Another of today’s Structural Repair Survey’s carried out to this building in London SE1, the property is suffering from cracked brick work in a number of places, the structural defects identified include bowing and cracked masonry due to a lack of lateral restraint aswell as failed pointing to large areas of the brickwork.
A large number of the bricks have been damaged by freeze thaw cycle and sections of the existing bricks have failed completely falling from the building putting members of the public at risk from severe injury.
Our repair scheme will include bed joint reinforcement using Twistfix helical bars, brick repairs using a high strength repair mortar and brick tinting techniques, large areas of the brick work will also be repointed.
Let us help with your Building and Structural repair needs by contacted us today on 0333 444 0154 or email us enquiries@newmans.com
The first survey of the day to investigate cracks to the brickwork on this large Victorian property.
Structural defects found include cracked brickwork, outward movement to two bay windows due to a lack of lateral restraints, cracked and sagging brick arch lintels caused by lintel failure.
Our repair scheme will include lateral restraint repairs and lintel repairs using a combination of Twistfix structural repair products as well as masonry grout injection and ‘re pointing.
To find out more how we can help you with your building and structural repairs contact our head office today on 0333 444 0154 or email us at enquiries@newmans.com
Reinforced concrete buildings have been constructed extensively since the 1960’s within London and the South East of England for residential and commercial buildings. Reinforced concrete is used due to its speed of construction and it strength and fire resistance making it an ideal building material.
Many of London’s tower blocks and tall buildings are built using a concrete frame with brick in fill panels or cladding and have been standing for over 50 years but due to weathering, poor construction etc many of these buildings are suffering from concrete failure.
Concrete Repairs
There are various reasons that cause concrete to fail such as carbonation, corrosion of the reinforcing, honeycombing, lack of concrete cover, stray electrical current causing corrosion to name but a few.
Concrete repairs should only be carried out by suitably trained and experienced tradesmen and at Newman’s we are experienced. We carry out concrete repairs on a regular basis and are able to diagnose concrete failure design a suitable solution and instigate a lasting repair programme.
Concrete Repairs
We use various products and techniques in order to carry out concrete repairs and utilise many hand applied repair mortars that repair failed concrete. Combining mortars and specialist coatings we are able to restore structural integrity of failed concrete by removing the defective concrete and treating any steel and applying new mortars.
Here is one of our recent concrete repair case studies, a 1960’s built commercial premises suffering from cancer of concrete and cracking caused by thermal movement.
