Structural repair systems

January 30th, 2011
Picture showing a building requiring structural repairs for crack stitching
Cracked wall prior to stitching

Structural Restraint

This definition covers a great number of structural repair techniques that can be utilised to repair or restrain masonry walls. Unwanted movement can occur in buildings for a great many reasons and these may include:

  • Ground movement or subsidence
  • Inadequately restrained or tied walls
  • Movement brought on by water ingress and timber decay into the structure
  • Failed lintels or building materials
  • Movement fatigue
  • Mechanical impact or disturbance

In all these examples a structural surveyor may recommend some form of mechanical restraint as part of the remedial repair.

The repair techniques that can be adopted may include the use of:

  • Structural wall ties and restraints
  • Embedded wall stitching
  • Strapping
  • Structural Pinning
  • Resin bonding or resin beam repairs

These types of structural repairs should always be specified and supervised by a trained and competent structural engineer and any installations must be undertaken by an experienced specialist contractor.

We are approved installers of Thor Helical Structural Repair Systems and can provide a cost effective, concealed and non-disruptive solution for many forms of remedial masonry stabilisation.

Contact us today for honest, independent advice.

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