Which brick is suitable for partitions
Which brick is suitable for partitions
Due to the heavy weight of the brick walls, these structures can be erected not in all types of buildings. The choice of the kind of building stone depends on the level of humidity and other features of the room.
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Brick - not the most suitable for erectionpartitions option, but sometimes using just this material allows you to achieve the desired conditions. For example, if a room needs to be warm and soundproofed or to make the premises as safe as possible from penetration by unauthorized persons. In fact, such a partition functions as a full wall.
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Features of brick walls are that theseThe structures have good sound insulation properties. If the partition, built in "half-bricks" on both sides of the quality plaster, the noise insulation index will be below the permissible - 47 dB. The norm is 52 dB.
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If the structure is located in a room withhigh humidity, requires the treatment of bricks with water-repellent compounds or the installation of a vapor barrier membrane. The use of bricks in the construction of walls makes the work slower than when installing structures from gypsum board, glass blocks, OSB or plywood. The reason for this - the period of "grasping" the cement-sand mortar used in the masonry.
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The choice of building material depends on thewhat conditions the partition will be used. For bathrooms, saunas, baths, pools and other objects in which humidity is increased, a solid brick will be required. It is less hygroscopic, but needs plastering and treatment with water-repellent compounds (hydrophobizing). For example, you can use "Crystallisol". It penetrates into the depth of the stone 2-10 mm and creates inside it a water-repellent, but vapor-permeable layer.
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For the partitioning device is recommendedUse a brick grade not lower than M100. The optimum type of masonry is "half-brick". It will allow to significantly reduce the weight load on the overlap, than when erecting "in brick". To tie the rows and increase the strength of the walls use a steel mesh or rods. This condition must be fulfilled regardless of which type of building stone is chosen.
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For the erection of partitions in multi-storey buildingsit is recommended to use porous or hollow bricks. The construction of these stones will have much less weight than a similar one of full-bricks. However, its weight will still be very significant for wooden floors. Therefore, brick partitions can be erected only on reinforced concrete slabs. In old buildings with a high percentage of wear, the reliability of the overlappings is doubtful, for this reason it is necessary to abandon the construction of partitions of any kind of brick in these rooms.
