Role of Cavity Wall Ties for a Wall

Posted by County Supplies on September 25th, 2019

Cavity wall ties play an important role in any masonry. The main job of cavity wall ties is to join together the outer cavity of brickwork of a building or masonry that would have occurred due to load bearing inner building brickwork or block work. By reading this, you will be able to know that if your property you noticed is suffering from wall tie failure, then it means that both the outer as well as the inner brickwork become separated from each other. Then as a result, the masonry can turn out to be dangerous and unsafe for the people in it or around it.

Get the Property Inspected by Qualified Expert

Now if we talk about the range of danger and you are in doubt about the condition of your wall ties. It is really important that you get a fully qualified expert to get your wall inspected. Wall tie examination about your property will help you in getting to know the exact condition of the wall. The qualified expert or engineer has access to specialist equipment such as Borescope. The borescope is an instrument or rather says is a small camera that is inserted inside a wall tie to inspect a cavity. This can help in physical and visual inspection of the wall ties.

Now, you would be thinking that getting the wall inspection done by an expert and that too by using an instrument would be too expensive. And to a certain extend you are right. A professional inspection will help you in knowing the exact condition of your property. The professional expert will also help you in judging whether you need to fix this problem, saving from long run failures of the property.

What are the visual signs of the damaged wall ties?

The below listed is a quick check list that will help you in indicating whether the property is suffering from wall tie damage or failure:

•          Vertical or horizontal cracks in brickwork
•          Bulging Brickwork
•          Cracks or separation of window reveals
•          Lintels sagging

How wall tie failures occur?

• Corrosion of wall ties: Over the time, the mortar bed between brick changes into a  chemical level due to carbonation. This mortar attack wall ties which results in corrosion.
• Wall Ties Incorrectly Fixed: At the construction age, bricks may not be inserted corrected or incorrect length ties have been used.