Forest Meadows

Naperville, Illinois

Contractor: Horizon Construction Group

Architect: Torch Architecture

New Masonry

ELEVATOR SHAFT

  • Furnish, set-up, maintain, dismantle and remove all equipment (scaffolding, forklift, tube scaffolding, ladders, hand tools, etc.) necessary for the new masonry portion of the project.
  • Furnish and install a combination of standard gray 12” (first floor) and 8” 2nd floor – roof) CMU necessary for erecting one (1) full masonry elevator shaft as per drawings. Block is to be installed in standard running bond using natural gray type ‘S’ mortar. Mortar joints are to be tooled concave, brushed and tooled to a final finish.
  • Furnish and install fully grouted bond beam coursing at floor bearing heights and at the top of masonry walls with two (2) grade 60 #5 rebar installed.
  • Furnish and install bond beam lintels over openings in masonry per structural drawings.
  • Vertical reinforcement to be one (1) grade 60 #5 rebar installed every 48” O.C. horizontally per structural drawings. CMU cores containing vertical reinforcing bars to be grouted solid.
  • Horizontal reinforcement to be mill galvanized ladder type wire installed in masonry coursing every 16” O.C. vertically.
  • Install elevator hoist beam and elevator inserts furnished by others on project site.

INTERIOR 1ST FLOOR CMU

  • Furnish and install standard gray 8” CMU necessary for erecting new masonry interior walls to bottom of precast deck at Stair 1 & 2, Trash, Sprinkler, Electrical, Mechanical and Lobby as per drawings. Block is to be installed in standard running bond using natural gray type ‘S’ mortar. Mortar joints are to be tooled concave, brushed and tooled to a final finish.
  • Furnish and install fully grouted bond beam at the top of masonry walls with two (2) grade 60 #5 rebar installed.
  • Furnish and install full grouted bond beam lintels over openings in masonry per structural drawings.
  • Vertical reinforcement to be one (1) grade 60 #5 rebar installed every 48” O.C. horizontally with additional rebar installed at opening jambs and masonry piers as per structural drawings. CMU cores containing vertical reinforcing bars to be grouted solid.
  • Horizontal reinforcement to be mill galvanized ladder type wire installed in masonry coursing every 16” O.C. vertically.
  • Install hollow metal door frames furnished by others on project site.

BUILDING VENEER

  • Furnish and install Utility size face brick (two (2) colors) necessary to erect new masonry veneer walls as per drawings. Brick is to be installed in 3rd bond with soldier course accents using natural gray type ‘N’ mortar. Mortar joints are to be tooled concave, brushed and tooled to a final finish.
  • Furnish and install cast stone sills, headers and banding as per drawings. Cast stone color is to be selected from Custom Stone Works standard color series. Cast stone to have stainless steel anchors installed per drawings.
  • Veneer to be anchored to substrate using one (1) two-piece adjustable anchor (designed for use with rigid insulation at first floor) every 16” O.C. horizontally and vertically.
  • Install steel lintels furnished by others on project site.
  • Furnish and install 2½” rigid insulation in masonry cavity from the base of veneer to top of 2nd floor deck as per drawings.
  • Furnish and install Mortar Net (or equal) in wall cavity at the base of masonry walls and over openings in masonry as per drawings.
  • Furnish and install 40mil self-adhesive flashing over a 1½” stainless steel drip edge at the base of masonry walls, over openings in masonry and below cast stone sills with plastic cell vent “weeps” installed in masonry head joints every 24” O.C.

MASONRY SITE WALL

  • Furnish and install utility size face brick (both sides) with standard gray 4” CMU back-up necessary for erecting new masonry patio site walls as per drawings. Block is to be installed in standard running and brick is to be installed in 3rd bond using natural gray type ‘N’ mortar. Mortar joints are to be tooled concave, brushed and tooled to a final finish.
  • Furnish and install cast stone coping on the top of site walls as per drawings. Cast stone color is to be selected from Custom Stone Works standard color series. Cast stone to have stainless steel anchors installed per drawings.
  • Horizontal reinforcement to be hot-dipped galvanized ladder type wire installed in masonry coursing every 16” O.C. vertically.
  • Furnish and install 40mil self-adhesive flashing over a 1½” stainless steel drip edge at the base of masonry walls and below cast stone coping with plastic cell vent “weeps” installed in masonry head joints every 24” O.C.
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