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Types of Dressing of Stones

Types of Dressing of Stones The different types of dressing of stones are, 1. Hammer Dressed or Quarry-faced Surface 2. Rough tooled surface 3. Tooled Surface 4. Cut stone...

Ashlar Facing Masonry

Ashlar Facing Masonry In Ashlar Facing Masonry, the faces of stone are rough tooled, and chamfered and the stones are provided in face work only....

Ashlar Chamfered Masonry

Ashlar Chamfered Masonry This masonry is similar to the one described above with the only difference that the edges around the exposed faces of stone...

Ashlar Rock, Rustic or Quarry Faced

Ashlar Rock, Rustic or Quarry Faced This type of construction is similar to ashlar rough tooled except that the exposed faces of face stones between...

Ashlar Rough Tooled

Ashlar Rough Tooled In Ashlar Rough Tooled masonry, the exposed faces of stone generally have a fine dressed chisel drafting all round the edges. The...

Ashlar Fine Masonry

Ashlar Fine Masonry In Ashlar Fine Masonry, all the stones are fine tooled, on all bed and side joints, and the faces are rendered perfectly...

Dry Rubble Masonry

Dry Rubble Masonry The construction of this form is similar to that of ordinary rubble masonry without mortar. Dry Rubble Masonry in which the stones...

Coursed Rubble Masonry

Coursed Rubble Masonry Coursed Rubble Masonry is the form of masonry which is commonly adopted in the construction of residential buildings public buildings, piers and...

Random Rubble Masonry

Random Rubble Masonry Random Rubble Masonry is slightly superior to uncoursed rubble masonry. In this form the stones used in the work are hammer or...

Uncoursed Rubble Masonry

Uncoursed Rubble Masonry Uncoursed Rubble Masonry is the poorest form of stone masonry. The stones to be used for the work are directly obtained from...