Tag: Stone Masonry
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...