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5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the few primers out there for serious / old fashioned brickwork
I was tutored in masonry in my early years of architecture school with an earlier edition of this book. It opened up a whole world of technical knowledge that wasn't weighed down with design-speak or commercials for specific manufacturers. In fact, when I talk with masons and masonry manufacturers they still think of the manual highly. There is a lot more that can be...
Published 15 months ago by rktrix
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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A Little Too Much Tech, Not Enough Practical Use
This book really assumes you'll be specifying the formula of your mix and goes into detail only a bureaucrat could love. I dislike some of the oversimplified construction texts, but this book goes to the other extreme. Don't buy this unless you work for the Army Corps of Engineers.
Published on October 13, 2003 by Joseph Mack
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
A Little Too Much Tech, Not Enough Practical Use,
By Joseph Mack (Saugus, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Concrete, Masonry and Brickwork: A Practical Handbook for the Homeowner and Small Builder (Revised 1998 Edition) (Paperback)
This book really assumes you'll be specifying the formula of your mix and goes into detail only a bureaucrat could love. I dislike some of the oversimplified construction texts, but this book goes to the other extreme. Don't buy this unless you work for the Army Corps of Engineers.
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the few primers out there for serious / old fashioned brickwork,
By rktrix (Oakland, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Concrete, Masonry and Brickwork: A Practical Handbook for the Homeowner and Small Builder (Revised 1998 Edition) (Paperback)
I was tutored in masonry in my early years of architecture school with an earlier edition of this book. It opened up a whole world of technical knowledge that wasn't weighed down with design-speak or commercials for specific manufacturers. In fact, when I talk with masons and masonry manufacturers they still think of the manual highly. There is a lot more that can be done with brick and block (for that, go google...) but this is a great place to start.
4 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Way too complicated,
By ROBERT MILLER (Rochester NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Concrete, Masonry and Brickwork: A Practical Handbook for the Homeowner and Small Builder (Revised 1998 Edition) (Paperback)
I am a contractor and needed some basic how tos on concrete work for a patio. Thought this was a good find. No way!! I felt as if I were in concrete boot camp. Too much information.
1 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Too complicated!,
By ROBERT MILLER (Rochester NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Concrete, Masonry and Brickwork: A Practical Handbook for the Homeowner and Small Builder (Revised 1998 Edition) (Paperback)
Way too much information. You will feel like your in concrete boot camp!
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Concrete, Masonry and Brickwork: A Practical Handbook for the Homeowner and Small Builder (Revised 1998 Edition) by U.S. Dept. of the Army (Paperback - July 2, 1999)
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