Questions about the The Cavity Wall poster

What’s on the The Cavity Wall poster?

10 entries in 2 groups. The cavity is a drainage and capillary break, not just a gap. Components: Outer leaf, expected to get wet, Clear cavity, to drain and break capilla…; Where it fails: Mortar droppings bridging the cavity, A tray with no weeps above it,…. Educational reference. Cavity widths, tie spacing and DPC positions are set by national codes and by the tie manufacturer.

Who is the The Cavity Wall poster for?

The Cavity Wall belongs to the Architecture section rather than to a school year, because design is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning construction technology can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.

When should you use the The Cavity Wall poster?

Use it when drawing a masonry detail. Every item here has a reason and a position. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so The Cavity Wall belongs on the wall where that design work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.

What other posters go with The Cavity Wall?

Wall Build-ups, The Envelope and Cladding Systems sit alongside The Cavity Wall in the Architecture section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Wall Build-upsThe EnvelopeCladding Systems

Is the The Cavity Wall poster free to download and print?

Yes. The Cavity Wall downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Architecture section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence

What size does the The Cavity Wall poster print at?

The Cavity Wall is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of The Cavity Wall loses nothing.Printing guide