Technical Articles
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
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Technical Articles
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
News
How to prevent new home masonry defects
We all want to prevent new home masonry defects. However, when the team at Assent Building Control are involved, that is their key role. That’s
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Masonry stabilisation video
Brick-Tie share our surveying skills on behalf of the Property Care Association. The Property Care Association (PCA), are the UK’s leading authority of specialist property
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Mr Kipling gets the Brick-Tie treatment
Mr Kipling gets the Brick-Tie Treatment… Our team have recently worked at the famous Carlton Bakery, home of Mr Kiplings cakes. The Premier Foods
Projects
City Square House
City Square House Leeds – Unstable Party Wall Issue. This 12-story mixed-use development will transform Leeds City Square . It is a £45m project by
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Brick-Tie start work at City Square House
This week Brick-Tie started work at City Square House, Leeds. Working for our client McAleer & Rushe, two of our remedial teams started work this
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Evolution of Wall Tie Corrosion
Wall Tie Corrosion first hit the news in 1985 and within a year Brick-Tie was born. Our housing stock changes with age, which means that
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Wall Tie fail due to poor embedment
Wall tie fail through poor design and workmanship defects This rather old and shaky video will open your eyes to the in-built defects
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Half tonne wall tie test for Cintec Wall Tie
Just how much tension can a wall tie take? If it’s a Cintec tie – lots. In this video we complete a wall