What are brick ties?

brick bonds are small architectural elements that are used to connect two brick walls through a narrow cavity or to bind the brick wall to wood or steel frame. They are commonly made of pressed metal, plastic or knitted wire. Their main function is to improve the power of the brick wall by transferring some force applied to the wall to the second structure carrying the load. Brick bonds are a cheap and efficient method of strengthening brick and mortar construction. Flat stripes of plastic and metal can be built into the mortar of the brick wall to create a safe connection, allowing the other end to be connected to a different structure or put the second brick wall in the mortar. These flat bonds are often wavy at the ends to improve their graspable energy to be inverted in the inverted in the middle to help get rid of moisture.

brick bonds may also have holders that allow them to nailed or fromAsh is screwed directly on bricks or dry mortar. By attaching a brick bond to an existing brick wall, it can be effectively reinforced long after its original construction, which can help maintain walls at risk of damage or by moving the foundations. Wire bonds that can be easily adjusted to a specific length of work are a popular choice for this type of retrofit.

Many of the brick walls, which are visible in the modern city, are veneers or facades-tangible shells of single-layer brick overlapping structural skeleton-so brick bonds are an important part of magnification. The use of veneer or facades reduces the amount of weight that is expected to carry bricks, but also make the walls more vulnerable to wind tension. The use of brick -offs to connect brick veneers with a structure carrying a load transmit part of the wind to the building as a whole, keep the bricks in place and reduce bending damage. The real structural brick wall that consists of several layers of interconnected bricks may not be for supportRa bound to the inner structure.

Many national and local building regulations require brick ties to be used in the construction of any single -layer brick wall. Such walls that are not supported are susceptible to weather damage, earthquakes and foundations. Brick bonds are considerably cheaper and easier to implement than unsupported structural brick wall, so they are a common addition to modern masonry projects.