Hi . If you have a look on the helifix website you will see different ways of stopping all sorts of movements on buildings , you can use helical bar and cemties which can be drilled in to the structure to stop movement . Hope this helps
Hi Guy, yes I agree in principle with the last comment. If you was to use the rods then you would have to hack off all original plaster, back to the concrete, then re-render and plaster all of the wall. With out looking at your problem its not easy to say whether any of these ideas will solve your problem Good Luck PS I don't want to worry you but, 1950's concrete buildings have a bad reputation for concrete cancer, that's why insurance companies are reluctant to give you building insurance, unrelated I know, but its better to know these things Good Luck, if you have the work done please let us know if it worked
it is not likely that you will ever bond these two parts together enough to stop all cracking . An expansion joint is the only way to deal with it , the joint can be covered with a slip sheet if the interior is bothering you .
Hi Guy, Grind out parallel grooves in the wall roughly 300mm long x 50mm deep x 6mm wide all 150mm apart down the wall. then get a good quality resin bonding which comes in a tube with a mixing nozzle and special injection gun, hoover out the channels to remove dust, then place the stainless steel rods in the grooves, then apply the resin bonding, I would recommend you get a competent builder to do this job, as there is a lot of health and safety issues with this work
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Hello Guy, We have used stainless steel straps 1m apart from the top to the bottom normally about 5, then those straps being 1m each side of the wall bolted to the wall. Then render over on completion Regards Michael
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