Division 04 Masonry
Submittal Package Incompleteness in Division 04 Masonry submittals
Short answer
A required submittal element (cut sheet, schedule, calculation, sample) is missing, leaving the package unreviewable as submitted. Default grade in Division 04 Masonry: Fix and Resubmit.
A required submittal element (cut sheet, schedule, calculation, sample) is missing, leaving the package unreviewable as submitted. This guide covers how it shows up specifically in Division 04 Masonry submittals.
What to look for in Division 04 Masonry
Commonly required items in Div 04 specs:
- CMU product data with ASTM C90 test results
- Brick samples and product data with ASTM C216 test results
- Natural stone samples with ASTM test results (C97, C99, C170, C880)
- Mortar mix design or product data per ASTM C270
- Grout mix design per ASTM C476
- Masonry reinforcing steel mill certificates
- Wall tie and anchor product data with pull-out test results
- Through-wall flashing product data and installation details
- Shop drawings for reinforced masonry (bar placement, grouting plan)
- Stone cladding shop drawings with anchorage details
- Cast stone shop drawings with joint layout
- Masonry prism test plan (f'm testing per ASTM C1314)
- Sealer/repellent product data and mock-up plan
- Cold weather and hot weather masonry plan
How severe is it?
Default grade: Fix and Resubmit. The sub completes the package and resubmits before the PM can fully review.
Deviation Check assigns a default per category and escalates or de-escalates based on the spec, always showing its reasoning. See the Division 04 severity rules.
What the PM should do
Stamp the submittal Revise and Resubmit. Mark the deviation, return the relevant spec passage as a redline, and have the sub correct and re-send before fabrication or installation.
Other deviation categories in Division 04
Frequently asked questions
What shop drawings and test plans are typically missing from incomplete Division 04 Masonry submittal packages?
Reinforced masonry shop drawings showing bar placement and the grouting plan are frequently absent. Stone cladding packages often omit anchorage details. The masonry prism test plan for f'm testing per ASTM C1314 is a required forward-looking item that many subs leave out. Cold weather and hot weather masonry plans are also commonly missing and are required before work can proceed in temperature-sensitive conditions.
Which product data items must accompany CMU and natural stone in a Division 04 Masonry submittal for the package to be reviewable?
CMU requires product data with ASTM C90 test results included in the package - not just referenced. Natural stone requires physical samples plus test results for absorption (ASTM C97), flexural strength (ASTM C99), compressive strength (ASTM C170), and modulus of rupture (ASTM C880). Wall tie and anchor product data must also include pull-out test results. Any of these missing makes the package unreviewable as submitted.
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