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Question: What Can I Do About Congestion?

5/15/2017

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​Painter's Corner - MCAA Magazine
What can I do about congestion? The short answer is take an anti-histamine and call your doctor. Oh, not that type of congestion! That’s a sinus problem and all in your head anyway!

Congestion in a concrete masonry unit (CMU) wall creates frustration and aggravation for the mason. This leads to lower productivity and the possibility of mistakes by actions or omissions. Add it all together and you have created the potential for a less than expected quality product.
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“Congested” is defined as something being too full or overcrowded. There are several ways that CMU wall can suffer from congestion. The main contributors to the clutter in the CMU wall are the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing trades. Masonry is the only one of the three major wall types that is expected to accommodate their “stuff” as we build the wall. Wood and stud walls are built and then the MEP folks do their rough install. On the other hand, we (masonry) are expected to install piping, boxes, conduit, holes for duct work, etc. the accumulation of these things created congestion. 

​Read the full article: https://www.masonrymagazine.com/blog/2017/05/01/painters-corner-mcaa-magazine/


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MAF Masonry Excellence Awards 2017 Submissions Needed

5/15/2017

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The categories for the 2017 Masonry Excellence Awards Program will follow the same format as last year, as part of our partnership with the AIA of Florida, we are awarding honors in three main categories:
  • Brick
  • Block and Stucco
  • Architectural Units
Each category is represented well in the construction industry in Florida, from traditional Mediterranean stucco and block, exposed ground face and split face architectural units to traditional brick and block cavity wall construction. 

An overall winner from each of the main categories, as well as one Project of the Year will be featured in a supplemental publication going to all 4400 AIA Florida member architects in the state.
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Deadline for entries is July 1, 2017.  Please submit your entry online at: www.masonryawards.com
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If you have questions, please contact Masonry Excellence Awards Chairman Chris Bettinger chris.bettinger@oldcastle.com  or MAF Marketing Director, Deb Bartolucci deb@floridamasonry.com.
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Masonry Instructor Needed

5/11/2017

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FL DEPT OF CORRECTION VOCATIONAL TEACHER  MASONRY
SAGO PALM RE-ENTRY CENTER
PAHOKEE, FL, US, 34972

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The Florida Department of Corrections is starting a NEW training program at Sego Re-Entry in Pahokee. The inmates are destined to be released into the Broward County area. A program was just started at Everglades Re-Entry in Dade County. These inmates will have one year of NCCER training when they are released. If YOU know some one who may be interested, we need an instructor. When these individuals are released they will be available to local area mason contractors that need trained workers. Jim Painter, Executive Director of the Florida Concrete Masonry Education Council anticipates that upwards of 250 individuals will be enrolled and successfully complete the program each year and will be available to help close the gap for our Florida masonry contractor's employment needs. 

For more information, or to apply: http://bit.ly/2pDcgIq​

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City of Fort Lauderdale, Department of Sustainability Holds Masonry Workshop

5/10/2017

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May 4-5 2017 (Fort Lauderdale, FL) - The Masonry Association of Florida held a two-day Masonry Construction & Inspection Certification workshop for the city of Fort Lauderdale Department of Sustainability at the Safety and Training center in downtown Fort Lauderdale.  Attendees included City of Fort Lauderdale and Davie, Florida building inspectors and contractors from Miami and Orange Park, Florida.  Thank you to Robyn Randall, City of Fort Lauderdale Training Manager for coordinating the course with the MAF's Deb Bartolucci and Don Beers.  Special thanks to instructors: Alex Hockman (FLAPB), Chris Bettinger (Oldcastle), Greg Moody (CEMEX), Don Beers (MAF) and Jerry Painter (Painter Masonry) for making themselves available to teach this important class.   Additional Masonry Workshop class dates for 2017 are available by visiting: www.masonryworkshop.com ​
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MAF SW Chapter Participates in the Collier County Public School's Building, Trades, and Engineering Fair

5/8/2017

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​​High school students attend a trades fair Thursday, April 27, 2017, at the Collier County Fairgrounds. Representatives from local businesses talked with students about opportunities in trades and skills. MEF Apprentice Representative Donna Hinson and MEF Board Member, mason contractor, David Nelson of David Nelson Masonry participated in the Building & Engineering Trades Fair.  David gave students a hands-on demonstration of masonry.  Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News

​http://www.naplesnews.com/videos/news/education/2017/04/27/video-swfl-students-participate-trades-fair/100979194/
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Painter's Corner : What is the tolerance of a CMU wall?

5/2/2017

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QUESTION: What is the tolerance of a CMU wall? How far out of plumb can a CMU wall be and still be
within code?

As everyone should be aware the “code” in question is the “Building Code Requirements and Specification for Masonry Structures” (aka, TMS 402/602). The answer to the question is found in TMS Specification Article 3.3F titled “Site Tolerances”,
which gives several construction tolerances.

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