Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

a matajunta

English translation:

staggered / with staggered/break joints

Added to glossary by Nikki Graham
Dec 5, 2005 00:05
18 yrs ago
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Spanish term

a matajunta

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Construction / Civil Engineering aislamiento
aislamiento de suelo de cámaras frigoríficas mediante dos capas de planchas de poliuretano de 60 mm , colocadas a matajunta, incluso barreras antivapor y de protección

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staggered / with staggered/break joints

also know as break joints. According to the Building dictionary by Scott these are joints arranged in alternating courses so that each one is over the middle of the brick / block / tile or sheet below or next to it.

National Contractor Referrals... Break Joints. To arrange joints so that they do not come directly under or over the joints of adjoining pieces, as in shingling, siding, and brick laying. ...
www.contractorreferral.com/ cgi-bin/glossary/glossary.pl?TERM=Break
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with alternating joints

colocadas a matajunta + installed with alternating joints
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agree Oso (X) : ¶:^)
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Gracias, Cumpa.
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http://www.proz.com/kudoz/101653

Hola Els,
Ya tienes una buena respuesta, sólo por compartir y viendo en tu perfil que sabes alemán, te paso este enlace que posiblemente te sea útil:

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/101653

Una definición en español de lo que es "a matajunta":

"Matajunta
Forma de colocar en una obra ladrillos, adobes, sillares o sillarejos de modo que las llagas verticales de cada hilada no coincidan con las llagas de las hiladas superior o inferior."

http://www.castillosnet.org/glosario/M.shtml

Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^)
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