Structural Repairs

Structural Restraint

This definition covers a great number of structural repair techniques that can be utilised to repair or restrain masonry walls. Unwanted movement can occur in buildings for a great many reasons, these may include:

• Ground movement or subsidence
• Inadequately restrained or tied walls
• Movement brought on by water ingress and timber decay into the structure
• Failed lintels or building materials
• Movement fatigue
• Mechanical impact or disturbance

In all these examples a structural surveyor may recommend some form of mechanical restraint as part of the remedial repair. The repair techniques that can be adopted may include the use of:

• Structural wall ties and restraints
• Embedded wall stitching
• Strapping
• Structural Pinning
• Resin bonding or resin beam repairs These types of structural repairs should always be specified and supervised by a trained and competent structural engineer and any installations must be undertaken by an experienced specialist contractor. Experienced specialist contractors can be found amongst the members of the Property Care Association .

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