Tips For Smooth Lintel And Wall Tie Replacement Bondi

Planning on brickwork Bondi? Cavity wall ties are an essential part of the construction and brickwork of new or existing building. What is the role of a cavity wall tie? Basically, they manage to bring together the outer cavity of the brickwork and the structural as well as load bearing inner part of the brickwork together. The wall ties are responsible for holding the two parts of the brickwork together. However, if you have been seeing some kind of withdrawal between the two, you can surely blame the wall tie. For some reason, the wall tie must have failed, which is why the two parts of the wall that are almost always together seem to have grown independent of each other. In this case, where the wall ties are damaged, the structure grows to be unsafe for the people residing in there.

Before going ahead with lintel and wall tie replacement Bondi, make sure you have taken help from a structural engineer, and asked him to study the walls and the wall ties. The replacement can be quite expensive, and you should be sure of whether the replacement is needed or not. The structural engineer will study the site and produce a complete report of the damages therein. Based on the report and the need established by the engineer, you can take your next step towards replacing the wall ties.

Let’s begin with the vital signs that will tell you whether or not the wall tie needs to be replaced.

·         Do you see any sort of vertical or horizontal cracks along the brickwork? If the answer to this question is yes, then probably you are experiencing issues in the wall tie, and you need to opt for a replacement as soon as you can. These cracks are generally caused due to the expansion of the corroded wall ties along the walls. The rust or the metallic oxide produced in this case will take up the space that was initially allocated only for the wall tie. Later, this leads to expansion and the ties are forced to move apart. If this is a problem across all parts of your property, you will see the wall ties breaking at every small interval along the wall

·         Do you see a small bulge in the brickwork bondi along the site? This is caused by the expansion that results from the corrosion of the wall tie. This expansion makes the outer side of the wall to move either up or down, causing in the bulge of the brickwork itself.

·         In case of expansion, the lintels move up or down. This movement is also observed in the window sills.

There are various wall ties available in the market. Here we will take you through the wall ties that will help in lintel and wall tie replacement Bondiand how.

·         Stainless steel is the most commonly used wall tie for replacement. Copper ties though rare are quite equipped to be used in the metallic wall tie segment

·         The brick wall ties are used for specific regions along the wall. They come with some disadvantages such as allowing cold and moisture to pass through the walls

·         The third most commonly used wall tie for replacements is the stone or slate ties

You need to check the type of construction and the kind of wall tie that will work for you, before going in for the replacement.