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Masonry Façade Inspections – Best Practices and Tips
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Façade inspections are critical to building enclosure performance and integrity. Discover the best practices in façade inspections through the use of The Masonry Society’s “Guideline for Masonry Façade Condition Assessment” (TMS-1700-17).
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$75.00
SKU
LMS1808
Categories Façade, Free for Members
Description
Façade inspections are critical to building enclosure performance and integrity. Discover the best practices in façade inspections through the use of The Masonry Society’s “Guideline for Masonry Façade Condition Assessment” (TMS-1700-17). See examples of how to conduct a façade inspection on an existing building with photos of actual conditions in the field. Learn how to incorporate investigative techniques into a façade inspection to help guide your diagnosis of façade distress and obtain critical information for designing repairs.
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