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2o the clearance gaps and thick bed leveling purpose.

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o) minimum 100mm block overlap. Blocks are typically cut to
a 300mm length to achieve 300mm vertical joint offset.
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vertically at 600mm centres, first and last courses.
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N 8. Ensure 2mm to 3mm thickness of Thin Bed Adhesive (TBA) at

block vertical and horizontal joints. Joints should be completely
filled with adhesive. Occasionally, approximately 5mm thick
joints may occur due to block dimensional toloerance-
9. Clean any excess adhesive within 1 to 2 hours after block laying
is recommended.
'10. Where required by design, clearance gaps (block wall to soffit)
can be adjusted to suit and/or filled with compatible suitable
sealand instead of cement/ sand mortar.
1 1. Ensure the first block course is true and level before proceeding
to the subsequent courses. Use suitable apparatus such as spirit
level, laser levelling and alignment instrument, e.t.c.
12. AIIow wet blocks io dry before insiallation.
13. lvlinimum block length allowed to be installed within each block
course is 100mm.
14. Freshly erected block wall must be protected from rain or water
prior to curing or skim coating/ rendering.
15. Check the level and alignment of subsequent courses
occasionally.
'16. Vertical reinforced concrete stlffeners may be spaced to
accomodate up io 4m AAC wall length.
17. lf block wall height exceeds 4500mm in height, provide
horizontal strffener before laying the remaining blocks above the
4500mm level.
18. Reinforced concrete beams, columns, slabs and stiffeners must
be designed by qualified elgineer.

19. The details provided in this manual are only applicable io internal
wall only for service load of 0.25kPa- For external wall and
applications required to withstand more than 0.25kPa load,
stiffeners may be spaced less than 4m. Refer Starken technical
department for advice.
20. When used externally and subjected to wind load, stiffeners
spacing should be reduced to engineer's specification.

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RC Beam/ SIab First block set 1Omm to 30mm away from

Straightness alignment string
edge of column or stiffener. Apply adhesive to
block bottom surface before laying. Tap block
Verticality
with rubber mallet to align with levelling
alignment 1Omm to 30mm thick bed
string. Check with spirit level.
string cement/ sand mortar levelling
course (1:7 to 1:8 mix ratio)
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concrete stiffener subsequeni blocks
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Note: 1. Straightness alignment string should be moved upward as each block course progresses
2. Ensure mortar levelling course has achieve sufficient strength before laying the subsequent block courses.

Apply adhesive to top of

RC Beam/ Slab first course blocks and all
ST2 Tie fied to column or
stiffener & bedded into adhesive perpends of adjacent
Verticality at block horizontal joint blocks before placing the
alignment next blocks in position
string Cut block to 300mm length
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laying pattern (100mm min.
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engineer's detail and horizontal joints stretcher bond pattern with
minimum 100mm block overlap
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Note: 1. This detail is applicable to wall without horizontal stiffener only
2. For best results, install angle corner bead during application of skim coat or render

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Note: This detail was prepared based on current standard practice applicable to most masonry walls such as brick wall,
Such details may prone to exhibit hairine crack (At the RC wall & AAC wall joint). For best result, control joint
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