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Technical Resources

MIW has many technical resources available. We are always updating and adding to the database of masonry information.

Please contact us if you need information on a particular masonry subject or regional data concerning masonry.

Check back often for updates to manuals detailing brick, block, fireplace and chimney construction, and more

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For masonry detail information

The Northwest Masonry Guide (NWMG)

To save this file to your hard drive, see instructions below. Extract all files into a single directory, using winzip (free evaluation version), and double click on index.html to access book.

ZIP File Download Instructions:

PC Users:

Internet Explorer: right click and select 'save target as' to download to your computer.

Mozilla FireFox: right click and select 'save link as' to download to your computer.

Mac Users:

Safari: Ctrl-Click for menu pop up. Select "Download Linked File " to download to your computer.

Mozilla FireFox: Ctrl-Click for menu pop up. Select 'save link as' to download to your computer.

BCMI (British Columbia Masonry Institute)

Buckley Rumford Company