How to support an oversailing brick on edge ?
How to support an oversailing brick on edge ?
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My problem involves trying to support oversailing bricks on edge on existing structures which are falling off.I need help on how one can support facade bricks just attached to concrete beams & concrete walls by mortar only without altering the facades.No angle iron was used support bricks on edge and on the underside of concrete beams only mortar was used to hold up the bricks(face bricks).
Part of my solutions were to:
1) just remove the bricks , plaster and paint the concrete .
2) Use steel beams to support the face-bricks under the beams.
Both solutions would alter the facades a great deal and the first solution although easy can hardly be called an Engineering solution.
Thanking you in advance for your responses.
yours faitfully
Aubrey
Part of my solutions were to:
1) just remove the bricks , plaster and paint the concrete .
2) Use steel beams to support the face-bricks under the beams.
Both solutions would alter the facades a great deal and the first solution although easy can hardly be called an Engineering solution.
Thanking you in advance for your responses.
yours faitfully
Aubrey
RE: How to support an oversailing brick on edge ?
Are the bricks in a single course (row) of vertical bricks (a soldier course) ?
Or do they cover a greater height in any one panel ?
Are the bricks along the top edge or bottom edge of openings ?
Questions aside, I don't have a clever solution to your problem.
RE: How to support an oversailing brick on edge ?
RE: How to support an oversailing brick on edge ?
The expanding foam adhesive (polyurethane ?) solution is an interesting one. I have used it for bonding plywood to steel etc. How do you prevent the expanding forces that the foam generates as it cures from pushing the bricks off the concrete ? Temporary shoring ?
RE: How to support an oversailing brick on edge ?
Then considering the brick would be vertical and not exhibit back pressure from dead load, we considered our only source of resistance would be friction in the mortar/brick interface and bending of the wall from the lateral pressure of the foam. We then decided we only needed a few square inches of foam (about 20 square inches) to be equivalent to a brick tie, if spaced at about 1 "dollop" every 2 square feet. This was our starting point and then field adjustments could be made in test areas. I hope to do a follow-up on the project (renovation of an early 20th century hotel)and check the performance. It has been a bit over 2 years. I will post when I get the opportunity.
Ron
RE: How to support an oversailing brick on edge ?
RE: How to support an oversailing brick on edge ?
RE: How to support an oversailing brick on edge ?
RE: How to support an oversailing brick on edge ?