Masonry Materials and Placement

What this subtopic covers

Masonry materials against markings and standards; bonding, mortar type and joint thickness, height and size, lintels, lateral support distances; grouting where required; weather conditions; reinforcement size, lap splices and clearances; cleanouts; loose rust, oil or millscale.

Paraphrased from the certification content outline published by the International Code Council for the B1 exam. This page cites no code sections and reproduces no code text: your code book carries the requirements, and the skill this site trains is finding them fast.

How to drill it

• Find the chapter of the International Residential Code that carries this subject and read it once for structure, not retention: what lives here, what gets sent elsewhere, which tables exist.
• Write your own plain-language phrases for what this subtopic covers, then note the code's terms beside them. Mismatches between the two columns are exactly where exam questions cost you time.
• Run timed lookups: pick a requirement named in the descriptor above, start a stopwatch, find the governing text in your book, stop. Log the seconds. Past two minutes is a miss even when the answer is right.
• Weight your reps to the number above. Roughly 1 to 2 questions means this subtopic needs a handful of confident reps, not a week.

2024 International Residential CodeThe book that sits on the table for two hours. Match it to the version you register for.Check price

The rest of area 05: Wall Construction and Coverings (27%)

The kit that goes on the table

2024 IRCThe book itself2021 IRCIf you register on 20212024 Fast-TabsPlace them yourselfConstruction Master ProFeet-inch math, no errors

Match the book and tabs to the edition you register for.Confirm which, first.