Quality Block Walls

Concrete block resist termites, floods and wind loads better than conventional wood-framed walls, but it's important that builders get the details right. In this lesson, building-science expert, Steve Easley talks with Tom DeNittis, training director of Florida-homebuidler Kimball Hill Homes, to nail down the critical procedures that construction managers have to get right.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this lesson, you should be able to:

• Assess the quality of block wall construction.
• Identify the building code requirements for block walls.
• Explain rebar connections from the foundation slab to the lintel.
• Evaluate the quality of a mason’s head and bed joints.
• Identify the most common mistakes in block wall construction.

Next Step

Watch the video presentation.