Structural Cracks
Cracks in Masonry can happen for a whole host of reasons
- Thermal Expansion
- During repointing a mortar tougher than the bricks has been used
- Normal house settling
- The lack of or ineffective load bearing lintels in a key area
- Major changes to openings can disturb masonry, like replacing windows
- Being close to a major road, where constituent vibrations have had an impact
Call in the experts, our team has made countless structural repairs throughout the years. We have left our customers with peace of mind that their masonry will now stand the test of time.
Cracks are easily and permenantly fixed when the correct methods and materials are used.
Unfortunately more often then not many builders cover cracks up with mortar, giving the appearance that these cracks are repaired and not a problem. It is extremely common to see the same crack repaired in this way a few times and signs are often obvious by different coloured mortar and repairs on the problem area. Rather than just cover up the area with mortar to conceal the problem, we make a simple, durable and permanent repair.
Deep cuts are made along the mortar bed spread evenly down the masonry. The bricks are not touched, only the mortar between. A specialist mortar saw is used to cut this grove without shaking the surrounding wall.
This Garden Wall had a large crack all the way through. If you look closely you will see the stainless helical rods. These rods where need tapped deeper into the mortar bed and then covered with resin. The 6mm helical bar acts as a core for the strong and flexible resin. A permanent solution.
Once the resin is dry and excess cut away the area can bet pointed, the repair is seamless leaving know
sign that there was ever a problem.
For more significant cracks, a bigger diameter bar with a greater strength may be needed.
The stainless steel rods always run a minimum of 50cm each side of a crack, this may mean that if the cracked area is near a corner that they are installed running around this corner holding the masonry together.
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