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2021 IRC R606.3.3 Installation of Wall Ties
The installation of wall ties shall be as follows:
- The ends of wall ties shall be embedded in mortar joints. Wall ties shall have not less than 5/8-inch (15.9 mm) mortar coverage from the exposed face.
- Wall ties shall not be bent after being embedded in grout or mortar.
- For solid masonry units, solid grouted hollow units, or hollow units in anchored masonry veneer, wall ties shall be embedded in mortar bed not less than 11/2 inches (38 mm).
- For hollow masonry units in other than anchored masonry veneer, wall ties shall engage outer face shells by not less than 1/2 inch (13 mm).
5/8 inch minimum coverage and 1-1/2 inches minimum embedment.