CONTENTS 8 Introduction 11 House A 12 External wall, rendered plinth 16 External wall, concrete plinth 20 External wall, window 22 External wall, window and clay hollow pot floor 24 Double-leaf party wall 26 Loadbearing and non-loadbearing partitions 28 Clay hollow pot floor 30 Double-leaf party wall and clay hollow pot floor 32 External wall and unused roof space 38 Double-leaf party wall and clay-tile roof 41 House B 42 Non-insulated external basement wall 44 External basement wall with peripheral insulation 48 External basement wall with cavity insulation 50 Masonry external basement wall 52 External basement wall made from lightweight clay blocks 56 Radiator recess, window with roller shutter 62 External wall and converted roof space 68 Chimney 70 Partition and false wall concealing services 73 Principles 74 Clay brick and block formats, dimensional tolerances 76 Masonry bonds 78 Dimensional coordination 79 Structure and construction 83 Plaster/Render on clay masonry 91 Supplement 96 Clay masonry buildings - Examples 114 Standards, references, associations 115 Manufacturers 117 Subject index 118 Index of persons, picture credits