been applied to stone buildings." |
| Masonry Related Magazines |
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Masonry [MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION] "Includes information on the new international building code, business planning, job interviewing, as well as an Industry Buyer's Guide." |
| Masonry Society Journal [MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION] |
| Pictorial Concrete Masonry [MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION] |
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Masonry International [MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION] "Journal of masonry research and practice contains review, original papers on masonry research, experimental results and new design methods." |
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Masonry Construction [MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION] "For firms engaged in the construction and/or design of work involving all methods of masonry building." |
| Construction
Equipment [MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION] "Provides detailed coverage of heavy equipment and trucks. Concerned with management, purchasing, maintenance, use and new product evaluation, as well as with trends in industry, government and the economy." |
| Masonry Related Videos |
| Masonry Tricks of the Trade #1 VHS |
| Masonry Tricks of the Trade #3 VHS |
| Masonry Tricks of the Trade #5 VHS |
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2002
CD Estimator "CD Estimator provides 85,000 construction costs for new construction, remodeling, renovation and insurance repair, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and painting. It also features the National Estimator program to help you figure out how much the work should cost to complete." |
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Construction
Estimating Reference Data/Book and Disk "This book uses "unit pricing" or "flat rate pricing," a helpful way to e stimate a project when you are sure the pricing reflects your material and labor costs plus the correct markup for your business." |
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