Helical Ties for Masonry Repair
Helical Ties for Masonry Repair
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I am considering the use of helical ties in a retrofit application. We have a 4" conc. block chase that was built adjacent to the 8" load bearing block wall. The block chase was not tied to the load bearing wall when built, and is now pulling away. Can anyone comment on the suitability of helical ties in this type of situation? Note that the total chase height is 12'.






RE: Helical Ties for Masonry Repair
RE: Helical Ties for Masonry Repair
RE: Helical Ties for Masonry Repair
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In my experience they work fine as long as the workmanship is good.
RE: Helical Ties for Masonry Repair
In our experience, they drove really well and were tough as all get out under tension loads. In 1800 era brick we were around 1000 lbs of service level tension load if I remember right.
RE: Helical Ties for Masonry Repair
We had the supplier perform load tests on each project to verify methods and capacities as the products were new to us.