Category: Technical Articles

Image of house collapse in Leeds caused by wall tie corrosion

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Wall tie corrosion causing collapse of a house in Leeds

Increasing cases of wall tie failure, causing collapse of a house. Wall tie corrosion, causing collapse, was quite a rare occurrence as I started

Wall Tie corrosion in an Easi Form house in Yorkshire

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Easi Form homes and wall tie corrosion

“Oh no, you don’t need to bother, these houses don’t have wall ties, they’re Easi Form non-traditional”. So said the estate agent when we

A timberframe house with very rusty wall ties

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Rusty wall ties in timber-frame houses

Rusty wall ties in post war timber frame houses. Here are a couple of myths: Wall tie corrosion only happens in older traditionally built

wind induced collapse of a wall in Yorkshire

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Sudden wind induced gable collapse

Sudden wind induced gable collapses Over the past thirty years there has been a steady increase in sudden and catastrophic wall collapses. Virtually all these

The business end of one of our Helifix BowTie

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What is Lateral Restraint and Strapping?

Technical jargon like Lateral Restraint and Strapping can confuse our clients. Our managing Director has written this short guide: Lateral Restraint I suppose, the term

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SockFix Installation in Ancient Buildings – What Needs to be Considered?

SockFix case Study St Joseph’s Presbytery near Preston Brick-Tie successfully repairs a 300-year-old building, through SockFix installation of an anchor system and the Helifix remedial

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Thor Helical Bars for North Yorkshire Farm

Sympathetic renovations of old buildings and barns are a joy to behold, as well as preserving some of the country’s finest architectural heritage. Old Barn

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Expansion Joint Repair and Installation

Brick-Tie specialise in expansion joint repair and expansion joint installation. One area of growing concern is cracking caused by thermal movement. All building materials expand