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Have you ever had someone or something encroach on your personal space so badly that you wanted to scream “Back Off!”? So how close is too close? When my daughters were in high school, they went to a school that had a “Six Inch Rule”. Boys and girls had a 6” rule of separation. Now, as most of you fathers of daughters know, six inches is simply not enough! A distance that can be critical for a masonry contractor is the distance from which masonry should be viewed to determine its acceptability. If we have reached the point of trying to view the masonry from a certain distance, we already have a problem. Read the whole story here: https://www.masonrymagazine.com/blog/2017/06/01/painters-corner-mcaa-magazine-2/ Posted by Bronzella Cleveland | Jun 1, 2017
When we were young, we built entire cities and neighborhoods from Legos and Lincoln Logs. Then, somewhere between childhood and adulthood, we were taught that it is more desirable to go to college, earn a degree and sit in cubicles for 40 hours a week than it is to build and fix things with our hands. Fortunately for many of us, there are still careers where builders thrive and earn more money than their cubicle counterparts and NCCER’s Build Your Future (BYF) initiative is committed to sharing the many opportunities for successful, lucrative careers in the construction industry with students across the country. Read the full story here: https://www.masonrymagazine.com/blog/2017/06/01/build-more-than-a-career-build-a-life/ 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. “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/ 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:
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. Deadline for entries is July 1, 2017. Please submit your entry online at: www.masonryawards.com 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. 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 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. Read more>
On Friday Night October 10, 2014, at Veterans Field in Saint Augustine, the Menendez High School Football team defeated Nease 36 to 23, to win the Masonry Industry Veterans Trophy (A Golden Trowel).
Menendez came back from a 23 to 0 deficit in the half to winning the game 36 to 23. Menendez and Nease are crosstown Rivals they have been playing for the Masonry Industry Veterans Trophy six years with Nease taking home the golden trowel from 2009 -2013. Menendez has won the trophy in 2013 and now in 2014. This game is dedicated to the North Florida Veterans past and present and to the First Responders in North Florida. This year’s game was dedicated to Katie Jones, a member of the Sparkler Cheerleader Squad who passed away before school started this year. Katie attended both Nease and Menendez and was on both Cheerleading Squads. The Masonry Industry Veterans Trophy was presented to the Captains of Menendez football team on the fifty yard line at the end of the game by Lt. Colonel Mike Beville Retired. Colonel Beville has presented the trophy all six years. ( Mike is a retired masonry instructor and helps the masonry industry with education of young masons) The game was well attended and everyone stayed for the presentation of the Golden Trowel Trophy. Congratulations to both teams, and good job to Menendez on their victory. For more information:: Al Herndon herndon3@bellsouth.net 904-838-6531 |
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