Brick Shelf Angle Finish
Brick Shelf Angle Finish
(OP)
What is the industry standard for the surface finish on steel shelf angles supporting brick? Prime paint on carbon steel, galvanizing, stainless steel, other? Should the choice depend on the height and importance of the building?






RE: Brick Shelf Angle Finish
It should be noted that neither system lasts forever! For some reason, some of our clients feel like because the exposed member is treated in some way, it should never ever corrode, and thats just not the case.
RE: Brick Shelf Angle Finish
RE: Brick Shelf Angle Finish
Years ago when I sued to practice in VA and WV, I used shelf angles and lintels and they were just primed. They are working well after over 20 years. However, I used galvanized in the coal mines.
RE: Brick Shelf Angle Finish
Zambo
RE: Brick Shelf Angle Finish
The problem is not that the underside of the angles will corrode, it's that the surface in contact will corrode. And that face you can not touch-up paint is a few years.
I have done a fair share of masonry inspections in my time and have found that most of the masonry over the lintels are cracked due to "rust-jacking". This is the phenonemon that occurs in which the corrosion of the lintels actually "lifts" the masonry up and cracks the masonry.