Technical Articles

Lets cut through the structural repair jargon   Do the terms ‘remedial lateral restraint’, ‘floor/wall strapping’, or ‘crack stitching’, mean much to homeowners, or house buyers? Probably not. It’s technical ...

Increasing cases of wall tie failure, causing collapse of a house.   Wall tie corrosion, causing collapse, was quite a rare occurrence as I started my journey (back in the ...

  “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 rang them to arrange access ...

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

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 events have taken place during ...

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 lateral restraint could literally be ...

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 system, without damaging the historic fabric. ...

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 Farm was no exception – ...

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 and contract when they heat ...