terms of their function, all walls are either load bearing or non-load bearing walls. A load bearing wall is part of the structure of the building - it holds the building up. A non-load bearing wall is only a partition that divides the various rooms of a building. You can demolish a wall if it is a non-load bearing wall; you cannot move or demolish a load bearing wall.
It is not easy for a layman to determine whether a wall is load bearing or not. You must rely on the advice of an experienced, licensed structural engineer.
Most modern multi-storey buildings are constructed with structural frames and non-load bearing walls. Most residential buildings in the US, and nearly all wood framed buildings are constructed with load bearing walls of the platform frame or balloon frame types.
Brick Wall
Brick wall is used to separate a floor in a different usable space. Such as bed room, living room, toilet, kitchen, store etc.
We use different thickness of brick walls for this purpose. The thickness can be 3-inch, 5 inch and 10 inches. We normally make 10-inch-thick brick wall at periphery and 5-inch-thick brick wall as internal partition wall.
Whatever you are, a house owner, a civil engineer, a construction supervisor, a civil contractor or a builder, you should estimate the required raw materials for the brick walls which you plan to build.
Material Specifications for a 5” Brick Wall
5 inches thick brick walls are constructed in internal walls. 3 inches thick brick wall is seldom found on a building floor. In the following steps, you will learn how to measure materials for 5 inches thick brick wall.
Published By
Arka Roy
www.constructioncost.co
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