- Primarily for crack control
- Typically spaced 16” o.c. vertically
- Common to use hook and eye type to engage veneer
- For wire reinforcement, minimum cover = 5/8″ when exposed to weather or earth or 1/2″ otherwise
- Stainless or galvanized
- The minimum wire size is W1.1; the maximum wire diameter is equal to 1/2 the size of the bed joint
- For joint reinforcing used as shear reinforcing, the minimum amount is (2) 3/16″ wires at 16″ in Seismic Design Categories A & B; 8″ spacing in SDC C, D, E, or F
