Brick Ledge On Slab Foundation

Dig a trench beside the structure to which the brick ledge will be attached.

Brick ledge on slab foundation. The wall has a brick ledge cast in. Figure 4 14 illustrates a slab on grade with a concrete foundation wall. I use slab edges now. When i sketch my slab i use the exterior side of the stud layer then my slab edge completes the slab and has the brick ledge in it.

The interior face is cast with a ledge so that the interior vertical insulation can be concealed under the 2x6 framed wall. Generally the brick or stone veneer is placed on the exterior of a house or building. This video is the second of 2 videos that shows you the components of brick veneer slab on ground building. Place a 4 foot level in the bottom of the trench to check the grade.

Level the trench by removing more soil if necessary. The top edge of the foundation must be at least 6 inches above grade. It work fine but i was just thinking that throwing a second slab in there would be easier. The video works its way step by step from the.

99 of new homes here have monolithic slab foundations. The brick ledge. When using a brick ledge don t seal the joint between the bottom of the flashing and the concrete. Brick ledge is a reinforced concrete bearing which supports the weight 100kg per square meter or more of finished materials such as brick stone or other veneers acting directly on a footing or other foundation element.

I also recommend building a brick ledge into the foundation. Traditionally foundation contractors used a 2x6 to form the brick ledge. Dig the trench 6 inches deep and 12 inches wide. This provides an excellent second line of defense should the flashing have defects.

Brick does come in different sizes but the typical brick nominal width is 3 4. Rigid insulation is placed horizontally under the slab perimeter and vertically in the joint at the slab edge. For the last two houses i ve built i provided 4 1 2 brick ledge material ripped from 2x6 s. Creating a proper brick ledge sounds like such a simple process and it really is.

As a result the typical brick ledge depth is approximately 5 1 2. The lumber used to create the foundation forms also comes in nominal lengths.