Brick Repointing Service

Bowed brick walls

Bowing Brick Walls

Strata building had a badly bowing and cracked walls The strata committee of this Middle Cove apartment block had received an engineering report showing the brick ties had corroded and needed replacement. The bowing brick walls had also caused other … Read more

Chimney repairs

Chimney Repairs

This chimney in Glebe was in danger of collapsing. The consulting engineering originally request steel bands be placed around the stack to keep it in place. Helitec suggested the chimney repairs use the tried and tested Helibeam structural strengthen system … Read more

Earthquake Damage

Why use Helifix Approved Installers

Helitec Structural Services are approved installers of tried and tested Helifix repair and reinforcement products. Helifix has been established for over 30 years and operates a network of Helifix Approved Installers throughout Australia and New Zealand. Helitec can solve your … Read more

Earthquake Damage

Safeguarding Buildings From Earthquake Damage

Retrofit helical wall ties and reinforcements for seismic upgrades The recent earthquakes in Victoria were a reminder that although Australia’s tectonic plate is mostly stable and its border with the Antarctic, Pacific and Indian plates lie far out to sea … Read more

Function of brick ties

Function of Wall Ties in Brick Buildings

Wall ties function is a critical component in modern masonry wall construction. They are designed to distribute and transfer loads (wind, seismic, impact and other) from the external skin or veneer to the internal walls or structural support system of … Read more

Wall Stabilisation – Orion Centre in Campsie

The walls in this beautiful Art Deco building were surveyed for a period of a year to discover the amount of displacement caused by settlement or rotation. Although the displacement was insignificant the stepping cracks in the walls had increased … Read more