Impact Damage Repairs

Posted by Terry on 5 March 2010

Tags: Impact Damage, Repairs, Stonework, Brickwork,

This is one example of an impact damaged job completed recently. A car hit the building at about 70mph causing the brickwork to move across the DPC into a door opening about 600mm leaving the building structurally unsound and in urgent need of attention. We completed the following work.

First of all the roof and the remaining brickwork in the gable had to be supported with acrow props, needles and "strongboys" in a way which enabled access to rebuild the the damaged brickwork. The property was made safe and all damaged fixtures and fitting removed. The damaged brick and stonework was cleared setting aside any re-usable bradstone. Before the brickwork commenced around 15 mortar samples were provided for the client and  home owner to choose the best match.

The blockwork was built first to quickly secure the property and take some of the roof and gable load. Due to the age of the property we were unable to find a good match for the"bradstone" so used the amount salvaged to build a panel under the window and re-build the remainder in brickwork.

The client was left with a very good match to the existing brick and stonework and the property was still in keeping with those surrounding it.

Terry J