ARCHITECTURAL

CONCRETE MASONRY

DESIGN GUIDE

04 22 00 - CONCRETE UNIT MASONRY
 
 

Take a moment to review the fundamentals of exceptional concrete masonry design.

Mix Design
& Color

"Rocks in a Box"

Five Keys
to Success

Moisture Control

Important
Differences

Density vs Strength

CMU + Steel + Mortar + Grout

The Whole System

Understand
Your Options

Color, Texture & Pattern

Conventional Details

Corners, Caps & Openings

Insulation vs Thermal Mass

Thermal & Energy Design

Clean +
Protect

Best Practices

There are more options with concrete masonry than you might have ever imagined.

 
 
 

Select from more than 200 CMU color and texture combinations

 

 
 

Contact Us

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Basalite Concrete Products

605 Industrial Way, 

Dixon, CA 95620

Phone: 707-678-1901

Toll-Free: 800-776-6690

Fax: 707-678-6268

Meet Our Team

Working together to provide accurate, timely information to help you meet the needs of your clients, and projects.

Northern CA Structural Sales Manager

Dale Piwinski

(707) 678-7980 o

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dale.piwinski@basalite.com

SF Bay Area Structural Sales Representative

Trent Puskas

(707) 564-5910 c

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trent.puskas@basalite.com

Fresno/Central Valley Structural Sales Representative

Isaiah Padilla

(559) 896-0753 o

(559) 426-0714 c

isaiah.padilla@basalite.com

Washington/Oregon | Contractor Sales Representative

Vinnie Ceccarelli

(206) 396-5628 c

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vinnie.ceccarelli@basalite.com

Northern CA Lead Structural Sales Representative

Spencer Puccio

(707) 678-7939 o

(707) 333-4018 c

spencer.puccio@basalite.com

Northern CA Structural Inside Sales Coordinator

Michelle Miranda

(707) 678-7929 o

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michelle.miranda@basalite.com

Nevada Contractor/Dealer Sales

Paul Vanderbyl

(775) 358-1200 o

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paul.vanderbyl@basalite.com

Idaho | Architectural Representative

Cynthia McCaene

(208) 615-1667 c

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cynthia.mccaene@basalite.com

Northern CA Structural Inside Sales Coordinator

Amber Rupp

(707) 678-7934 o

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amber.arguello@basalite.com

Sacramento Valley Structural Sales Representative

Nate Adam

(707) 678-7971 o

(707) 353-5600 c

nate.adam@basalite.com

Washington/Oregon | Architectural Sales

Mona Syrovatka

(253) 405-6544 c

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mona.syrovatka@basalite.com

Colorado | Architectural Representative

Jacob Wipf

(303) 435-6075 c

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jacob.wipf@basalite.com

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605 Industrial Way, Dixon, CA 95620

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