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Masonry Garden Walls

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MASONRY GARDEN WALLS

FIGURE 9-15
Screen tile units. (from Beall, Christine, Masonry Design and Detailing, 4th edition,
McGraw-Hill, New York).

FIGURE 9-16
Screen tile bonding patterns. (from Beall, Christine, Masonry Design and Detailing, 4th
edition, McGraw-Hill, New York).

9.4 CMU Garden Walls

Concrete block garden walls are usually built with a single wythe of
8-in. 16-in. block and reinforced with steel wire joint reinforcement
(Figure 9-17). You can use ordinary gray utility block or decorative
“architectural” block which come in a variety of colors and textures.
Architectural block (such as split-faced or ribbed units) have only one
decorative face, so a wall with a decorative finish on both sides requires

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