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Our South West office which services the South West of England and South Wales was contacted by a well-established property management company who currently manage and maintain a number of blocks of residential flats and holiday lets on the sea front in West Bay, Dorset.
Newman’s South West office based in Bristol has enjoyed rapid growth into the South West carrying out Structural Repairs and remedial works headed by regional manager Roger Witcombe.
Much of the South West is enjoying economical growth and house sales are on the rise with renovation’s being required Newman’s are receiving a high volume of inquiries in order to design and install structural repair program’s.
A new contract awarded today is a Wall Tie Replacement contract to a large Victorian built semi detached residential property that is currently under going a refurbishment. Whilst the builder was carrying out inspections and repairs to the render he noticed horizontal cracking that caused concern.
A survey was carried out and Wall Tie Failure was identified and a specification provided that would prevent any further Wall Tie Failure that would be backed with a 20 year insurance backed guarantee.
If you have any structural works that require attention be sure to contact your local office or email enquiries@newmans.com
Newman’s have been working with various shop fit out specialist carrying out Structural Repairs that are often unforeseen and have potential to delay that strict deadlines that these contractors must meet.
Newman’s offer an unrivaled service across London and the South East for contracts of this type and in most cases a surveyor is on site with in 24 hours of initial contact to carry out a Structural Assessment in order to design and implement a Structural Repair strategy.
Once our surveyor had carried out a Structural Survey it was discovered that there was numerous causes of concern which were highlighted by some major cracking and bowing to the masonry. A Structural Repair program was designed introducing Twistfix Lateral Restraint Ties, Bed Joint Reinforcement and water repellent masonry facade protection.
Lateral Restraint Ties were installed to the gable elevation were Bowing Masonry at floor joist level was apparent, Lintel Failure had also occurred and Bed Joint Reinforcement was used to create masonry beams without the need for costly rebuilds.
Water penetration to the front elevation had caused a failure to the pointing and spalling of the brick faces. Newman’s carry out deep bed re pointing and inject the masonry with Twistfix WHO-60 grout prior to re-pointing. The spalled bricks were repaired and tinted combined with Water Repellent facade cream which provides a breathable water resistant barrier the facade was saved.
The full case study and pictures will be live in our case studies section very soon.
Structural Repairs
Newman’s provide a wide range of structural repair services…
Concrete Repair
Newman’s also provide concrete investigation and repair services…
Brick Restoration
Newman’s also provide brick and stone restoration services…
Balcony Repair
We also carry out repair and waterproofing to balconies and walkways…