Silver Glen Senior Living

Contractor: Weis Builders

New Masonry

Furnish, set-up, maintain, dismantle and remove all equipment (forklift, tube scaffolding, ladders, hand tools, etc.) necessary for the masonry portion of the project.
Furnish and install standard gray 8” CMU necessary for erecting three (3) (one (1) double shaft and one (1) single) masonry elevator shafts 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 (three (3) courses) at floor bearing heights and at the top of masonry walls with two (2) grade 60 #5 rebar installed.
Vertical reinforcement to one (1) grade 60 #5 rebar installed every 24” O.C. horizontally. 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.

Furnish and install king size face brick (two (2) colors) necessary for erecting new masonry veneer walls, columns and piers as per drawings. Brick is to be installed in 3^rd bond using gray or buff type ‘S’ mortar. Mortar joints are to be tooled concave, brushed and tooled to a final finish.
Brick to be anchored to substrate using one (1) two-piece adjustable anchor installed every 16” O.C. horizontally and vertically. Strips of Tyvek flashing tape to be installed behind anchor plate to seal screw penetrations.
Furnish and install Mortar Net (or approved equal) in wall cavity at the base of masonry walls and over openings in masonry.
Furnish and install soldier course accent bands, headers and sills as per drawings.
Furnish and install cast stone sills, caps, etc. as per drawings. Cast stone head and bed joints are to be raked back to allow for the installation of closed cell backer rod and caulking.
Install steel lintels furnished by others on project.
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 window sills with Mortar Net “weeps” installed in masonry head joints every 20” O.C. Top of flashing to have termination bar installed with continuous sealant installed across the top.

Furnish and install cultured stone on twelve (12) (four (4) double sided and four (4) single sided) interior fireplaces as per drawings.
Installation to consist of fastening metal lathe to substrate using galvanized screws with lathe washers (one (1) screw per square foot minimum penetrating studs a minimum of 1”), applying scratch coat and lastly cultured stone veneer. Stone veneer is to be installed in a random “ashlar” pattern using natural gray type ‘S’ mortar.
Once stone has set, mortar joints are to be grouted using gray or buff type ‘S’ mortar and tooled to a final finish.
Furnish and install cast stone hearths, corbels and mantels as per drawings.