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Eight-Storey 1960s Building Remedial Wall Ties

Eight-storey 1960s concrete frame building in Aldershot, Hampshire. Cavity cleaning and remedial wall ties.

Cavity Wall Problems

The subject building started as a 1960s eight-storey commercial concrete frame building that was converted to 50 flats in 2004. Dampness, poor insulation and instability to the brickwork flack walls and brickwork features were constantly experienced and reported.

Action Wall Ties was instructed to engage a firm of consulting structural engineers to jointly undertake an intrusive inspection in order to establish a defects report on our findings to enable the design of a suitable remediation.

Concrete Frame Cavity Wall Repairs

Following AWT and Conisbee’s intrusive investigations a remedial scheme was developed that proposed providing temporary support at each floor beam, with AWT developed props, to accommodate the continuous removal of brickwork to clean the cavity and install a cavity tray

This was followed with the reinstatement of the brickwork, together with remedial wall ties and bed joint reinforcement to assist in supporting the brickwork.

Once the intrusive survey has been completed, remedial wall ties were installed and the areas of bridged cavity identified for cleaning to the foot of each infill wall line.

AWT are experts in repairing cavity wall ties and other common defects on high rise concrete frame buildings. We work together with housing associations, councils and structural engineers to find economical and effective solutions.

Kent based AWT serve customers in London and the whole of SE England. Contact us today to see how we can help. Call 01227 721 255 or email us.