Sustainable Structural Solutions
At Booth and Son Restoration Ltd. we provide a range of structural repair services which, in many cases, reduce the cost of major re-building works. Services include repairs to cracked walls, cracked window lintels, bowed gable ends, brick arch repairs, timber framed building repairs, repairs to settlement cracks, masonry cracks, movement caused by tree roots, etc. etc. We repair all types of building, from new build to listed buildings, brick built, timber built, wattle & daub, lime mortar constructions, cob constructions, concrete, steel and cavity walls. Our repairs can be warranty backed, and as Helifix Approved Installers we can offer 10 year insurance backed gaurantees on our repairs. Example of cracked masonry below window lintels, undergoing stabilization and repair using Helifix Helibeam crack stitching method...
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As Helifix Approved Installers we use, and recommend Helifix products. Click the links below for more details on applications... |
The Helifix system, as utilised by our trained and experienced team of Helifix Approved Installers, provides a rapid, cost-effective means of restoring structural integrity to buildings and structures where the masonry has failed and lost its load bearing capabilities. In older properties this is often as a result of historic movement.
We have successfully deployed these techniques on Listed Buildings and buildings on the BAR (Buildings at Risk) register, where other methods would have been rejected because of the risk of further damage to the structures.
We are often called upon to rectify problems caused by inappropriate repair methods, a common problem being cement render applied to older structures in an attempt to strengthen failing walls (See example below). In most instances this has a devastating effect over time as the cement does not allow the structure to move as it was designed to do. The Cement render eventually cracks, allowing moisture and frost damage.
How it works...
Where masonry has cracked and failed, as a result of ground movement, component failure, weathering or increased loads and stresses, the Helibeam System comprises the installation of horizontal bed-joint reinforcement by tying the masonry together and creating deep masonry beams which distribute the structural loads. Other ties and fixings provide appropriate lateral and vertical restraint to complete the system which has been proven in all types of masonry structures, including lime mortars. (Click HERE for example videos)
We cover Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire and surrounding areas. For a free, no obligation site visit and advice on your needs contact us.
Inappropriate Cement Render |
Cement render removal revealing cracked masonry |
Helibeam Helibeams applied  |
