CPD: SUPPORT & RESTRAINT OF MASONRY CLADDING on Framed Buildings
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• Specifying wall ties and restraint fixings to EC6, PD6697, Approved Document E, EN845-1 and the Construction Products Regulation
• Minimising cold bridging with low thermal conductivity wall ties
• Tying masonry cladding to blockwork, timber and steel framing systems
• Providing lateral support at the top of masonry panels
• Positioning of, and detailing at, movement joints
• Supporting masonry above horizontal movement joints and at suspended brickwork features
• Designing, selecting and specifying windposts and masonry reinforcement