I’ve been a damp and timber specialist for 34 years – starting work with my Dad’s old firm in 1976. I actually started surveying houses for damp and timber infestation problems in 1980. I don’t know how many surveys I’ve done since then, but I do know that it is considerably more than 10,000 and […]
Archives for March 2010
Cintec ties are the thing for rubble walls – see why….
03 Mar 10 by Dry Rot
I visited site this morning where my chaps were inflating Cintec ties using Prestec grout. These ties are great for weak substrates and hollow walls. They are particularly good for rubble filled stone, where getting a descent fix with a mechanical or resin bonded tie can be difficult or impossible. Katrina, my office manager, has […]
Filed Under: Cavity Wall Ties, Materials, Surveying Tagged With: Structural Repairs, wall ties
Testing time for wall ties
03 Mar 10 by Dry Rot
The interesting collapse job in Leeds is now complete. Well, our involvement is anyway. My lads have installed the helifix ‘starter ties’ and lateral restraints and this morning, they inflated Cintec grouted anchors installed in the rubble filled areas. The Helifix items are installed in naked brick, so swinging on them is a good test, […]
Filed Under: Cavity Wall Ties, Materials, Surveying Tagged With: Structural Repairs, wall ties