Brick foundation with masonry exterior walls

Structure · Description · printed page 34 (PDF page 35)

Book index entries

Brick Foundations with Masonry Walls Foundation – Brick with Masonry Walls on Brick Foundation Footings – and Foundations Foundation – and Footing

Text in the illustration

solid masonry exterior wall
floor framing
topsoil
backfill
brick foundation (typically 3 bricks thick)
brick footing
drainage tile may or may not be present
concrete floor slab
gravel
cross section

Generated explanation

The illustration shows a cross section of a brick foundation supporting a solid masonry exterior wall and wood floor framing. The foundation is labeled as typically three bricks thick and widens at its base to form a brick footing. Exterior backfill lies against the foundation beneath a layer of topsoil. On the interior, a concrete floor slab rests on gravel alongside the footing. A drainage tile is shown near the exterior base of the footing, with a note that it may or may not be present.

Components

solid masonry exterior wall brick foundation brick footing floor framing concrete floor slab gravel base drainage tile backfill topsoil

Materials

brick mortar wood concrete gravel soil

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