Cavity Wall Tie Replacement Kent provide specialist cavity wall tie surveys throughout Kent. Call us on 01304 746041 to arrange your free, no-obligation cavity wall tie survey.
We provide surveys and quotations for homeowners, prospective home buyers and property professionals where cavity wall tie failure or associated structural defects are suspected.
Our surveys can investigate wall tie failure, cracking, bowing walls, gable end movement and other defects to determine whether remedial work is required.
We are full members of the Wall Tie Installers Federation (WTIF) and can provide 25-year insurance-backed warranties for qualifying remedial works.
Wall tie concerns are often raised during a property survey, particularly when a home is being bought, sold or remortgaged. A mortgage lender may request a report from a suitably qualified wall tie specialist before agreeing to lend on the property.
Our comprehensive Wall Tie Report provides a clear assessment of the existing wall ties, supporting photographs and details of any remedial work required. Where qualifying works are completed, a separate 25-year insurance-backed warranty is also available, providing meaningful independent protection that can be retained with the property documents.,
Over time the process of corrosion of existing mild steel cavity wall ties causes the original cavity wall ties to expand in size. This expansion has the effect of forcing apart the bricks above and below the bed joints in which the failing wall ties are laid. This produces a pattern of horizontal cracks coinciding with the brick tie positions approximately every six courses apart.
The corrosion and failure of the existing cavity wall ties or the lack of sufficient cavity wall ties used in the original construction can mean that many properties require either further replacement wall ties to be inserted or for the original cavity wall ties to be replaced.
Your free, no-obligation wall tie condition survey will be carried out by our in house CSRT-qualified Remedial Surveyor. The inspection will assess the property for signs of cavity wall tie failure, including horizontal cracking along mortar beds, bowing of the external wall and other associated defects.
Our Surveyor will then locate the existing cavity wall ties using a hand held wall tie detector to check that there are sufficient existing cavity wall ties at the correct position. He will then view and assess their condition within the wall cavity using a borescope and camera.
This allows a visual grading survey of the condition of the existing wall ties as outlined in BRE report 401, Table 2. and allows us to determine whether or not existing cavity wall ties need to be replaced.
This information along with supporting photographs showing any corrosion to the original wall ties will then be issued to you in a comprehensive Wall Tie Report.
Our inspection can also determine whether crack stitching using helical reinforcing bars may also resolve structural crack issues.
We carry out wall tie surveys and Wall Tie replacement throughout Kent including in Dover, Deal, Folkestone, Hythe, Lydd, Ashford, Canterbury, Margate, Ramsgate, Herne Bay, Faversham, Sittingbourne, Medway and Maidstone.
All of our works are covered by a 25 year company guarantee. A separate 25 year insurance backed warranty is also available.