Because federation homes were generally built with shallow foundations compared to modern building standards they become susceptible to differential subsidence. Federation wall cracks and distortions cause the loss of tensile strength. Wall strengthening can save you considerable money on future … Read more
DPBA – Design Building Practitioners Act Helitec are holders of the Class 2 Remedial Building Practitioner licence. Helitec Structural are pleased to announce that we now carry the required licence for the remediation of class 2 buildings here in Sydney. … Read more
Helitec Structural Services was contacted for another challenging balcony repair project for a Victorian terrace in Redfern. We found that the terrace’s structural beam had rotted but our professional team worked to restore the terrace balcony, which saved the owners … Read more
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
Don’t let this happen to you The balcony structures in many East Sydney terrace homes need repairs to maintain their structural integrity. A major cause of balcony collapse is wood rot. Make safe your terrace balcony today. Most terraces are … Read more
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
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
Helitec Structural Services were tasked with a difficult terrace balcony repair. The structural beam had rotted over the years inside the party wall brick support column. Our skilful tradesmen were able to restore the structural integrity of the terrace balcony … Read more
Helitec Structural Services are experts at stabilising buildings that have sinking foundations, unstable soils, leaning or un level or have cracked walls. One of our popular methods is by using Helifix Dixie Micro Piles. Underpinning with micro piles take away … Read more
Helitec Structural Services are approved installers of Helifix systems including Dixie Micro Piles. Dixie Micro Piles is an efficient, economical and non-disruptive method of foundation stabilisation. Installing Micro Piles is the latest technology to permanently fix foundation movement and subsidence. … Read more
Croydon Public School is a public, co-educational, primary school located in Croydon a suburb of Sydney that required conservation of its original administration building. Established in February 1884, Croydon is historically important as one of the first schools built after the Public … Read more
What’s wrong with brickie’s sand? What’s bad about high clay content in brickie’s sand? So, how do you mix mortar according to Australian Standards? Even when the Builder or Client supply the Sand for the site, the bricklayer needs to … Read more
Inspection and diagnosis of corrosion problems in wall ties. The single biggest cause of wall tie failure in Australia is corrosion or rusting of the galvanized wire wall ties. This can lead to a catastrophic collapse of brickwork where the … Read more
